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From the Ted Talk by Sophia Kianni: Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action
Unscramble the Blue Letters
because most people in the world don't speak English. In fact, 75 percent of them do not speak einslgh at all. Yet, according to a 2012 study on Scopus, the world's largest database for peer-reviewed journals, 80 percent of articles are written entirely in English. Even the United Nations' IPCC report, widely regarded as one of the most renowned pieces of camtile literature in the world, is only officially available in the six UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and ssiapnh. But these are languages that account for less than half of the world's speaking population. Meaning, the mijortay of people on our plnaet are unable to understand the documents and areemgntes being issued by the world's highest inannieatotrl political body. This lack of easily accessible documents and resources leads to mooistfamrinin and low pibulc interest around tackling issues such as climate canghe.
Open Cloze
because most people in the world don't speak English. In fact, 75 percent of them do not speak _______ at all. Yet, according to a 2012 study on Scopus, the world's largest database for peer-reviewed journals, 80 percent of articles are written entirely in English. Even the United Nations' IPCC report, widely regarded as one of the most renowned pieces of _______ literature in the world, is only officially available in the six UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and _______. But these are languages that account for less than half of the world's speaking population. Meaning, the ________ of people on our ______ are unable to understand the documents and __________ being issued by the world's highest _____________ political body. This lack of easily accessible documents and resources leads to ______________ and low ______ interest around tackling issues such as climate ______.
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- agreements
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Original Text
because most people in the world don't speak English. In fact, 75 percent of them do not speak English at all. Yet, according to a 2012 study on Scopus, the world's largest database for peer-reviewed journals, 80 percent of articles are written entirely in English. Even the United Nations' IPCC report, widely regarded as one of the most renowned pieces of climate literature in the world, is only officially available in the six UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. But these are languages that account for less than half of the world's speaking population. Meaning, the majority of people on our planet are unable to understand the documents and agreements being issued by the world's highest international political body. This lack of easily accessible documents and resources leads to misinformation and low public interest around tackling issues such as climate change.
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