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TED Talks:
Spreading Ideas for a Better World

​Fact: What is TED about?

The nonprofit foundation TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, has provided a platform(平台) for people to share their thoughts since it was established in 1984.

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The nonprofit foundation TED,...

• 基金會

• 會議

• 創立

• 系列

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The nonprofit foundation TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design,...

• Technology

• Entertainment

• Design

科技

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• 科技

• 娛樂

• 設計

​Key details: What is TED about?

With the slogan “ ideas worth spreading .” Each speaker was given eighteen minutes to present his or her ideas.

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TED's slogan?

• ideas worth speaking

• ideas worth spreading

• ideas worth supporting

• ideas worth seeking

​Key details: What is TED about?

TED’s organizers should invite thinkers from a broader range of fields to come and speak. These fields included philosophy, business, and medicine.

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TED’s organizers

• 會議

• 組織者

• 科技

• 種類

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These fields included philosophy, business, and medicine.

• 科技

• 娛樂

• 領域

• 會議

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​Key details: What is TED about?

In 2007, the website TED.com was launched and many of the speakers’ talks were uploaded for the public to watch for free.

​Facts: Who has given TED Talks?

Over the years, numerous(許多的) celebrities have given TED Talks and shared valuable insights with their audiences.

​Key details: Who has given TED Talks?

Chef: Jamie Oliver, who presented his idea of starting a food revolution.

​Key details: Who has given TED Talks?

​James Cameron, the director of the movies Aliens (《異形》) and Avatar(《阿凡達》). He talked about his childhood fascination with science fiction. and his interest in space, aliens, and robots eventually led him to make blockbuster films.

​Key details: Who has given TED Talks?

​Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft.
He discussed the importance and the methods of controlling the spread of diseases like Ebola(伊波拉病毒).

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哪三位是課文介紹到的名人?

• James Oliver, a chef

• Steve Jobs

• James Cameron,

  the director

• Bill Gates

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• celebrity

• audience

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討論 (v.)

• discuss

• launch

• range

• fascination

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He talked about his childhood fascination with science fiction.

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​Some like to have fun by playing video games or surfing social networking sites. Others choose to keep their minds sharp(敏銳的) by reading books and newspapers. Still others, however, seek fun as well as knowledge.

as well as= and
knowledge=

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Others choose to keep their minds sharp(敏銳的) by reading books and newspapers.

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For such people, their first choice may be to watch a series of short online videos
known(know的pp) as TED Talks.

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Kobe Bryant 柯比·布萊恩 was known as ( )

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謝文哲 is known as ( )

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The nonprofit foundation TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, has provided a platform for people to share their thoughts since it was established in 1984.





platform=

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As TED conferences became increasingly popular, it was clear to the organizers that they should invite thinkers from a broader range of fields to come and speak.



clear=

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series

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請畫出"increasingly popular"的概念

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"The Avengers" (復仇者聯盟) is a

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of superhero(超級英雄) action movies that are popular with viewers all over the world.

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series

technology

broad

organizer

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Students are always eager(渴望的) to take part in the wide(廣的)

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of activities(活動) that are offered at the summer camp.

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audience

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對籌辦者而言，顯然他們應該自較廣泛的領域種類邀請思想家蒞臨演講。

• It was

• clear to the organizers

• that they should invite thinkers

• from a broader range of fields

• to come and speak.

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• 2
• 3
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　　　　 is unimaginable(無法想像地) that people in modern society

could get by(過活) without a smartphone. （習作）

• There 

• That  

• It 

• What

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​it was clear to the organizers that they should invite thinkers from a broader range of fields to come and speak.

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TED Talks cover many topics (主題). Among these topics, talks about   1.   to live a meaningful life are extremely popular. 如何活出有意義的人生


1.     (A) what  (B) which     (C) how (D) why

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Among these topics, talks about   1.   to live a meaningful life are extremely popular.

(如何活出有意義的人生)

• what 

• which

• how

• why

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Let’s look at one   2.   example. 來看看這樣的例子
In April of 2013, Angela Duckworth, an American scholar(學者), gave a TED Talk in New York entitled “Grit: The Power of Passion(熱情) and Perseverance(毅力).”

2. (A) so (B) such (C) very (D) same

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Let’s look at one   2.   example.

