TEDで英会話

Questions: 教師へのフィードバックでもたらせる変化-ビルゲイツ

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

 

  1. Who is the bridge couch of the speaker?
  2. How many percent of teachers got the same feedback of satisfactory?
  3. In what rank does U.S. Is tied for reading, science and math?
  4. What province is considered as best academic performer?
  5. What is the key to Shanghai’s incredible success?
  6. What are their ways in keeping their teachers keep improving?
  7. What is the helpful diagnostic tool in improving teachers’ ways of teaching?
  8. What did Sarah Brown Wessling ideas after she took video in her class?
  9. Does the system require a considerable investment?
  10. What is the importance of having that system?

 

 Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

 

  1. Do you agree that teachers don’t receive real feedback? Explain.
  2. What do you think on Bill Gates’ presentation on video recording a class. Do you think it’s effective? Why or why not?
  3. In your opinion, what are the other ways on how can teachers improve their performance?
  4. How can we expect teachers (and therapists) to improve and provide the best for our students if they’re not receiving feedback (positive or negative) on their performance?
  5. Would you like to watch videos of yourself teaching or providing therapy?
  6. Does anyone ever observe you or provide you with feedback?
  7. Is it possible to develop reliable measures that identify great teaching?
  8. What different kind of teachers can you name?
  9. Do you enjoy spending time with your teachers?
  10. If you were going to be a teacher, where would you like to teach?
  11. Young people spend a lot of their “formative years” with teachers. On the whole, is this time well-spent?
  12. What kind of formal training do teachers need in your country?
  13. Would you rather learn from a young teacher or an older teacher?
  14. How are you a teacher to someone else?
  15. What do you think it takes to be a good teacher?

 

Part 3 (Activity):

 

 Vocabulary: Multiple Choice

 
1.  Systematic        a. Efficient b. Chaotic c. Confused d. Disorderly
2. Revamp            a. Break b. Damage c. Destroy d. Clean
3,  Satisfactory     a  Unacceptable b. Adequate c. Inappropriate d. insufficient
4,.  Variation       a. Agreement b. Harmony c. Uniformity d. Innovation
5.  Incredible      a Believable b. Plausible c. Ridiculous d. Sensible
6.  Effective        a.  Useful b. Unable c. Weak d. Helpless

Questions : ローレンス・レッシグ「皆で共和国本来の国民の力を取り戻そう」

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

 

  1. What is Lesterland?
  2. what can we say about democracy in Lesterland?
  3. There are three things that he wants us to see when he described Lesterland; what is the first one?
  4. How about the 2nd one?
  5. Now tell me about the 3rd one?

 

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

 

  1. Have you tried attending and Election day?
  2. What do you think could have gone wrong during the election day?
  3. Have you ever thought about being a President of your country?
  4. How would you fix the country?
  5. What should be the qualification on becoming a president in your country?
  6. Do you think it is useful to ask the voters these questions?
  7. Do you want to cheat to win the election?
  8. Have you ever caught someone cheating to any situation?
  9. Is a good leader important for the country’s future?
  10. What in your view is the biggest and most urgent problem facing the country? How do you propose to address it?

 

Part 3 (Activity):  VOCABULARY

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Questions  マーガレット・グールド・スチュワート: あなたの(そして何十億人の)ための巨大なウェブデザインの方法

Part 1  (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

  1. What was the speaker trying to talk about regarding the design?
  2. What is really hard about designing?
  3. What was the most favorite Tech Crunch headline of the speaker?
  4. What are the good practices for designing at scale?
  5. What does it mean to design at a global scale?

 

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

  1. What is the purpose of the website?
  2. Describe the style of the website you want.
  3. Do you have specific company colors that need to be used?
  4. Are there any websites with designs that you like?
  5. What about those websites would you like to be incorporated into your website?
  6. What types of things do you see on other websites that you really like?
  7. What types of things do you see on other websites that you really hate?
  8. Name the 3 things that are most important in the design of your new website.
  9. Name the 3 things that are least important in the design of your new website.
  10. Who or how will you be managing website upkeep?
  11. Do you have a tagline you wish to use or do you need help creating one for your site?
  12. 12. Do you have any specific photos you plan to use?
  13. Do you require online chat features?
  14. Does your site need a blog or a forum?
  15. What features, sections or information do you want emphasized on the site?

 

Part 3  (Activity): VOCABULARY

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Questions 「情報の世界をめぐる、タイムマシンの制作」

Part 1  (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

 

  1. What does earth look like based on Frederic Kaplan’s speech?
  2. What is information mushroom?
  3. What is digitization?
  4. What are the two things we need to do if we construct a time machine?
  5. What is the project of the EPFL and the University of Venice Ca’Foscari?
  6. Tell me something about The Venice Time Machine.
  7. How should we communicate this new research to a large audience?

