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Unit 4 UnforgettablUnforgettable e experiencesexperiences

THE RESCUE

dangerSomeone will

be rescued

READING READING

Find the answers to these questions1 What disaster happened? And who were trapped?

2 Where were they when the water came?

3 How did they try to escape?

4 What was the end of the story?

READING READING

Rescued (by themselves)

Struggle

HeightNear the house

FloodFlora

Jeff

the End of the Story

HowWhereWhat Disaster

Who

Fill in the chart below.

Guess Guess

roar a very big noise

advancing moving in her direction

seizing take or grab

swallowing make sth. disappear

dragged pull with effort

Guess Guess

struggled try to do sth.

fright fear

shook shake, move up and down, or from left to right

struck strike, move against

destroyed broken so much that nothing is left

Comprehension Comprehension

Find the words and expressions used to describe the terrible flood

a wall of water was quickly advancing toward her.

the first wave…the next wave…another wave…

the water was cold as ice and flowed faster than a river.

the water moved like a sea.

the water swept past the house like a wild river.

terrible roar

boom

cracking

Comprehension Comprehension

Find the words and expressions used to describe the feelings of the hero and heroine

surprise/ wonder

alarm

fear

fright/ dismay

joy/ relief

Comprehension Comprehension

Find the words and expressions used to describe their struggle to escape

“Run!” Jeff shouted.

“Get to the steps!” Jeff shouted.

“Where is the chimney?” shouted Jeff.

the pronoun the pronoun

What do the underlined words refer to?

1 Before she could move, she heard a loud noise, which grew to a terrible roar. (L3)

2 There she saw a wall of water that was quickly advancing toward her. (L5)

3 She wanted to watch it. (L7)

4 There she stopped, listening to the strange sound. (L24)

5 Flora, whose beautiful hair and dress were all cold and wet, started crying. (L25)

6 Tree after tree went down, cut down by the water, which must have been three meters deep. (L29)

7 For some moments both were silent. (L33)

8 This will stand! This here will stand. (L34)

L3 means the 3rd line. It is used to help you quickly find the sentences. There are 34 lines in this text.

Retell Retell

Retell the story with the following comic pictures.

First

Next

Then

Finally

Water coming

Flora heard somebody _____ and found Jeff _____. When she looked around, she saw _____moving towards her. She wanted to _____ it, but the water was _____ her.

“Run”

“Run!" Jeff shouted and _____ Flora towards the house. _____ they reached the house, they both went _____ under the water.

Fighting against water

Then Jeff was _____ on to a tree and holding _____. Flora’s head was _____ the water but she couldn’t _____. She _____and _____. In the end they both were _____ of the water. Now, they were full of _____.

Getting to the steps

When the water seemed to go _____ a little, they _____ and got to the _____, but then the wall of the house _____.

Climbing the stairs

They quickly began _____ the stairs, while the whole house _____.

The house was _____, so Jeff looked out of the _____ to find the _____.

Looking out of the window

Climbing up the chimney

The water _____past the house and _____ everything. For some moments the water became _____ and they were _____, for they were next to the _____.

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Oct.18th, 2004