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HOW I USE SONAR TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD?

DANIEL KISH's remarkable solution to the challenge of "seeing" while blind has helped

many people and inspired many others—even those who have not lost their sight. His idea
worth spreading is that we all must face our challenges, and that we all have the capacity
to navigate these dark unknowns.

A. Read the paragraph. Match each bold word to its meaning. You will hear these words in
the TED Talk.

NAVIGATE
1. to find a way: 
REMARKABLE
2. amazing: 
FACE
 3. try to overcome: 
INSPIRED
4. made to want to do something: 
B. Read the excerpt from Daniel Kish's TED Talk and try to guess the missing words. Watch
the minute 3:42 of the TED Talk to check your guesses.
CLICKING
Many of you may have heard me   as I came onto the stage ... Those
REFLECT
are flashes of sound that go out and   from surfaces all around me, just like
BAT
a 
's sonar, and return to me with patterns, with pieces of information ... And my brain,
thanks to my parents, has been activated to form images ..."

C. Why does Daniel Kish say that he is not "remarkable"?

a. because he has received a lot of help throughout his life

b. because everyone has to overcome challenges using their mind

D. Watch at the minute 6:40. Number the events (1–5) in order to describe the challenge
Kish gives to the audience.
3
a.   Kish makes a "shhh" sound and moves the panel to show how the sound
changes.
2
b.   Kish holds the panel in front of his face and makes a "shhh" sound.
4
c.   Kish asks the audience to listen again and say "now" when they hear the
panel move.
1
d.   Kish asks the audience to close their eyes.
5
e.   The audience hears the panel move and says "now."

E. Watch Part 4 of the TED Talk. Highlight the correct options to complete the sentences.
1.The video shows people who ( can use flash sonar  / find it terrifying to be blind  ).

2. Kish teaches flash sonar to ( blind  / blind and sighted  ) people from around the world.

F. How does he involve the audience?

a. He asks the audience to raise their hands.

b. He teaches the audience something.
c. He asks the audience to say a word.