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From the Ted Talk by Lam Ho: How to participate in your own legal defense

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(Laughter)

The judge then cancelled Atticus’s deooitpartn. I cannot tell you how utterly, astllbouey shocking that legal victory was.

(Applause)

I was like, "Oh my God, I can't believe this hepenapd." And ... I’m going to say something now, which lawyers don’t say very often but probably should say a lot more often. I was wrong. My client and his cnmutoimy, they knew better. If we had not followed their lead and tried for bond a second time, the judge would have never heard Atticus tell his own story and be so moved by what was going on that he defied the law to allow atucits to stay in the country with his son.

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

The judge then cancelled Atticus’s ___________. I cannot tell you how utterly, __________ shocking that legal victory was.

(Applause)

I was like, "Oh my God, I can't believe this ________." And ... I’m going to say something now, which lawyers don’t say very often but probably should say a lot more often. I was wrong. My client and his _________, they knew better. If we had not followed their lead and tried for bond a second time, the judge would have never heard Atticus tell his own story and be so moved by what was going on that he defied the law to allow _______ to stay in the country with his son.

Solution


  1. community
  2. deportation
  3. atticus
  4. happened
  5. absolutely

Original Text


(Laughter)

The judge then cancelled Atticus’s deportation. I cannot tell you how utterly, absolutely shocking that legal victory was.

(Applause)

I was like, "Oh my God, I can't believe this happened." And ... I’m going to say something now, which lawyers don’t say very often but probably should say a lot more often. I was wrong. My client and his community, they knew better. If we had not followed their lead and tried for bond a second time, the judge would have never heard Atticus tell his own story and be so moved by what was going on that he defied the law to allow Atticus to stay in the country with his son.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. absolutely
  2. applause
  3. atticus
  4. bond
  5. cancelled
  6. client
  7. community
  8. country
  9. defied
  10. deportation
  11. god
  12. happened
  13. heard
  14. judge
  15. knew
  16. laughter
  17. law
  18. lawyers
  19. lead
  20. legal
  21. lot
  22. moved
  23. shocking
  24. son
  25. stay
  26. story
  27. time
  28. utterly
  29. victory
  30. wrong