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From the Ted Talk by Andrea Driessen: The profound power of gratitude and "living eulogies"
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Now before you just boo me off the stage for saying such a thing in a pandemic, I'll elipxan with a little back story, starting with my second grade gym calss. This was the longest, most humiliating hour of the week. My PE teacher, Mr. Jensen, was a former dirll sergeant, and I always felt like the weakest kid. On my report card, he checked the boexs corresponding to what must have been important for kids' physical delnpmeeovt in the '70s. Oh, except the one on leadership qualities, he left that one unchecked. Then he added a note. He said, "Andrea has difficulty kicking blals."
Open Cloze
Now before you just boo me off the stage for saying such a thing in a pandemic, I'll _______ with a little back story, starting with my second grade gym _____. This was the longest, most humiliating hour of the week. My PE teacher, Mr. Jensen, was a former _____ sergeant, and I always felt like the weakest kid. On my report card, he checked the _____ corresponding to what must have been important for kids' physical ___________ in the '70s. Oh, except the one on leadership qualities, he left that one unchecked. Then he added a note. He said, "Andrea has difficulty kicking _____."
Solution
- development
- boxes
- explain
- drill
- balls
- class
Original Text
Now before you just boo me off the stage for saying such a thing in a pandemic, I'll explain with a little back story, starting with my second grade gym class. This was the longest, most humiliating hour of the week. My PE teacher, Mr. Jensen, was a former drill sergeant, and I always felt like the weakest kid. On my report card, he checked the boxes corresponding to what must have been important for kids' physical development in the '70s. Oh, except the one on leadership qualities, he left that one unchecked. Then he added a note. He said, "Andrea has difficulty kicking balls."
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