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From the Ted Talk by Michelle Obama: A passionate, personal case for education

Unscramble the Blue Letters

My husband works in this big office. They call it the Oval Office. In the White House, there's the desk that he sits at — it's cllead the Resolute desk. It was built by the timber of Her Majesty's Ship roeluste and given by Queen Victoria. It's an enduring symbol of the friendship between our two nations. And its name, Resolute, is a reminder of the stnrtgeh of character that's rirqueed not only to lead a country, but to live a life of purpose, as well. And I hope in piuunsrg your dmreas, you all remain resolute, that you go forward without limits, and that you use your talents — because there are many; we've seen them; it's there — that you use them to catere the world as it should be. Because we are counting on you. We are counting on every single one of you to be the very best that you can be. Because the world is big. And it's full of challenges. And we need strong, samrt, confident young women to stand up and take the reins.

Open Cloze

My husband works in this big office. They call it the Oval Office. In the White House, there's the desk that he sits at — it's ______ the Resolute desk. It was built by the timber of Her Majesty's Ship ________ and given by Queen Victoria. It's an enduring symbol of the friendship between our two nations. And its name, Resolute, is a reminder of the ________ of character that's ________ not only to lead a country, but to live a life of purpose, as well. And I hope in ________ your ______, you all remain resolute, that you go forward without limits, and that you use your talents — because there are many; we've seen them; it's there — that you use them to ______ the world as it should be. Because we are counting on you. We are counting on every single one of you to be the very best that you can be. Because the world is big. And it's full of challenges. And we need strong, _____, confident young women to stand up and take the reins.

Solution

  1. smart
  2. pursuing
  3. dreams
  4. required
  5. called
  6. strength
  7. create
  8. resolute

Original Text

My husband works in this big office. They call it the Oval Office. In the White House, there's the desk that he sits at — it's called the Resolute desk. It was built by the timber of Her Majesty's Ship Resolute and given by Queen Victoria. It's an enduring symbol of the friendship between our two nations. And its name, Resolute, is a reminder of the strength of character that's required not only to lead a country, but to live a life of purpose, as well. And I hope in pursuing your dreams, you all remain resolute, that you go forward without limits, and that you use your talents — because there are many; we've seen them; it's there — that you use them to create the world as it should be. Because we are counting on you. We are counting on every single one of you to be the very best that you can be. Because the world is big. And it's full of challenges. And we need strong, smart, confident young women to stand up and take the reins.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
united states 3
extraordinary women 2
good education 2

Important Words

  1. big
  2. built
  3. call
  4. called
  5. challenges
  6. character
  7. confident
  8. counting
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  12. dreams
  13. enduring
  14. friendship
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  16. hope
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  20. life
  21. limits
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  23. nations
  24. office
  25. oval
  26. purpose
  27. pursuing
  28. queen
  29. reins
  30. remain
  31. reminder
  32. required
  33. resolute
  34. ship
  35. single
  36. sits
  37. smart
  38. stand
  39. strength
  40. strong
  41. symbol
  42. talents
  43. timber
  44. victoria
  45. white
  46. women
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  48. world
  49. young