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From the Ted Talk by Lord Nicholas Stern: The state of the climate — and what we might do about it


Unscramble the Blue Letters


Now, the growth of cihna is part of a dramatic change, fundamental change, in the structure of the world economy. Just 25 years ago, the developing countries, the poorer countries of the world, were, notwithstanding being the vast majority of the pleope, they accounted for only about a third of the world's output. Now it's more than half; 25 years from now, it will probably be two thirds from the countries that we saw 25 years ago as developing. That's a remarkable change. It menas that most countries around the world, rich or poor, are going to be fincag the two fundamental tnornotamriafss that I want to talk about and hiiglghht.

Open Cloze


Now, the growth of _____ is part of a dramatic change, fundamental change, in the structure of the world economy. Just 25 years ago, the developing countries, the poorer countries of the world, were, notwithstanding being the vast majority of the ______, they accounted for only about a third of the world's output. Now it's more than half; 25 years from now, it will probably be two thirds from the countries that we saw 25 years ago as developing. That's a remarkable change. It _____ that most countries around the world, rich or poor, are going to be ______ the two fundamental _______________ that I want to talk about and _________.

Solution


  1. highlight
  2. people
  3. china
  4. facing
  5. means
  6. transformations

Original Text


Now, the growth of China is part of a dramatic change, fundamental change, in the structure of the world economy. Just 25 years ago, the developing countries, the poorer countries of the world, were, notwithstanding being the vast majority of the people, they accounted for only about a third of the world's output. Now it's more than half; 25 years from now, it will probably be two thirds from the countries that we saw 25 years ago as developing. That's a remarkable change. It means that most countries around the world, rich or poor, are going to be facing the two fundamental transformations that I want to talk about and highlight.

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Important Words


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