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From the Ted Talk by Keith Bellows: The camel's hump

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I'm going to show you another film. But before I do, I just want to mitoenn that this aanmil truly is a sort of the SUV of the sand, the ship of the desert. It's so vaitl to the inhabitants of the areas in which the camel is found, lleagry Mongolia and Sahara, that there are 160 words in Arabic to dsreicbe the caeml. And if this is a cutrraee that was designed by committee, it's certainly been like no committee I've ever been on. So here's what Suki would do in search of a mate. Can you roll it, please?

Camel seeking camel lsuty beast desires aatcitrvte and sincere mate. I'm seven feet, 2,000 lbs., with brown hair and eyes, long legs — and I'm very well ... hung. I'm TED Camel. The perfect desert machine. I'm smartly dgeenisd. Eyelashes that keep out sand and a third eyelash that wokrs like a windshield wiper. A distinguished nose — with nostrils lined to filter out sand and dust and a groove that catches moisture. aizgmnaly full lips — that allow me to eat practically anything that grows. clusealos on my knees that let me kneel comfortably. Leathery cshet pads that beat the heat. Short fur that keeps my skin cool. Long legs that allow heat to escape. And my hump? Ogden Nash once wrote: "The camel has a single hump; the dromedary two, or else the other way around. I'm never sure. Are you?" Here's a hint: bacatrian. draoemrdy. My hump contains up to 80 lbs. of fat, but doesn't srote H2O. I'm built to last. I'm the go-to animal when the oasis is dry. I usually won't sweat until my body raehecs 105 ºF, enough to fry an egg. I'm able to lose 40% of my weight without dying. (Most anilmas would if they lost half that much.) I'll drink 5 to 7 gnolals of water a day. But go without for more than a month. I'm peowfrul. Able to pack up to 400 lbs. of cargo. Outrun a hsroe — And cover 26 meils on a good day. Camelot. Jackie O. once said that traveling by camel made riding an elephant seem like taking a jet plane. Yet my large, soft feet allow me to navigate sand. (Is that why the Bedouin cialm I can dance?) I'm a good provider, too. Bedouins call the camel the Gift of God. No surprise. Tents and rugs are made of my hair. My dried bones are prized as a sort of iovry. My dung is burned as fuel. My milk is used for cheese. "Camels are like angels," a bdeiuon once said.

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I'm going to show you another film. But before I do, I just want to _______ that this ______ truly is a sort of the SUV of the sand, the ship of the desert. It's so _____ to the inhabitants of the areas in which the camel is found, _______ Mongolia and Sahara, that there are 160 words in Arabic to ________ the _____. And if this is a ________ that was designed by committee, it's certainly been like no committee I've ever been on. So here's what Suki would do in search of a mate. Can you roll it, please?

Camel seeking camel _____ beast desires __________ and sincere mate. I'm seven feet, 2,000 lbs., with brown hair and eyes, long legs — and I'm very well ... hung. I'm TED Camel. The perfect desert machine. I'm smartly ________. Eyelashes that keep out sand and a third eyelash that _____ like a windshield wiper. A distinguished nose — with nostrils lined to filter out sand and dust and a groove that catches moisture. _________ full lips — that allow me to eat practically anything that grows. _________ on my knees that let me kneel comfortably. Leathery _____ pads that beat the heat. Short fur that keeps my skin cool. Long legs that allow heat to escape. And my hump? Ogden Nash once wrote: "The camel has a single hump; the dromedary two, or else the other way around. I'm never sure. Are you?" Here's a hint: _________. _________. My hump contains up to 80 lbs. of fat, but doesn't _____ H2O. I'm built to last. I'm the go-to animal when the oasis is dry. I usually won't sweat until my body _______ 105 ºF, enough to fry an egg. I'm able to lose 40% of my weight without dying. (Most _______ would if they lost half that much.) I'll drink 5 to 7 _______ of water a day. But go without for more than a month. I'm ________. Able to pack up to 400 lbs. of cargo. Outrun a _____ — And cover 26 _____ on a good day. Camelot. Jackie O. once said that traveling by camel made riding an elephant seem like taking a jet plane. Yet my large, soft feet allow me to navigate sand. (Is that why the Bedouin _____ I can dance?) I'm a good provider, too. Bedouins call the camel the Gift of God. No surprise. Tents and rugs are made of my hair. My dried bones are prized as a sort of _____. My dung is burned as fuel. My milk is used for cheese. "Camels are like angels," a _______ once said.

Solution


  1. store
  2. chest
  3. largely
  4. creature
  5. miles
  6. ivory
  7. powerful
  8. animal
  9. gallons
  10. describe
  11. reaches
  12. bedouin
  13. attractive
  14. works
  15. claim
  16. animals
  17. dromedary
  18. camel
  19. vital
  20. lusty
  21. horse
  22. designed
  23. amazingly
  24. mention
  25. bactarian
  26. callouses

Original Text


I'm going to show you another film. But before I do, I just want to mention that this animal truly is a sort of the SUV of the sand, the ship of the desert. It's so vital to the inhabitants of the areas in which the camel is found, largely Mongolia and Sahara, that there are 160 words in Arabic to describe the camel. And if this is a creature that was designed by committee, it's certainly been like no committee I've ever been on. So here's what Suki would do in search of a mate. Can you roll it, please?

Camel seeking camel Lusty beast desires attractive and sincere mate. I'm seven feet, 2,000 lbs., with brown hair and eyes, long legs — and I'm very well ... hung. I'm TED Camel. The perfect desert machine. I'm smartly designed. Eyelashes that keep out sand and a third eyelash that works like a windshield wiper. A distinguished nose — with nostrils lined to filter out sand and dust and a groove that catches moisture. Amazingly full lips — that allow me to eat practically anything that grows. Callouses on my knees that let me kneel comfortably. Leathery chest pads that beat the heat. Short fur that keeps my skin cool. Long legs that allow heat to escape. And my hump? Ogden Nash once wrote: "The camel has a single hump; the dromedary two, or else the other way around. I'm never sure. Are you?" Here's a hint: Bactarian. Dromedary. My hump contains up to 80 lbs. of fat, but doesn't store H2O. I'm built to last. I'm the go-to animal when the oasis is dry. I usually won't sweat until my body reaches 105 ºF, enough to fry an egg. I'm able to lose 40% of my weight without dying. (Most animals would if they lost half that much.) I'll drink 5 to 7 gallons of water a day. But go without for more than a month. I'm powerful. Able to pack up to 400 lbs. of cargo. Outrun a horse — And cover 26 miles on a good day. Camelot. Jackie O. once said that traveling by camel made riding an elephant seem like taking a jet plane. Yet my large, soft feet allow me to navigate sand. (Is that why the Bedouin claim I can dance?) I'm a good provider, too. Bedouins call the camel the Gift of God. No surprise. Tents and rugs are made of my hair. My dried bones are prized as a sort of ivory. My dung is burned as fuel. My milk is used for cheese. "Camels are like angels," a Bedouin once said.

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Important Words


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