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From the Ted Talk by Philippe Starck: Design and destiny

Unscramble the Blue Letters

Because we have almost finished, I'll repeat this sorty. And the beauty of this, in perhaps 50 years, 60 years, we can finish copmtlleey this civilization, and offer to our children the possibility to invent a new story, a new poetry, a new romanticism. With billions of poeple who have been born, worked, lvied and died before us, these people who have woekrd so much, we have now bring beautiful things, beautiful gifts, we know so many things. We can say to our children, OK, done, that was our story. That psaesd. Now you have a duty: invent a new story. Invent a new poetry. The only rule is, we have not to have any idea about the next story. We give you white pages. Invent. We give you the best tools, the best tools, and now, do it. That's why I continue to work, even if it's for toilet brush.

Open Cloze

Because we have almost finished, I'll repeat this _____. And the beauty of this, in perhaps 50 years, 60 years, we can finish __________ this civilization, and offer to our children the possibility to invent a new story, a new poetry, a new romanticism. With billions of ______ who have been born, worked, _____ and died before us, these people who have ______ so much, we have now bring beautiful things, beautiful gifts, we know so many things. We can say to our children, OK, done, that was our story. That ______. Now you have a duty: invent a new story. Invent a new poetry. The only rule is, we have not to have any idea about the next story. We give you white pages. Invent. We give you the best tools, the best tools, and now, do it. That's why I continue to work, even if it's for toilet brush.

Solution

  1. completely
  2. people
  3. worked
  4. passed
  5. story
  6. lived

Original Text

Because we have almost finished, I'll repeat this story. And the beauty of this, in perhaps 50 years, 60 years, we can finish completely this civilization, and offer to our children the possibility to invent a new story, a new poetry, a new romanticism. With billions of people who have been born, worked, lived and died before us, these people who have worked so much, we have now bring beautiful things, beautiful gifts, we know so many things. We can say to our children, OK, done, that was our story. That passed. Now you have a duty: invent a new story. Invent a new poetry. The only rule is, we have not to have any idea about the next story. We give you white pages. Invent. We give you the best tools, the best tools, and now, do it. That's why I continue to work, even if it's for toilet brush.

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Important Words

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