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From the Ted Talk by Doris Sung: How buildings can improve life — inside and out

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Two, think entrepreneurially. Can owners actually rent, lesae, sell this facade to others for infrastructure? Can it be to agriculture? Can it be to even not-for-profit situations? Can it be for utility companies? There's a lot of psbieitiolsis that can happen.

And three, advocate for change. Renters inside the buildings must sartt to demand that their building feaacds are much more magnanimous. Because think about it: everybody in these buildings must come out to the streets, too. And together we can actually enjoy the improvements to our sectoiy and pilbuc health.

So next time you go out into a city and you're walking around, look carefully at the buildings. They don't have to be just a pretty face. They can serve a bigger purpose.

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Two, think entrepreneurially. Can owners actually rent, _____, sell this facade to others for infrastructure? Can it be to agriculture? Can it be to even not-for-profit situations? Can it be for utility companies? There's a lot of _____________ that can happen.

And three, advocate for change. Renters inside the buildings must _____ to demand that their building _______ are much more magnanimous. Because think about it: everybody in these buildings must come out to the streets, too. And together we can actually enjoy the improvements to our _______ and ______ health.

So next time you go out into a city and you're walking around, look carefully at the buildings. They don't have to be just a pretty face. They can serve a bigger purpose.

Solution


  1. possibilities
  2. society
  3. public
  4. lease
  5. facades
  6. start

Original Text


Two, think entrepreneurially. Can owners actually rent, lease, sell this facade to others for infrastructure? Can it be to agriculture? Can it be to even not-for-profit situations? Can it be for utility companies? There's a lot of possibilities that can happen.

And three, advocate for change. Renters inside the buildings must start to demand that their building facades are much more magnanimous. Because think about it: everybody in these buildings must come out to the streets, too. And together we can actually enjoy the improvements to our society and public health.

So next time you go out into a city and you're walking around, look carefully at the buildings. They don't have to be just a pretty face. They can serve a bigger purpose.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. advocate
  2. agriculture
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  6. carefully
  7. change
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  12. entrepreneurially
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  20. lease
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  24. possibilities
  25. pretty
  26. public
  27. purpose
  28. rent
  29. renters
  30. sell
  31. serve
  32. situations
  33. society
  34. start
  35. streets
  36. time
  37. utility
  38. walking