Natural disasters / Act of God (Malaysian experience) UPSR

friendly topics

1.flood
2.thunderstorm
3.landslides
4.flash flood

10.fallen
Some words/verbs
11.blocked
1.flooded
12.rescued
2.stormed
13.evacuated
3.caused
14.helped
4.rose (water level)
15.moved
5.blew
16.transfered
6.struck
17.saved
7.subsided
18.carried
8.damaged
19.donated
9.swept away
20.cleared

21.cooperated 26.blockage

22.removed 27.mass

23.flood relief centre 28.chaos

24.downpour 29.disaster

25.mud 30.tragedy

31.aid

32.de
 Flood

Subjects n their verbs

1.The villagers
-worried -lost belongings

-scared -felt grateful

-moved -thanked rescuers

-evacuated -returned home

-took shelter -cleaned the house

-rebuilt the house

2. Rescuers
-helped -sacrified
-rescued -worked hard
-evacuated -saved
-moved

3. Flood/water/rain
-rose -rained

-flooded -caused

-swept away
-damaged 4. JKKK

-destroyed -distributed flood relief aids

-subsided -comforted flood evacuees

 1.water level started to rise quickly
2.villagers were leaving their homes with their belongings
3.village was flooded quickly because near to river
4.everyone was scared
5.some took shelter on top of the roof
6.others fled away in boat
7.evacuated to flood relief centre
8.felt very sad
9.lost valueable belongings n animals
10.houses were damaged
11.villagers were rescued for safety
12.najib umum bantuan banjir rm500 satu keluarga
 Picture 1
1. It was raining heavily for few days
2. Roads were flooded
3. Water level rose quickly
4. Wooden bridge was in great danger

Picture 2
1. A group of pupils was crossing the bridge
2. One of them had accidentally slipped
3. He fell into the river
4. His brave friend jumped into the river
5. He managed to rescue his friend

Picture 3
1. He grabbed the collar of his friend's shirt.
2. A man came immediately and helped pulling the unfortunate boy to the bank.
3. The boy thanked his friend for saving his life.
4. It was an unforgettable incident for him.
Verbs
1.blew away / blown away

2.hit

3.struck

4.destroyed

5.damaged

6.fell

7.torn apart

8.perished

9.caused

10.blocked

11.disrupted
1.fallen trees

2.damaged houses

3.destroyed buildings

4.road closed/blocked

5.landslides

6.debris scattered everywhere

7.casualties (unlikely)
it was shocking to see the road and its surrounding area was in total mass. There were
fallen trees everywhere that caused a complete blockage to the traffic.

Some cars were badly damaged as a result of the fallen trees. Glass scattered all over
the place and there were some debris on the road.

Last night's thunderstorm had also damaged the traffic light poles. The city was in great
choas as the people were unable to move around and some shops were forced to close.

Encik Syafiq had earlier informed the municipal office and they had sent their workers to
clear the mass and restore the place.

Some residents were seen helping each other to clean their residential area.

Landslides

When it happened?
moonson season

raining season

during flood

Where it happened?
roads

highways

residential areas near to hills

river banks

seaside / seashore

highlands
What happened?
landfills road blockage

downhill flow of rock or soil residential areas affected

fallen trees New Vocab related

houses damaged / submerged in soil debris

sinkholes slope

sinkholes

submerged rained

landfills caused

blockage damaged

casualties destroyed

Verbs related swept away

blocked evacuated

fell cleared

trapped warned

rescued advised

saved removed

closed thanked

moved felt sad

repaired donated

rebuilt