<TOPIC 01> What's TED?
TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences curated by the American private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading." Since June 2006,[1] the talks have been offered for free viewing online, under a Creative Commons license, through TED.com. As of July 2010, over 700 talks are available free online. By January 2009 they had been viewed 50 million times. In July 2010, the viewing figure stood at more than 290 million, reflecting a still growing global audience.[2]
TED was founded in 1984 as a one-off event, and the conference was held annually from 1990 in Monterey, California. TED's early emphasis was largely technology and design, consistent with a Silicon Valley center of gravity. The events are now held in Long Beach and Palm Springs in the U.S. as well as in Europe and Asia, offering live streaming of the talks. They address an increasingly wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture. The speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Past presenters include Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners.[3] TED's current curator is the British former computer journalist and magazine publisher Chris Anderson.
From 2005 to 2009, three $100,000 TED Prizes were awarded annually to help its winners realize a chosen wish to change the world. From 2010, in a changed selection process, a single winner is chosen to ensure that TED can maximize its efforts in achieving the winner's wish. Each winner unveils their wish at the main annual conference.
1. Have you ever heard about TED? or Have you watch the video clip at TED?
2. What do you think about the motto of TED, "ideas worth spreading"?
3. The small group of TED-X conferences spring up around the world. There is also a TED-X conference even in Daegu named TED Palgong. If you go there, what kind of topic do you want to
4. If you had a chance to make a presentation at TED, what would you like to introduce or share for the public?
5. According to the development of the technology, the size of world is getting closer than before. What can we imagine next world? Let's share your idea.
<TOPIC 02> TOEIC SPEAKING
These questions come from TOEIC SPEAKING Part 3.
Let's just talk about your idea or study this test.
1. How often do you eat out?
2. What do you usually order when you go to a restaurant?
3. What are the advantages of eating out?
4. How often do you listen to music?
5. When do you usually listen to music?
6. What kind of music do you usually enjoy listening to?
7. How often do you watch TV?
8. What is your favorite program on TV?
9. Do you watch TV more or less than in the past? Why?
10. Have you ever had a part-time job?
11. What kind of a part-time job have you had?
12. When did you work part-time?
13. How much did you get paid?
14. How long have you worked part-time?
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