Gever Tulley: Health, safety and childhood development

To practice listening you can watch (or if you want to simulate TOEFL – then only listen to the video!) a lecture on the website ted.com. You can access the talk by clicking here. Listen, take notes and answer these 7 questions.

1 Why does the professor say to “take all this advice with a grain of salt”
A) His ideas are not yet researched well
B) He does not have any children himself
C) He has written his ideas in a book about cooking
D) His theories are unimportant

2 What does the professor say his presentation is REALLY about
A) children’s development
B) adventure
C) dangerous things
D) safety

3 Which of these is NOT mentioned in the lecture as something children should do?
A) throw a spear
B) own a pocket knife
C) deconstruct appliances
D) jump from high places

4 Play with fire. Which order does the lecturer mentions these points
1 ___ > 2 ___ > 3 ___ > 4 ____
A) Fire is a mystery
B) Intake, combustion, exhaust
C) Own a pocket knife
D) Throw a spear

5 The professor mentions three basic rules you should teach children about using knives. Which of these were listed in the lecture?
A) Always cut away from yourself
B) Never hold a knife by it’s blade
C) Don’t point the knife at another person
D) Keep the blade sharp
E) Never force it
F) Always keep the blade covered

6 What is the DMCA?
A) Dangerous Material Corosion Act
B) Digital Millenium Copyright Act
C) Disc (to) Mp3 Copying Act
D) Disputed Marketing Children’s Act

7) What two things does the professor say about letting a child drive a car?
A In an open, private space with no objects it is quite safe
B It is always breaking the law but you should do it anyway
C At a certain age, children feel the same way about cars as they do about dinosaurs
D Teach children to drive on public roads from a young age.