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English SPM Part 3 – Story

trapped under the tree and the debris. We sprang into
action to rescue the victim of nature’s fury. The kitchen
was a mess with broken tiles, twigs, leaves and branches.
The teenager’s legs were pinned down by the trunk.
He was bleeding profusely from a forehead gash. We
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extricated the crying boy from under the tree. He was
given first-aid treatment on being freed.
Before we could heave a sigh of relief that one
catastrophe had been solved, another loomed when an
ashen-faced housemaid said her ten-year brother had
Incident 2 gone missing. The manager suggested a search party.
• Missing child We combed the beach in the rain. We spied the curly
• Search party
• Found black-haired head of a frightened boy taking shelter in
a marooned boat. The two siblings hugged each other
tightly, one glad to be saved and the other relieved he
was safe.
The thunderstorm had not abated though it seemed
Conclusion to be easing off. But we were all relieved that despite
• Easing of
thunderstorm the two unexpected incidents, no lives were lost. Nature
• No lives lost
played havoc with destiny.

WORD Bank IDIOMS
incessant – non stop paid woe to our plans – upset the plans
distraught-looking – worried looking
ashen- faced – face which is pale or white

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Global Warming and Climate Change
With widespread environmental issues, temperatures have been falling with ice melting at the Poles,
with unexplained unexpected weather changes.

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