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From the Ted Talk by Lee Thomas: How I help people understand vitiligo

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Positivity is something worth fighting for, and the fight is not with others — it's internal. If you want to make positive changes in your life, you have to cloenstsitny be positive. My blood type is actually B povstiie.

(lethaugr)

I know, corny TV guy dad joke, my dghaetur hates it, but I don't care! Be positive!

(lguahs)

A 14-year-old boy years ago — this kid had vitiligo — he asked me to show my face on television. I wasn't going to do it, we've been over this, I thought I was going to lose my job, but the kid ciovnnced me by saying, "If you show people what you look like and explain this to them, maybe they will treat me differently."

Open Cloze


Positivity is something worth fighting for, and the fight is not with others — it's internal. If you want to make positive changes in your life, you have to ____________ be positive. My blood type is actually B ________.

(________)

I know, corny TV guy dad joke, my ________ hates it, but I don't care! Be positive!

(______)

A 14-year-old boy years ago — this kid had vitiligo — he asked me to show my face on television. I wasn't going to do it, we've been over this, I thought I was going to lose my job, but the kid _________ me by saying, "If you show people what you look like and explain this to them, maybe they will treat me differently."

Solution


  1. positive
  2. consistently
  3. convinced
  4. laughter
  5. laughs
  6. daughter

Original Text


Positivity is something worth fighting for, and the fight is not with others — it's internal. If you want to make positive changes in your life, you have to consistently be positive. My blood type is actually B positive.

(Laughter)

I know, corny TV guy dad joke, my daughter hates it, but I don't care! Be positive!

(Laughs)

A 14-year-old boy years ago — this kid had vitiligo — he asked me to show my face on television. I wasn't going to do it, we've been over this, I thought I was going to lose my job, but the kid convinced me by saying, "If you show people what you look like and explain this to them, maybe they will treat me differently."

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Important Words


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  4. consistently
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