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From the Ted Talk by Adie Delaney: An aerialist on listening to your body's signals
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Student: Yeah?
AD: Look, I can stop you going forwards and backwards, see?
Woo, I got you!
(Voice-over) AD: This type of language, like "How are you feeling? Are you OK with my hand here?" hpels circus pemrrfeors succeed. I believe it also reduces the risk of accidents, as a result of my students tuistrng and being able to act on what they're feeling at any given moment.
This scpteiifciy is required later in life if and when someone wants sexual icntiamy, but because it's not a normal part of our interactions, it can feel so awkward, and people might think it's easier to say less. But saying less can lead to ambiguity, problems and pltianleoty, abuse.
Open Cloze
Student: Yeah?
AD: Look, I can stop you going forwards and backwards, see?
Woo, I got you!
(Voice-over) AD: This type of language, like "How are you feeling? Are you OK with my hand here?" _____ circus __________ succeed. I believe it also reduces the risk of accidents, as a result of my students ________ and being able to act on what they're feeling at any given moment.
This ___________ is required later in life if and when someone wants sexual ________, but because it's not a normal part of our interactions, it can feel so awkward, and people might think it's easier to say less. But saying less can lead to ambiguity, problems and ___________, abuse.
Solution
- performers
- helps
- intimacy
- specificity
- trusting
- potentially
Original Text
Student: Yeah?
AD: Look, I can stop you going forwards and backwards, see?
Woo, I got you!
(Voice-over) AD: This type of language, like "How are you feeling? Are you OK with my hand here?" helps circus performers succeed. I believe it also reduces the risk of accidents, as a result of my students trusting and being able to act on what they're feeling at any given moment.
This specificity is required later in life if and when someone wants sexual intimacy, but because it's not a normal part of our interactions, it can feel so awkward, and people might think it's easier to say less. But saying less can lead to ambiguity, problems and potentially, abuse.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
ngrams of length 2
| collocation |
frequency |
| horror movies |
2 |
| teaching consent |
2 |
| young people |
2 |
| give care |
2 |
Important Words
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- people
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- potentially
- problems
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- specificity
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- students
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- trusting
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- woo
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