Tag: Note-taking

What do you know about plastic waste and the impact on the ocean?

Listen to this TED Talks by David Katz titled The Surprising Solution to Ocean Plastic and take notes the first time you listen.

Listen for a second time and answer these comprehension questions:

1. According to David Katz, what is the last thing we need to do?
2. How much plastic is produced each year?
3. Where is 80% of ocean plastic coming from?
4. Plastic Bank encourages recycling by offering trade with plastic bags for what type of things?
5. What do Plastic Bank do with the plastic they get?
6. What does plastic neutrality invest in?
7. What are the advantages of social plastic?
8. Complete this phrase: We ……. all be a ……. of the ……..  and ……. the ………

Answers: 1. clean the ocean 2. over 300 million ton 3.  countries with extreme poverty 4. school tuition, medical insurance, Wi-Fi, cell phone minutes, power, sustainable cooking fuel, high efficiency stoves 5.  the plastic is sold to suppliers for manufacturing 6. recycling infrastructure 7. social plastic is a tradable currency that alleviates poverty and cleans the environment 8. We can all be a part of the solution and not the pollution

For more note-taking activities go to Unit 6 Scanning, Skimming and Note-taking.

Listen to this lecture on TED Talks by Anthony Goldbloom about machine learning and our future. Take notes as you listen to the lecture.

Use your notes to complete these points:

• 9 months –
• 2013 –
• 1 in 2 –
• 100’s of 1,000’s –
• early ’90s –
• 2012 –
• 10,000 –
• 40 years –
• 50,000 –
• millions –
• World War 2 –
• frequent, high-volume tasks – 
• tackling novel situations –

9 months - the age of his niece
2013 - researchers at Oxford University did a study on the future of work
1 in 2 - jobs have a high risk of being automated by machines
100's of 1,000's - experts to solve important problems for industry and academia
early '90s - machine learning started making its way into industry 
2012 - a challenge was set to build an algorithm that could grade high-school essays
10,000 - a teacher might read 10,000 essays 
40 years - a 40-year teaching career
50,000 - an ophthalmologist might see 50,000 eyes
millions - a machine can read millions of essays or see millions of eyes within minutes
World War 2 - the microwave oven was invented
frequent, high-volume tasks - machines are getting smarter and smarter
tackling novel situations - humans

Go to Unit 6 for more activities on note-taking.

The first Tuesday in November marks the day when all of Australia watch the Melbourne Cup horse race. It is a popular event where people dress up and attend Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne or parties around the country to watch the race live. It is the one race of the year where a large amount of people try their luck to bet on the winning horse.

Listen to this interview with Greg Miles, an on-course race caller at Flemington Racecourse and take notes as you listen for the first time.

Vocabulary

Punters = people who attend a race and place a bet

A different kettle of fish = a phrase meaning something entirely different

Use your notes to see if you can answer these questions.

1. When did Greg start working at Flemington?
2. Make a list of the things a race caller has to do while calling a race.
3. A good race caller has to be A________, E________, I________, O________, U________.
4. How long does it take to prepare for a race?
5. What are the 4 P’s of broadcasting?
6. What equipment does he need?
7. How does he feel about calling the Melbourne Cup?

Now listen for a second time and answer the questions.

Answers:
1. 1989
2. add to the pictures, identify all the horses in the race, where the horses are in the race, how they are travelling in the race, who wins, who loses 
3. Accurate, Entertaining, Informative,  Original, Understood
4. a day
5. Preparation prevents poor performance.
6. a stand, binoculars, a swivel and a microphone 
7. so important, such a special race, he gets nervous

For more note-taking activities go to Scanning, Skimming and Note-taking.