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Monday, 2 June 2014

smog

Will we be getting the same amount of smog in cities this year as we did last year - or as we did earlier this year?

Here are two pieces from BBC Learning English - Words in the News:

June 2013:

Smog over Singapore

Learning English - Words in the News - Smoke chokes Singapore
wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/pdf/2013/06/130621113712_130621_witn_smog.pdf

Chart

BBC News - Singapore haze hits record high from Indonesia fires


March 2014:

Learning English - Words in the News - Paris smog
wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/pdf/2014/03/140317111257_140321_witn_paris_smog.pdf

An electronic road sign reads "Road traffic forbidden for even-numbered licence plates" on the Paris ring road

BBC News - Paris car ban imposed after pollution hits high
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