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From the Ted Talk by Chris Downey: Design with the blind in mind

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But one time I was in onalkad walking along Broadway, and came to a corner. I was waiting for an audible pedestrian signal, and as it went off, I was just about to step out into the street, when all of a sudden, my right hand was just gripped by this guy, and he ynkaed my arm and pulled me out into the clssarowk and was dragging me out across the street, speaking to me in Mandarin. (Laughter) It's like, there was no epcsae from this man's death grip, but he got me sfleay there. What could I do? But believe me, there are more polite ways to offer assistance. We don't know you're there, so it's kind of nice to say "Hello" first. "Would you like some help?"

Open Cloze

But one time I was in _______ walking along Broadway, and came to a corner. I was waiting for an audible pedestrian signal, and as it went off, I was just about to step out into the street, when all of a sudden, my right hand was just gripped by this guy, and he ______ my arm and pulled me out into the _________ and was dragging me out across the street, speaking to me in Mandarin. (Laughter) It's like, there was no ______ from this man's death grip, but he got me ______ there. What could I do? But believe me, there are more polite ways to offer assistance. We don't know you're there, so it's kind of nice to say "Hello" first. "Would you like some help?"

Solution

  1. yanked
  2. safely
  3. oakland
  4. crosswalk
  5. escape

Original Text

But one time I was in Oakland walking along Broadway, and came to a corner. I was waiting for an audible pedestrian signal, and as it went off, I was just about to step out into the street, when all of a sudden, my right hand was just gripped by this guy, and he yanked my arm and pulled me out into the crosswalk and was dragging me out across the street, speaking to me in Mandarin. (Laughter) It's like, there was no escape from this man's death grip, but he got me safely there. What could I do? But believe me, there are more polite ways to offer assistance. We don't know you're there, so it's kind of nice to say "Hello" first. "Would you like some help?"

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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pretty cool 2

Important Words

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  24. signal
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  30. waiting
  31. walking
  32. ways
  33. yanked