Day reading Passage (Australian culture and culture shock)



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30 DAY READING CHALLENGE


To be trapped 
- if someone or something is trapped, that person or thing is unable 
to move or escape from a place or situation.
Example: The two men died when they were trapped in a burning building.

Boneyard (n) 
- a cemetery
Example: it was a seventeenth-century boneyard, the oldest in the city.

To be devoted 
- being devoted to something means being focused on that particular 
thing almost exclusively. When you are devoted to a cause, you work to achieve its 
goals. When you are devoted to a person, you place their needs above your own.
Example: Cookbooks are devoted to presenting recipes.

Havoc (n) 
- confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble:
Example: The storm caused havoc in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a
fence down.
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Spear (n) 
- a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one 
end, that is either thrown or held in the hand.

Wield (v) 
(C2) - to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it: 
Example: She was confronted by a man wielding a knife.

Invasion (n) (B2) 
- an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and 
take control of another country.
Example: They were planning to mount an invasion o f the north o f the country.

To be prone to smth -
likely to do, get, or suffer from something.
Example: As a child, he was prone to ear infections.
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To pride yourself on smth (phr verb) 
- to value a skill or good quality that you 
have.
Example: He prides himself on his loyalty to his friends.



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