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From the Ted Talk by Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

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But finally, the great day arrived. Mahmoud was going to be dichesgrad with his new legs. It was April, I remember, a very beautiful day. April in Kabul is beautiful, full of roses, full of flowers. We could not possibly stay indoors, with all these sandbags at the windows. Very sad, dark. So we chose a small spot in the garden. And Mahmoud put on his prostheses, the other patients did the same, and they started panciictrg for the last time before being discharged.

Suddenly, they started fighting. Two guorps of Mujahideen started fnigihtg. We could hear in the air the betllus pisansg. So we dashed, all of us, towards the setlher. Mahmoud grabbed his son, I grabbed someone else. Everybody was grabbing something. And we ran. You know, 50 meters can be a long dtsicane if you are totally exposed, but we managed to reach the shelter. Inside, all of us panting, I sat a moemnt and I hraed Rafi telling his father, "Father, you can run faster than me." (Laughter) And Mahmoud, "Of course I can. I can run, and now you can go to school. No need of staying with me all the day punhisg my wheelchair." Later on, we took them home. And I will never forget muohamd and his son walking together pushing the empty wheelchair. And then I understood, physical rheaiitiltabon is a priority. Dignity cannot wait for better teims.

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But finally, the great day arrived. Mahmoud was going to be __________ with his new legs. It was April, I remember, a very beautiful day. April in Kabul is beautiful, full of roses, full of flowers. We could not possibly stay indoors, with all these sandbags at the windows. Very sad, dark. So we chose a small spot in the garden. And Mahmoud put on his prostheses, the other patients did the same, and they started __________ for the last time before being discharged.

Suddenly, they started fighting. Two ______ of Mujahideen started ________. We could hear in the air the _______ _______. So we dashed, all of us, towards the _______. Mahmoud grabbed his son, I grabbed someone else. Everybody was grabbing something. And we ran. You know, 50 meters can be a long ________ if you are totally exposed, but we managed to reach the shelter. Inside, all of us panting, I sat a ______ and I _____ Rafi telling his father, "Father, you can run faster than me." (Laughter) And Mahmoud, "Of course I can. I can run, and now you can go to school. No need of staying with me all the day _______ my wheelchair." Later on, we took them home. And I will never forget _______ and his son walking together pushing the empty wheelchair. And then I understood, physical ______________ is a priority. Dignity cannot wait for better _____.

Solution


  1. pushing
  2. shelter
  3. discharged
  4. bullets
  5. rehabilitation
  6. times
  7. distance
  8. passing
  9. mahmoud
  10. moment
  11. groups
  12. practicing
  13. fighting
  14. heard

Original Text


But finally, the great day arrived. Mahmoud was going to be discharged with his new legs. It was April, I remember, a very beautiful day. April in Kabul is beautiful, full of roses, full of flowers. We could not possibly stay indoors, with all these sandbags at the windows. Very sad, dark. So we chose a small spot in the garden. And Mahmoud put on his prostheses, the other patients did the same, and they started practicing for the last time before being discharged.

Suddenly, they started fighting. Two groups of Mujahideen started fighting. We could hear in the air the bullets passing. So we dashed, all of us, towards the shelter. Mahmoud grabbed his son, I grabbed someone else. Everybody was grabbing something. And we ran. You know, 50 meters can be a long distance if you are totally exposed, but we managed to reach the shelter. Inside, all of us panting, I sat a moment and I heard Rafi telling his father, "Father, you can run faster than me." (Laughter) And Mahmoud, "Of course I can. I can run, and now you can go to school. No need of staying with me all the day pushing my wheelchair." Later on, we took them home. And I will never forget Mahmoud and his son walking together pushing the empty wheelchair. And then I understood, physical rehabilitation is a priority. Dignity cannot wait for better times.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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  29. home
  30. indoors
  31. kabul
  32. laughter
  33. legs
  34. long
  35. mahmoud
  36. managed
  37. meters
  38. moment
  39. mujahideen
  40. panting
  41. passing
  42. patients
  43. physical
  44. possibly
  45. practicing
  46. priority
  47. prostheses
  48. pushing
  49. put
  50. rafi
  51. ran
  52. reach
  53. rehabilitation
  54. remember
  55. roses
  56. run
  57. sad
  58. sandbags
  59. sat
  60. school
  61. shelter
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  63. son
  64. spot
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  69. telling
  70. time
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  72. totally
  73. understood
  74. wait
  75. walking
  76. wheelchair
  77. windows