8: Amber
What is amber?
It is tree sap that becomes fossilized over millions of years.
Why was Silvia not accepted by the Swedish people at first?
She was not Swedish.
What does the "mask map" work?
1. …が～するのを妨げる
1. prevent...from doing
I [ but / study / no / more / to / choice / have].
I have no choice but to study more.
Scientists have discovered that many dinosaurs had _______ instead of scales.
feathers
Where were Silvia's parents from?
Her father was German and her mother was Brazilian.
What were the three pillars of Tang's pandemic response team?
1. Fast
2. Fair
3. Fun
1. …をひっくり返す
2. …する傾向がある
1. turn over
2. tend to do
The [game / based / movie / video / new / is / a / on].
The new movie is based on a video game.
Where was the amber fossil found?
How did ABBA first become famous?
They won the competition show "Eurovision".
What did Audrey Tang do at age 15?
She started her own business.
1. 偏見，先入観
2. …を確認する
3. 暗示する
1. bias
2. confirm
3. imply
My [arrive / me / before / school / friend / at / to / tends].
My friend tends to arrive at school before me.
What did the tail of the dinosaur look like?
Where and when did Silvia and Carl meet?
They met at the Munich Olympics in 1972.
What is the Leonard Cohen quote that Tang likes?
"There's a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in."
1. 柱，支柱
2. 内閣；閣僚
3. 割れ目，ひび
4. 素描
1. pillar
2. cabinet
3. crack
4. sketch
Sam played big a role in our team's success.
ACT OUT: How do bugs and other animals get trapped in amber?
They land on trees and get stuck to the sap, which then falls of the tree and forms amber.
ACT OUT: What do you think ABBA's performance at Silvia's party looked like?
"You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen. Dancing queen feel the beat from the tambourine..."
ACT OUT: What happened with the pink masks?
A boy was afraid to go to school in a pink mask because his classmates might bully him. The next day, the cabinet launched a campaign to wear pink masks.
ACT OUT: Energetically play the tambourine while bouncing.
「跳ねながら元気にタンバリンを叩く」
Anyone who thinks they can avoid confirmation bias is probably wrong.