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From the Ted Talk by Julio Gil: Future tech will give you the benefits of city life anywhere

Unscramble the Blue Letters


But hey, that's me. It doesn't have to be you, because it would seem like I'm trying to convince somebody to come join us in the cotrnuy. I'm not.

(Laughter)

I don't need more people to come.

(Laughter)

I just think they will once they raiezle they can have the same benefits the city has. But if you don't like the country, I have good news for you, too. Cities will not disappear. But as people move out, a lower dentsiy will help them rcvoeer a better flow and balance.

Anyway, I guess now you have some thinking to do. Do you still think you need to live in the city? And more importantly, do you want to?

Open Cloze


But hey, that's me. It doesn't have to be you, because it would seem like I'm trying to convince somebody to come join us in the _______. I'm not.

(Laughter)

I don't need more people to come.

(Laughter)

I just think they will once they _______ they can have the same benefits the city has. But if you don't like the country, I have good news for you, too. Cities will not disappear. But as people move out, a lower _______ will help them _______ a better flow and balance.

Anyway, I guess now you have some thinking to do. Do you still think you need to live in the city? And more importantly, do you want to?

Solution


  1. country
  2. realize
  3. recover
  4. density

Original Text


But hey, that's me. It doesn't have to be you, because it would seem like I'm trying to convince somebody to come join us in the country. I'm not.

(Laughter)

I don't need more people to come.

(Laughter)

I just think they will once they realize they can have the same benefits the city has. But if you don't like the country, I have good news for you, too. Cities will not disappear. But as people move out, a lower density will help them recover a better flow and balance.

Anyway, I guess now you have some thinking to do. Do you still think you need to live in the city? And more importantly, do you want to?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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urbanization process 2
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Important Words


  1. balance
  2. benefits
  3. cities
  4. city
  5. convince
  6. country
  7. density
  8. disappear
  9. flow
  10. good
  11. guess
  12. hey
  13. importantly
  14. join
  15. laughter
  16. live
  17. move
  18. news
  19. people
  20. realize
  21. recover
  22. thinking