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From the Ted Talk by Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter) Here’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the dlaai Lama having fun together.

(ceehrs and laughter)

Actually, those two seemed like they were very often, even clnanottsy ...

(Laughter)

... having fun together.

(Laughter)

And as you can see in these photographs, true fun produces this visceral sense of lightness and joy. It's radiant. In fact, when I asked my daughter, when she was about five years old, what color fun would be, she said "sunshine."

So what is this sunshine? You know? What is this feeling that we call "fun"? When people tell me their sreotis about fun, it's really interesting, because the dleatis are all different, and often quite mundane, but the energy running through them is the same. There were three factors that are consistently pnseert, to the point that I believe they constitute a new definition, one that is a lot more acrtauce than what's in the dictionary. And those three factors are pllsfeyunas, connection and flow.

Open Cloze


(Laughter) Here’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the _____ Lama having fun together.

(______ and laughter)

Actually, those two seemed like they were very often, even __________ ...

(Laughter)

... having fun together.

(Laughter)

And as you can see in these photographs, true fun produces this visceral sense of lightness and joy. It's radiant. In fact, when I asked my daughter, when she was about five years old, what color fun would be, she said "sunshine."

So what is this sunshine? You know? What is this feeling that we call "fun"? When people tell me their _______ about fun, it's really interesting, because the _______ are all different, and often quite mundane, but the energy running through them is the same. There were three factors that are consistently _______, to the point that I believe they constitute a new definition, one that is a lot more ________ than what's in the dictionary. And those three factors are ___________, connection and flow.

Solution


  1. cheers
  2. stories
  3. constantly
  4. dalai
  5. accurate
  6. present
  7. details
  8. playfulness

Original Text


(Laughter) Here’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama having fun together.

(Cheers and laughter)

Actually, those two seemed like they were very often, even constantly ...

(Laughter)

... having fun together.

(Laughter)

And as you can see in these photographs, true fun produces this visceral sense of lightness and joy. It's radiant. In fact, when I asked my daughter, when she was about five years old, what color fun would be, she said "sunshine."

So what is this sunshine? You know? What is this feeling that we call "fun"? When people tell me their stories about fun, it's really interesting, because the details are all different, and often quite mundane, but the energy running through them is the same. There were three factors that are consistently present, to the point that I believe they constitute a new definition, one that is a lot more accurate than what's in the dictionary. And those three factors are playfulness, connection and flow.

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