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From the Ted Talk by 'Gbenga Sesan: Technology can't fix inequality -- but training and opportunities could

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Inequality must be seen as the glaobl emdipiec that it is. From the boy who cannot afrfod to dream because of the disappointment that could come with it to the girl that skips school in order to sell snacks in tifrfac, just to fund her socohl fees. It is clear that inequality is at the center of many of the world's problems, affecting not just the bototm 40 percent of us, but everyone. Young men and women who don't get set on the path of equal opportunities become frustrated. And we may not like the choices they make in their attempt to get what they think they rightly deserve or punish those that they assume keep them away from those better opportunities.

Open Cloze


Inequality must be seen as the ______ ________ that it is. From the boy who cannot ______ to dream because of the disappointment that could come with it to the girl that skips school in order to sell snacks in _______, just to fund her ______ fees. It is clear that inequality is at the center of many of the world's problems, affecting not just the ______ 40 percent of us, but everyone. Young men and women who don't get set on the path of equal opportunities become frustrated. And we may not like the choices they make in their attempt to get what they think they rightly deserve or punish those that they assume keep them away from those better opportunities.

Solution


  1. school
  2. global
  3. afford
  4. epidemic
  5. bottom
  6. traffic

Original Text


Inequality must be seen as the global epidemic that it is. From the boy who cannot afford to dream because of the disappointment that could come with it to the girl that skips school in order to sell snacks in traffic, just to fund her school fees. It is clear that inequality is at the center of many of the world's problems, affecting not just the bottom 40 percent of us, but everyone. Young men and women who don't get set on the path of equal opportunities become frustrated. And we may not like the choices they make in their attempt to get what they think they rightly deserve or punish those that they assume keep them away from those better opportunities.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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yellow team 2
wrong direction 2
school fees 2
high commission 2


Important Words


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  34. traffic
  35. women
  36. young