Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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Encounter (v) - to experience something, especially something unpleasant (B2)
Example: When did you first encounter these difficulties?
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Profoundly (adv) - deeply or extremely (C2)
Example: Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years 
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Offspring (n) - the young of an animal (C2)
Example: In the case of guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between two 
and five 
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Take the lead (v) - start winning the competition or to accept the responsibility for 
doing something 
Example: She took the lead ten miles into the marathon 
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Outmoded (adj) - no longer modern, useful or necessary 
Example: Outmoded working practices are being phased out 
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Load (n) - the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle or an animal (B2)
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Example: The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons 
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Agile (adj) - able to move your body easily and quickly
Example: Monkeys are very agile climbers 
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Cultivate (v) - to prepare land and grow crops on it (C1)
Example: Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate 
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Endurance (n) - the ability to keep doing something difficult or painful for a long 
time (C2)
Example: Running a marathon is a test of human endurance 
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Warfare (n) - the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons
Example: guerrilla/naval/nuclear/trench warfare
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