Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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Day 14 (Reading Passage 2: The house of the future, then and now) Word list: 1 Obsession (n)
Overriding (adj)

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Cope with (v) – to dal successfully with a difficult situation (B2)
Example: It must be difficult to cope with three small children and a job
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Counter (v) – to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to defend yourself against something
Example: The prime minister countered the opposition’s claims about health
service cuts by saying that the government has increased spending in this area.
Day 14 (Reading Passage 2: The house of the future, then and now)
Word list:
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Obsession (n) – something or someone that you think about all the time (B2)
Example: An unhealthy obsession with death
2
Consolidate (v) – to become or cause something to become stronger, and more certain
Example: The success of their major product consolidated the firm’s position in
the market
3
Futuristic (adj) – strange and very modern, or intended or seeming to come from some imagined time in the future
Example: Her latest novel is a futuristic thriller, set sometime in the latest
century
4
Indebted to (v) – grateful because of help given
Example: We are deeply indebted to you for your help
5
Dwelling (n) - a house or place to live in
Example: There is an estimated shortfall five million dwellings across the country
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Team up (v) – to join another person, or form a group with other people, in order to do something together
Example: They teamed up fora charity performance
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Overriding (adj) – more important than anything else
Example: The government’s overriding concern is to reduce inflation

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