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From the Ted Talk by Maria Gallucci: The carbonless fuel that could change how we ship goods

Unscramble the Blue Letters


The maiimrte industry is at a pivotal moment in its long and storied history. Over the last few centuries, fossil fuels have powered the freighters that have transformed global trade, ccnnoitneg cotton fields to far-flung gnrmaet factories and bringing blueberries from one side of the equator to the other. Coal-powered steamships made it possible to travel farther and faster, and deiesl engines took this into overdrive. What began in the eraly 20th century as a humble canal boat puttering along with this tiny engine has since become giant container sihps that stretch as long as skyscrapers stand tall. We know that to keep the planet from warming further, we must completely trofrsnam the way that we power our homes, our cars and the fergehrtis that bring us all our precious stuff. The shipping industry must join the rest of the world in addressing climate canghe, and it could do that with the help of green aonmima.

Open Cloze


The ________ industry is at a pivotal moment in its long and storied history. Over the last few centuries, fossil fuels have powered the freighters that have transformed global trade, __________ cotton fields to far-flung _______ factories and bringing blueberries from one side of the equator to the other. Coal-powered steamships made it possible to travel farther and faster, and ______ engines took this into overdrive. What began in the _____ 20th century as a humble canal boat puttering along with this tiny engine has since become giant container _____ that stretch as long as skyscrapers stand tall. We know that to keep the planet from warming further, we must completely _________ the way that we power our homes, our cars and the __________ that bring us all our precious stuff. The shipping industry must join the rest of the world in addressing climate ______, and it could do that with the help of green _______.

Solution


  1. garment
  2. early
  3. change
  4. transform
  5. diesel
  6. connecting
  7. maritime
  8. ammonia
  9. ships
  10. freighters

Original Text


The maritime industry is at a pivotal moment in its long and storied history. Over the last few centuries, fossil fuels have powered the freighters that have transformed global trade, connecting cotton fields to far-flung garment factories and bringing blueberries from one side of the equator to the other. Coal-powered steamships made it possible to travel farther and faster, and diesel engines took this into overdrive. What began in the early 20th century as a humble canal boat puttering along with this tiny engine has since become giant container ships that stretch as long as skyscrapers stand tall. We know that to keep the planet from warming further, we must completely transform the way that we power our homes, our cars and the freighters that bring us all our precious stuff. The shipping industry must join the rest of the world in addressing climate change, and it could do that with the help of green ammonia.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
green ammonia 7
fossil fuels 4
shipping industry 3
cargo ship 2
container ships 2
fuel cells 2
electric cars 2
diesel engines 2


Important Words


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  48. rest
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  60. trade
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