來看看這樣的例子

• 
  so

• such

• very

• same

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The ideas in her talk were later made into a book with the same title(標題), 3. was published in 2016.
這本同標題的書在2016被出版

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3. (A) which (B) it (C) that (D) and

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The ideas in her talk were later made into a book

with the same title(標題), 3. was published in 2016.
(這本同標題的書在2016被出版)

• 
  which

• it

• that

• and

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  4.   years earlier(幾年之後), Duckworth accepted a job as a mathematics(數學) teacher at a public school in New York.

   4.   (A) Few  (B) Little (C) A little     (D) A few

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4.  years earlier(幾年之後), Duckworth accepted a job

as a mathematics(數學) teacher

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  Few

• Little

• A little

• A few

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Over the years, numerous celebrities have given TED Talks and shared valuable insights* with their audiences.

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Match the following

• numerous

• celebrity / celebrties

• audience

許多的

名人

觀眾

• 許多的

• 名人

• 觀眾

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He also spoke of how his interest in space, aliens, and robots eventually led (帶領lead) him to make blockbuster films.

​blockbuster films=

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你心裡的"blockbuster film"

請提供一部

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Her talk details how 5. the years, her students gradually taught her that to be successful(成功的), natural intelligence(智力) alone is not enough(足夠).

這些年來，她的學生逐漸教會她，要成功只靠天生智力是不夠的
（ ） 5. (A) with (B) around (C) until (D) over

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Her talk details how 5. the years, her students gradually taught her that

to be successful(成功的), natural intelligence(智力) alone is not enough(足夠).

這些年來...

• (A) with

• (B) around

• (C) until

• (D) over

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One must also possess(=has) what is known 6. grit.
以...身分/別稱 被人所知道
（ ） 6. (A) by (B) for (C) as (D) to be

​grit=

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One must also possess(=has) what is known 6. grit.
以...身分/別稱 被人所知道

• (A) by

• (B) for

• (C) as

• (D) to be

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Grit refers to consistent effort(努力) 7. by a strong determination(決心) to achieve a goal.
Grit指的是被決心驅動的持續努力，來達到目標。

7. (A) drives (B) driven (C) driving (D) to drive *drive (v.)=驅動;驅使

​grit=

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people with high levels of grit remain highly motivated(有動機的)

to achieve their goals 8. 　giving up(放棄) on them.
有grit的人，會很有動機達成目標，而不是放棄目標。

• (A) drives

• (B) driven

• (C) driving

• (D) to drive

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Listening to one of these TED Talks is like standing on the shoulders of a giant.

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Grit refers to consistent effort(努力)

7. by a strong determination(決心) to achieve a goal.
被決心驅動

• (A) instead of

• (B) regardless of

• (C) except for

• (D) in addition to

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Therefore, that person will always be able to
keep himself or herself   9.   to achieving that goal.
這樣的人會讓他／她自己保持盡心盡力的狀態。

（ ） 9. (A) dedicate (B) dedicating　 (C) dedicated (D) to dedicate
＊dedicate　（ｖ．）奉獻／投入

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Therefore, that person will always be able to
keep himself or herself   9.   to achieving that goal.
這樣的人會讓他／她自己保持盡心盡力的狀態。

• (A) dedicate

• (B) dedicating　

• (C) dedicated

• (D) to dedicate

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Duckworth’s TED Talk and book have since inspired millions(數百萬人) 10. . 全世界數百萬人

10.   (A) in turn                            　　　   (B) around the world
　　(C) on their way                               (D) around the corner

​inspire=

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Duckworth’s TED Talk and book have since inspired millions(數百萬人) 10. .

激勵全世界數百萬人

• (A) in turn                            　　　

•    (B) around the world
  　

• 　(C) on their way                            

•  (D) around the corner

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Listening to one of these TED Talks is like standing on the shoulders of a giant.

​giant=

​listen to (v.) 把動作變成 事情
stand (v.)

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  5.   to a TED Talk is like standing on the shoulders of a giant—

you’ll see farther and understand more. It’s a fun way to learn. (習作)

• (A) Listen                                                 　　　

• (B) Listening      
  　

• 　  (C) Listens                        

•    (D) Listened