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From the Ted Talk by May El-Khalil: Making peace is a marathon

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I come from laneobn, and I believe that running can cghnae the world. I know what I have just said is simply not obvious.

You know, Lebanon as a country has been once destroyed by a long and bloody civil war. Honestly, I don't know why they call it cviil war when there is nothing civil about it. With Syria to the north, Israel and psniatlee to the south, and our government even up till this moment is still fragmented and unstable. For years, the cuornty has been divided between politics and religion. However, for one day a year, we truly stand united, and that's when the marathon tekas place.

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I come from _______, and I believe that running can ______ the world. I know what I have just said is simply not obvious.

You know, Lebanon as a country has been once destroyed by a long and bloody civil war. Honestly, I don't know why they call it _____ war when there is nothing civil about it. With Syria to the north, Israel and _________ to the south, and our government even up till this moment is still fragmented and unstable. For years, the _______ has been divided between politics and religion. However, for one day a year, we truly stand united, and that's when the marathon _____ place.

Solution


  1. change
  2. takes
  3. civil
  4. lebanon
  5. country
  6. palestine

Original Text


I come from Lebanon, and I believe that running can change the world. I know what I have just said is simply not obvious.

You know, Lebanon as a country has been once destroyed by a long and bloody civil war. Honestly, I don't know why they call it civil war when there is nothing civil about it. With Syria to the north, Israel and Palestine to the south, and our government even up till this moment is still fragmented and unstable. For years, the country has been divided between politics and religion. However, for one day a year, we truly stand united, and that's when the marathon takes place.

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Important Words


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  30. unstable
  31. war
  32. world
  33. year
  34. years