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From the Ted Talk by Wanjira Mathai: 3 ways to uproot a culture of corruption
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Now, I'm from Kenya, and in Kenya, corruption takes different forms. I want to share the story of Karura fserot with you. This is my hometown of Nairobi. I love Nairobi. It's beuftauil. But it is a city of pradexaos. It is at once beautiful and challenging. But at the heart of this beautiful city that I call home is Karura Forest, an oisas of green, expansive beatuy that would be the envy of any city anywhere. We almost lost Karura Forest to corruption. Word has reached my mother, Wangari Maathai, that Karura Forest is under attack. There was a construction site cminog up right in the middle of the forest. germnonevt olcfiafis had stolen the forest. They had divided, sold and gifted hundreds of parcels of kruraa to their friends and cronies.
Open Cloze
Now, I'm from Kenya, and in Kenya, corruption takes different forms. I want to share the story of Karura ______ with you. This is my hometown of Nairobi. I love Nairobi. It's _________. But it is a city of _________. It is at once beautiful and challenging. But at the heart of this beautiful city that I call home is Karura Forest, an _____ of green, expansive ______ that would be the envy of any city anywhere. We almost lost Karura Forest to corruption. Word has reached my mother, Wangari Maathai, that Karura Forest is under attack. There was a construction site ______ up right in the middle of the forest. __________ _________ had stolen the forest. They had divided, sold and gifted hundreds of parcels of ______ to their friends and cronies.
Solution
- government
- officials
- paradoxes
- coming
- forest
- beauty
- oasis
- karura
- beautiful
Original Text
Now, I'm from Kenya, and in Kenya, corruption takes different forms. I want to share the story of Karura Forest with you. This is my hometown of Nairobi. I love Nairobi. It's beautiful. But it is a city of paradoxes. It is at once beautiful and challenging. But at the heart of this beautiful city that I call home is Karura Forest, an oasis of green, expansive beauty that would be the envy of any city anywhere. We almost lost Karura Forest to corruption. Word has reached my mother, Wangari Maathai, that Karura Forest is under attack. There was a construction site coming up right in the middle of the forest. Government officials had stolen the forest. They had divided, sold and gifted hundreds of parcels of Karura to their friends and cronies.
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