Listening

and
Speaking
WITH TED-ED RIDDLES
Task for
Today
Do you like puzzles and riddles? Today, you are going
to practice listening and speaking with the help of Ted-
Ed riddles.

Before you start the activity, let's have a quick review of

what discourse markers are. If you have any trouble
remembering what some of them mean, check in this
dictionary:

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Discourse Markers
are words and phrases that are used by a speaker to give an idea about a reason, purpose,
sequence, cause and effect, etc.

ADDING SEQUENCING ILLUSTRATING QUALIFYING

and first, second, third... for example but

also finally such as however
as well next for instance although
moreover meanwhile in the case of unless
too after as revealed by except
furthermore then illustrated by apart from
additionally subsequently as long as

COMPARING CONTRASTING EMPHASISING CAUSE AND EFFECT

similarly whereas above all because

likewise instead of in particular so
as with alternatively especially therefore
like otherwise significantly thus
equally unlike indeed consequently
in the same way on the other hand notably hence
conversely
Watch the
Video
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Stop the video at 1:25 minute

and move on to the next page.
 Speaking Task
Record a video in which you try to solve the riddle. The video should last 2.5 minutes.

PART 1 PART 2

Record yourself describing what happened Use at least 5 discourse markers to

up to minute 1:25. To do so, use 3
discourse markers. This part should not
take more than 30 seconds.
describe what you think the prisoner will
do to escape. This part should last 2
minutes. You can simply record yourself
speaking or create drawings to illustrate
your solution.
Send the video to
your teacher
 Were you able to
solve the
problem?
Finish watching the video and find out!

If your answer was wrong, don't worry! There are more riddles waiting for you on the last page.
 I chose and used 8 discourse markers for my video.
Approach 1

If I didn't understand some of the discourse markers, I

Self-
checked their meaning in a dictionary.

assessment
I have made my best effort to solve the riddle.

checklist  I did not check the answers before recording my video.

Tick the white box if you complied with
the specific element or put an X if you still
need to work on it.
I could complete the task with little or no help.
I revised my video and corrected any flaws before
uploading it to OneDrive.

I completed this checklist honestly.

DO YOU WANT THE SECRET SAUCE RIDDLE
A chef from the Past Palace has been

TO SOLVE kidnapped by operatives from Burger

Bazaar. You are sent as an infiltrator to

MORE RIDDLES? steal a secret recipe for the tomato sauce.

THE PASSCODE RIDDLE

THE BRIDGE RIDDLE
The resistance group you belong to has
A group of people needs to get away from
been captured by a cruel ruler to become
the zombies. The only way out is through a
an entertainment in an ancient coliseum.
very old bridge. Will you help them?
Will you break the code to escape?
REFERENCES
TED-Ed. (2015, September 1). Can you solve the bridge riddle? - Alex Gendler [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yDmGnA8Hw0

TED-Ed. (2016, July 7). Can you solve the passcode riddle? - Ganesh Pai [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vd1dTBVbFg

TED-Ed. (2019, February 26). Can you solve the jail break riddle? - Dan Finkel [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uZ-jeZS8d0

TED-Ed. (2019, September 16). Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? - Alex Gendler [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyRjuPP9S3o