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From the Ted Talk by Andy Hobsbawm: Do the green thing

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Narrator: And so he walked, and as he ______ he saw things. Strange and _________ things he would not otherwise have seen. A deer with an itchy leg. A flying motorcycle. A father and daughter separated from a bicycle by a mysterious wall. And then he _______. Walking in front of him was her. The _____ who as a child had skipped with him through ______ and broken his heart. Sure, she had aged a little. In fact, she had aged a lot. But he felt all his old passion for her return. "Ford," he called softly. For that was her name. "Don't say another word, Gusty," she said, for that was his name. "I know a tent next to a caravan, exactly 300 _____ from here. Let's go there and make love. In the tent." Ford undressed. She spread one leg, and then the other. Gusty entered her boldly and made love to her ____________ while she filmed him, because she was a keen amateur pornographer. The earth moved for both of them. And they _____ together happily ever after. And all because he decided to walk that day. (________)

Solution

  1. woman
  2. stopped
  3. yards
  4. fields
  5. rhythmically
  6. lived
  7. walked
  8. wonderful
  9. applause

Original Text

Narrator: And so he walked, and as he walked he saw things. Strange and wonderful things he would not otherwise have seen. A deer with an itchy leg. A flying motorcycle. A father and daughter separated from a bicycle by a mysterious wall. And then he stopped. Walking in front of him was her. The woman who as a child had skipped with him through fields and broken his heart. Sure, she had aged a little. In fact, she had aged a lot. But he felt all his old passion for her return. "Ford," he called softly. For that was her name. "Don't say another word, Gusty," she said, for that was his name. "I know a tent next to a caravan, exactly 300 yards from here. Let's go there and make love. In the tent." Ford undressed. She spread one leg, and then the other. Gusty entered her boldly and made love to her rhythmically while she filmed him, because she was a keen amateur pornographer. The earth moved for both of them. And they lived together happily ever after. And all because he decided to walk that day. (Applause)

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

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  3. applause
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  34. moved
  35. mysterious
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  37. pornographer
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  51. wall
  52. woman
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