Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :
Deal with everyday challenges
Play music
Go to school
Go to work
The simplest things can be difficult
Through your smart phone
A live video connection
You can help just be installing the app
If you’re in the middle of something
Someone else will step in
Would you care to be my eyes
Find it in the App Store
A new app called Be My Eyes allows you to donate tiny portions of time to help blind people around the world perform quick, everyday tasks. Now you can volunteer for a good cause while in the queue at the supermarket, says Matthew Sparkes (The Telegraph)
Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :
This is not a circus act
Work with captive lions
The lions are his equals
They rarely take orders
He can break every established rule
Interacting with these big cats
You should never ever turn your back on them
They lovingly greet you when come back
A truly social cat
The biggest misconception is mindless man-eating killer
They are designed to kill cause that is how they’ve evolved
The truth be known
They would rather run away than confront
More about Kevin Richardson
After graduating with a BSc degree, Kevin began his career in exercise and post-operative rehabilitation. He made a dramatic career switch when he was given an opportunity to work with lions at a local lion park.
As a self-taught animal behaviorist, he has broken every safety rule known to man when working with these wild animals. Flouting common misconceptions that breaking an animal’s spirit with sticks and chains is the best way to subdue them, he uses love, understanding and trust to develop personal bonds with them. His unique method of getting to know their individual personalities, what makes each of them angry, happy, upset, or irritated-just like a mother understands a child-has caused them to accept him like one of their own into their fold.
Kevin’s unique relationships with these large predators have opened many doors and captivated the imagination of many people throughout the world. He has presented and produced several documentaries that detail his relationships with the animals and highlight the plight of lions both in captivity and in the wild.
Kevin has also written a book appropriately named, “Part of the Pride” detailing his work over the years with the large carnivores and is now affectionately known by his fans worldwide as “The Lion Whisperer”.
“Lou started the Food is Free laneway in Ballarat just over a year ago.
When Lou moved to a big property, she started growing far too many vegetables to use herself, “I was sharing them with neighbours and friends and ran out of people to give it to. I realised I should start sharing with the local community”.
Lou figured out that the easiest place to start her movement would be the laneway next to her house. She now gets anywhere from 20 to 100 visitors a day to her laneway, “It enabled me to know all of my neighbours now and made me feel much more connected to the community”. There are about four spaces in Ballarat now and also in Castlemaine, Bendigo, Gippsland and right across to Perth. “It’s not about food, it’s about connecting. People come and don’t even take food, they just come for the conversations. Gardening is so wonderful for mental health and wellbeing. It’s really become quite a little hub and it’s really lovely to see that.”[Australian of the Day]
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