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From the Ted Talk by Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy

Unscramble the Blue Letters


And this man, Terry Jones: I mean here's a guy who wants to burn Qurans, right? And the Americans: "Ah, he's a knucklehead. He's a former hotel manager; he's got three dzoen members of his church ..." They luagh him off. You don't laugh him off, because in the context of everything else, all the pieces fit. Of course this is how Americans think. So people all over the Middle East, not just in your country, are peniosttrg. "He wants to burn qaruns, our holy book. These Christians — who are these Christians? They're so evil, they're so mean — this is what they're about?" This is what you're thinking as an Arab Muslim, as an Iraqi. Of course you're going to think this.

Open Cloze


And this man, Terry Jones: I mean here's a guy who wants to burn Qurans, right? And the Americans: "Ah, he's a knucklehead. He's a former hotel manager; he's got three _____ members of his church ..." They _____ him off. You don't laugh him off, because in the context of everything else, all the pieces fit. Of course this is how Americans think. So people all over the Middle East, not just in your country, are __________. "He wants to burn ______, our holy book. These Christians — who are these Christians? They're so evil, they're so mean — this is what they're about?" This is what you're thinking as an Arab Muslim, as an Iraqi. Of course you're going to think this.

Solution


  1. laugh
  2. protesting
  3. dozen
  4. qurans

Original Text


And this man, Terry Jones: I mean here's a guy who wants to burn Qurans, right? And the Americans: "Ah, he's a knucklehead. He's a former hotel manager; he's got three dozen members of his church ..." They laugh him off. You don't laugh him off, because in the context of everything else, all the pieces fit. Of course this is how Americans think. So people all over the Middle East, not just in your country, are protesting. "He wants to burn Qurans, our holy book. These Christians — who are these Christians? They're so evil, they're so mean — this is what they're about?" This is what you're thinking as an Arab Muslim, as an Iraqi. Of course you're going to think this.

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Important Words


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  2. arab
  3. book
  4. burn
  5. christians
  6. church
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