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From the Ted Talk by TED Countdown: Is there a role for carbon credits in the transition to a fair, net-zero future?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


DB: It is useful to be reminded to like, be patient, to lsetin, to laern, to be open, to be warm, to be generous and kind to people who are on my side that I disagree with.

IY: Sometimes we do need to take a step back and not put all that pressure on our own sreoulhds that we're going to find the solution. But it’s: How do we generate those connections that together move us forward? And maybe one day I will be sadder and I will be less optimistic, but someone else will bring that hope to me.

AG: When we try to reason collectively, it's really important and vuabllae to recognize that different points of view can add to the ccvoletlie wisdom.

Open Cloze


DB: It is useful to be reminded to like, be patient, to ______, to _____, to be open, to be warm, to be generous and kind to people who are on my side that I disagree with.

IY: Sometimes we do need to take a step back and not put all that pressure on our own _________ that we're going to find the solution. But it’s: How do we generate those connections that together move us forward? And maybe one day I will be sadder and I will be less optimistic, but someone else will bring that hope to me.

AG: When we try to reason collectively, it's really important and ________ to recognize that different points of view can add to the __________ wisdom.

Solution


  1. learn
  2. valuable
  3. shoulders
  4. collective
  5. listen

Original Text


DB: It is useful to be reminded to like, be patient, to listen, to learn, to be open, to be warm, to be generous and kind to people who are on my side that I disagree with.

IY: Sometimes we do need to take a step back and not put all that pressure on our own shoulders that we're going to find the solution. But it’s: How do we generate those connections that together move us forward? And maybe one day I will be sadder and I will be less optimistic, but someone else will bring that hope to me.

AG: When we try to reason collectively, it's really important and valuable to recognize that different points of view can add to the collective wisdom.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
carbon credits 14
carbon markets 14
carbon market 7
carbon dioxide 5
carbon removals 4
paris agreement 4
carbon removal 4
local communities 4
global south 4
voluntary carbon 4
collective wisdom 3
climate change 3
ecosystem services 3
reduction credits 3
neutralize emissions 3
dilemma series 2
deep listening 2
carbon credit 2
carbon emissions 2
actual quality 2
full ton 2
total emissions 2
fossil fuels 2
introducing carbon 2
global warming 2
degrees celsius 2
small organizations 2
susan chomba 2
indigenous people 2
markets perpetuate 2
climate crisis 2
reducing fossil 2
fossil emissions 2
protecting natural 2
natural carbon 2
worth separating 2
clean infrastructure 2
drive money 2
nonexistent industry 2
undesirable side 2
side effects 2
achieving net 2
emission reductions 2
annette nazareth 2
complementary tool 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
voluntary carbon markets 3
carbon markets perpetuate 2
reducing fossil emissions 2
protecting natural carbon 2
undesirable side effects 2

Important Words


  1. add
  2. bring
  3. collective
  4. collectively
  5. connections
  6. day
  7. disagree
  8. find
  9. generate
  10. generous
  11. hope
  12. important
  13. kind
  14. learn
  15. listen
  16. move
  17. open
  18. optimistic
  19. patient
  20. people
  21. points
  22. pressure
  23. put
  24. reason
  25. recognize
  26. reminded
  27. sadder
  28. shoulders
  29. side
  30. solution
  31. step
  32. valuable
  33. view
  34. warm
  35. wisdom