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From the Ted Talk by Sophia Kianni: Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action

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In fact, just six yaers ago, 40 peecrnt of adults in the world had never heard of climate change. Let me rpeeat that. Two out of five adults had never heard of climate change. When looking at specific regions where this problem lies, we can see that multiple studies have found, in Africa, there was a severe lack of cltmiae education and curriculum available in Africa’s Indigenous and local languages. This lack of information only hurts those who need access to it the most. In countries such as Japan and the Philippines, climate change has worsened typhoons and disrupted agricultural intudsires. In these and the other 10 coutierns worst impacted by climate change, only one, cdaana, is a majority English-speaking.

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In fact, just six _____ ago, 40 _______ of adults in the world had never heard of climate change. Let me ______ that. Two out of five adults had never heard of climate change. When looking at specific regions where this problem lies, we can see that multiple studies have found, in Africa, there was a severe lack of _______ education and curriculum available in Africa’s Indigenous and local languages. This lack of information only hurts those who need access to it the most. In countries such as Japan and the Philippines, climate change has worsened typhoons and disrupted agricultural __________. In these and the other 10 _________ worst impacted by climate change, only one, ______, is a majority English-speaking.

Solution

  1. industries
  2. years
  3. canada
  4. climate
  5. percent
  6. repeat
  7. countries

Original Text

In fact, just six years ago, 40 percent of adults in the world had never heard of climate change. Let me repeat that. Two out of five adults had never heard of climate change. When looking at specific regions where this problem lies, we can see that multiple studies have found, in Africa, there was a severe lack of climate education and curriculum available in Africa’s Indigenous and local languages. This lack of information only hurts those who need access to it the most. In countries such as Japan and the Philippines, climate change has worsened typhoons and disrupted agricultural industries. In these and the other 10 countries worst impacted by climate change, only one, Canada, is a majority English-speaking.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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climate resources 2
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