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From the Ted Talk by DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families

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So, as a child, I used to spend all of my time at my great-grandmother's huose. On hot, humid, smuemr days, I would dash across the floor and stick my face in front of her only air conditioner. But I didn't realize that that simple experience, though brief, was a privileged one in our ctuomnmiy. Growing up, serotis of next-door neighbors having to set up fake energy accounts or having to steal energy seemed namorl to me. During the winter, struggling to get warm, my neighbors would have no choice but to bypass the meter after their heat was shut off, just to keep their family comfortable for one more day. These kinds of dangerous incidents can take root when people are fecad with iplobssime ciceohs.

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So, as a child, I used to spend all of my time at my great-grandmother's _____. On hot, humid, ______ days, I would dash across the floor and stick my face in front of her only air conditioner. But I didn't realize that that simple experience, though brief, was a privileged one in our _________. Growing up, _______ of next-door neighbors having to set up fake energy accounts or having to steal energy seemed ______ to me. During the winter, struggling to get warm, my neighbors would have no choice but to bypass the meter after their heat was shut off, just to keep their family comfortable for one more day. These kinds of dangerous incidents can take root when people are _____ with __________ _______.

Solution


  1. faced
  2. community
  3. normal
  4. stories
  5. impossible
  6. choices
  7. house
  8. summer

Original Text


So, as a child, I used to spend all of my time at my great-grandmother's house. On hot, humid, summer days, I would dash across the floor and stick my face in front of her only air conditioner. But I didn't realize that that simple experience, though brief, was a privileged one in our community. Growing up, stories of next-door neighbors having to set up fake energy accounts or having to steal energy seemed normal to me. During the winter, struggling to get warm, my neighbors would have no choice but to bypass the meter after their heat was shut off, just to keep their family comfortable for one more day. These kinds of dangerous incidents can take root when people are faced with impossible choices.

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Important Words


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  31. neighbors
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