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Dear students,

Now that the exam is coming near, we are going to practise our listening skill with a very interesting TED talk by an old acquaintance of mine, Jelena Golubovic. She is giving her speech on a very interesting matter and I decided to take advantage of her speech and prepare some questions for you. I hope you find it both useful and interesting.

Fill in the gaps with 1-3 words

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1. She was so poor that she wore dresses made of potato sacks.

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2. At 14, she was molested by some men.

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3. Today, when Oprah speaks, the world takes notice.

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4. She had to pay €20,000 for tuition fees,

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5. She got the last €10,000 because her mother's clients sponsored her.

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6. Oprah spent her days interviewing her dolls.

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7. The boy looking for the girl of his dreams was, at some point, stuck in a job he hated. 

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8. After a year and a half, he mastered the courage to quit his job.

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9. She enjoys herself becoming faster, better and stronger.

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10. The future 'you' has developed habits you have yet to develop. 

Rio Carnival

Listen to the video and fill in the gaps with a maximum of 5 words:

 

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1. Rio's festival is in full swing.

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2. The first girl reckons Rio's Carnival is everybody's favourite holiday for the people in this bus.

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3. The city is trying to prevent people from urinating on the street. 

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4. According to the driver, drugs and alcohol make people do abnormal things.

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5. More than 70000 people are in the sambadrome to see the schools compete. 

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6. This year, there's a wide variety of themes including South Korea, the Amazon and Brazil's soap operas.

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7. Hundreds of extra police have been deployed for the event. 

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