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From the Ted Talk by Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Both myself and my brother belong to the under 30 demographic, which Pat said makes 70 percent, but according to our statistics it makes 60 pcernet of the region's population. Qatar is no exception to the region. It's a very ynuog nation led by young people. We have been rsencmniiig about the lsteat technologies and the idpos, and for me the abaya, my traditional dress that I'm wearing today.

Now this is not a religious gaernmt, nor is it a reuioilgs statement. Instead, it's a diverse cultural statement that we choose to wear. Now I remember a few years ago, a journalist asked Dr. Sheikha, who's sitting here, psndreeit of Qatar University — who, by the way, is a woman — he asked her whether she thought the abaya hindered or infringed her freedom in any way. Her answer was quite the contrary. Instead, she felt more free, more free because she could wear whatever she wanted under the abaya. She could come to work in her pajamas and nobody would care. (Laughter) Not that you do; I'm just saying.

Open Cloze


Both myself and my brother belong to the under 30 demographic, which Pat said makes 70 percent, but according to our statistics it makes 60 _______ of the region's population. Qatar is no exception to the region. It's a very _____ nation led by young people. We have been ___________ about the ______ technologies and the _____, and for me the abaya, my traditional dress that I'm wearing today.

Now this is not a religious _______, nor is it a _________ statement. Instead, it's a diverse cultural statement that we choose to wear. Now I remember a few years ago, a journalist asked Dr. Sheikha, who's sitting here, _________ of Qatar University — who, by the way, is a woman — he asked her whether she thought the abaya hindered or infringed her freedom in any way. Her answer was quite the contrary. Instead, she felt more free, more free because she could wear whatever she wanted under the abaya. She could come to work in her pajamas and nobody would care. (Laughter) Not that you do; I'm just saying.

Solution


  1. garment
  2. president
  3. ipods
  4. percent
  5. reminiscing
  6. young
  7. latest
  8. religious

Original Text


Both myself and my brother belong to the under 30 demographic, which Pat said makes 70 percent, but according to our statistics it makes 60 percent of the region's population. Qatar is no exception to the region. It's a very young nation led by young people. We have been reminiscing about the latest technologies and the iPods, and for me the abaya, my traditional dress that I'm wearing today.

Now this is not a religious garment, nor is it a religious statement. Instead, it's a diverse cultural statement that we choose to wear. Now I remember a few years ago, a journalist asked Dr. Sheikha, who's sitting here, president of Qatar University — who, by the way, is a woman — he asked her whether she thought the abaya hindered or infringed her freedom in any way. Her answer was quite the contrary. Instead, she felt more free, more free because she could wear whatever she wanted under the abaya. She could come to work in her pajamas and nobody would care. (Laughter) Not that you do; I'm just saying.

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