 

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

 

  1. Tell me something you know about time machines.
  2. Do you believe we can make such thing?
  3. How would you know this machine works?
  4. Do you want to use the time machine?
  5. What time would you want to go back if you have a time machine?
  6. How about in the future what year would you want to travel?
  7. Do you think it can ruin our present life if we travel through time?
  8. What can you say about changing your destiny by going back to your past?
  9. Do you like to invent things?
  10. What do you want to invent?
  11. Do you love science?
  12. Is science that important to our world?
  13. If you have a messy life in the present would you go back in time? Or you’ll solve the solution to make things right without using time machine?
  14. What do you think are the disadvantage of having a Time machine?
  15. If you could change the world, how will you change it?

 

 Part 3  (Activity): VOCABULARY MATCH

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Questions ゲリー・コバックス 「追跡者の追跡」

Part 1  (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

 

  1. Who is tracking us?
  2. What is Collusion?
  3. How did Gary experimented collusion?
  4. How much do they really know about our life?
  5. What makes Gary Kovacs amazed to think about?

 
 

Part 2   (Express Yourself Questions):

 

  1. What do you think about Gary Kovacs Speech?
  2. Do you think its true?
  3. What would you do if you knew someone is tracking you?
  4. Have you tried having a stalker?
  5. Have you tried stalking someone?
  6. What is the good thing about stalking someone?
  7. What is the bad thing about stalking someone?
  8. Do you want to try what Gary Kovacs did?
  9. How would you let the tracker track you?
  10. What would you show them?
  11. If you don’t like being track, what would you do?
  12. Do you think telling a police can help?
  13. Do you want to know other people’s information?
  14. What are the information would you want to know from others?
  15. Why do you think the trackers are tracking us?

 

Part 3   (Activity): FIND THE SYNONYM OF A WORD

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Questions セルゲイ・ブリン: なぜグーグル・グラスなのか?

Part 1  (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

➡ Choose the letter of the correct answer

 
1) What is a Google Glass?
a)  It’s an optical head-mounted display that is designed in the shape of a pair of eyeglasses. It was developed with the mission of producing a ubiquitous computer.
b)  Are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes.
c)  A single lens for correcting or assisting defective eyesight, especially a monocle.
d)  None of the above
 
2) Sergey Brin said that the sound goes through, conducts straight to the bones in where?
a) Femur
b) Cranium
c) Rib
d) Mandible
 
3) When did Google started if we base it during his speech?
a)   10 years ago
b)   30 years ago
c)    15 years ago
d)   20 years ago
 

  1. What is the reason why they made Google glass?

 
a)   Project Google Glass
b)   Project Ultimate
c)   Project Eyes
d)   Project Glass
 

  1. Do you think Google glass will be a success? Yes or No? Why?

 

Part 2   (Express Yourself Questions):

1) Do you think Google Glasses is much better than smart phones? Yes or No? Why?
2) What roll will technology play in saving live?
3) Is today’s technology good (yes), or bad (no)?
4) Is robots going take over the world one day?
5) What do you think about banning technology?
6) Tell me something about technology 10 years ago.
7) Tell me something about technology today.
8) Do you think the advancement of technology, (such as the inventions of computers and cell phones), could lead to health repercussions, like obesity?
9) Tell me on how the new generation uses technology. (Kids, Teenager, Adults)
10) How important technology is for you?
 

Part 3   (Activity): VOCABULARY

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Questions 「ジェニファー・ヒーリー: もし車が話せたら事故は避けられる」

Part 1   (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

  1. What is the topic about?
  2. Tell me something about Car accident in United States.
  3. What did Jennifer Healy’s’ said about her Accident.
  4. “I think we can transform the driving experience by letting our cars talk to each other.” What does she mean about this?
  5. What did she suggest to do for everyone to experience what driving is like now?
  6. Why do we need to do these?

 

Part 2   (Express Yourself Questions):

  1. Have you ever seen a traffic accident?
  2. Have you been involved in a traffic accident?
  3. Do you know someone who has been involved in a traffic accident?
  4. Have you been injured in a traffic accident?
  5. Do you think talking on cell phones can help cause traffic accidents?
  6. Do you think a motorcycle rider should be required to wear a helmet?
  7. Do you think a person should be required to wear a seat belt?
  8. What kind of insurance do you have on your car?
  9. Have you ever hit an animal at night when you were driving your car?
  10. What kind of safety features in a car would help you if you had a traffic accident?
  11. Are traffic accidents a major cause of death in your country?
  12. Who dies in traffic accidents more? Young? Old? Children? Boys? Girls?
  13. How can traffic accidents be prevented?
  14. What are people not doing that they should to prevent deaths in traffic accidents?
  15. What are you not doing that you should to prevent deaths in traffic accidents?
  16. What should be done in order to prevent traffic congestion in your city?
  17. How do you feel about spending time in rush hours?

