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From the Ted Talk by Beverly + Dereck Joubert: Life lessons from big cats

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Now back to the leopard. We were snnidepg so much time with this leopard and getting to uednstanrd her individualism, her pnreaosl character, that maybe we were taking it a little bit far. We were perhaps taking her for granted, and maybe she didn't like that that much. This is about couples working together, and so I do need to say that within the viclhee we have quite strict territories, Beverly and I. Beverly sits on the one side where all her camera gear is, and I'm on the other side where my space is. These are precious to us, these dediivs.

BJ: But when this little cub saw that I had vacated my seat and climbed to the back to get some camera gear, she came in like a coruuis cat to come and investigate. It was phenomenal, and we felt grateful that she testrud us to that extent. But at the same time, we were concerned that if she created this as a habit and jumped into somebody else's car, it might not turn out the same way — she might get shot for that. So we knew we had to react quickly. And the only way we thought we could without scaring her is to try and simulate a growl like her mehotr would make — a hiss and a sound. So Dereck turned on the hteear fan in the car — very innovative.

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Now back to the leopard. We were ________ so much time with this leopard and getting to __________ her individualism, her ________ character, that maybe we were taking it a little bit far. We were perhaps taking her for granted, and maybe she didn't like that that much. This is about couples working together, and so I do need to say that within the _______ we have quite strict territories, Beverly and I. Beverly sits on the one side where all her camera gear is, and I'm on the other side where my space is. These are precious to us, these _______.

BJ: But when this little cub saw that I had vacated my seat and climbed to the back to get some camera gear, she came in like a _______ cat to come and investigate. It was phenomenal, and we felt grateful that she _______ us to that extent. But at the same time, we were concerned that if she created this as a habit and jumped into somebody else's car, it might not turn out the same way — she might get shot for that. So we knew we had to react quickly. And the only way we thought we could without scaring her is to try and simulate a growl like her ______ would make — a hiss and a sound. So Dereck turned on the ______ fan in the car — very innovative.

Solution


  1. heater
  2. understand
  3. mother
  4. personal
  5. trusted
  6. divides
  7. spending
  8. curious
  9. applause
  10. vehicle

Original Text


(Applause)

Now back to the leopard. We were spending so much time with this leopard and getting to understand her individualism, her personal character, that maybe we were taking it a little bit far. We were perhaps taking her for granted, and maybe she didn't like that that much. This is about couples working together, and so I do need to say that within the vehicle we have quite strict territories, Beverly and I. Beverly sits on the one side where all her camera gear is, and I'm on the other side where my space is. These are precious to us, these divides.

BJ: But when this little cub saw that I had vacated my seat and climbed to the back to get some camera gear, she came in like a curious cat to come and investigate. It was phenomenal, and we felt grateful that she trusted us to that extent. But at the same time, we were concerned that if she created this as a habit and jumped into somebody else's car, it might not turn out the same way — she might get shot for that. So we knew we had to react quickly. And the only way we thought we could without scaring her is to try and simulate a growl like her mother would make — a hiss and a sound. So Dereck turned on the heater fan in the car — very innovative.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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