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Sample Composition – Lift Breakdown (INCIDENT)

My favourite television show "Chef's Apprentice" was about to startwhen Mom shouted," Tim, could you please go down to the supermarket and buy a packet of flour for me? I need to bake some muffins for your Aunt Susan." I groaned, but knew that I will be crossing swords with Mom if I complained. The next thing I knew, Mom thrust a five-dollar note into my hand.

As I entered the lift, my neighbour, Melissa, was in it. She was heading to the bookshop to get a novel by Tiffany Anne. We were engrossed in a conversation when the lights started flickering. The ventilation unit stopped whirring. Without warning, the lift gave a violent jerk before coming to an abrupt halt.

Melissa and I were in a state of panic. My heart could not stop palpitating as I broke into cold sweat. The silence was eerie as I pressed my ear close the door, hoping to hear sounds of activities outside. The air grew warmer and stuffier by the minute. Melissa started punching at the alarm button frantically but nothing happened. The two of us gathered our strength and tried to pry open the doors.

We began sobbing uncontrollably as we feared for our lives. Then, we soothed ourselves by humming happy tunes. Instantaneously, an idea struck my mind. I fished out my mobile phone and tried to call my parents but failed because there was no signal.

After what seemed like an eternity, the lift sprang to life and began to descend. Melissa and I cheered as we wiped away our tears. The door opened on the ground floor and we ran out, much to the surprise of the lift technicians. We thanked them profusely and headed to our destinations.

When I returned home, I laid out all the cards on the table to Mom and she could not believe what had happened. She embraced me and said," Thank God you are safe!"

Sample Composition – Killer Litter (INCIDENT)

Whenever I see the scar on my head, it reminds me of the incident that happened a few years back. It was a usual day. My mum asked me to buy some groceries for her to cook as my cousin’s family which had been staying in USA for a decade, was visiting us.

I was thrilled when I heard my cousins coming. I quickly went out of the house after mum passed me some money to buy groceries. I bought the things that mum wrote on the grocery list and dashed home so mom could whip up some wonderful cuisines.

Out of the blue, I felt that something coming right on me. I could not avoid when I saw a potted plant. My face turned ashen and pallid, my knees were wobbling and my eyes were dilated with fear.

With my blurred vision, I saw a crowd, some of them were in uniform. My head was spinning and suddenly it became numb. It was a total darkness, I had a blackout.

The stillness in me seemed to age. I heard a faint sweet voice calling out my name. It was my mother. I realized that I was in the Intensive Care Unit when there were many intravenous lines inserted into my body. My mum muttered a silent prayer for my safety when she saw me as a helpless and frail frame lying on the bed for four days.

When I opened my eyes, I met some familiar faces which I have not met for many years. Taking turns, my visiting relatives hugged me. We certainly had an unplanned reunion in the hospital.

My mum told me that Lily, my neighbour who threw the potted plants because she was angry with her younger sister. Lily was placed on probation for killer-litter offence by the Juvenile Court for fifteen months during which she would have to be at home between 9am to 6pm.

Describing Weather Rain

Good As I leaned out of the window, I inhaled the fresh air smelling of wet earth. I looked up and

saw the clouds slowly gather together so that they could shower their cool drops upon us

down below. The trees were swaying slowly to the light wind that had picked up. It felt as if

Mother Nature herself was getting ready for her dance in the rain.

Bad As I leaned out of the window, I smelt the damp smell of earth. Looking up, I saw the clouds

gather together to drench us with their cold, wet drops. The trees swayed in the wind, as if

they protested the unexpected drizzle that was coming their way. I felt as if Mother Nature

was getting ready to cry and let out her pain onto us all.

It was a blistering hot afternoon

2. The sky was full of cotton-wool clouds

3. The morning air filled my lungs

4. Night fell. The setting sun cast an orange glow over the evening sky

5. As the sun set, the horizon turned into shimmering gold

Bad weather

1. A loud peal of thunder woke him up from restless sleep

2. The rain pitter-pattered on the roof

3. Rain pelted down from the sky

4. The sun disappeared from the heavy clouds

5. The howling and the roaring of the terrible wind frightened us

Descriptive words – EYES

1. They goggled in amazement

2. He stood gaping at her

3. She glared at him

4. She peered at the solution on the paper, trying to make sense out of the maths problem

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Descriptive words – Face / feet

1. The boy scowled at her

2. He grimaced in pain when he is trying to stand

3. He trot heavily and reluctantly into the classroom

4. He paced the room back and fourth nervously

5. He stomped into the room and closed the door behind him

6. He sauntered in the park enjoying the breeze

7. He scurried for shelter when the storm begins

8. The people scampered off out of the burning building

9. She hobbled with a walking stick

10. She saw him coming and crouched behind the bush