Showing posts with label Int 2A. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Int 2A. Show all posts
15 October 2014
7 September 2012
One red paper clip
Fill in the gaps with one word.
One red paperclip
1.
This young man’s been getting a lot of
_____________ this week…
2.
without ____________ one red cent
3.
…takes you step by step ___________ his amazing
journey
4.
I embarked on an _____________
5.
What is one red paperclip _____________?
6.
At 26 Kyle has blazed a new _____________in trading
on the internet…
7.
Was it possible to ___________enough trades to
_______________ get a house?
8.
His inspiration was a _____________barter game
called Bigger and better.
9.
Putting his job as a salesman on _____________,
Kyle placed an ad on Cregg’s list, a
website that _____________people to trade something they don’t want for something
they do want.
10.
It didn’t take long _____________two young women
from Vancouver, Canada to _____________across his listing.
11.
a pen shaped _____________a fish
12.
a tiny door____________
13.
camping _____________
14.
What ________started as a game was now taking on a
life of its _________.
15.
whacky _____________, […] virginity, body parts,
their soul
16.
But ___________ offers also began coming in.
17.
marine _____________
18.
_____________ of beer
19.
I need to _____________in on this
20.
I can’t wait to take it for a _____________.
21.
a young singer-songwriter […] who ________________wanted
to record her music
22.
Something very special was _____________on
23.
… he was in the business of _____________wishes
24.
I ended _____________calling Kyle
25.
Her personality came _____________ over the phone
26.
_____________the recording contract for the keys
27.
keep going until I _____________a house
28.
Leslie was _____________to make an offer that would
launch One red paperclip into a whole
new level of exposure.
29.
He doesn’t make a ___________unless the other guy
is getting a great deal.
30.
Without a moment’s _____________ Alice agreed so
Kyle headed back to Phoenix…
31.
Kyle was about to make his first calculated
_____________
32.
His legion of friends were _____________.
33.
Kyle ___________found out he had an ________________collection
of snow globes.
34.
Once again there was real magic: Kyle _____________the
life of an other person on his journey to turn a paperclip into a house
35.
Just this week, a year _________the day since he
began his big adventure…
36.
Kyle’s dream _____________finally come true.
KEY:
One red paperclip
1.
This young man’s been getting a lot of attention this week…
2.
without spending
one red cent
3.
…takes you step by step on his amazing journey
4.
I embarked on an adventure
5.
What is one red paperclip worth?
6.
At 26 Kyle has blazed a new trail in trading on the internet…
7.
Was it possible to make enough trades to eventually
get a house?
8.
His inspiration was a childhood barter game called Bigger
and better
9.
Putting his job as a salesman on hold, Kyle placed an ad on Cregg’s
list, a website that allows people
to trade something they don’t want for sg they do want.
10.
It didn’t take long for two young women from Vancouver, Canada to stumble across his listing.
11.
a pen shaped like
a fish
12.
a tiny doorknob
13.
camping stove
14.
What had
started as a game was now taking on a life of its own.
15.
whacky offers,
[…] virginity, body parts, their soul
16.
But legitimate offers also began coming in.
17.
marine sergeant
18.
keg
of beer
19.
I need to get
in on this
20.
I can’t wait to take it for a spin.
21.
a young singer-songwriter […] who desperately wanted to record her music
22.
Something very special was going on
23.
… he was in the business of granting wishes
24.
I ended up
calling Kyle
25.
Her personality came through over the phone
26.
Exchanged
the recording contract for the keys
27.
keep going until I own a house
28.
Leslie was about
to make an offer that would launch one red paperclip into a whole new level of
exposure.
29.
He doesn’t make a trade unless the other guy is getting a great deal.
30.
Without a moment’s hesitation Alice agreed so Kyle headed back to Phoenix…
31.
Kyle was about to make his first calculated decision
32.
His legion of friends were stunned.
33.
Kyle had
found out he had an extensive
collection of snow globes.
34.
Once again there was real magic: Kyle touching the life of an other person on
his journey to turn a paperclip into a house
35.
Just this week a year to the day since he began his big adventure…
36.
Kyle’s dream had
finally come true.
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