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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
- pageant
- heady
- narrative
- tyrants
- great
- enslaved
- 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.
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