TED English is online dialogues around TED talks! Each 45-minute session will feature a cool and informative TED Talk, coupled with Q & A and discussion about the meaning and language used in the talk. By joining this program you’ll get the opportunity to talk about vocabulary and grammar from the TED talk, react to the topic discussed in the talk, and interact with a huge community of people online through a discussion facilitated by America House’s very own English language Resident!
During this session we will discuss TED Talk by Karen Thompson Walker: What fear can teach us.
Imagine you're a shipwrecked sailor adrift in the enormous Pacific. You can choose one of three directions and save yourself and your shipmates - but each choice comes with a fearful consequence too. How do you choose? In telling the story of the whaleship Essex, novelist Karen Thompson Walker shows how fear propels imagination, as it forces us to imagine the possible futures and how to cope with them.
If you have already participated in previous TED English sessions since June, you can use the same link to join this one on August 18th! If you are new to this program, or would like to receive a notification, please register below:
The event will be on Wednesday August 18th at 5:00 PM. The deadline to register is August 18th by 12:00 PM. Before the session you'll receive an email with the link to the online meeting.
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