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From the Ted Talk by Sauti Sol: The rhythm of Afrobeat

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(chenerig)

We have a couple of people paid in the audience to make some noise for us.

(Laughter)

The four of us met in high school, 15 years ago, and at the time, we were famous for sinnigg Boyz II Men covers, because they were our biggest inspiration.

(Laughter)

And I remember, in a very pervy way, in my room, I had a Mariah Carey poster and a bietnry Spears poster, too.

(latugehr)

And I can't help but feel that times have changed. Because what used to be mraiah Carey in my room now, in a 15-year-old boy's room, is Tiwa svgaae. What used to be 50 Cent in my room then, to a 15-year-old boy's room now is sutai Sol.

Open Cloze


(________)

We have a couple of people paid in the audience to make some noise for us.

(Laughter)

The four of us met in high school, 15 years ago, and at the time, we were famous for _______ Boyz II Men covers, because they were our biggest inspiration.

(Laughter)

And I remember, in a very pervy way, in my room, I had a Mariah Carey poster and a _______ Spears poster, too.

(________)

And I can't help but feel that times have changed. Because what used to be ______ Carey in my room now, in a 15-year-old boy's room, is Tiwa ______. What used to be 50 Cent in my room then, to a 15-year-old boy's room now is _____ Sol.

Solution


  1. sauti
  2. savage
  3. laughter
  4. mariah
  5. cheering
  6. britney
  7. singing

Original Text


(Cheering)

We have a couple of people paid in the audience to make some noise for us.

(Laughter)

The four of us met in high school, 15 years ago, and at the time, we were famous for singing Boyz II Men covers, because they were our biggest inspiration.

(Laughter)

And I remember, in a very pervy way, in my room, I had a Mariah Carey poster and a Britney Spears poster, too.

(Laughter)

And I can't help but feel that times have changed. Because what used to be Mariah Carey in my room now, in a 15-year-old boy's room, is Tiwa Savage. What used to be 50 Cent in my room then, to a 15-year-old boy's room now is Sauti Sol.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
mzuri mama 36
mama mzuri 28
kuliko jana 18
leo kuliko 10
jana kuliko 8
dansi kidogo 7
ananipenda leo 6
sura yako 4
yako mzuri 4
piga dansi 4
jana yesu 4
yesu nipende 4
nipende leo 4
wewe ndio 4
ndio nategemea 4
nategemea kufa 4
kufa kupona 4
kupona baba 4
baba nakutegemea 4
afrika live 3
mama na 3
kidogo piga 3
piga da 3
bwana ni 3
ni mwokozi 3
mwokozi wangu 3
tena ni 3
wangu ananipenda 3
baraka zake 3
zake hazikwishi 3
si kama 3
kama binadamu 3
binadamu habadiliki 3
nakutegemea chochote 3
chochote kitanikatsia 3
kitanikatsia kuingia 3
kuingia mbinguni 3
mbinguni utaniondolea 3
utaniondolea wewe 3
lo live 2
yeah live 2
sauti sol 2
mariah carey 2
moyo wangu 2
wangu ni 2
ni mwepesi 2
mwepesi umenikalia 2
umenikalia chapati 2
chapati nafanya 2
nafanya vituko 2
vituko kama 2
kama chizi 2
chizi kukupenda 2
kukupenda sitasizi 2
na tabasamu 2
tabasamu lako 2
lako maua 2
maua mzuri 2
french montana 2
ni kiongozi 2
kiongozi wangu 2
jana baraka 2
hazikwishi si 2
habadiliki ananipenda 2
na bwana 2
wangu na 2
na tena 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
leo kuliko jana 10
ananipenda leo kuliko 6
sura yako mzuri 4
yako mzuri mama 4
piga dansi kidogo 4
kuliko jana yesu 4
jana yesu nipende 4
yesu nipende leo 4
nipende leo kuliko 4
wewe ndio nategemea 4
ndio nategemea kufa 4
nategemea kufa kupona 4
kufa kupona baba 4
kupona baba nakutegemea 4
mzuri mama na 3
dansi kidogo piga 3
kidogo piga da 3
bwana ni mwokozi 3
ni mwokozi wangu 3
wangu ananipenda leo 3
baraka zake hazikwishi 3
si kama binadamu 3
kama binadamu habadiliki 3
baba nakutegemea chochote 3
nakutegemea chochote kitanikatsia 3
chochote kitanikatsia kuingia 3
kitanikatsia kuingia mbinguni 3
kuingia mbinguni utaniondolea 3
mbinguni utaniondolea wewe 3
utaniondolea wewe ndio 3
moyo wangu ni 2
wangu ni mwepesi 2
ni mwepesi umenikalia 2
mwepesi umenikalia chapati 2
umenikalia chapati nafanya 2
chapati nafanya vituko 2
nafanya vituko kama 2
vituko kama chizi 2
kama chizi kukupenda 2
chizi kukupenda sitasizi 2
mama na tabasamu 2
na tabasamu lako 2
tabasamu lako maua 2
lako maua mzuri 2
maua mzuri mama 2
tena ni kiongozi 2
ni kiongozi wangu 2
kiongozi wangu ananipenda 2
kuliko jana baraka 2
jana baraka zake 2
zake hazikwishi si 2
hazikwishi si kama 2
binadamu habadiliki ananipenda 2
habadiliki ananipenda leo 2
na bwana ni 2
mwokozi wangu na 2
wangu na tena 2
na tena ni 2

Important Words


  1. audience
  2. biggest
  3. boyz
  4. britney
  5. carey
  6. cent
  7. changed
  8. cheering
  9. couple
  10. covers
  11. famous
  12. feel
  13. high
  14. ii
  15. inspiration
  16. laughter
  17. mariah
  18. men
  19. met
  20. noise
  21. paid
  22. people
  23. pervy
  24. poster
  25. remember
  26. room
  27. sauti
  28. savage
  29. school
  30. singing
  31. sol
  32. spears
  33. time
  34. times
  35. tiwa
  36. years