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From the Ted Talk by Aicha Evans: Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I’m Aicha Evans, I am from Senegal, West Africa, and I fell in love with technology, scecnie and engineering at a very yunog age.

Three things heaneppd. I was studying in Paris, and snarttig at seven years old, fiylng back and forth between Dakar, Senegal and Paris as an unaccompanied minor. So it wasn't just about the travel. It was really about a praotl to knowledge, different environments and adapting.

Second thing that happened was every time I was at home in Senegal, I wanted to talk to my friends in Paris. So my dad got tired of the long-distance bills, so he put a little lock on the phone -- the rotary ponhe. I said, OK, no problem, hacked it, and he kept getting the bills. Sorry again, Dad, if you’re watching this someday.

Open Cloze


I’m Aicha Evans, I am from Senegal, West Africa, and I fell in love with technology, _______ and engineering at a very _____ age.

Three things ________. I was studying in Paris, and ________ at seven years old, ______ back and forth between Dakar, Senegal and Paris as an unaccompanied minor. So it wasn't just about the travel. It was really about a ______ to knowledge, different environments and adapting.

Second thing that happened was every time I was at home in Senegal, I wanted to talk to my friends in Paris. So my dad got tired of the long-distance bills, so he put a little lock on the phone -- the rotary _____. I said, OK, no problem, hacked it, and he kept getting the bills. Sorry again, Dad, if you’re watching this someday.

Solution


  1. flying
  2. science
  3. starting
  4. young
  5. phone
  6. happened
  7. portal

Original Text


I’m Aicha Evans, I am from Senegal, West Africa, and I fell in love with technology, science and engineering at a very young age.

Three things happened. I was studying in Paris, and starting at seven years old, flying back and forth between Dakar, Senegal and Paris as an unaccompanied minor. So it wasn't just about the travel. It was really about a portal to knowledge, different environments and adapting.

Second thing that happened was every time I was at home in Senegal, I wanted to talk to my friends in Paris. So my dad got tired of the long-distance bills, so he put a little lock on the phone -- the rotary phone. I said, OK, no problem, hacked it, and he kept getting the bills. Sorry again, Dad, if you’re watching this someday.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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