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From the Ted Talk by Helen Marriage: Public art that turns cities into playgrounds of the imagination

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Except a story told by a fnrceh company: a saga about a little girl and a giant elephant that came to visit for four days. And all I had to do was persuade the public authorities that shutting the city for four days was something cpelmotely nrmoal.

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No traffic, just ppleoe enjoying themselves, coming out to marvel and wnitses this edaanriortxry artistic eodevnar by the French theater company Royal de Luxe.

It was a seven-year journey, with me saying to a group of men — almost always men — sitting in a room, "Eh, it's like a fairy story with a little girl and this giant elephant, and they come to town for four days and everybody gets to come and watch and play." And they would go, "Why would we do this? Is it for something? Is it celebrating a presidential visit? Is it the Entente cralidoe between France and England? Is it for charity? Are you trying to raise money?" And I'd say, "None of these things." And they'd say, "Why would we do this?"

Open Cloze


Except a story told by a ______ company: a saga about a little girl and a giant elephant that came to visit for four days. And all I had to do was persuade the public authorities that shutting the city for four days was something __________ ______.

(________)

No traffic, just ______ enjoying themselves, coming out to marvel and _______ this _____________ artistic ________ by the French theater company Royal de Luxe.

It was a seven-year journey, with me saying to a group of men — almost always men — sitting in a room, "Eh, it's like a fairy story with a little girl and this giant elephant, and they come to town for four days and everybody gets to come and watch and play." And they would go, "Why would we do this? Is it for something? Is it celebrating a presidential visit? Is it the Entente ________ between France and England? Is it for charity? Are you trying to raise money?" And I'd say, "None of these things." And they'd say, "Why would we do this?"

Solution


  1. people
  2. normal
  3. french
  4. laughter
  5. witness
  6. cordiale
  7. extraordinary
  8. completely
  9. endeavor

Original Text


Except a story told by a French company: a saga about a little girl and a giant elephant that came to visit for four days. And all I had to do was persuade the public authorities that shutting the city for four days was something completely normal.

(Laughter)

No traffic, just people enjoying themselves, coming out to marvel and witness this extraordinary artistic endeavor by the French theater company Royal de Luxe.

It was a seven-year journey, with me saying to a group of men — almost always men — sitting in a room, "Eh, it's like a fairy story with a little girl and this giant elephant, and they come to town for four days and everybody gets to come and watch and play." And they would go, "Why would we do this? Is it for something? Is it celebrating a presidential visit? Is it the Entente Cordiale between France and England? Is it for charity? Are you trying to raise money?" And I'd say, "None of these things." And they'd say, "Why would we do this?"

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