Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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Presumably (adv) – used to say what you think is the likely situation (B2)
Example: They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment 
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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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Word list
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Span (v) – to exist or continue for a particular length of time 
Example: Tennis has a history spanning several centuries 
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Marvel (v) – to show or experience great surprise or admiration 
Example: We paused to marvel at the view 
12 
Juvenile (adj) – relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be 
considered an adult (C1)
Example: Juvenile crime/offenders 
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Mind-boggling (adj) – extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine 
Example: She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million pounds for that film 
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Implication (n) – the effect that an action or decision will have on something else 
in the future (C1)
Example: The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the 
implication will be for our department 
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Inbuilt (adj) – describes something that is an original part of something or 
someone and cannot be separated from them
Example: An inbuilt advantage 
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Mounting (adj) – gradually increasing
Example: Mounting anxiety 
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Dehydration (n) - to lose water, or to cause water to be lost from something, 
especially from a person’s body 
Example: Air travel dehydrates the body