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From the Ted Talk by Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Wow! People noticed. And notice they did. So CNN called, and we were dehgetild to have them come to our farmer's market. And then when Rockefeller cetenr said, NBC, could you put this thing up on the wllas? We were delighted. But this, I show you, when kids from the poorest congressional district in America can build a 30-foot by 15-foot wall, design it, plant it and install it in the heart of New York City, that's a true "sí se puede" moment. Really scholastic, if you ask me.

But this is not a Getty image. That's a picture I took of my Bronx Borough pinrdeset, asnsderidg my kids in his house, not the jailhouse, making them feel a part of it. That's our State satoner Gustavo Rivera and Bob bedeir, coming to my crsloosam to make my kids feel important. And when the bornx Borough President shows up and the State Senator comes to our class, believe you me, the Bronx can change atuttieds now. We are poised, ready, willing and able to export our tnleat and diversity in ways we've never even imagined. And when the local senator gets on the scale in public and says he's got to lose weight, so do I! And I tell you what, I'm doing it and so are the kids.

Open Cloze


Wow! People noticed. And notice they did. So CNN called, and we were _________ to have them come to our farmer's market. And then when Rockefeller ______ said, NBC, could you put this thing up on the _____? We were delighted. But this, I show you, when kids from the poorest congressional district in America can build a 30-foot by 15-foot wall, design it, plant it and install it in the heart of New York City, that's a true "sí se puede" moment. Really scholastic, if you ask me.

But this is not a Getty image. That's a picture I took of my Bronx Borough _________, __________ my kids in his house, not the jailhouse, making them feel a part of it. That's our State _______ Gustavo Rivera and Bob ______, coming to my _________ to make my kids feel important. And when the _____ Borough President shows up and the State Senator comes to our class, believe you me, the Bronx can change _________ now. We are poised, ready, willing and able to export our ______ and diversity in ways we've never even imagined. And when the local senator gets on the scale in public and says he's got to lose weight, so do I! And I tell you what, I'm doing it and so are the kids.

Solution


  1. president
  2. bronx
  3. bieder
  4. attitudes
  5. walls
  6. classroom
  7. addressing
  8. center
  9. talent
  10. senator
  11. delighted

Original Text


Wow! People noticed. And notice they did. So CNN called, and we were delighted to have them come to our farmer's market. And then when Rockefeller Center said, NBC, could you put this thing up on the walls? We were delighted. But this, I show you, when kids from the poorest congressional district in America can build a 30-foot by 15-foot wall, design it, plant it and install it in the heart of New York City, that's a true "sí se puede" moment. Really scholastic, if you ask me.

But this is not a Getty image. That's a picture I took of my Bronx Borough President, addressing my kids in his house, not the jailhouse, making them feel a part of it. That's our State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Bob Bieder, coming to my classroom to make my kids feel important. And when the Bronx Borough President shows up and the State Senator comes to our class, believe you me, the Bronx can change attitudes now. We are poised, ready, willing and able to export our talent and diversity in ways we've never even imagined. And when the local senator gets on the scale in public and says he's got to lose weight, so do I! And I tell you what, I'm doing it and so are the kids.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
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borough president 3
poorest congressional 3
congressional district 3
bronx borough 3
triple bottom 3
living wage 3
edible wall 2
people noticed 2
green graffiti 2
true triple 2
state senator 2
green bronx 2
bronx machine 2
brook park 2
big kids 2
bronx county 2
percent attendance 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
poorest congressional district 3
bronx borough president 2
true triple bottom 2
green bronx machine 2

Important Words


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