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From the Ted Talk by Elizabeth Zion: The need for family reunification -- to make families whole again

Unscramble the Blue Letters

We often spend time talking about how children are the ftuure and how it’s necessary and crucial for us to lay good foundations for them so they have equal opportunities to seueccd. But the first and most important foundations in a child’s life are laid at home. within the flimay structure. And think about it: when you have two parents who want to be in your life, having both parents around and ievlnovd menas having access to more of the economic and community resources available, as both parents are willing to invest their time, energy and money into the well-being of their children.

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We often spend time talking about how children are the ______ and how it’s necessary and crucial for us to lay good foundations for them so they have equal opportunities to _______. But the first and most important foundations in a child’s life are laid at home. within the ______ structure. And think about it: when you have two parents who want to be in your life, having both parents around and ________ _____ having access to more of the economic and community resources available, as both parents are willing to invest their time, energy and money into the well-being of their children.

Solution

  1. means
  2. involved
  3. succeed
  4. future
  5. family

Original Text

We often spend time talking about how children are the future and how it’s necessary and crucial for us to lay good foundations for them so they have equal opportunities to succeed. But the first and most important foundations in a child’s life are laid at home. within the family structure. And think about it: when you have two parents who want to be in your life, having both parents around and involved means having access to more of the economic and community resources available, as both parents are willing to invest their time, energy and money into the well-being of their children.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
family reunification 3

Important Words

  1. access
  2. children
  3. community
  4. crucial
  5. economic
  6. energy
  7. equal
  8. family
  9. foundations
  10. future
  11. good
  12. home
  13. important
  14. invest
  15. involved
  16. laid
  17. lay
  18. life
  19. means
  20. money
  21. opportunities
  22. parents
  23. resources
  24. spend
  25. structure
  26. succeed
  27. talking
  28. time