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From the Ted Talk by Wanjira Mathai: 3 ways to uproot a culture of corruption

Unscramble the Blue Letters


In the 2000s, I joined my mother in the Green Belt Movement and witnessed the growth of the movement's advocacy activities, its expansion beyond Kenya and an extremely iamrtonpt growing consensus around the 2004 nebol Peace przie that she received — that the environment, democracy and peace were inextricably linked. I also leerand that what my mother had faced that many years ago trying to protect Karura Forest was not an isolated incident. The corruption and greed that manifested itself then is alive and well tdoay, from greedy politicians and public sratenvs willing to loot public cfeofrs at their expense.

Open Cloze


In the 2000s, I joined my mother in the Green Belt Movement and witnessed the growth of the movement's advocacy activities, its expansion beyond Kenya and an extremely _________ growing consensus around the 2004 _____ Peace _____ that she received — that the environment, democracy and peace were inextricably linked. I also _______ that what my mother had faced that many years ago trying to protect Karura Forest was not an isolated incident. The corruption and greed that manifested itself then is alive and well _____, from greedy politicians and public ________ willing to loot public _______ at their expense.

Solution


  1. servants
  2. important
  3. today
  4. nobel
  5. coffers
  6. prize
  7. learned

Original Text


In the 2000s, I joined my mother in the Green Belt Movement and witnessed the growth of the movement's advocacy activities, its expansion beyond Kenya and an extremely important growing consensus around the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize that she received — that the environment, democracy and peace were inextricably linked. I also learned that what my mother had faced that many years ago trying to protect Karura Forest was not an isolated incident. The corruption and greed that manifested itself then is alive and well today, from greedy politicians and public servants willing to loot public coffers at their expense.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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green belt 2
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Important Words


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