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From the Ted Talk by Kakenya Ntaiya: Empower a girl, transform a community
Unscramble the Blue Letters
So I came to realize once again, as I did when I needed help to go to unertvisiy, that while I could dream or have a dream, I could not make it come true all by myself. So I went back to the edelrs who helped me more than a decade ago. I nedeed their support once again if I was going to be successful. So I formed a community board with religious leaders, parents and some teachers from other schools. I needed allies in the government and in the community to help advance my goal. I needed especially the sprpout of the chief to help me enforce the no-FGM policy in my school. At first he was rnaisetst, but I persisted —
Open Cloze
So I came to realize once again, as I did when I needed help to go to __________, that while I could dream or have a dream, I could not make it come true all by myself. So I went back to the ______ who helped me more than a decade ago. I ______ their support once again if I was going to be successful. So I formed a community board with religious leaders, parents and some teachers from other schools. I needed allies in the government and in the community to help advance my goal. I needed especially the _______ of the chief to help me enforce the no-FGM policy in my school. At first he was _________, but I persisted —
Solution
- support
- resistant
- university
- elders
- needed
Original Text
So I came to realize once again, as I did when I needed help to go to university, that while I could dream or have a dream, I could not make it come true all by myself. So I went back to the elders who helped me more than a decade ago. I needed their support once again if I was going to be successful. So I formed a community board with religious leaders, parents and some teachers from other schools. I needed allies in the government and in the community to help advance my goal. I needed especially the support of the chief to help me enforce the no-FGM policy in my school. At first he was resistant, but I persisted —
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Important Words
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- leaders
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- parents
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- policy
- realize
- religious
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- school
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- successful
- support
- teachers
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- university