Listen to the TED talk. The speaker, Chip Kidd, uses lots of discourse markers; listen for them and fill in the gaps with the ones you hear. The meaning/function of the discourse markers used are given in the explanations.

Despite the rise of e-books, physical books aren’t going anywhere. Graphic designer Chip Kidd shares why their design is so lasting.

Small Thing Big Idea, a TED original series, celebrates the lasting genius of everyday objects so perfectly designed that they changed the world around them.

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Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. Listen to the TED talk. The speaker, Chip Kidd, uses lots of discourse markers; listen for them and fill…