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From the Ted Talk by Children of Palau: Leave only footprints that will wash away

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We warmly welcome visitors who come to our btifuueal crtunoy every year. We want them to enjoy Palau, but we need their help to protect our precious home and preserve it for future generations. But visitors don't always know how to protect Palau. They don't ueatrsdnnd that stepping on coral can badly damage our reefs. Some corals take hdduners of years to reorgw. They are sometimes careless and take protected species, or interact with nature in harmful ways.

That's why we introduced the Palau Pledge. When visitors come to Palau, they must all sign an environmental pledge, which is seaptmd into their passport as their visa. The pledge is a promise to the children of Palau to preserve and respect our home, our cutlrue and heritage. We also hope that when they return home, visitors will sarhe the idea of the pledge by practicing it at home and in their cnuotmmiy.

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We warmly welcome visitors who come to our _________ _______ every year. We want them to enjoy Palau, but we need their help to protect our precious home and preserve it for future generations. But visitors don't always know how to protect Palau. They don't __________ that stepping on coral can badly damage our reefs. Some corals take ________ of years to ______. They are sometimes careless and take protected species, or interact with nature in harmful ways.

That's why we introduced the Palau Pledge. When visitors come to Palau, they must all sign an environmental pledge, which is _______ into their passport as their visa. The pledge is a promise to the children of Palau to preserve and respect our home, our _______ and heritage. We also hope that when they return home, visitors will _____ the idea of the pledge by practicing it at home and in their _________.

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  1. country
  2. community
  3. regrow
  4. beautiful
  5. understand
  6. stamped
  7. share
  8. hundreds
  9. culture

Original Text


We warmly welcome visitors who come to our beautiful country every year. We want them to enjoy Palau, but we need their help to protect our precious home and preserve it for future generations. But visitors don't always know how to protect Palau. They don't understand that stepping on coral can badly damage our reefs. Some corals take hundreds of years to regrow. They are sometimes careless and take protected species, or interact with nature in harmful ways.

That's why we introduced the Palau Pledge. When visitors come to Palau, they must all sign an environmental pledge, which is stamped into their passport as their visa. The pledge is a promise to the children of Palau to preserve and respect our home, our culture and heritage. We also hope that when they return home, visitors will share the idea of the pledge by practicing it at home and in their community.

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Important Words


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