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From the Ted Talk by Lori Gottlieb: How changing your story can change your life
Unscramble the Blue Letters
"Well, last night I discovered that for the past few months, he's been secretly having long, late-night phone calls with a woman at his oiffce. I googled her, and she's gorgeous. I can't believe this is hanpinepg. My father had an afafir with a coreokwr when I was young and it broke our family apart. Needless to say, I'm devastated. If I stay in this marriage, I'll never be able to trust my husband again. But I don't want to put our kids through a divorce, stepmom situation, etc. What should I do?"
Open Cloze
"Well, last night I discovered that for the past few months, he's been secretly having long, late-night phone calls with a woman at his ______. I googled her, and she's gorgeous. I can't believe this is _________. My father had an ______ with a ________ when I was young and it broke our family apart. Needless to say, I'm devastated. If I stay in this marriage, I'll never be able to trust my husband again. But I don't want to put our kids through a divorce, stepmom situation, etc. What should I do?"
Solution
- coworker
- office
- affair
- happening
Original Text
"Well, last night I discovered that for the past few months, he's been secretly having long, late-night phone calls with a woman at his office. I googled her, and she's gorgeous. I can't believe this is happening. My father had an affair with a coworker when I was young and it broke our family apart. Needless to say, I'm devastated. If I stay in this marriage, I'll never be able to trust my husband again. But I don't want to put our kids through a divorce, stepmom situation, etc. What should I do?"
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