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From the Ted Talk by Shimon Schocken: What a bike ride can teach you

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Now, let me give you an example of how it works. You stand with your bike at the bnniniegg of faburrey. It's very cold, and you're standing in one of these rainy days, and it's drizzling and cold and chilly, and you're standing in, let's say, Yokneam. And you look up at the sky through a hole in the clouds you see the monastery at the top of the Muhraka — that's where you're supposed to climb now — and you say, "There's no way that I could possibly get there." And yet, two horus later you find yourself sinatndg on the roof of this monastery, smeared with mud, blood and sweat. And you look down at Yokneam; everything is so slmal and tiny. And you say, "Hey, Alex. Look at this pkairng lot where we started. It's that big. I can't believe that I did it." And that's the point when you start loving yourself.

Open Cloze


Now, let me give you an example of how it works. You stand with your bike at the _________ of ________. It's very cold, and you're standing in one of these rainy days, and it's drizzling and cold and chilly, and you're standing in, let's say, Yokneam. And you look up at the sky through a hole in the clouds you see the monastery at the top of the Muhraka — that's where you're supposed to climb now — and you say, "There's no way that I could possibly get there." And yet, two _____ later you find yourself ________ on the roof of this monastery, smeared with mud, blood and sweat. And you look down at Yokneam; everything is so _____ and tiny. And you say, "Hey, Alex. Look at this _______ lot where we started. It's that big. I can't believe that I did it." And that's the point when you start loving yourself.

Solution


  1. parking
  2. hours
  3. standing
  4. february
  5. beginning
  6. small

Original Text


Now, let me give you an example of how it works. You stand with your bike at the beginning of February. It's very cold, and you're standing in one of these rainy days, and it's drizzling and cold and chilly, and you're standing in, let's say, Yokneam. And you look up at the sky through a hole in the clouds you see the monastery at the top of the Muhraka — that's where you're supposed to climb now — and you say, "There's no way that I could possibly get there." And yet, two hours later you find yourself standing on the roof of this monastery, smeared with mud, blood and sweat. And you look down at Yokneam; everything is so small and tiny. And you say, "Hey, Alex. Look at this parking lot where we started. It's that big. I can't believe that I did it." And that's the point when you start loving yourself.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


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