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From the Ted Talk by Sophia Kianni: Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action

Unscramble the Blue Letters


At just 12 years old, I witnessed the devastating impact pollution was having on Iran, my parents' home ctnuory. On one of my summer visits, I witnessed smog so hveay it completely bnklteaed the air, obscuring the stars I wanted to trace out of the night sky. I decided to read more about claitme cagnhe in Iran, and I became increasingly alarmed, particularly when I lraened the fact that temperatures in the mdilde East were rising more than twice the global average. Armed with this knowledge, I decided to confront my relatives. But I was shocked when they informed me that they knew almost nothing about climate change.

Open Cloze


At just 12 years old, I witnessed the devastating impact pollution was having on Iran, my parents' home _______. On one of my summer visits, I witnessed smog so _____ it completely _________ the air, obscuring the stars I wanted to trace out of the night sky. I decided to read more about _______ ______ in Iran, and I became increasingly alarmed, particularly when I _______ the fact that temperatures in the ______ East were rising more than twice the global average. Armed with this knowledge, I decided to confront my relatives. But I was shocked when they informed me that they knew almost nothing about climate change.

Solution


  1. middle
  2. change
  3. learned
  4. blanketed
  5. country
  6. climate
  7. heavy

Original Text


At just 12 years old, I witnessed the devastating impact pollution was having on Iran, my parents' home country. On one of my summer visits, I witnessed smog so heavy it completely blanketed the air, obscuring the stars I wanted to trace out of the night sky. I decided to read more about climate change in Iran, and I became increasingly alarmed, particularly when I learned the fact that temperatures in the Middle East were rising more than twice the global average. Armed with this knowledge, I decided to confront my relatives. But I was shocked when they informed me that they knew almost nothing about climate change.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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climate education 3
speak english 3
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climate resources 2
translate climate 2
climate information 2
single person 2


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