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carbon monoxide
dangerous gas
A poisonous gas that has no colour or smell and can come from faulty heating.
This vs that
Carbon monoxide has no smell.
Smoke is easy to see.
Hear it in real life
Why do we need a carbon monoxide alarm?
Because carbon monoxide has no smell, so you might not notice it.
We had a carbon monoxide alarm fitted after replacing the old boiler.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The native version explains the everyday risk clearly without sounding like a safety document.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which has colour and smell.
Say: Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which has no colour or smell.
Use 'no colour or smell' because the gas is undetectable without an alarm.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
carbon monoxide; carbon monoxide poisoning; be exposed to carbon monoxide
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about home safety.
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Home safety words
Home and routines · Home safety: the words around “carbon monoxide”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Carbon monoxide is really dangerous because you can't smell it.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
carbon monoxide
dangerous gas
“We had a carbon monoxide alarm fitted after replacing the old boiler.”
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