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From the Ted Talk by Mike Rowe: Learning from dirty jobs
Unscramble the Blue Letters
(Laughter)
Melanie picks up the lamb, puts it on the post, oneps it up. Albert hnads me the knife. I go in, tail comes off. I go in, I grab the scrotum, tip comes off. Albert irttunscs, "Push it way up there." I do. "Push it further." I do.
The testicles emerge. They look like thumbs, coming right at you. And he says, "Bite 'em. Just bite 'em off."
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And I hared him, I heard all the words —
(Laughter)
Like, how did I get here? How did — I mean — how did I get here?
It's just — it's one of those moments where the brain goes off on its own, and suddenly, I'm standing there in the Rockies, and all I can think of is the Aristotelian definition of a tragedy. You know, Aristotle says a tragedy is that moment when the hero comes face to face with his true iidettny.
Open Cloze
(Laughter)
Melanie picks up the lamb, puts it on the post, _____ it up. Albert _____ me the knife. I go in, tail comes off. I go in, I grab the scrotum, tip comes off. Albert _________, "Push it way up there." I do. "Push it further." I do.
The testicles emerge. They look like thumbs, coming right at you. And he says, "Bite 'em. Just bite 'em off."
(________)
And I _____ him, I heard all the words —
(Laughter)
Like, how did I get here? How did — I mean — how did I get here?
It's just — it's one of those moments where the brain goes off on its own, and suddenly, I'm standing there in the Rockies, and all I can think of is the Aristotelian definition of a tragedy. You know, Aristotle says a tragedy is that moment when the hero comes face to face with his true ________.
Solution
- hands
- opens
- identity
- laughter
- instructs
- heard
Original Text
(Laughter)
Melanie picks up the lamb, puts it on the post, opens it up. Albert hands me the knife. I go in, tail comes off. I go in, I grab the scrotum, tip comes off. Albert instructs, "Push it way up there." I do. "Push it further." I do.
The testicles emerge. They look like thumbs, coming right at you. And he says, "Bite 'em. Just bite 'em off."
(Laughter)
And I heard him, I heard all the words —
(Laughter)
Like, how did I get here? How did — I mean — how did I get here?
It's just — it's one of those moments where the brain goes off on its own, and suddenly, I'm standing there in the Rockies, and all I can think of is the Aristotelian definition of a tragedy. You know, Aristotle says a tragedy is that moment when the hero comes face to face with his true identity.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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