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From the Ted Talk by Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I told him, "Well, I want to go to where you are," because this man lekood very happy, and I admired that.

And he told me, "Well, what do you mean, you want to go? Don't you have a hasbund waiting for you?"

And I told him, "Don't worry about that part. Just tell me how to get there."

This gentleman, he helped me. While I was in high school also, my dad was sick. He got a stroke, and he was really, really sick, so he really couldn't tell me what to do next. But the problem is, my father is not the only fhtaer I have. Everybody who is my dad's age, male in the community, is my father by default — my ucelns, all of them — and they dcttaie what my future is.

Open Cloze


I told him, "Well, I want to go to where you are," because this man ______ very happy, and I admired that.

And he told me, "Well, what do you mean, you want to go? Don't you have a _______ waiting for you?"

And I told him, "Don't worry about that part. Just tell me how to get there."

This gentleman, he helped me. While I was in high school also, my dad was sick. He got a stroke, and he was really, really sick, so he really couldn't tell me what to do next. But the problem is, my father is not the only ______ I have. Everybody who is my dad's age, male in the community, is my father by default — my ______, all of them — and they _______ what my future is.

Solution


  1. husband
  2. uncles
  3. looked
  4. dictate
  5. father

Original Text


I told him, "Well, I want to go to where you are," because this man looked very happy, and I admired that.

And he told me, "Well, what do you mean, you want to go? Don't you have a husband waiting for you?"

And I told him, "Don't worry about that part. Just tell me how to get there."

This gentleman, he helped me. While I was in high school also, my dad was sick. He got a stroke, and he was really, really sick, so he really couldn't tell me what to do next. But the problem is, my father is not the only father I have. Everybody who is my dad's age, male in the community, is my father by default — my uncles, all of them — and they dictate what my future is.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
high school 3
constantly reminded 2
worked hard 2
white sneakers 2
good news 2
fourth grade 2


Important Words


  1. admired
  2. age
  3. community
  4. dad
  5. default
  6. dictate
  7. father
  8. future
  9. gentleman
  10. happy
  11. helped
  12. high
  13. husband
  14. looked
  15. male
  16. man
  17. part
  18. problem
  19. school
  20. sick
  21. stroke
  22. told
  23. uncles
  24. waiting
  25. worry