Daniel Kish How I use Sonar to

navigate the world.

Vocabulary matching
1. incomprehensible

a. To find the way to get to a

place.

2. epitomize

b. A small mistake or amount

of bad luck.
c. A device used for finding
things or locating objects
by means of sound waves.
d. To be a perfect example or
representation of
something.
e. Likely to be noticed.
Unusual or Surprising.
f. Dealing with the problems
that exist in a specific
situation in a reasonable
and logical way instead of
depending on ideas and
theories.
g. impossible to understand.

3. pragmatic

4. mishap

5. sonar
6. remarkable

7. navigate

Using the vocabulary discussed, fill in the blanks with the proper words.
1. Imagining yourself as a blind person may be ______________ because

there are so many things you may not be able to do.

2. We __________ this area by using an all-terrain vehicle.
3. Your singing voice is _____________ and is not like any other

performers in the world.

4. I found the Titanic necklace by inventing very effective _______.
5. I would not want to find myself in any _________.
6. My parents are __________ because they know that the mind can

change.
7. Blindness is thought to ______________ ignorance and awareness.

Comprehension
What was his message?
What was your initial reaction to the video?
What did you think when you first saw Daniel?
What did he say about the way in which people treat and react to blind people in
society?
How does he compare himself to everybody else?
How did Daniels parents raise him?
Describe how he navigates the world.
What does he call this system?
Do you think you could use flash sonar?
Homework
Device report/proposal detailing ways in which a school or public space could be
adapted for blind people. Alternatively, you could set an essay based on the TED talk
evaluating Daniel Kish's upbringing compared to more conventional parenting styles
for blind/disabled children.