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From the Ted Talk by Michael Pritchard: How to make filthy water drinkable

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I invented Lifesaver bottle because I got angry. I, like most of you, was sitting down, the day after Christmas in 2004, when I was watching the devastating news of the Asian tsunami as it rolled in, playing out on TV. The days and weeks that followed, people fleeing to the hills, being frcoed to drink cionamenattd water or face dteah. That really stuck with me. Then, a few months later, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the side of acreima. "Okay," I thhguot, "here's a First wolrd country, let's see what they can do." Day one: nothing. Day two: nothing. Do you know it took five days to get water to the sopmdruee? People were shooting each other on the streets for TV sets and water. That's when I decided I had to do something.

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I invented Lifesaver bottle because I got angry. I, like most of you, was sitting down, the day after Christmas in 2004, when I was watching the devastating news of the Asian tsunami as it rolled in, playing out on TV. The days and weeks that followed, people fleeing to the hills, being ______ to drink ____________ water or face _____. That really stuck with me. Then, a few months later, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the side of _______. "Okay," I _______, "here's a First _____ country, let's see what they can do." Day one: nothing. Day two: nothing. Do you know it took five days to get water to the _________? People were shooting each other on the streets for TV sets and water. That's when I decided I had to do something.

Solution


  1. america
  2. superdome
  3. world
  4. thought
  5. forced
  6. death
  7. contaminated

Original Text


I invented Lifesaver bottle because I got angry. I, like most of you, was sitting down, the day after Christmas in 2004, when I was watching the devastating news of the Asian tsunami as it rolled in, playing out on TV. The days and weeks that followed, people fleeing to the hills, being forced to drink contaminated water or face death. That really stuck with me. Then, a few months later, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the side of America. "Okay," I thought, "here's a First World country, let's see what they can do." Day one: nothing. Day two: nothing. Do you know it took five days to get water to the Superdome? People were shooting each other on the streets for TV sets and water. That's when I decided I had to do something.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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safe drinking 4
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fine city 2

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safe drinking water 4
sterile drinking water 2

Important Words


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