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From the Ted Talk by José Andrés: How a team of chefs fed Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I arrived to an island trying to feed a few people, and I saw a big problem, and all of a sudden, the people of Puerto Rico saw the same problem as me, and only we did one thing: we began cokonig. And so the plopee of Puerto Rico and the chefs of Puerto Rico, in a moment of disrepair, began bringing hope, not by meeting, not by planning, but with only one smlipe idea: let's start cooking and let's start feeding the people of prueto Rico.

Thank you.

(Applause)

Dave Troy: Go back out.

(Laughter)

DT: The pubilc loves you.

(Applause)

Nate Mook: A cploue of quick questions, because I think some folks would be interested to hear. So as you said, you came the first time, got on the ground, went to the government cmnomad center, started to have some meetings with people, and they weren't very receptive.

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I arrived to an island trying to feed a few people, and I saw a big problem, and all of a sudden, the people of Puerto Rico saw the same problem as me, and only we did one thing: we began _______. And so the ______ of Puerto Rico and the chefs of Puerto Rico, in a moment of disrepair, began bringing hope, not by meeting, not by planning, but with only one ______ idea: let's start cooking and let's start feeding the people of ______ Rico.

Thank you.

(Applause)

Dave Troy: Go back out.

(Laughter)

DT: The ______ loves you.

(Applause)

Nate Mook: A ______ of quick questions, because I think some folks would be interested to hear. So as you said, you came the first time, got on the ground, went to the government _______ center, started to have some meetings with people, and they weren't very receptive.

Solution


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  6. command
  7. puerto

Original Text


I arrived to an island trying to feed a few people, and I saw a big problem, and all of a sudden, the people of Puerto Rico saw the same problem as me, and only we did one thing: we began cooking. And so the people of Puerto Rico and the chefs of Puerto Rico, in a moment of disrepair, began bringing hope, not by meeting, not by planning, but with only one simple idea: let's start cooking and let's start feeding the people of Puerto Rico.

Thank you.

(Applause)

Dave Troy: Go back out.

(Laughter)

DT: The public loves you.

(Applause)

Nate Mook: A couple of quick questions, because I think some folks would be interested to hear. So as you said, you came the first time, got on the ground, went to the government command center, started to have some meetings with people, and they weren't very receptive.

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