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Bettie Ido Ted Talks, and more

Ted Talks, and more

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Interesting talks by interesting people

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Do you enjoy TED talks?   They offer you the opportunity to listen, read the transcript in English or your own language, you can pause anytime, or slow it down.  And they offer fascinating ideas for discussion.

These are some TED talks that I enjoyed myself.  Feel free to introduce others talks that interest you.

https://www.ted.com/talks/jia_jiang_what_i_learned_from_100_days_of_rejection?language=en

https://www.ted.com/talks/takaharu_tezuka_the_best_kindergarten_you_ve_ever_seen

https://www.ted.com/talks/lydia_machova_the_secrets_of_learning_a_new_language

https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator

https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness


Simple English for Everyone:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Tzq9sdTas

       

And some others:

Life Lessons from 100-Year-Olds:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AThycGCakk

Paul McCartney Answers Questions:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pf19jV1NYw

"Alike" is a short film about creativity in children.  This film has no dialogue.  You can watch it and tell the story in your own words.  Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=kQjtK32mGJQ





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Hello!  My name is Bettie Ido, and I am a Canadian living in Japan.  I have been teaching English for 43 years now, first as a volunteer in Malaysia for 3 years, and then in Japan since 1...

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