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Task 2: Spend 15 minutes on this task.

Read the text below where the writer describes his attempt to reach the top of the
volcano. Explain how he has presented this in a way that engages his readers.
I was standing in the middle of the night in a deep black canyon with three
companions, straining to hear the volcano Whisper its menace. Above us, a blizzard
had smothered the mountain and blotted out the violent red glow I had seen from a
plane three days before. We had tried to get up the 5,466ft volcano in our guide's
super-jeep but were defeated by the weather. We were aware of the occasional
muffled explosion and the heavy, sulphurous stench of the beast
I asked our guide what he would do if the mountain exploded like it had in the winter
of 1821. He rubbed his chin and concluded that we would not make it. The only
chance would be to leave the jeep to escape the flash flood of rocks, new lava, ice,
mud and water. But then we would have the volcanic ash to deal with, to say nothing
of the lightning that usually accompanies a major eruption.
Guardian News & Media Ltd 2018
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Answer 1

(edit) So sorry about the old answer, I didn't catch the part when you said to explain how the writing engages the readers into it. The writer has presented this is a way that engages the readers by putting in all 5 senses, such as "straining to hear the volcano", "sulphurous stench", etc etc. He has also provided extremely descriptive language, and some figurative language as well. He vividly describes whats going on, and it's like you're right there when it's happening. He even includes dialouge, and writes it in 'first person', which is a great way to let the readers imagine what's going on as if they were there. Hope this helps!