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From the Ted Talk by Alessandra Orofino: It’s our city. Let’s fix it
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Fifty-four percent of the world's population lives in our cities. In developing countries, one third of that ptiooualpn is living in slums. Seventy-five pcreent of global energy cuoinpstomn occurs in our ceitis, and 80 percent of gas emissions that cause global warming come from our cities. So things that you and I might think about as gaboll problems, like cmiatle change, the energy crisis or poverty, are really, in many ways, city problems. They will not be svelod unless people who live in cities, like most of us, actually start doing a better job, because right now, we are not doing a very good one. And that becomes very clear when we look into three aspects of city life: first, our citizens' willingness to engage with democratic institutions; second, our cities' ability to really include all of their residents; and lastly, our own ability to live fulfilling and happy lievs.
Open Cloze
Fifty-four percent of the world's population lives in our cities. In developing countries, one third of that __________ is living in slums. Seventy-five _______ of global energy ___________ occurs in our ______, and 80 percent of gas emissions that cause global warming come from our cities. So things that you and I might think about as ______ problems, like _______ change, the energy crisis or poverty, are really, in many ways, city problems. They will not be ______ unless people who live in cities, like most of us, actually start doing a better job, because right now, we are not doing a very good one. And that becomes very clear when we look into three aspects of city life: first, our citizens' willingness to engage with democratic institutions; second, our cities' ability to really include all of their residents; and lastly, our own ability to live fulfilling and happy _____.
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Original Text
Fifty-four percent of the world's population lives in our cities. In developing countries, one third of that population is living in slums. Seventy-five percent of global energy consumption occurs in our cities, and 80 percent of gas emissions that cause global warming come from our cities. So things that you and I might think about as global problems, like climate change, the energy crisis or poverty, are really, in many ways, city problems. They will not be solved unless people who live in cities, like most of us, actually start doing a better job, because right now, we are not doing a very good one. And that becomes very clear when we look into three aspects of city life: first, our citizens' willingness to engage with democratic institutions; second, our cities' ability to really include all of their residents; and lastly, our own ability to live fulfilling and happy lives.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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