سطح اول - آیلتس 5-4 (A2 - B1)
Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain. It is in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains. When too much snow builds up, there can be avalanches. Big avalanches are dangerous.
However, small avalanches are OK. People shoot bombs on the mountain. The bombs start small avalanches.
They use a howitzer. It is a war machine from the 1950s.
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Avalanche:بهمن
Howitzer: توپ جنگی
سطح دوم - آیلتس 6-5 (+B1+ - B2)
Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain, and it is in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains.
To prevent avalanches on the mountains, people use a 1950’s howitzer. In war, people used it against aircraft, and now, it is keeping a nearby village safe.
It fires bombs which start small, safe avalanches. The smaller avalanches do not allow too much snow to build up, so big, dangerous avalanches do not happen.
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Prevent: جلوگیری کردن
Aircraft: هواپیما
سطح سوم - آیلتس 7+ ( C1 - C2)
To prevent avalanches on Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains, peopled used a1950’s howitzer.
In combat, people used it as an anti-aircraft weapon, and now it is keeping a nearby village safe. The howitzer fires a shell which starts a small avalanche. These are safe and prevent too much snow build-up which could then result in a big, dangerous avalanche.
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Peak:قله
Combat: چنگ
Weapon: سلاح
Shell: گلوله توپ