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30 DAY READING CHALLENGE

Day 22. Reading Passage 1 (A brief history of photography in
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Word list

Medium (n) 
- a method or way of expressing something.
Example: They told the story through the medium o f dance.
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To occur to smb (phr verb) 
- (of a thought or idea) to come into someone’s mind. 
Example: Didn’t it occur to you to phone the police?
Example: It never occurred to her that her parents might be worried.

To employ (v) (C1) 
- to use something for a particular purpose.
Example: Jacobs employs this phrase repeatedly.

To soar (v) (C2) 
- to rise very quickly to a high level.
Example: Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecasters.

Tremendous (adj) (B2) 
- very great in amount or level, or extremely good. 
Example: They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night.

A wealth of smth 
- a large amount of something good.
Example: Jim has a wealth o f teaching experience.
Example: Russia has a wealth o f coal and timber.

Fine art -
drawings, paintings, and sculptures that are admired for their beauty and 
have no practical use.

Close-up (n) 
- a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed 
picture.
Example: She took a stunning close-up o f him.

Vantage point 
- a place that provides a good view.
Example: From our vantage point atop the mountain, we could see the whole city
below.
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To prompt somebody to do smth 
(C2) - to make someone decide to say or do 
something.
Example: What prompted you to say that?
Example: I don’t know what prompted him to leave.


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