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From the Ted Talk by Jim Whitaker and Jessica Whitaker Allen: A cleaner world could start in a rice field


Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Applause)

Jessica Whitaker Allen: I'm a sixth generation fraemr. goirwng up, I remember running around outside barefoot, catching as many snakes, tueltrs, frogs as possible, and then trying to convince my parents to let me keep them inside as pets.

(Laughter)

Eventually, my dad bought me an aquarium, and we had fun with that for a little while inside until a few of the snakes got lost in our hsoue and we never found them. Sorry.

(Laughter)

We live and work in southeast Arkansas. McGehee, specifically. Our town has 4,000 residents and one stoplight. The nearest airport, Starbucks, sppoihng mall, Whole Foods, is two hours away in any direction. Without places like this and farmers like us, you'd be hunrgy, naked and seobr.

Open Cloze


(Applause)

Jessica Whitaker Allen: I'm a sixth generation ______. _______ up, I remember running around outside barefoot, catching as many snakes, _______, frogs as possible, and then trying to convince my parents to let me keep them inside as pets.

(Laughter)

Eventually, my dad bought me an aquarium, and we had fun with that for a little while inside until a few of the snakes got lost in our _____ and we never found them. Sorry.

(Laughter)

We live and work in southeast Arkansas. McGehee, specifically. Our town has 4,000 residents and one stoplight. The nearest airport, Starbucks, ________ mall, Whole Foods, is two hours away in any direction. Without places like this and farmers like us, you'd be ______, naked and _____.

Solution


  1. sober
  2. growing
  3. hungry
  4. shopping
  5. farmer
  6. turtles
  7. house

Original Text


(Applause)

Jessica Whitaker Allen: I'm a sixth generation farmer. Growing up, I remember running around outside barefoot, catching as many snakes, turtles, frogs as possible, and then trying to convince my parents to let me keep them inside as pets.

(Laughter)

Eventually, my dad bought me an aquarium, and we had fun with that for a little while inside until a few of the snakes got lost in our house and we never found them. Sorry.

(Laughter)

We live and work in southeast Arkansas. McGehee, specifically. Our town has 4,000 residents and one stoplight. The nearest airport, Starbucks, shopping mall, Whole Foods, is two hours away in any direction. Without places like this and farmers like us, you'd be hungry, naked and sober.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
family farm 5
sustainable rice 4
greenhouse gas 3
generation farmer 2
environmental sustainability 2
perimeter road 2
carbon credits 2
southeast arkansas 2
alternate wetting 2



Important Words


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  2. applause
  3. aquarium
  4. arkansas
  5. barefoot
  6. bought
  7. catching
  8. convince
  9. dad
  10. direction
  11. eventually
  12. farmer
  13. farmers
  14. foods
  15. frogs
  16. fun
  17. generation
  18. growing
  19. hours
  20. house
  21. hungry
  22. jessica
  23. laughter
  24. live
  25. lost
  26. mall
  27. mcgehee
  28. naked
  29. nearest
  30. parents
  31. pets
  32. places
  33. remember
  34. residents
  35. running
  36. shopping
  37. sixth
  38. snakes
  39. sober
  40. southeast
  41. specifically
  42. starbucks
  43. stoplight
  44. town
  45. turtles
  46. whitaker
  47. work