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From the Ted Talk by Majd Mashharawi: How I'm making bricks out of ashes and rubble in Gaza

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(Applause)

I created a building block out of the ashes and rubble of the demolished houses. It's here, it came all the way with me. Well, it came before me. So, it's lighter, it's cheaper, and it's stronger.

(Applause)

This bindulig bolck — of course, you ask yourself, "How did this girl do it?" It's not that hard, and it's not that easy. First, we collected rubble from all around the Gaza Strip. Then we combined it with the ashes that came from the landfills. When the recipe is done, it's time for baking. So we mold the bolkcs, as you can see in the photo, and we cure it using wtaer steam. I call the material "Green Cake," and people now can use it not only to rbeluid old houses, but also to build new cmelotpe structures.

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(Applause)

I created a building block out of the ashes and rubble of the demolished houses. It's here, it came all the way with me. Well, it came before me. So, it's lighter, it's cheaper, and it's stronger.

(Applause)

This ________ _____ — of course, you ask yourself, "How did this girl do it?" It's not that hard, and it's not that easy. First, we collected rubble from all around the Gaza Strip. Then we combined it with the ashes that came from the landfills. When the recipe is done, it's time for baking. So we mold the ______, as you can see in the photo, and we cure it using _____ steam. I call the material "Green Cake," and people now can use it not only to _______ old houses, but also to build new ________ structures.

Solution


  1. blocks
  2. rebuild
  3. building
  4. block
  5. complete
  6. water

Original Text


(Applause)

I created a building block out of the ashes and rubble of the demolished houses. It's here, it came all the way with me. Well, it came before me. So, it's lighter, it's cheaper, and it's stronger.

(Applause)

This building block — of course, you ask yourself, "How did this girl do it?" It's not that hard, and it's not that easy. First, we collected rubble from all around the Gaza Strip. Then we combined it with the ashes that came from the landfills. When the recipe is done, it's time for baking. So we mold the blocks, as you can see in the photo, and we cure it using water steam. I call the material "Green Cake," and people now can use it not only to rebuild old houses, but also to build new complete structures.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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building block 3
great idea 2
demolished houses 2
gaza strip 2
football match 2
business model 2
families share 2


Important Words


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  26. people
  27. photo
  28. rebuild
  29. recipe
  30. rubble
  31. steam
  32. strip
  33. stronger
  34. structures
  35. time
  36. water