Keynote Intermediate Dummett

1 You are going to watch a TED Talk by Mark Bezos called A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter. Read the text about the speaker and the talk. Then work in pairs and answer the questions.

 

1 What job did Mark Bezos have before and what jobs does he have now?

 

2 How do people in the USA feel about firefighters?

 

3 What motivates Mark Bezos?

TEDTALKS

 

MARK BEZOS worked in advertising for many years and now works for a charity organization. Robin Hood, which fights poverty in New York City. He is also a volunteer firefighter in Westchester County, New York, where he lives. Firefighting is a highly respected job in the USA. Mark Bezos is continuously amazed and motivated by the acts of heroism - big and small - that he sees every day.

 

Mark Bezos’s idea worth spreading is that every act of generosity matters - even the small ones.