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From the Ted Talk by Aimee Mullins: Changing my legs - and my mindset

Unscramble the Blue Letters

AM: I said to the rtspeoinicet — I mean, I am just harired, and Sheryl's at my side — I said, "Look, do you have anybody here who could help me? Because I have this pelobrm ... " You know, at first they were just going to write me off, like, "If you don't like your shoes, sorry. It's too late." "No, no, no, no. I've got these special feet that need a two-inch heel. I have a three-inch heel. I need a little bit off." They didn't even want to go there. They didn't even want to touch that one. They just did it. No, these legs are great. I'm actually going back in a couple of weeks to get some improvements. I want to get legs like these made for flat feet so I can wear sneakers, because I can't with these ones. So... Moderator: That's it.

Open Cloze

AM: I said to the ____________ — I mean, I am just _______, and Sheryl's at my side — I said, "Look, do you have anybody here who could help me? Because I have this _______ ... " You know, at first they were just going to write me off, like, "If you don't like your shoes, sorry. It's too late." "No, no, no, no. I've got these special feet that need a two-inch heel. I have a three-inch heel. I need a little bit off." They didn't even want to go there. They didn't even want to touch that one. They just did it. No, these legs are great. I'm actually going back in a couple of weeks to get some improvements. I want to get legs like these made for flat feet so I can wear sneakers, because I can't with these ones. So... Moderator: That's it.

Solution

  1. receptionist
  2. problem
  3. harried

Original Text

AM: I said to the receptionist — I mean, I am just harried, and Sheryl's at my side — I said, "Look, do you have anybody here who could help me? Because I have this problem ... " You know, at first they were just going to write me off, like, "If you don't like your shoes, sorry. It's too late." "No, no, no, no. I've got these special feet that need a two-inch heel. I have a three-inch heel. I need a little bit off." They didn't even want to go there. They didn't even want to touch that one. They just did it. No, these legs are great. I'm actually going back in a couple of weeks to get some improvements. I want to get legs like these made for flat feet so I can wear sneakers, because I can't with these ones. So... Moderator: That's it.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

  1. bit
  2. couple
  3. feet
  4. flat
  5. great
  6. harried
  7. heel
  8. improvements
  9. late
  10. legs
  11. problem
  12. receptionist
  13. shoes
  14. side
  15. sneakers
  16. special
  17. touch
  18. wear
  19. weeks
  20. write