Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"


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30 - Day Reading Challenge


Take stock of – to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion 
about it, so that you can decide what to do
Example: After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a 
month to take stock of her life (C2)

Pile up (v) – to arrange objects into a pile 
Example: We piled plenty of logs up next to the fire 

Bargain (n) – something on sale at a lower price than its true value 
Example: This coat was half-price – a real bargain

Tempt (v) – to make someone want to have or do something, especially
something that is unnecessary or wrong 
Example: The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car 

Invariably (adv) – always (C2)
Example: The train is invariably late. 

Fierce (adj) strong and powerful 
Example: Fierce winds prevented the race from taking place.

Display (v) – to arrange something or a collection of things so that they can be 
seen by the public (B1)
Example: Family photographs were displayed on the wall. 

Empty-handed (adj) – without bringing or taking anything 
Example: We can’t go the party empty-handed 
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Struggle (v) – to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do 
something (B2)
Example: the dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose
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End up (v) – to finally be in a particular place or situation (B1)
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Example: They are travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in 
Moscow
Day 8 (Reading Passage 2: The truth about lying)

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