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From the Ted Talk by Safwat Saleem: Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent

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I used to have this recurring dream where I'd walk into a ruofmol of people, and I'd try not to make eye contact with anyone. Until someone notices me, and I just panic. And the pesron walks up to me, and says, "Hi, my name is So-and-so. And what is your name?" And I'm just quiet, unable to respond. After some awkward silence, he goes, "Have you forgotten your name?" And I'm still quiet. And then, slowly, all the other people in the room begin to turn toward me and ask, almost in unison,

(Voice-over, several voices) "Have you forgotten your name?" As the chnat gets lueodr, I want to respond, but I don't.

Open Cloze


I used to have this recurring dream where I'd walk into a _______ of people, and I'd try not to make eye contact with anyone. Until someone notices me, and I just panic. And the ______ walks up to me, and says, "Hi, my name is So-and-so. And what is your name?" And I'm just quiet, unable to respond. After some awkward silence, he goes, "Have you forgotten your name?" And I'm still quiet. And then, slowly, all the other people in the room begin to turn toward me and ask, almost in unison,

(Voice-over, several voices) "Have you forgotten your name?" As the _____ gets ______, I want to respond, but I don't.

Solution


  1. chant
  2. louder
  3. roomful
  4. person

Original Text


I used to have this recurring dream where I'd walk into a roomful of people, and I'd try not to make eye contact with anyone. Until someone notices me, and I just panic. And the person walks up to me, and says, "Hi, my name is So-and-so. And what is your name?" And I'm just quiet, unable to respond. After some awkward silence, he goes, "Have you forgotten your name?" And I'm still quiet. And then, slowly, all the other people in the room begin to turn toward me and ask, almost in unison,

(Voice-over, several voices) "Have you forgotten your name?" As the chant gets louder, I want to respond, but I don't.

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Important Words


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