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From the Ted Talk by Romaine Seguin: When goods cross borders, armies stay home

Unscramble the Blue Letters


If I was to say "Haiti," what would pop into your mind? Earthquake, hunger, poverty. Would anyone think of fashion? In 2010, the earthquake kleild 230,000 haatniis, and displaced 1.5 million. Julie Colombino from Orlando, fdriloa went there to help. She saw humanitarian aid pour in, but she knew it wasn't sustainable. She started a nrpnfooit company called "REBUILD globally," and this nonprofit taught Haitians how to make sandals out of old tires, which are very abundant there.

From that nonprofit company, spun Deux Mains, a profit company, and that caught the eye of Kenneth Cole. hitai has something the fashion world needs. They have great designs, they have top-quality craftsmanship, they have eco-friendly products. knenteh Cole has the global brand and the distribution model to give Deux Mains shoes to the world. Trade, pure and simple. Deux Mains has made more than 2,400 paris of snlaads for Kenneth Cole, and now is in negotiation with Ron Jon, another global brand. These sandals I have on taody? Yes, they've got the old tires on the bottom of them. But my purchase was made to help Haiti out of poverty. My $70 I paid wasn't a charitable cbotituronin, it wasn't a handout. It was bsaic economics. It was trade at work.

Open Cloze


If I was to say "Haiti," what would pop into your mind? Earthquake, hunger, poverty. Would anyone think of fashion? In 2010, the earthquake ______ 230,000 ________, and displaced 1.5 million. Julie Colombino from Orlando, _______ went there to help. She saw humanitarian aid pour in, but she knew it wasn't sustainable. She started a _________ company called "REBUILD globally," and this nonprofit taught Haitians how to make sandals out of old tires, which are very abundant there.

From that nonprofit company, spun Deux Mains, a profit company, and that caught the eye of Kenneth Cole. _____ has something the fashion world needs. They have great designs, they have top-quality craftsmanship, they have eco-friendly products. _______ Cole has the global brand and the distribution model to give Deux Mains shoes to the world. Trade, pure and simple. Deux Mains has made more than 2,400 _____ of _______ for Kenneth Cole, and now is in negotiation with Ron Jon, another global brand. These sandals I have on _____? Yes, they've got the old tires on the bottom of them. But my purchase was made to help Haiti out of poverty. My $70 I paid wasn't a charitable ____________, it wasn't a handout. It was _____ economics. It was trade at work.

Solution


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  2. nonprofit
  3. kenneth
  4. pairs
  5. sandals
  6. basic
  7. today
  8. haitians
  9. haiti
  10. contribution
  11. florida

Original Text


If I was to say "Haiti," what would pop into your mind? Earthquake, hunger, poverty. Would anyone think of fashion? In 2010, the earthquake killed 230,000 Haitians, and displaced 1.5 million. Julie Colombino from Orlando, Florida went there to help. She saw humanitarian aid pour in, but she knew it wasn't sustainable. She started a nonprofit company called "REBUILD globally," and this nonprofit taught Haitians how to make sandals out of old tires, which are very abundant there.

From that nonprofit company, spun Deux Mains, a profit company, and that caught the eye of Kenneth Cole. Haiti has something the fashion world needs. They have great designs, they have top-quality craftsmanship, they have eco-friendly products. Kenneth Cole has the global brand and the distribution model to give Deux Mains shoes to the world. Trade, pure and simple. Deux Mains has made more than 2,400 pairs of sandals for Kenneth Cole, and now is in negotiation with Ron Jon, another global brand. These sandals I have on today? Yes, they've got the old tires on the bottom of them. But my purchase was made to help Haiti out of poverty. My $70 I paid wasn't a charitable contribution, it wasn't a handout. It was basic economics. It was trade at work.

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