full transcript

From the Ted Talk by Ermias Kebreab: What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(ltegauhr)

In that first experiment, the emnisoiss were reduced by up to 67 percent.

(auaplspe)

And I thought at first, the equipment must have malfunctioned, but it was real.

But we are left with more questions than answers. Would the microbes in the gut get used to it and start producing methane over time? Would the seaweed be stable over a long period of time in storage? Would the taste be affected and the cows turn up their noses? Or would the seaweed affect the cows's health or milk production?

So we temaed up again to conduct another tiarl. Over a five-month period, we saw the seaweed that was hraeestvd three yares prior reduce emissions by over 80 percent.

Open Cloze


(________)

In that first experiment, the _________ were reduced by up to 67 percent.

(________)

And I thought at first, the equipment must have malfunctioned, but it was real.

But we are left with more questions than answers. Would the microbes in the gut get used to it and start producing methane over time? Would the seaweed be stable over a long period of time in storage? Would the taste be affected and the cows turn up their noses? Or would the seaweed affect the cows's health or milk production?

So we ______ up again to conduct another _____. Over a five-month period, we saw the seaweed that was _________ three _____ prior reduce emissions by over 80 percent.

Solution


  1. trial
  2. harvested
  3. years
  4. teamed
  5. laughter
  6. emissions
  7. applause

Original Text


(Laughter)

In that first experiment, the emissions were reduced by up to 67 percent.

(Applause)

And I thought at first, the equipment must have malfunctioned, but it was real.

But we are left with more questions than answers. Would the microbes in the gut get used to it and start producing methane over time? Would the seaweed be stable over a long period of time in storage? Would the taste be affected and the cows turn up their noses? Or would the seaweed affect the cows's health or milk production?

So we teamed up again to conduct another trial. Over a five-month period, we saw the seaweed that was harvested three years prior reduce emissions by over 80 percent.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
methane emissions 4
methane burps 3
reduce methane 3
greenhouse gas 2
methane problem 2
reduce emissions 2
offered seaweed 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
reduce methane emissions 2

Important Words


  1. affect
  2. affected
  3. answers
  4. applause
  5. conduct
  6. cows
  7. emissions
  8. equipment
  9. experiment
  10. gut
  11. harvested
  12. health
  13. laughter
  14. left
  15. long
  16. malfunctioned
  17. methane
  18. microbes
  19. milk
  20. noses
  21. percent
  22. period
  23. prior
  24. producing
  25. production
  26. questions
  27. real
  28. reduce
  29. reduced
  30. seaweed
  31. stable
  32. start
  33. storage
  34. taste
  35. teamed
  36. thought
  37. time
  38. trial
  39. turn
  40. years