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From the Ted Talk by OluTimehin Adegbeye: Who belongs in a city?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Last October, the Governor aocuennnd plans to demolish every sgline wtonfrreat settlement in Lagos. There are more than 40 of these indigenous communities all over the city, with over 300,000 people living in them. Otodo Gbame, a hundred-year-old fishing village with a population about three-quarters that of Monaco and similar potential for beachfront luxury —

(ltgaheur)

was one of the first to be targeted.

I first heard of otdoo gmbae after the demolition started. When I visited in November 2016, I met mlaaegnde Aiyefoju. She is a now-homeless woman whose surname means, "the world is bnlid." Magdalene's son Basil was one of over 20 people who were shot, drowned or pmseeurd dead in that land grab. Standing outside her shelter, I saw the two white-sand football fields where Basil used to play. Spread all around us were the ruins of schools, churches, a primary health center, shops, thousands of homes. Young children enthusiastically helped to put up shelters, and about 5,000 of the residents, with nowhere else to go, simply stayed put. And then in April, state security personnel came back. This time, they cleared the community out cellmotpey, with biangets, bullets and fire. As I speak, there are construction crews preparing Otodo Gbame's beaches for anyone who can afford a multi-million-dollar view. The new dlemnoepevt is cllaed "Periwinkle Estate."

Open Cloze


Last October, the Governor _________ plans to demolish every ______ __________ settlement in Lagos. There are more than 40 of these indigenous communities all over the city, with over 300,000 people living in them. Otodo Gbame, a hundred-year-old fishing village with a population about three-quarters that of Monaco and similar potential for beachfront luxury —

(________)

was one of the first to be targeted.

I first heard of _____ _____ after the demolition started. When I visited in November 2016, I met _________ Aiyefoju. She is a now-homeless woman whose surname means, "the world is _____." Magdalene's son Basil was one of over 20 people who were shot, drowned or ________ dead in that land grab. Standing outside her shelter, I saw the two white-sand football fields where Basil used to play. Spread all around us were the ruins of schools, churches, a primary health center, shops, thousands of homes. Young children enthusiastically helped to put up shelters, and about 5,000 of the residents, with nowhere else to go, simply stayed put. And then in April, state security personnel came back. This time, they cleared the community out __________, with ________, bullets and fire. As I speak, there are construction crews preparing Otodo Gbame's beaches for anyone who can afford a multi-million-dollar view. The new ___________ is ______ "Periwinkle Estate."

Solution


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  2. called
  3. magdalene
  4. blind
  5. presumed
  6. laughter
  7. beatings
  8. development
  9. announced
  10. waterfront
  11. gbame
  12. completely
  13. single

Original Text


Last October, the Governor announced plans to demolish every single waterfront settlement in Lagos. There are more than 40 of these indigenous communities all over the city, with over 300,000 people living in them. Otodo Gbame, a hundred-year-old fishing village with a population about three-quarters that of Monaco and similar potential for beachfront luxury —

(Laughter)

was one of the first to be targeted.

I first heard of Otodo Gbame after the demolition started. When I visited in November 2016, I met Magdalene Aiyefoju. She is a now-homeless woman whose surname means, "the world is blind." Magdalene's son Basil was one of over 20 people who were shot, drowned or presumed dead in that land grab. Standing outside her shelter, I saw the two white-sand football fields where Basil used to play. Spread all around us were the ruins of schools, churches, a primary health center, shops, thousands of homes. Young children enthusiastically helped to put up shelters, and about 5,000 of the residents, with nowhere else to go, simply stayed put. And then in April, state security personnel came back. This time, they cleared the community out completely, with beatings, bullets and fire. As I speak, there are construction crews preparing Otodo Gbame's beaches for anyone who can afford a multi-million-dollar view. The new development is called "Periwinkle Estate."

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