literacy (n): the ability to read and write
innovation (n): the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something
infrastructure (n): the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country to run smoothly, for example buildings, transport and water and power supplies
trawler (n): a fishing boat that uses large nets that it drags through the sea behind it
petition (n): a written document signed by a large number of people that asks somebody in a position of authority to do or change something
coax (v): to persuade somebody to do something by talking to them in a kind and gentle way