LS5
Units 3 – 4 and Listening Quiz
Unit 3
1. What are the 3 main parts of a lecture? Which part contains the main
points?
Unit 4
2. List the kinds of words that are usually “key words”. (at least 3)
List the kinds of words that are not usually “key words”. (at least 3)
3. Which 3 “DO’s and DON’Ts for Improving Lecture Comprehension and NoteTaking” do you feel are the most important?
DO’s
DON’Ts
Listening Quiz #2
1. The speaker’s name is
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Nathan Hail
c) Nathan Helbil
d) Neil Harbisson
2. The speaker was born with a medical condition that makes him different because
a) he cannot hear loud noises
b) he cannot see colors
c) he cannot see anything
d) he cannot hear soft noises
3.What does he wear on his head?
4. Going to a supermarket is like going to a _________.
a) school
b) foreign country
c) dance party
d) bird colony
5. What is a sound portrait?
a) the sounds of a person’s face
b) a painting of a face
c) photo of a face
d) the sounds of a boat
6. True or False? The speaker thinks in colors when he hears music.
7. Name at least two things that are different for him now that he can “hear color” (what
does he do now that he didn’t do before?).
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8. True or False? He can sense some colors that normal people cannot sense.
9. At the end of his speech he talks about how he wants to help people. What does he want
to help them with?
Test 1
KEY
http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_harbisson_i_listen_to_color
1. The speaker’s name is
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Nathan Hail
c) Nathan Helbil
d) Neil Harbisson
2. The speaker was born with a medical condition that makes him different because
a) he cannot hear loud noises
b) he cannot see colors
c) he cannot see anything
d) he cannot hear soft noises
3.What does he wear on his head?
A camera (electronic eye) that creates a sound for each color frequency.
4. Going to a supermarket is like going to a _________.
a) school
b) foreign country
c) dance party
d) bird colony
5. What is a sound portrait?
a) the sounds of a person’s face
b) a painting of a face
c) photo of a face
d) the sounds of a boat
6. True or False? The speaker thinks of colors when he hears music.
7. Name at least two things that are different for him now that he can “hear color” (what does he do
now that he didn’t do before?).
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Dream in color
Listen to art/paintings
The way he dresses (so that he “sounds” good)
The way he displays his food creates songs
He started to paint music
He painted peoples voices/speeches
8. True or False: He can sense some colors that normal people cannot sense.
9. At the end of his speech he talks about how he wants to help people. What does he want to help
them with?
Become Cyborgs/extend their senses with new technology as part of the body.