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From the Ted Talk by Poet Ali: The language of being human

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Or how about this? When I would go to falmiy functions or family gatherings, every time I wanted a second ptlae — and I usually did —

(Laughter)

it was a whole exercise in cost-benefit analysis, my relatives looking at me like, "I don't know. Do you really need that? Looks like you're doing OK there, bud." Did my cheeks have a big "Pinch me" sign that I didn't see? And if you're squirming or you're laughing or you stood up, or you're beginning to stand, you're speaking the language that I endearingly call "the language of growing up a fat kid." And any body-image isuse is a decialt of that lagangue.

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Or how about this? When I would go to ______ functions or family gatherings, every time I wanted a second _____ — and I usually did —

(Laughter)

it was a whole exercise in cost-benefit analysis, my relatives looking at me like, "I don't know. Do you really need that? Looks like you're doing OK there, bud." Did my cheeks have a big "Pinch me" sign that I didn't see? And if you're squirming or you're laughing or you stood up, or you're beginning to stand, you're speaking the language that I endearingly call "the language of growing up a fat kid." And any body-image _____ is a _______ of that ________.

Solution


  1. dialect
  2. plate
  3. issue
  4. language
  5. family

Original Text


Or how about this? When I would go to family functions or family gatherings, every time I wanted a second plate — and I usually did —

(Laughter)

it was a whole exercise in cost-benefit analysis, my relatives looking at me like, "I don't know. Do you really need that? Looks like you're doing OK there, bud." Did my cheeks have a big "Pinch me" sign that I didn't see? And if you're squirming or you're laughing or you stood up, or you're beginning to stand, you're speaking the language that I endearingly call "the language of growing up a fat kid." And any body-image issue is a dialect of that language.

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Important Words


  1. analysis
  2. beginning
  3. big
  4. bud
  5. call
  6. cheeks
  7. dialect
  8. endearingly
  9. exercise
  10. family
  11. fat
  12. functions
  13. gatherings
  14. growing
  15. issue
  16. kid
  17. language
  18. laughing
  19. laughter
  20. plate
  21. relatives
  22. sign
  23. speaking
  24. squirming
  25. stand
  26. stood
  27. time
  28. wanted