Mapping the Underground. Read the phrases from the talk and choose the best meaning for each one in this context.
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- Q1
Enter Harry Beck. Harry Beck was ...
Come in, Harry - you don’t have to knock.
At this point, Harry Beck got involved with the project.
I want to introduce you to Harry Beck.
30s - Q2
... a 29-year-old engineering draftsman who had been working on and off for the London Underground.
working part-time
working in the office as well as on the trains
sometimes working for that company and sometimes working for another company
30s - Q3
The Underground did a test run of a thousand of these maps ...
organized a race to see if people could travel quickly using the maps
asked people to take an exam about the maps
printed some copies to see if they would be successful printed some copies to see if they would be successful
30s - Q4
They were gone in one hour. They realized they were onto something, they printed 750,000 more ...
they had made a printing mistake
they had had a good idea
they had printed the maps on different types of merchandise
30s - Q5
I bet Harry Beck wouldn’t have known what a user interface was, but that’s really what he designed ...
a universal language of colors and symbols
a second-hand map
an arrangement for people to access information or services
30s