FORMAT : DESCRIPTIONS

The picture below shows a flood at a residential area.

Based on the picture, write about the incident for an online blog.

When writing about the incident, you should:

Describe what happened
Suggest ways to prevent flash floods

Exercise: Underline the correct tense.

There is/are/was/were a flood in Kampung Bahagia yesterday. There has/had been a

heavy rain for the past few days. Not long after the rain stop/stops/stopped, it became sunny. So,
nobody expect/expects/expected the flash flood when it come/comes/came.
Many people is/are/was/were getting ready to go to work. Some parents people
is/are/was/were about to send their children to school. Suddenly, the hear/hears/heard the
rumble of thunder. Then, the rain start/starts/started again and water start/starts/started
gushing into their homes. The flood sweep/sweeps/swept away everything in its path such as
rubbish bins and small pots of plants. Cars park/parks/parked along the roads is/are/was/were
half-submerged.
People try/tries/tried to shift their things to higher level but their efforts is/are/was/were
in hopeless. There is/are/was/were not enough time as the flood was moving fast. Everyone
could only save themselves.
Many residents manage/manages/managed to climb up the rooftop. Rescue boats
is/are/was/were nowhere in sight. Some people is/are/was/were soaking wet while some
wait/waits/waited under an umbrella.
Suddenly, the rain stop/stops/stopped and the sun is/are/was/were out again. Soon, it
become/becomes/became hot. However, the water level still not subsiding. Luckily, the rescue
boats come/comes/came and pick/picks/picked up the residents. They is/are/was/were
bring/brings/brought to a flood relief centre.
In the event of flood, we need/needs/needed to take/takes/took precautions to
stay/stays/stayed safe. People can/could get drown/drowns/drowned in a flood. So, it is
important not to walk/walks/walked through the waters. If you need/needs/needed to
move/moves/moved through still water, make sure you use/uses/used a stick or pole to
ensure/ensures/ensured the ground is still there. You need to stay/stays/stayed away from
power lines and electrical wires to avoid/avoids/avoided electrocution. You should not
drive/drives/drove through a flooded area as the road or bridge may have been washed away.
People could get drowned in their cars.

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