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From the Ted Talk by Alan Crickmore: How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Children at school start to tease her. They call her names. Somebody's mum has heard that Sophie's dad is in prison. siohpe pretends to be ill so she doesn't have to go to school. And her teacher can't understand why she's so far behind with her schoolwork. After what seems a long, long time to Sophie, a letter arrives. It's from her dad. The writing is very msesy. The lteetr makes her mum cry, but she rdeas a little out to Sophie. He says that he's OK and that he's missing them. It's a short letter.
Open Cloze
Children at school start to tease her. They call her names. Somebody's mum has heard that Sophie's dad is in prison. ______ pretends to be ill so she doesn't have to go to school. And her teacher can't understand why she's so far behind with her schoolwork. After what seems a long, long time to Sophie, a letter arrives. It's from her dad. The writing is very _____. The ______ makes her mum cry, but she _____ a little out to Sophie. He says that he's OK and that he's missing them. It's a short letter.
Solution
- sophie
- messy
- letter
- reads
Original Text
Children at school start to tease her. They call her names. Somebody's mum has heard that Sophie's dad is in prison. Sophie pretends to be ill so she doesn't have to go to school. And her teacher can't understand why she's so far behind with her schoolwork. After what seems a long, long time to Sophie, a letter arrives. It's from her dad. The writing is very messy. The letter makes her mum cry, but she reads a little out to Sophie. He says that he's OK and that he's missing them. It's a short letter.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
ngrams of length 2
collocation |
frequency |
storybook dads |
6 |
great marsh |
4 |
wild ducks |
4 |
story time |
2 |
long time |
2 |
channings wood |
2 |
united kingdom |
2 |
sound effects |
2 |
music added |
2 |
ducks lived |
2 |
ugly duckling |
2 |
ngrams of length 3
collocation |
frequency |
wild ducks lived |
2 |
Important Words
- arrives
- call
- children
- cry
- dad
- heard
- ill
- letter
- long
- messy
- missing
- mum
- names
- pretends
- prison
- reads
- school
- schoolwork
- short
- sophie
- start
- teacher
- tease
- time
- understand
- writing