Topic: Flood
Focus: Vocabulary related to flood aftermath
Nouns (people)
1. Villagers
2. Residents
3. Neighbours
4. Evacuees
5. Rescuers
6. Headman
7. Volunteers
Nouns
1. Debris
2. Carcasses
3. Wreckage
4. Mud
5. Landslide
6. Mess
7. Chaos
8. Disaster
9. Tragedy
10. Loss
Verbs
1. Subsided
2. Returned
3. Repaired
4. Rebuilt
5. Cleaned
6. Cleared
7. Fixed
8. Distributed
9. Donated
10. Helped
Adjectives
1. Shocked
2. Terrified
3. Lost
4. Destroyed
5. Damaged
6. Fallen
7. Scattered
8. Muddy
9. Thick
10. Devastated
Idioms
1. go to pieces: Maslang went to pieces when he saw his house was completely destroyed after the
flood.
2. groan inwardly: On his return from the flood evacuation centre, when Maslang saw the mess in
his house, he groaned inwardly because he believed that being grateful for his life is the greatest
motivation in that tough situation.
NATURAL DISASTERS
*Brainstorming Activity*
*Topic:* Flood
*Introductory sentences (sample)*
1. Last week, it was raining cats and dogs in Kg. Banjir
2. It was a monsoon season in Kg. Banjir and it had been rained for two weeks.
3. Last week, a flood hit Kg Banjir after a heavy downpour which lasted for a few days.
4. Heavy rains and raging thunderstorm bedevil Kg Banjir and within a few hours, the water was
knee-deep.
5. Heavy downpours inundated several houses in Kg Banjir.
6. The heavy rain that poured incessantly in Kg. Banjir for one week had flooded the low-lying areas
throughout the village.
*Sentences on VILLAGERS FLEEING*
1. As the water rose rapidly, the villagers were evacuated quickly.
2. The affected residents were transported in a rescue bot to the flood evacuation centre
3. Some villagers living in low-lying areas near the river banks were the first group evacuated.
4. The rescuers worked hard in transporting the affected villagers.
5. The villagers were fleeing their village to the flood evacuation centre.
6. Some residents were take in a rescue boat to the flood evacuation centre.
*Sentences on flood consequences*
1. Some houses were submerged in the flood waters while houses erected near the river banks were
completely swept away.
2. The flood waters inundated the houses for almost a week.
3. Many cattle died in the flood and the villagers' vegetable farms were completely washed away.
4. Thick mud and debris blocked the roads and caused a few to collapse.
5. The carcasses were scattered everywhere.
6. After the flood waters receeded, the villagers found a great shock as the masses and damages
were seen everywhere.
*Concluding sentences*
1. The affected villagers returned home from the flood evacuation centre.
2. The unfortunate residents went home from the flood evacuation centre in great despair.
3. The evacuees were finally allowed to return home after the flood subsided.
4. The villagers were grateful that the flood was over and they could return home and continue their
daily life.
5. After a week of great misery taking shelter in the flood evacuation centre, the evacuees returned
home.
6. It was indeed the worst flood they have ever experienced in their entire life.
*New Vocab*
1. incessantly: never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way
2. evacuate: to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
3. recede : to move further away into the distance
*Subjects n their verbs*
*1.The villagers*
-worried
-scared
-moved
-evacuated
-took shelter
-lost belongings
-felt grateful
-thanked rescuers
-returned home
-cleaned the house
-rebuilt the house
*2. Rescuers*
-helped
-rescued
-evacuated
-moved
-sacrified
-worked hard
-saved
*3. Flood/water/rain*
-rose
-flooded
-swept away
-damaged
-destroyed
-subsided
-rained
-caused
