NEWS · B2 Level - Part 1

Air Pollution in Pakistan

The traffic is still flowing in Lahore. The government officials are urging people to stay at home.

Level: B2 · 11 sentences

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1. The traffic is still flowing in Lahore.
2. The government officials are urging people to stay at home.
3. The smog, too toxic.
4. For a city that often ranks as one of the worst in the world for air pollution,
5. face masks are mandatory.
6. A thin shield against the skyrocketing amount of pollutants in the air.
7. The city's air quality index topped 1000 again last week.
8. That's an unprecedented level,
9. as the AQI index defines hazardous as anything over 301.
10. Many public spaces like zoos, parks, and historic monuments have been closed.
11. Along with many schools which have shifted to online classes for at least another week.