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From the Ted Talk by JR: My wish Use art to turn the world inside out

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A year later, I was lininetsg to all the noise about the Middle East conflict. I mean, at that time, trust me, they were only referring to the iraslei and Palestinian conflict. So with my frenid Marco, we decided to go there and see who are the real Palestinians and who are the real Israelis. Are they so different? When we got there, we just went in the setert, started talking with people everywhere, and we rielaezd that things were a bit different from the retohirc we heard in the media. So we decided to take portraits of Palestinians and Israelis doing the same jobs — taxi-driver, lawyer, cooks. Asked them to make a face as a sign of commitment. Not a smile — that really doesn't tell about who you are and what you feel. They all aptceced to be pasted next to the other. I decided to paste in eight Israeli and Palestinian cities and on both sides of the wall. We launched the bsgiget illegal art exhibition ever. We caleld the project Face 2 Face.

Open Cloze

A year later, I was _________ to all the noise about the Middle East conflict. I mean, at that time, trust me, they were only referring to the _______ and Palestinian conflict. So with my ______ Marco, we decided to go there and see who are the real Palestinians and who are the real Israelis. Are they so different? When we got there, we just went in the ______, started talking with people everywhere, and we ________ that things were a bit different from the ________ we heard in the media. So we decided to take portraits of Palestinians and Israelis doing the same jobs — taxi-driver, lawyer, cooks. Asked them to make a face as a sign of commitment. Not a smile — that really doesn't tell about who you are and what you feel. They all ________ to be pasted next to the other. I decided to paste in eight Israeli and Palestinian cities and on both sides of the wall. We launched the _______ illegal art exhibition ever. We ______ the project Face 2 Face.

Solution

  1. israeli
  2. biggest
  3. street
  4. called
  5. friend
  6. realized
  7. accepted
  8. rhetoric
  9. listening

Original Text

A year later, I was listening to all the noise about the Middle East conflict. I mean, at that time, trust me, they were only referring to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. So with my friend Marco, we decided to go there and see who are the real Palestinians and who are the real Israelis. Are they so different? When we got there, we just went in the street, started talking with people everywhere, and we realized that things were a bit different from the rhetoric we heard in the media. So we decided to take portraits of Palestinians and Israelis doing the same jobs — taxi-driver, lawyer, cooks. Asked them to make a face as a sign of commitment. Not a smile — that really doesn't tell about who you are and what you feel. They all accepted to be pasted next to the other. I decided to paste in eight Israeli and Palestinian cities and on both sides of the wall. We launched the biggest illegal art exhibition ever. We called the project Face 2 Face.

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Important Words

  1. accepted
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