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From the Ted Talk by YeYoon Kim: What kids can teach adults about asking for help
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Well, we don't always practice what we preach, but about two years ago, I was slapped with a big, fat rneeidmr. To say that I was burned-out at the time was an understatement, but thanks to my coping mcenisham, drinking, it looked like I was just having a great time. But one day, just like Sam in the pglrnoayud, I tripped over my own two feet. I blacked out and woke up with a big cut on my foot from broken pieces of gasls, eyes swollen from crying and a voice so hoarse that I'd most likely been wailing. I don't have much recollection of what actually hnpaeepd, but I remember feeling fruestrtad, sad and afraid.
Open Cloze
Well, we don't always practice what we preach, but about two years ago, I was slapped with a big, fat ________. To say that I was burned-out at the time was an understatement, but thanks to my coping _________, drinking, it looked like I was just having a great time. But one day, just like Sam in the __________, I tripped over my own two feet. I blacked out and woke up with a big cut on my foot from broken pieces of _____, eyes swollen from crying and a voice so hoarse that I'd most likely been wailing. I don't have much recollection of what actually ________, but I remember feeling __________, sad and afraid.
Solution
- frustrated
- mechanism
- glass
- playground
- happened
- reminder
Original Text
Well, we don't always practice what we preach, but about two years ago, I was slapped with a big, fat reminder. To say that I was burned-out at the time was an understatement, but thanks to my coping mechanism, drinking, it looked like I was just having a great time. But one day, just like Sam in the playground, I tripped over my own two feet. I blacked out and woke up with a big cut on my foot from broken pieces of glass, eyes swollen from crying and a voice so hoarse that I'd most likely been wailing. I don't have much recollection of what actually happened, but I remember feeling frustrated, sad and afraid.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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day jobs |
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Important Words
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