English Language Story Vocab Flashcards
Paragraph 1
‘M s b s t s t c s’
My scattered brain struggled to string together coherent sentences.
Paragraph 1
‘M p g - t s’
My paramount goal - to survive.
First One Line Sentence
‘S, I s (t t c m b) a s r a.’
Suddenly, I stopped (trying to catch my breath) and started running again.
Paragraph 2: Flashback
‘In an a t a m w m, I thought about t p t I h b i j a c d b. As a homeschooled teenage boy, I h n f s h. Therefore, m f p m t a h o a b t f s w.’
In an attempt to appease my wild mind, I thought about the paradise that I had been in just a couple days before. As a homeschooled teenage boy, I had no fixed school holidays. Therefore, my father permitted me to accompany him on a business trip for several weeks.
‘We lodged in a l h u t c o t s s w p e b. It was here t I m a w t b a m a, w f w a a t b t, a h r b m c’
We lodged in a luxurious hotel under the cover of the scorching sun with private extravagant beaches. It was here that I met another wealthy teenage boy around my age, whose father was also attending the business trip, and he rapidly became my confidant.
‘Living life a t s o a m w b h l m i a f, s h o p a c e m.’
Living life as the son of a millionaire while being homeschooled left me isolated and friendless, so his outgoing personality and confidence enticed me.
‘Looking back now, i i w a t h f a w p m i t p w I w d a f f m l i a u l, I doubt that I w h c o f. How could I have b s o t h m i?’
Looking back now, if I was aware that his father’s avarice would put me in the position where I was distressed and fearful for my life in an unknown land, I doubt that I would have continued our friendship. How could I have been so oblivious to his malicious intentions?
Second One Line Sentence
‘B m. A o f e f t s.’
Big mistake. An ominous figure emerged from the shadows.
Paragraph 3
‘Intense e w o m l a t’
Intense emotions washed over me like a tsunami.
‘S. I a t s’
Silence. I abhorred the silence.
‘The pat, pat, pat, o r r t i a t d a v a t e’
The pat, pat, pat of raindrops rapidly transitioned into a torrential downpour and violently attacked the earth.
‘The trees that t a m w f i t I h s i t t’
The trees that twisted above me were fiercely indignant that I had stepped in their territory.
‘H! I r. S a b.’
‘Help!’ I roared. Silence answered back.
Paragraph 1
‘I tried to c m d, b n c i t h o t z t m m l l.
I tried to calm myself down, but nothing could inhibit the hundreds of thoughts zooming through my mind like lighting.
Paragraph 5
‘I w t. There was n t r: I w c a f t c e.’
I was trapped. There was nowhere to run: I was centimetres away from the cliff’s edge.
Paragraph 3/4
‘Out of the corner of my eye, I c s t m w e c o t c, a t r p o t r o t h b.’
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the monsterous waves exploding comfortably onto the cliffs, as the rain pummelled on the roofs of the houses below.
Paragraph 3/4
‘My body w b, b a b’
My body was beaten, battered and bruised.
Paragraph 5
‘Darkness r f h, a h f w o b t b h h w w.’
Darkness radiated from him, and his features were obscured by the black hoodie he was wearing.
Paragraph 5
‘Fear w n c m: my feet w f t t g; my mouth w g s; a my clothes s u t r l a s.’
Fear was now choking me: my feet were fixed to the ground; my mouth was glued shut; and my clothes soaked up the rain like a sponge.
Paragraph 5
‘He must have b e t s m t. V. A.’
He must have been ecstatic to see me trapped. Vulnerable. Abandoned.
What is paragraph 1 about?
The character’s emotions and fear, then focus on his clothes, then lightning brings him back to reality.
One line sentence: pause, stop running.
What is paragraph 2 about?
Flashback to how the character was on holiday, met a new friend.
What is paragraph 3/4 about?
Description of the setting, weather, and links to the story prompt.
What is paragraph 5 about?
The description of the second character.