 

Part 3   (Activity): VOCABULARY

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Questions セバスチャン・サルガド: 写真が見せるサイレントドラマ

Part 1   (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

  1. What is the most important thing that happened to the speaker’s life?
  2. What is the title of the story that was photographed by the speaker in the 90’s?
  3. Do you think that being a photographer is an easy work? Why?
  4. What are the reasons why the speaker decided to stop as a photographer?
  5. What are the relevance of the trees in our life according to the photographer?
  6. What was the speaker trying to convey about the how to maintain a good environment?

 

Part 2   (Express Yourself Questions):

  1. Do you like taking pictures?
  2. What pictures do you like to take?
  3. Do you prefer a person or nature?
  4. How do you arrange your pictures?
  5. Do you like other people taking pictures of you?
  6. What are the things that you need to have to take a picture?
  7. Is it necessary to buy an expensive camera to take a picture?
  8. What is the purpose of taking pictures?
  9. Do you have a lot of pictures with family and friends?
  10. Why do we keep memories?
  11. Do you think taking photo helps us relieve stress?
  12. Do you have your own camera?
  13. Have you ever tried taking photo inside the Photo studio?
  14. Do you like taking photo of yourself? (Selfie)
  15. What is your favorite photo pose?

 

Part 3   (Activity): VOCABULARY MATCH

 
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Questions バリー・シュワルツ氏が語る、選択のパラドックスについて

Part 1   (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

  1. What does the speaker talked about?
  2. What does she know about the topic? –
  3. Where did Jim and Shirley Modini spend their 68 years of marriage?
  4. How did Jim and Shirley spend their final years?
  5. Who died first?
  6. How many practices did the speaker show?
  7. What are those practices?

 

 Part 2   (Express Yourself Questions):

  1. What is your reaction after watching this video?
  2. Are you afraid to die? Why?
  3. In some cultures people mourn death and others celebrate it. Do you think death is a mournful cessation of life or a celebration?
  4. Which among death ritual is preferable: burial, cremation or mummification?
  5. What do you think happens after a person dies?
  6. Where do you want to be when you’re no longer independent?
  7. What do you want in terms of medical intervention?
  8. Who’s going to make sure your plan is followed?
  9. Do you think the grieving process is different for different ages?
  10. Do you know someone who has died from a from disease?
  11. What are some ways which you can help a family which has just experienced the death of a family member.
  12. How can you help someone who is dying?
  13. Are you ready to die?
  14. What are some useful euphemisms for telling someone that someone they know has died?
  15. How does it feel when your loved one dies and you were unable to see them for the last time?
  16. What Is End-of-Life Care?
  17. Have you ever lost someone close to you?
  18. How do you tell someone that someone they know has died?
  19. Why are so many people afraid of death, when it is unavoidable?
  20. What causes death?

 

Part 3 (Activity):   Vocabulary: Multiple Choice

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Questions BLACK 「ヨーヨーの達人への道」

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions with Sample Answer):

  1. What age did black started learning a yoyo?
  2. Do Black likes sports even before playing yoyo?
  3. Was he good at playing yoyo the first time he attempted to do so?
  4. Did black improve his yoyo skills after practicing hard?
  5. What happen to him after four years?
  6. What did he expects to happen to him after winning the yo-yo contest?
  7. What happen to him after his First yo-yo contest?
  8. What did he do to overcome his failure?
  9. What sports did he learned?
  10. What is the result of his effort this time?

 

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

 

  1. How would you feel if you’re in front of a big crowd?
  2. Do you know how to play yoyo like black?
  3. Do you have dreams? (What?)
  4. What did you do or would you do to reach your dreams?
  5. Do you think having dreams can help us go on with our lives?
  6. What would you do if you failed to reach your dreams?
  7. What is the greatest downfall you’ve ever experiences?
  8. What is the best accomplishment you’ve had in your life?
  9. Do you know how to catch people’s attention?
  10. Do you want to be as popular as black?
  11. If you were famous now, what is the first thing you’re going to do?
  12. If you have enough money for a living, would you stop working?
  13. Is it good for us to keep fighting and never give up?
  14. Have you ever experience a feeling that you wanted to give up everything?
  15. How would you handle failures in life?

 

Part 3 (Activity): FILL IN THE BLANKS 

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