Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"



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In a bid to do something – in an attempt (C2)
Example: Ina bid to attract youngsters to schools, the government will organize
an awareness program.
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Upmarket (adj) – describes goods and products that are of very high quality and intended to be brought by people who are quite rich
Example: an upmarket brand name
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Affluent (adj) – having a lot of money or owning a lot of things (C1)
Example: affluent nations/neighborhoods
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Turnover (n) – the amount of business that a company does in a period of time Ci Example Large supermarkets have high turnovers (their goods sell very quickly)

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Keep pace with – to develop or progress at the same rate as something else
Example: The government is not allowing salaries to keep pace with inflation
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Cater to (v) – to try to satisfy one that is not popular or not generally acceptable
(C1)
Example: This legislation simply caters to racism
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Segment (n) – any of the parts which something (especially a circle or sphere) can be divided or into which it is naturally divided
Example: the salad was decorated with segments of orange
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Execution (n) – the act of doing or performing something, especially in a planned way
Example: Sometimes in the execution of their duty the police have to use firearms.
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Core (adj) – the basic and most important part of something (C2)
Example: The lack of government funding is at the core of the problem
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Intact (adj) – complete and in the original state (Ci Example The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar survived intact

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