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From the Ted Talk by Seth Godin: The tribes we lead

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So sometimes I get invited to give weird talks. I got ivnited to speak to the people who dress up in big stuffed animal costumes to perform at sorniptg events. Unfortunately I couldn't go. But it got me thinking about the fact that these guys, at least most of them, know what it is that they do for a living. What they do is they dress up as seufftd amnlias and entertain people at sporting events.

Shortly after that I got invited to speak at the convention of the people who make balloon animals. And again, I couldn't go. But it's a fascinating group. They make boaolln animals. There is a big schism between the ones who make gospel animals and porn animals, but — (luaeghtr) they do a lot of really cool stuff with balloons. Sometimes they get in trouble, but not often. And the other thing about these guys is, they also know what they do for a lniivg. They make balloon animals.

Open Cloze


So sometimes I get invited to give weird talks. I got _______ to speak to the people who dress up in big stuffed animal costumes to perform at ________ events. Unfortunately I couldn't go. But it got me thinking about the fact that these guys, at least most of them, know what it is that they do for a living. What they do is they dress up as _______ _______ and entertain people at sporting events.

Shortly after that I got invited to speak at the convention of the people who make balloon animals. And again, I couldn't go. But it's a fascinating group. They make _______ animals. There is a big schism between the ones who make gospel animals and porn animals, but — (________) they do a lot of really cool stuff with balloons. Sometimes they get in trouble, but not often. And the other thing about these guys is, they also know what they do for a ______. They make balloon animals.

Solution


  1. balloon
  2. invited
  3. laughter
  4. animals
  5. living
  6. stuffed
  7. sporting

Original Text


So sometimes I get invited to give weird talks. I got invited to speak to the people who dress up in big stuffed animal costumes to perform at sporting events. Unfortunately I couldn't go. But it got me thinking about the fact that these guys, at least most of them, know what it is that they do for a living. What they do is they dress up as stuffed animals and entertain people at sporting events.

Shortly after that I got invited to speak at the convention of the people who make balloon animals. And again, I couldn't go. But it's a fascinating group. They make balloon animals. There is a big schism between the ones who make gospel animals and porn animals, but — (Laughter) they do a lot of really cool stuff with balloons. Sometimes they get in trouble, but not often. And the other thing about these guys is, they also know what they do for a living. They make balloon animals.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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sporting events 2
good news 2
white hats 2
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shoe store 2
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Important Words


  1. animal
  2. animals
  3. balloon
  4. balloons
  5. big
  6. convention
  7. cool
  8. costumes
  9. dress
  10. entertain
  11. events
  12. fact
  13. fascinating
  14. give
  15. gospel
  16. group
  17. guys
  18. invited
  19. laughter
  20. living
  21. lot
  22. people
  23. perform
  24. porn
  25. schism
  26. shortly
  27. speak
  28. sporting
  29. stuff
  30. stuffed
  31. talks
  32. thinking
  33. trouble
  34. weird