2020 Beirut explosion

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2020-beirut-explosion

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. What is the chemical composition?

2. 2. What is the confiscation origin?

3. 3. What caused the big explosion in Beirut?

4. 4. How much ammonium nitrate was stored in the port?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Ammonium Nitrate

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.