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From the Ted Talk by Lizzo: The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

I used to think that only asses like J.Lo’s or Beyoncé’s could be famous. I never thought that could happen to me. I always felt like my body type wasn’t the right one or the desirable one ginrowg up, because I grew up in an era where having a big ass wasn’t mainstream. I grew up watching movies where women were like, “Does my ass look fat in this?” like it was a bad thing.

(Laughter)

I felt like the ass odds were against me, but baby — (lughas) this badonkadonkdonk was going palces.

(creehs and applause)

My ass has been the topic of conversation, my ass has been in mnieaazgs. ranhnia gave my ass a standing ovation.

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

I used to think that only asses like J.Lo’s or Beyoncé’s could be famous. I never thought that could happen to me. I always felt like my body type wasn’t the right one or the desirable one _______ up, because I grew up in an era where having a big ass wasn’t mainstream. I grew up watching movies where women were like, “Does my ass look fat in this?” like it was a bad thing.

(Laughter)

I felt like the ass odds were against me, but baby — (______) this badonkadonkdonk was going ______.

(______ and applause)

My ass has been the topic of conversation, my ass has been in _________. _______ gave my ass a standing ovation.

Solution


  1. cheers
  2. places
  3. rihanna
  4. growing
  5. laughs
  6. magazines

Original Text


(Laughter)

I used to think that only asses like J.Lo’s or Beyoncé’s could be famous. I never thought that could happen to me. I always felt like my body type wasn’t the right one or the desirable one growing up, because I grew up in an era where having a big ass wasn’t mainstream. I grew up watching movies where women were like, “Does my ass look fat in this?” like it was a bad thing.

(Laughter)

I felt like the ass odds were against me, but baby — (Laughs) this badonkadonkdonk was going places.

(Cheers and applause)

My ass has been the topic of conversation, my ass has been in magazines. Rihanna gave my ass a standing ovation.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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