Listening: Amanda Palmer TedTalk

[Admin]

Hello,

Here is the link to the listening we didn't have time to do in class:

www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking?language=en

Listen and answer the following questions (you can enable subtitles):


1. What did Amanda Palmer do after graduation?

2. What kind of income did she make as a living statue?

3. What did she like most about this job?

4. How did Twitter change her life as an artist?

5. What did the Honduras lady try to give Amanda?

6. Why did the random guy give 10 dollars to Amanda?

7. What is she doing now to earn a living as an artist?

8. What is the main argument she makes in this speech?


See you on Monday!

[Guillaume]

1. After graduation Amanda Palmer has been a living statue
2. She made predictible ncome as a living statue
3. The most she liked about this job was the direct connection with the people she met
4. Twitter changed her life as an artist because she could ask what she wanted when she wanted
5. The Honduras lady gave her bed to Amanda
6. The random guy gave 10 dollars to Amanda because he burned her CD from a friend
7. Now to earn a living as an artist she is making crowdfunding
8. The main argument she made in this speech is that it is not a shame to ask people for help