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A lava lake in the crater of
Mount Nyiragongo

2 CHECK. Write a short answer for each question.

1. Why is Mount Nyiragongo dangerous?

2. Why are scientists studying Mount Nyiragongo very closely?

3. Who is Ken Sims?

4. What did Ken Sims do in 2010?

5. What can new lava help Ken Sims do?

3 DISCOVER. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson.

A Find these sentences in the article from exercise 1. Write the missing words.

1. Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo looks
beautiful, it is very dangerous.

2. This information is very important nearly a million people live nearby in
the city of Goma.

3. it was very dangerous, in 2010 Sims and his team climbed down into the
crater of Mount Nyiragongo.

4. Sims made this journey he wanted to collect new lava from the volcano.

B Look at the words you wrote in exercise A. Then answer the questions.
1. Which words are used to introduce a contrast?

and

2. Which words are used to introduce a reason?

and
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