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From the Ted Talk by Neil MacGregor: 2600 years of history in one object

Unscramble the Blue Letters

To see this object in Tehran, thousands of Jews living in Iran came to Tehran to see it. It became a graet emblem, a great subject of debate about what Iran is at home and abroad. Is Iran still to be the ddeenefr of the oppressed? Will Iran set free the people that the traytns have eanlvesd and expropriated? This is hdeay national rhetoric, and it was all put together in a great pngaaet launching the return. Here you see this out-sized Cyrus cylinder on the stage with great figures from Iranian history gathering to take their place in the heritage of Iran. It was a nvraiatre presented by the president himself.

Open Cloze

To see this object in Tehran, thousands of Jews living in Iran came to Tehran to see it. It became a _____ emblem, a great subject of debate about what Iran is at home and abroad. Is Iran still to be the ________ of the oppressed? Will Iran set free the people that the _______ have ________ and expropriated? This is _____ national rhetoric, and it was all put together in a great _______ launching the return. Here you see this out-sized Cyrus cylinder on the stage with great figures from Iranian history gathering to take their place in the heritage of Iran. It was a _________ presented by the president himself.

Solution

  1. pageant
  2. heady
  3. narrative
  4. tyrants
  5. great
  6. enslaved
  7. defender

Original Text

To see this object in Tehran, thousands of Jews living in Iran came to Tehran to see it. It became a great emblem, a great subject of debate about what Iran is at home and abroad. Is Iran still to be the defender of the oppressed? Will Iran set free the people that the tyrants have enslaved and expropriated? This is heady national rhetoric, and it was all put together in a great pageant launching the return. Here you see this out-sized Cyrus cylinder on the stage with great figures from Iranian history gathering to take their place in the heritage of Iran. It was a narrative presented by the president himself.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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collocation frequency
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hebrew scriptures 4
lord god 4
temple vessels 3
entered babylon 2
cylinder enters 2
middle eastern 2
british museum 2
called cyrus 2
takes cyrus 2
imperial power 2
great celebrations 2
jews living 2

Important Words

  1. cylinder
  2. cyrus
  3. debate
  4. defender
  5. emblem
  6. enslaved
  7. expropriated
  8. figures
  9. free
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  16. iran
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  18. jews
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  20. living
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  22. national
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  24. oppressed
  25. pageant
  26. people
  27. place
  28. presented
  29. president
  30. put
  31. return
  32. rhetoric
  33. set
  34. stage
  35. subject
  36. tehran
  37. thousands
  38. tyrants