1. 2. CENTRAL IDEA
1.1. Poor acoustic planning is having a negative effect on our health and productivity in hospitals ,at school , at work and in our homes .
2. 4 .CONCLUSION
2.1. design for experience , not for appearance
3. 1. AUTHOR & SOURCE
3.1. e.g. This is a Ted Talk video presentation by Julian Treasure about the harmful effects of noise on our environment.
4. 3 .PROBLEM - SOLUTION STRUCTURE
4.1. NEGATIVE EFFECT A : in hospitals
4.1.1. i) ERRORS in giving medicine to patients
4.1.2. ii) patients cannot heal because they cannot rest properly
4.2. NEGATIVE EFFECT B : in schools
4.2.1. i) MODERN SCHOOLS : due to poor architectural design , students cannot hear teachers
4.2.1.1. e.g. open plan classrooms
4.2.2. ii) OLD-FASHIONED SCHOOLS : sometimes students only understand 50%
4.2.2.1. EXPLANATION : reverberation time
4.2.2.2. SOLUTION : install acoustic modifications
4.2.2.2.1. CHEAP !!
4.2.3. iii) CHILDREN : a lot of children have HEARING DIFFICULTIES
4.2.3.1. a) e.g. deaf
4.2.3.2. b) e.g. children with infections
4.2.3.3. c) children who are not native speakers of English
4.2.3.4. d) introverts find it hard to work in a noisy environment
4.2.4. iv) TEACHERS : they have to raise their voice and this can affect their heart --> danger of a heart attack --> lowered life expectancy
4.3. NEGATIVE EFFECTS C : other places
4.3.1. CITIES
4.3.1.1. SLEEP DEGRADATION
4.3.2. OFFICES
4.3.2.1. more important to hear than see
4.3.2.2. too much noise , less productivity
4.3.3. HOMES