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Readaboul Elora Hardy and gel ready to watch her TED Talk.

AUTHENTIC LISTENING SKILLS

Understanding the moin idea of the text

Listening for

When you listen. dont try to understand every word. Try to relax and focus on what you do understand, not what you don t understand. Notce words that the speaker repeats ot stresses, and the types of wotds that are used a lot, for example, adjectives. Try to work out the connecttóns between the words you understand.

O Listen to the extract from the TED Talk. Choose the topics Elora talksabout. SJS3

a doors b Windows t shapes

d construction materials

BEFORE YOU WATCH

O Work in pairs and explain the meaning of the wotds and phrases in the box. Use a dictionary if necessary.

six-storey bespokehome    tentedbed    figurę out

acousticlnsulation dump hatvest    conctete

hollow    durable    foster    _Dj|_e

WHILE YOU WATCH

0    Watch the clip about the Speaker. Choose theco® definition of the words and phrases. OBli.y

designer    bamboo    buildingrU.

earthquake-resistant sustainable materiał foop-

O Watch Part 1 ofthe talk. Choose the correct optiontococęk each sentence you see in the clip. OCTli-sn

1    Q drew a fairy mushroom house.

a When Elora was a child, her mother b ..ast year, Elora c When she was a child, Elora

2    The curved roof helps keep the house Jj. a dry

b cool c warm

3    lt's easy to H a person who is using the batlrori a hear

b see c auoid

O Watch Part 2 of the talk. Are the sentences true (Tlo'

false(F)? ggyi2:06

1    Bamboo is a grass.

2    Bamboo grows very slowly.

3    Bamboo is light and strong.

4    Hardy wants to build a school from bamboo.

5    The Green School used sustainable materials

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CHALLENGE

O Watch Part 3 of the talk. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. DEH 2:46

1    Elora builds models of her houses ro help sell houses to hercustomers / ro rest the design.

2    She prefers to build doors that are óolan; ed ! nor shaped like teardrops.

3    Bamboo grows back quickly, $o it is a sofę f on environmentally friendly materiał.

O VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Watch the elips from the TED Talk. Choose the correct meanings of the phrases you see in the clip.

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didn't feel right    Tve got to tell you

treat you well    makes perfea sense

O Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1    What is one thing that just does/Tt feel right in your town or city?

2    Has someone ever jusrhad to tell you something? What was it?

3    Who is one person who has treatedyou we//?

4    In your city, what materiał makes perfect sense to build with?

AFTER YOU WATCH

O MY PERSPECTWE - SPEAKING

Work in pairs. Discuss the following topics.

You are looking for a new house. You can choose from three houses buiit of different materials: bamboo, glass and metal or brick.

1    Choose a house in which you'd like to live and give reasons for your choice.

2    Give arguments why you teject the other two options.

Make a three-slide presentation about your dream house.

Include the information about building materials, location and tooms inside.

Use relevant headings, tetts and photos in your presentation.

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