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From the Ted Talk by John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson: The fight for civil rights and freedom

Unscramble the Blue Letters

JL: When I used to fuss as a young cihld, I would cmpailon, "Why this? Why that?" And my mother would say, "Boy, it's the only thing we can do." She said, "I know it's hard work, but what are we going to do? We have to make a living." But I was hpinog and almost praying for that day when ppleoe wouldn't have to work so hard in the hot sun. She was hoping also that things would be better, much better for us as a people and for my family. My mother, she was always thinking ahead. If we'd get up ealry and go and pick as much cotton as we could, we would get more money, because she knew the cotton would be heavier 'cause the dew would be on it. So when it was weighed, money would be increased.

Open Cloze

JL: When I used to fuss as a young _____, I would ________, "Why this? Why that?" And my mother would say, "Boy, it's the only thing we can do." She said, "I know it's hard work, but what are we going to do? We have to make a living." But I was ______ and almost praying for that day when ______ wouldn't have to work so hard in the hot sun. She was hoping also that things would be better, much better for us as a people and for my family. My mother, she was always thinking ahead. If we'd get up _____ and go and pick as much cotton as we could, we would get more money, because she knew the cotton would be heavier 'cause the dew would be on it. So when it was weighed, money would be increased.

Solution

  1. complain
  2. early
  3. people
  4. hoping
  5. child

Original Text

JL: When I used to fuss as a young child, I would complain, "Why this? Why that?" And my mother would say, "Boy, it's the only thing we can do." She said, "I know it's hard work, but what are we going to do? We have to make a living." But I was hoping and almost praying for that day when people wouldn't have to work so hard in the hot sun. She was hoping also that things would be better, much better for us as a people and for my family. My mother, she was always thinking ahead. If we'd get up early and go and pick as much cotton as we could, we would get more money, because she knew the cotton would be heavier 'cause the dew would be on it. So when it was weighed, money would be increased.

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Important Words

  1. child
  2. complain
  3. cotton
  4. day
  5. dew
  6. early
  7. family
  8. fuss
  9. hard
  10. heavier
  11. hoping
  12. hot
  13. increased
  14. knew
  15. living
  16. money
  17. mother
  18. people
  19. pick
  20. praying
  21. sun
  22. thinking
  23. weighed
  24. work
  25. young