From the Ted Talk by Karoli Hindriks: Why the passport needs an upgrade
Unscramble the Blue Letters
I grew up in Estonia under Soviet oicptacoun. In a country locked up behind the thick wall of the Iron Curtain. Back then, where everything, including bread, socks and underwear was a luxury, I did not dream about the open world. Because you see, some walls are so thick and borders so celsod, that even dreams and ideas can't travel. However, having lived in that level of drskneas made me wonder why are borders and meeonvmt between countries constructed the way they are.
According to the wrold Economic Forum, human capital is the driving force for economic grwoth. So why are the barriers to global mobility so high? Why is the process so time-consuming, so dreadful and daunting, so very scary? And I know it’s scray, because I was detained at San Francisco ariropt for two hours just to get on the stage.
Open Cloze
I grew up in Estonia under Soviet __________. In a country locked up behind the thick wall of the Iron Curtain. Back then, where everything, including bread, socks and underwear was a luxury, I did not dream about the open world. Because you see, some walls are so thick and borders so ______, that even dreams and ideas can't travel. However, having lived in that level of ________ made me wonder why are borders and ________ between countries constructed the way they are.
According to the _____ Economic Forum, human capital is the driving force for economic ______. So why are the barriers to global mobility so high? Why is the process so time-consuming, so dreadful and daunting, so very scary? And I know it’s _____, because I was detained at San Francisco _______ for two hours just to get on the stage.
Solution
world
airport
darkness
growth
movement
closed
scary
occupation
Original Text
I grew up in Estonia under Soviet occupation. In a country locked up behind the thick wall of the Iron Curtain. Back then, where everything, including bread, socks and underwear was a luxury, I did not dream about the open world. Because you see, some walls are so thick and borders so closed, that even dreams and ideas can't travel. However, having lived in that level of darkness made me wonder why are borders and movement between countries constructed the way they are.
According to the World Economic Forum, human capital is the driving force for economic growth. So why are the barriers to global mobility so high? Why is the process so time-consuming, so dreadful and daunting, so very scary? And I know it’s scary, because I was detained at San Francisco airport for two hours just to get on the stage.