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From the Ted Talk by Angela Patton: A father-daughter dance ... in prison

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I said, "Girls, well, well, you never know unless you ask."

So a letter was wirettn to the Richmond City sfehirf, signed collectively by each girl, and I would have to say, he is a very special sheriff. He contacted me idtlamieemy and said, whenever there is an opportunity to bnrig families inside, his doors are always open. Because one thing he did know, that when fathers are connected to their children, it is less likely that they will return.

So, 16 imantes and 18 girls were invited. The girls were dressed in their snuday best, and the fathers tdeard in their yellow and blue jumpsuits for sithrs and ties. They hugged. They shared a full catered meal of chicken and fish. They laughed together. It was beautiful. The frhates and daughters even experienced an opportunity to have a physical connection, something that a lot of them didn't even have for a while. Fathers were in a space where they were able to make their daughter's plate, and pull out her chair and extend his hand for a dance. Even the guards cried.

Open Cloze


I said, "Girls, well, well, you never know unless you ask."

So a letter was _______ to the Richmond City _______, signed collectively by each girl, and I would have to say, he is a very special sheriff. He contacted me ___________ and said, whenever there is an opportunity to _____ families inside, his doors are always open. Because one thing he did know, that when fathers are connected to their children, it is less likely that they will return.

So, 16 _______ and 18 girls were invited. The girls were dressed in their ______ best, and the fathers ______ in their yellow and blue jumpsuits for ______ and ties. They hugged. They shared a full catered meal of chicken and fish. They laughed together. It was beautiful. The _______ and daughters even experienced an opportunity to have a physical connection, something that a lot of them didn't even have for a while. Fathers were in a space where they were able to make their daughter's plate, and pull out her chair and extend his hand for a dance. Even the guards cried.

Solution


  1. shirts
  2. written
  3. bring
  4. sheriff
  5. sunday
  6. traded
  7. fathers
  8. inmates
  9. immediately

Original Text


I said, "Girls, well, well, you never know unless you ask."

So a letter was written to the Richmond City Sheriff, signed collectively by each girl, and I would have to say, he is a very special sheriff. He contacted me immediately and said, whenever there is an opportunity to bring families inside, his doors are always open. Because one thing he did know, that when fathers are connected to their children, it is less likely that they will return.

So, 16 inmates and 18 girls were invited. The girls were dressed in their Sunday best, and the fathers traded in their yellow and blue jumpsuits for shirts and ties. They hugged. They shared a full catered meal of chicken and fish. They laughed together. It was beautiful. The fathers and daughters even experienced an opportunity to have a physical connection, something that a lot of them didn't even have for a while. Fathers were in a space where they were able to make their daughter's plate, and pull out her chair and extend his hand for a dance. Even the guards cried.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
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Important Words


  1. beautiful
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  3. bring
  4. catered
  5. chair
  6. chicken
  7. children
  8. city
  9. collectively
  10. connected
  11. connection
  12. contacted
  13. cried
  14. dance
  15. daughters
  16. doors
  17. dressed
  18. experienced
  19. extend
  20. families
  21. fathers
  22. fish
  23. full
  24. girl
  25. girls
  26. guards
  27. hand
  28. hugged
  29. immediately
  30. inmates
  31. invited
  32. jumpsuits
  33. laughed
  34. letter
  35. lot
  36. meal
  37. open
  38. opportunity
  39. physical
  40. plate
  41. pull
  42. return
  43. richmond
  44. shared
  45. sheriff
  46. shirts
  47. signed
  48. space
  49. special
  50. sunday
  51. ties
  52. traded
  53. written
  54. yellow