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From the Ted Talk by Alexandra Auer: The intangible effects of walls

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In the case of an etnmeerlay school, parents play a very big role in shaping the ervyeady life and the environment of their children. So I knew that if I wanted to make a difference, I had to somehow show them, too, how much they have in common with the other side. But for pneatrs, this was a lot more difficult, because most of them speak different languages, work different jobs with different iomecns, live in different social circles, believe in different religions, ernexpeice different cultures and share different values. And then there was me, a student, different in all of these aspects again. So how could I show them how much they have in cmmoon?

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In the case of an __________ school, parents play a very big role in shaping the ________ life and the environment of their children. So I knew that if I wanted to make a difference, I had to somehow show them, too, how much they have in common with the other side. But for _______, this was a lot more difficult, because most of them speak different languages, work different jobs with different _______, live in different social circles, believe in different religions, __________ different cultures and share different values. And then there was me, a student, different in all of these aspects again. So how could I show them how much they have in ______?

Solution


  1. elementary
  2. parents
  3. common
  4. experience
  5. incomes
  6. everyday

Original Text


In the case of an elementary school, parents play a very big role in shaping the everyday life and the environment of their children. So I knew that if I wanted to make a difference, I had to somehow show them, too, how much they have in common with the other side. But for parents, this was a lot more difficult, because most of them speak different languages, work different jobs with different incomes, live in different social circles, believe in different religions, experience different cultures and share different values. And then there was me, a student, different in all of these aspects again. So how could I show them how much they have in common?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
mental wall 11
mental walls 4
berlin wall 3
physical walls 3
people living 3
build walls 2
walls empower 2
gated communities 2


Important Words


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  11. environment
  12. everyday
  13. experience
  14. incomes
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  17. languages
  18. life
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  30. social
  31. speak
  32. student
  33. values
  34. wanted
  35. work