Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"



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Incentive (n) – something that encourages a person to do something (C2)
Example: Tax incentives have been very effective in encouraging people to save
and invest more of their income
Day 17 (Reading Passage 2: Bird Migration)
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Superior (adj) – better than average or better than other people or things of the same type (C1)
Example: This is clearly the work of a superior artist
2
Ingenious (adj)very clever and skillful, or cleverly made and involving new ideas and methods
Example: An ingenious solution
3
Plentiful (adj)if something is plentiful, there is a lot of it available
Example: Strawberries are plentiful in the summer
4
Accumulate (v) – to collect a large number of things over along period of time
(C2)
Example: As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater
proportion of their incomes
5
Abundant (adj) – more than enough
Example: An abundant supply of food
6
Intriguing (adj) – very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious (C2)
Example: An intriguing possibility/question
7
Puzzling (adj) – difficult to explain and understand
Example: it is a rather puzzling film
8
Presumably (adv) – used to say what you think is the likely situation (B2)
Example: They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment
9
En route (adv) – on the way to or from somewhere
Example: I stopped en route to the party and got some wine
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30 - Day Reading Challenge
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Span (v) – to exist or continue fora particular length of time
Example: Tennis has a history spanning several centuries

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