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From the Ted Talk by George Zaidan: The thing in your kitchen most likely to kill you

Unscramble the Blue Letters


aodovacs may seem innocent, but these oblong fruits sent almost 9,000 people to US ecneemgry rooms in 2018 alone. iurejins sustained by hacking at the pit or sclniig while holding the fruit have become so common, dtoocrs have dubbed them avocado hand. Of course, there is a safer way to cut avocados. But knives are just one of the hazards kitchens harbor.

In the US, between 2011 and 2022, the deadliest kitchen appliances were ovens and ranges— appliances that are stoves and ovens in one. They took lives by csnuaig fires and leaking carbon monoxide, a gas that can cause suffocation at high concentrations.

Open Cloze


________ may seem innocent, but these oblong fruits sent almost 9,000 people to US _________ rooms in 2018 alone. ________ sustained by hacking at the pit or _______ while holding the fruit have become so common, _______ have dubbed them avocado hand. Of course, there is a safer way to cut avocados. But knives are just one of the hazards kitchens harbor.

In the US, between 2011 and 2022, the deadliest kitchen appliances were ovens and ranges— appliances that are stoves and ovens in one. They took lives by _______ fires and leaking carbon monoxide, a gas that can cause suffocation at high concentrations.

Solution


  1. doctors
  2. slicing
  3. emergency
  4. causing
  5. avocados
  6. injuries

Original Text


Avocados may seem innocent, but these oblong fruits sent almost 9,000 people to US emergency rooms in 2018 alone. Injuries sustained by hacking at the pit or slicing while holding the fruit have become so common, doctors have dubbed them avocado hand. Of course, there is a safer way to cut avocados. But knives are just one of the hazards kitchens harbor.

In the US, between 2011 and 2022, the deadliest kitchen appliances were ovens and ranges— appliances that are stoves and ovens in one. They took lives by causing fires and leaking carbon monoxide, a gas that can cause suffocation at high concentrations.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
solid fuels 3
gas stoves 3
air pollution 2
indoor air 2
natural gas 2


Important Words


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  31. oblong
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  37. slicing
  38. stoves
  39. suffocation
  40. sustained