It rained incessantly throughout the night. The wind and lightning gave us a sleepless night.

The next
morning, it was still (pouring / pelting down /belting down). Most of the residents of the village (stayed)
indoors. It was simply impossible to get out of the village. The level of water (rose). The roads turned
into streams. Water (overflowed / flowed over) the river bank. Some bridges (disappeared) under water.
My father (instructed / directed) us to get ready for evacuation. With the help of my brothers, we
(salvaged / saved) as much of our possessions as possible into the attic. Within seconds, water started
(seeping) in under the front door. We quickly left the house and (waded in / waded through) the water.
While (braving) the flood, my mother (stepped) into a hole and disappeared under water. The current of
water (swept) me away too. Luckily, my father was quick. He saved us. We then (climbed) a slope to a
higher ground nearby. When I turned around, I saw that the whole village was under water.

The dark evil-looking / ominous cloud threatened us with a downpour. The screeching / howling wind,
crashing / rolling thunder and forked lightning kept us awake the whole night. Feeling extremely
/exceedingly scared, I pulled up the woolen / cotton blanket and covered my head. The next morning, it
was still pelting down. Most of the older residents of the village stayed indoors. It was simply impossible
to go out. I saw massive ancient fallen / uprooted trees on the roads. The level of debris-strewn water at
the nearby river rose quickly / rapidly. The village roads turned into dirt-filled streams. Water flowed
over the old riverbank. Some old wooden bridges submerged under water. My father immediately
directed us to get ready for the evacuation. With the help of my older brothers, we salvaged as much of
our possessions as possible by putting them into the attic. Within seconds, water started seeping in under
the re-enforced front door. We left and waded through the turbulent water. While braving the raging
flood waters, my mother stepped into a hole and disappeared under murky water. The current of fast-
flowing water swept me away too. Luckily, my heroic father saved us. We then climbed a nearby steep
slope to higher ground. When I turned around, I saw that the whole of my family / home village was under
water.
Task 1: Replace the underlined verbs below with strong action verbs.

It rained incessantly throughout the night. The wind and lightning gave us a sleepless night. The

next morning, it was still raining. Most of the residents of the village were indoors. It was simply

impossible to get out of the village. The level of water went up. The roads turned into streams.

Water went up the river bank. Some bridges went down under water. My father asked us to get

ready for the evacuation. With the help of my brothers, we moved as much of our possessions

as possible into the attic. Within seconds, water started coming in under the front door. We

quickly walked in the water. While walking in the flood waters, my mother walked into a hole

and disappeared under water. The current of water pushed me away too. Luckily, my father

saved us. We then walked up a slope to a higher ground nearby. When I turned around, I saw

that the whole village was under water.

Task 1: Read the passage. Fill in the blanks with adjectives. Add in adverbs too wherever
appropriate. Use a blue ink pen with adjectives and a red ink pen with adverb.

The ____________ cloud threatened us with a downpour. The ____________ wind,

___________ thunder and ___________ lightning kept us awake the whole night. Feeling scared,

I pulled up the ____________ blanket and covered my head. The next morning, it was still pelting

down. Most of the older residents of the village stayed indoors. It was simply impossible to go

out. I saw _____________ trees on the roads. The level of _______________ water at the nearby

river rose quickly. The village roads turned into _______________ streams. Water flowed over

the ___________ riverbank. Some ____________ bridges submerged under water. My father

directed us to get ready for the evacuation. With the help of my __________ brothers, we

salvaged as much of our possessions as possible by putting them into the attic. Within seconds,

water started seeping in under the _____________ front door. We left and waded through the

______________ water. While braving the __________ flood waters, my mother stepped into a

hole and disappeared under _______________ water. The current of ______________ water

swept me away too. Luckily, my ______________ father saved us. We then climbed a

________________ slope to higher ground. When I turned around, I saw that the whole of my

_____________ village was under water.