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From the Ted Talk by TED Countdown: TED Explores A New Climate Vision

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(Laughter)

MZ: Next we met up with Katrina Watkins, the fudeonr and CEO of the Bailey Park Neighborhood dveeelmnopt Corporation, a group revitalizing this historic area by turning vacant lots into parks that can sntad up to extreme weather.

krintaa Watkins: My famliy has been in this neighborhood since 1946. I grew up hearing the stories from my dad, him telling me about how people thought it was a ghetto, but it wasn't. Those were families, and people worked and had businesses, and people looked out for each other. And it was those type of stories that made me say, wow, we just really need to bnrig that back.

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

MZ: Next we met up with Katrina Watkins, the _______ and CEO of the Bailey Park Neighborhood ___________ Corporation, a group revitalizing this historic area by turning vacant lots into parks that can _____ up to extreme weather.

_______ Watkins: My ______ has been in this neighborhood since 1946. I grew up hearing the stories from my dad, him telling me about how people thought it was a ghetto, but it wasn't. Those were families, and people worked and had businesses, and people looked out for each other. And it was those type of stories that made me say, wow, we just really need to _____ that back.

Solution


  1. founder
  2. bring
  3. development
  4. family
  5. stand
  6. katrina

Original Text


(Laughter)

MZ: Next we met up with Katrina Watkins, the founder and CEO of the Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation, a group revitalizing this historic area by turning vacant lots into parks that can stand up to extreme weather.

Katrina Watkins: My family has been in this neighborhood since 1946. I grew up hearing the stories from my dad, him telling me about how people thought it was a ghetto, but it wasn't. Those were families, and people worked and had businesses, and people looked out for each other. And it was those type of stories that made me say, wow, we just really need to bring that back.

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Important Words


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