Hello and welcome to Daily English. As it’s the weekend, we learn English through real stories. The full transcript is in the description. Our story today is about a man whose spark of curiosity changed the world — Michael Faraday.
What Happened? Michael Faraday grew up poor in London in the early 1800s. He had only a basic education and worked as an apprentice bookbinder. But while binding books, he read them. Science fascinated him. He saved money to attend public lectures by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Faraday took detailed notes and later boldly sent them to Davy, asking for a job. Impressed, Davy hired him as an assistant. Faraday went on to discover electromagnetic induction — the principle behind electric motors and generators. From a poor bookbinder, he became one of the greatest scientists in history. It all started because reading books lit the spark of curiosity in him.
Expression of the Day: Light the spark To light the spark means: To inspire someone or start an interest that could grow into something powerful.
Examples: Reading those science books lit the spark that drove Faraday’s discoveries.
A teacher can light the spark of confidence in a shy student.
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