TED TALK LISTENING Worksheet

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE: TO LISTEN TO EXTRACT MEANING

Choose a TED Talk on the topic: ________________________________________________________________

Listen carefully to the first 15 minutes of your chosen TED Talk. You need to not watch it, just listen. Then
listen/watch again, and as you are listening, record the following pieces of information:

1. I knew this fact already.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2. These 2 facts were very interesting.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

3. These 3 facts were quite thought-provoking/shocking:

• ____________________________________________________________________________________
• ____________________________________________________________________________________
• ____________________________________________________________________________________

4. The 4 most memorable ideas are – in order:

1. ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. These 5 words were new to me.

I think this is how they are spelled. Using context clues, this is what I think they mean.

a) _______________________ _____________________________________________
b) _______________________ _____________________________________________
c) _______________________ _____________________________________________
d) _______________________ _____________________________________________
e) _______________________ _____________________________________________

6. If I had to use only 6 words that best encapsulate the main message of the talk, the words would be:

(Challenge: do not use words already used on this page).

• ________________________________________
• ________________________________________
• ________________________________________
• ________________________________________
• ________________________________________
• ________________________________________

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