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From the Ted Talk by Stephen Petranek: Your kids might live on Mars. Here's how they'll survive

Unscramble the Blue Letters


But what would you do there? How would you live? It's going to be the same as it is on erath. Somebody's going to sratt a restaurant, somebody's going to build an iron foundry. Someone will make documentary movies of Mars and sell them on Earth. Some idiot will start a reiltay TV show.

(Laughter)

There will be software cmanepois, there will be hotels, there will be bars.

This much is certain: it will be the most disruptive event in our lifetimes, and I think it will be the most inspiring.

Ask any 10-year-old girl if she wants to go to Mars. clirdehn who are now in elementary school are going to choose to live there.

Open Cloze


But what would you do there? How would you live? It's going to be the same as it is on _____. Somebody's going to _____ a restaurant, somebody's going to build an iron foundry. Someone will make documentary movies of Mars and sell them on Earth. Some idiot will start a _______ TV show.

(Laughter)

There will be software _________, there will be hotels, there will be bars.

This much is certain: it will be the most disruptive event in our lifetimes, and I think it will be the most inspiring.

Ask any 10-year-old girl if she wants to go to Mars. ________ who are now in elementary school are going to choose to live there.

Solution


  1. companies
  2. reality
  3. earth
  4. children
  5. start

Original Text


But what would you do there? How would you live? It's going to be the same as it is on Earth. Somebody's going to start a restaurant, somebody's going to build an iron foundry. Someone will make documentary movies of Mars and sell them on Earth. Some idiot will start a reality TV show.

(Laughter)

There will be software companies, there will be hotels, there will be bars.

This much is certain: it will be the most disruptive event in our lifetimes, and I think it will be the most inspiring.

Ask any 10-year-old girl if she wants to go to Mars. Children who are now in elementary school are going to choose to live there.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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long time 2
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potent greenhouse 2
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ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
potent greenhouse gas 2

Important Words


  1. bars
  2. build
  3. children
  4. choose
  5. companies
  6. disruptive
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  8. earth
  9. elementary
  10. event
  11. foundry
  12. girl
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  15. inspiring
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  17. laughter
  18. lifetimes
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  20. mars
  21. movies
  22. reality
  23. restaurant
  24. school
  25. sell
  26. show
  27. software
  28. start
  29. tv