Would you like to be close to this volcano?
What's the most dangerous thing you've done on holiday? In the Democratic Republic of Congo a very unusual - and possibly dangerous - tourist attraction has come into being. People are flocking to see an erupting volcano!
This week's question: which country has the British government advised against all travel to. Is it:
a) Iraq
b) Somalia
c) Afghanistan
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
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Volcano
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Vocabulary
- sheer
completely vertical
- hair-raising
something so scary your hair stands up!
- volatile
something that can change suddenly and unexpectedly
- ravaged
harmed or damaged, nearly destroyed
- mineral resources
things that are found naturally in the earth, such as tin, salt, coal
- erupting volcano
a type of mountain which has hot melted rock, steam and ash bursting out of the top
- lava
the hot liquid rock which comes out of a volcano and becomes solid as it cools
- spewing out
pouring out quickly and in large quantities
- proximity
closeness
- to flee
to run away
- endangered
a person, animal or place that is in danger of being harmed or destroyed
