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From the Ted Talk by Vandana Singh: A sci-fi story of Earth's renewal
Unscramble the Blue Letters
A girl lies sleeping with electrodes aeathtcd to her body. A man and a woman are looking at her through a one-way glass window from the next room.
“Waste of time and money,” says the man. “An illiterate kid from a stone qarury? What could she pslsioby contribute to the pojcert?”.
“Hardly a kid. She’s at least 16,” says the woman. “Come on, we’re making history. First ever emrinpxeet in collective dreaming.”.
To her right is a sercen that takes up an entire wall. The 311 participants in the experiment are now all asleep. Her poised finger jabs the keyboard.
Open Cloze
A girl lies sleeping with electrodes ________ to her body. A man and a woman are looking at her through a one-way glass window from the next room.
“Waste of time and money,” says the man. “An illiterate kid from a stone ______? What could she ________ contribute to the _______?”.
“Hardly a kid. She’s at least 16,” says the woman. “Come on, we’re making history. First ever __________ in collective dreaming.”.
To her right is a ______ that takes up an entire wall. The 311 participants in the experiment are now all asleep. Her poised finger jabs the keyboard.
Solution
- project
- possibly
- screen
- quarry
- experiment
- attached
Original Text
A girl lies sleeping with electrodes attached to her body. A man and a woman are looking at her through a one-way glass window from the next room.
“Waste of time and money,” says the man. “An illiterate kid from a stone quarry? What could she possibly contribute to the project?”.
“Hardly a kid. She’s at least 16,” says the woman. “Come on, we’re making history. First ever experiment in collective dreaming.”.
To her right is a screen that takes up an entire wall. The 311 participants in the experiment are now all asleep. Her poised finger jabs the keyboard.
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