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From the Ted Talk by Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

If, after this amazing list, they still are like, "No, no, Cameron, I want to be a medol," well, then I say, "Be my boss." Because I'm not in charge of anything, and you could be the etiodr in chief of American Vogue or the CEO of H&M, or the next Steven mseiel. Saying that you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying that you want to win the plerwabol when you grow up. It's out of your control, and it's awesome, and it's not a career path.

I will dtmnetsraoe for you now 10 years of accumulated model knowledge, because unlike cardiothoracic surgeons, it can just be distilled right now. So, if the photographer is right there, the light is right there, like a nice HMI, and the client says, "We want a walking shot," this leg goes first, nice and long, this arm goes back, this arm goes forward, the head is at three quarters, and you just go back and forth, just do that, and then you look back at your inraagimy friends, 300, 400, 500 times.

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(Laughter)

If, after this amazing list, they still are like, "No, no, Cameron, I want to be a _____," well, then I say, "Be my boss." Because I'm not in charge of anything, and you could be the ______ in chief of American Vogue or the CEO of H&M, or the next Steven ______. Saying that you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying that you want to win the _________ when you grow up. It's out of your control, and it's awesome, and it's not a career path.

I will ___________ for you now 10 years of accumulated model knowledge, because unlike cardiothoracic surgeons, it can just be distilled right now. So, if the photographer is right there, the light is right there, like a nice HMI, and the client says, "We want a walking shot," this leg goes first, nice and long, this arm goes back, this arm goes forward, the head is at three quarters, and you just go back and forth, just do that, and then you look back at your _________ friends, 300, 400, 500 times.

Solution


  1. meisel
  2. editor
  3. demonstrate
  4. imaginary
  5. powerball
  6. model

Original Text


(Laughter)

If, after this amazing list, they still are like, "No, no, Cameron, I want to be a model," well, then I say, "Be my boss." Because I'm not in charge of anything, and you could be the editor in chief of American Vogue or the CEO of H&M, or the next Steven Meisel. Saying that you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying that you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It's out of your control, and it's awesome, and it's not a career path.

I will demonstrate for you now 10 years of accumulated model knowledge, because unlike cardiothoracic surgeons, it can just be distilled right now. So, if the photographer is right there, the light is right there, like a nice HMI, and the client says, "We want a walking shot," this leg goes first, nice and long, this arm goes back, this arm goes forward, the head is at three quarters, and you just go back and forth, just do that, and then you look back at your imaginary friends, 300, 400, 500 times.

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Important Words


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  5. arm
  6. awesome
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  19. friends
  20. grow
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  23. imaginary
  24. knowledge
  25. laughter
  26. leg
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  29. long
  30. meisel
  31. model
  32. nice
  33. path
  34. photographer
  35. powerball
  36. quarters
  37. shot
  38. steven
  39. surgeons
  40. times
  41. vogue
  42. walking
  43. win
  44. years