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B1 Intermediate English 7:43 Educational

How Every Child Can Thrive by Five | Molly Wright | TED

TED · 10,061,050 views · Added 1 month ago

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

5/10

Difficulty

Subtitles (111 segments)

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Transcriber: Ivana Korom Reviewer:

00:14

[Baby cooing]

00:32

What if I was to tell you

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that a game of peekaboo could change the world?

00:41

Sounds impossible, right?

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Well, I’m here today to prove it’s not.

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Hi, I’m Molly and I’m seven.

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And this is my little friend, Ari.

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Say “Hi,” Ari.

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Hi.

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Oh, and this is my neighbor, Amarjot.

01:00

He has to take Ari away now to get ready for our experiment.

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But don't worry, they'll be back.

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My talk today is about some powerful things you grownups can do.

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that shape us as children and the adults we become.

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How do I know?

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Because my parents and people around me did them early and often.

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I know not all kids are as lucky.

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Some of my friends, some kids at my school and many around the world.

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And I would really like to help change that.

01:34

Thanks to scientists,

01:35

we now know just how important the first five years are

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for our health and development,

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