TEDTALKS Happy maps éé\f you think that adventure is dangerous, try routine. It's deadly. 77 Pama LN ABOUT THE SPEAKER AUTHENTIC LISTENING SKILLS Read about the TED Talk speaker, Daniele Quercia. Does he think the fastest route from A to Bis always the best? efficiency, a ily as possible. But {ITI Listen to the beginning of the TED Talk, first said by a native English speaker and then by Daniele Quercia,a native Italian speaker. Compare the pronunciation of the underlined sounds. airs ofp of urban scenes. Daniele has used | have a confession to make. As a scientis i ‘mapping app th Ive focused on efficiency for many ] How do you say these sentences? Listen to niele and a native speaker to compare KEY WORDS sounde Match the words in boldin the text to the meanings. MY PERSPECTIVE a Which of these statements do you agree with? Why? b 1 1 should always ty to sound like native speaker « 2 Som ‘easier to understand other non-nativ a e 32. Units 182 TEDWATCH THE TALK What do you usually see on your journey to school? What can you hear? What can you smell? (Bo Worch Pare ofthe tak Answer the questions ce that tras out efficiency '8 Moving from Boston to Barcelona, B Abicycle race he took parti, His commute to work 2. How was he new route cfferent from the old one A Itwent along Massachusetts Ave B ithadless trafic twas shorter and quicker. 3 What does Daniele say about mapping apps? A They encourage people to explore more B They give too many choices about the route They are very similar to computer games CB wotch part 2. choose the correct option, 1 Daniele studied how people experience /get around he city, 2 The ted path on the map isthe shortest / ‘most enjoyable one. 3 They collected data by asking people to playa game/ takea test 4 The fist map that they designed was of Baston /London, 5 Now, their research in developing maps based on smell, sound and memories / sight. eir goa is to encourage people to take the best path / ‘many paths through the city TEDTALKS Work in groups. Discuss the questions d ould YOu prefer to use to get around your city? Why? 2 Why might these people be interested in using this kind of mapping app? Give reasons for each o +a tourist spending a week ina new city + courier who delivers letters and parcels quickly for companies by bieycle + astude + ataxidiver 3 Would you lke to have this mapping app on your smartphone? Why? / Why not Workin pais. Look at a map of your town, ora city that you know well. Plan two one-hour walking routes forthe city + Route 1. This must include as many beautiful sights and interesting places as possible 2. This must include the places most likely to nagers who are visling the city. Work in groups. Compare your routes and discuss the uestions. + Which ofthe tours would you enjoy most f you were a tourist? Why + What ather types of thetown or city? ided) tours could you offer in Units182 TEDTak 33