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Travel More, Buy Less

carlynbarrow September 17, 2019
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Task description:
Students will listen to an award-winning TED Talk "Travel More, Buy Less" and answer comprehension question.
Scene summary:
TED speaker Luis Vargas talks about his bicultural childhood and youth and his travel experiences, then shares his thoughts on how we can expand our horizons.
Video source: Travel More & Buy Less. | Luis Vargas | TEDxPortland
Video length: 10 minutes 0 seconds
Video genre: Edu or explainer video (e.g. TedEd, TED conference, home-made explainer)
Lesson type: Deep listening comprehension - Meaning check ("Do you understand what it means?")
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Copyright license: iSLCollective Copyright License
First published: 2019-09-17, 12:07:08 (GMT+1)
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Video quiz questions (printable)

1) "Green" in this case means

  • inexperienced
  • environmentally friendly

2)

Fill the gap: Only ________________________ of all Americans have passports. Only ________________________ of international travel will leave North America.

3) How do you think these statistics compare with your home country?

Answer the question using your own words

4) What do you think "a deposit of epic awesomeness " means?

Answer the question using your own words

5) Do you think reports of a health scare, such as Zika or malaria, would prevent you from traveling to a country?

Answer the question using your own words

6) What's the difference between "making a living" and "making a life?" When do they point in opposite directions?

Answer the question using your own words

About the author

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

"iSLCollective Interactive Video Quizzes are highly engaging and motivating multimodal texts for English language students to learn vocabulary and improve their listening skills. They are the perfect complement to the creative and innovative lesson plans on Film English."

Kieran Donaghy,
Creator of FilmEnglish.com, a site with hundreds of high quality, free ESL/EFL lesson plans created around short films

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cristina1967
2019-12-04 09:54:56
thank you SOOOOOO much!!! Absolutely useful!