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From the Ted Talk by Candace Parker: How to break down barriers and not accept limits

Unscramble the Blue Letters


You see, I get to be the mom to an amazing 12-year-old daughter. Yes, I know. I am patiarl.

(Laughter)

But she's pretty dope. I've been futrnotae enough to travel the world with her while she allows her mom to fihgt for her dreams. We've peylad in Russia, and I say we because she really does think she's part of the team.

(Laughter)

We played in Russia, Turkey, chnia. And throughout that journey, I tuohhgt I would be the one teaching her, challenging her, being the example for her. But I’ve realized it’s a two-way steert. You see, at three years old, I decided to enroll her in school in rsuisa. I was like, I wanted her to have a normal life, right? I want her to be able to meet kids her age. So at three, she bedfreneid this little girl. Her name was Masha. Masha didn't speak any English. Lailaa barely spoke Russian, but her parents invited us over to their hsoue. And so we went. We went for this playdate. So we knock on the door, and Masha's parents open the door so graciously and welcome us into their home. And we step forward, and I riezale there’s no floor. It's a modest home. It's one room with a couch on the side that pulls out into the bed that they sleep on. There's a wood fire oven in the middle that heats the room and that they cook with. And at three years old, I was concerned. So I go to grab Lailaa, but I was too late. She lkooed in the corner and she said, “A dollhouse!” And Masha and Lailaa ran to the corner to play with the dollhouse. I'm so proud that that's my kid, and I can't say that I had much to do with that. She has a way of like uiinntg people, finding cmmliatoony, of rolling with the punches, of making the best of situations.

Open Cloze


You see, I get to be the mom to an amazing 12-year-old daughter. Yes, I know. I am _______.

(Laughter)

But she's pretty dope. I've been _________ enough to travel the world with her while she allows her mom to _____ for her dreams. We've ______ in Russia, and I say we because she really does think she's part of the team.

(Laughter)

We played in Russia, Turkey, _____. And throughout that journey, I _______ I would be the one teaching her, challenging her, being the example for her. But I’ve realized it’s a two-way ______. You see, at three years old, I decided to enroll her in school in ______. I was like, I wanted her to have a normal life, right? I want her to be able to meet kids her age. So at three, she __________ this little girl. Her name was Masha. Masha didn't speak any English. Lailaa barely spoke Russian, but her parents invited us over to their _____. And so we went. We went for this playdate. So we knock on the door, and Masha's parents open the door so graciously and welcome us into their home. And we step forward, and I _______ there’s no floor. It's a modest home. It's one room with a couch on the side that pulls out into the bed that they sleep on. There's a wood fire oven in the middle that heats the room and that they cook with. And at three years old, I was concerned. So I go to grab Lailaa, but I was too late. She ______ in the corner and she said, “A dollhouse!” And Masha and Lailaa ran to the corner to play with the dollhouse. I'm so proud that that's my kid, and I can't say that I had much to do with that. She has a way of like _______ people, finding ___________, of rolling with the punches, of making the best of situations.

Solution


  1. partial
  2. befriended
  3. street
  4. china
  5. fight
  6. looked
  7. russia
  8. thought
  9. commonality
  10. house
  11. uniting
  12. played
  13. realize
  14. fortunate

Original Text


You see, I get to be the mom to an amazing 12-year-old daughter. Yes, I know. I am partial.

(Laughter)

But she's pretty dope. I've been fortunate enough to travel the world with her while she allows her mom to fight for her dreams. We've played in Russia, and I say we because she really does think she's part of the team.

(Laughter)

We played in Russia, Turkey, China. And throughout that journey, I thought I would be the one teaching her, challenging her, being the example for her. But I’ve realized it’s a two-way street. You see, at three years old, I decided to enroll her in school in Russia. I was like, I wanted her to have a normal life, right? I want her to be able to meet kids her age. So at three, she befriended this little girl. Her name was Masha. Masha didn't speak any English. Lailaa barely spoke Russian, but her parents invited us over to their house. And so we went. We went for this playdate. So we knock on the door, and Masha's parents open the door so graciously and welcome us into their home. And we step forward, and I realize there’s no floor. It's a modest home. It's one room with a couch on the side that pulls out into the bed that they sleep on. There's a wood fire oven in the middle that heats the room and that they cook with. And at three years old, I was concerned. So I go to grab Lailaa, but I was too late. She looked in the corner and she said, “A dollhouse!” And Masha and Lailaa ran to the corner to play with the dollhouse. I'm so proud that that's my kid, and I can't say that I had much to do with that. She has a way of like uniting people, finding commonality, of rolling with the punches, of making the best of situations.

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