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From the Ted Talk by Lisa Kristine: Photos that bear witness to modern slavery

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My interpreter told me their stories.

"We have no freedom," they said. "We hope still, though, that we could leave this house someday and go someplace else where we actually get paid for our deniyg."

It's estimated that more than 4,000 children are enslaved on Lake vlota, the largest man-made lake in the world. When we first arrived, I went to have a quick look. I saw what seemed to be a family fishing on a boat, two odler brothers, some younger kids, makes sense right? wrnog. They were all evnaseld. Children are taken from their fiealmis and trafficked and vanished, and they're forced to work endless hours on these boats on the lake, even though they do not know how to swim.

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My interpreter told me their stories.

"We have no freedom," they said. "We hope still, though, that we could leave this house someday and go someplace else where we actually get paid for our ______."

It's estimated that more than 4,000 children are enslaved on Lake _____, the largest man-made lake in the world. When we first arrived, I went to have a quick look. I saw what seemed to be a family fishing on a boat, two _____ brothers, some younger kids, makes sense right? _____. They were all ________. Children are taken from their ________ and trafficked and vanished, and they're forced to work endless hours on these boats on the lake, even though they do not know how to swim.

Solution


  1. volta
  2. dyeing
  3. enslaved
  4. families
  5. wrong
  6. older

Original Text


My interpreter told me their stories.

"We have no freedom," they said. "We hope still, though, that we could leave this house someday and go someplace else where we actually get paid for our dyeing."

It's estimated that more than 4,000 children are enslaved on Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in the world. When we first arrived, I went to have a quick look. I saw what seemed to be a family fishing on a boat, two older brothers, some younger kids, makes sense right? Wrong. They were all enslaved. Children are taken from their families and trafficked and vanished, and they're forced to work endless hours on these boats on the lake, even though they do not know how to swim.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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entire families 3
tree limbs 2
modern day 2
day slavery 2
enslaved people 2
children carrying 2

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modern day slavery 2

Important Words


  1. arrived
  2. boat
  3. boats
  4. brothers
  5. children
  6. dyeing
  7. endless
  8. enslaved
  9. estimated
  10. families
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  12. fishing
  13. forced
  14. freedom
  15. hope
  16. hours
  17. house
  18. interpreter
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  20. lake
  21. largest
  22. leave
  23. older
  24. paid
  25. quick
  26. sense
  27. someplace
  28. stories
  29. swim
  30. told
  31. trafficked
  32. vanished
  33. volta
  34. work
  35. world
  36. wrong
  37. younger