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From the Ted Talk by Bonnie Hancock: My epic journey becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia

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A ski is basically a kyaak, but built to withstand wind and slewls and everything thrown up by the oecan. It's six meters long, just 45 centimeters across at its widest point, and made of carbon fiber, it weighs eight kilograms. Oh, I'll also need a spporut catamaran and a jet ski and a spkiper and crew crazy enough to come with me for the jreouny. It's going to cost a really significant amount of mneoy too. And my husband and I have sold our cars, but our sacrifice is just a drop in the ocean of funds needed.

This call today is my opportunity to land a sponsorship deal which will enable me to start the paddle. And 15 minutes after the start of that call, I received the life-changing "yes" I've been seeking. Which gives me six months to plan the journey. To fiurge out what direction I'm going to paddle in -- ckcwlsioe -- how to stay safe, and how to film the journey. But despite the challenges that lay ahead, it finally feels real. In December, I will set out to cover every meter of regugd, unforgiving coastline of asurlatia.

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A ski is basically a _____, but built to withstand wind and ______ and everything thrown up by the _____. It's six meters long, just 45 centimeters across at its widest point, and made of carbon fiber, it weighs eight kilograms. Oh, I'll also need a _______ catamaran and a jet ski and a _______ and crew crazy enough to come with me for the _______. It's going to cost a really significant amount of _____ too. And my husband and I have sold our cars, but our sacrifice is just a drop in the ocean of funds needed.

This call today is my opportunity to land a sponsorship deal which will enable me to start the paddle. And 15 minutes after the start of that call, I received the life-changing "yes" I've been seeking. Which gives me six months to plan the journey. To ______ out what direction I'm going to paddle in -- _________ -- how to stay safe, and how to film the journey. But despite the challenges that lay ahead, it finally feels real. In December, I will set out to cover every meter of ______, unforgiving coastline of _________.

Solution


  1. kayak
  2. figure
  3. ocean
  4. journey
  5. skipper
  6. swells
  7. money
  8. rugged
  9. australia
  10. clockwise
  11. support

Original Text


A ski is basically a kayak, but built to withstand wind and swells and everything thrown up by the ocean. It's six meters long, just 45 centimeters across at its widest point, and made of carbon fiber, it weighs eight kilograms. Oh, I'll also need a support catamaran and a jet ski and a skipper and crew crazy enough to come with me for the journey. It's going to cost a really significant amount of money too. And my husband and I have sold our cars, but our sacrifice is just a drop in the ocean of funds needed.

This call today is my opportunity to land a sponsorship deal which will enable me to start the paddle. And 15 minutes after the start of that call, I received the life-changing "yes" I've been seeking. Which gives me six months to plan the journey. To figure out what direction I'm going to paddle in -- clockwise -- how to stay safe, and how to film the journey. But despite the challenges that lay ahead, it finally feels real. In December, I will set out to cover every meter of rugged, unforgiving coastline of Australia.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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world record 2
game face 2


Important Words


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