Read the Text “A True Story’’ On the morning of 26th December, the sun was shining and a warm breeze was blowing on Phi Don Island in Thailand. After breakfast we went to the beach. My parents and I ran straight into the crystal clean water. Nothing was going to happen.
Suddenly I heard a loud roar. The water under my feet disappeared. I heard people screaming and pointing at the sea. “What’s going on?” I was wondering as I turned to see a massive wave coming to me. “Mark run!”, I heard my mum shout before a huge wave swallowed me. I was under the water. I was trying to breath and reach the surface but the force of the water just pushed me down. Then, out of nowhere a hand grabbed me and pushed me up. I breathe the air and looked around. I was in a palm tree with a Thai man. I could see people in the distance running in panic.
I felt like crying. But I was too shocked to do even that. The only thing I could do was to sit and watch, unable to move. The hours passed slowly. Suddenly, the Thai man started shouting and pointing to a helicopter. The pilot saw us and came to rescue us. Half an hour later, we were safe in the hills. There were a lot of people there. I felt lonely and lost when I heard my mum’s voice say “Mark, you’re safe!”. I don’t remember feeling more relieved in my life than at that moment. Two days later we left the island. We felt luckily to be alive. But we were sorry the locals who lost their homes. That was a terrible experience.
Mark the sentences TRUE / FALSE
1 Mark and his family spend their holiday in Thailand.
2 On the 26th of December they were in the hotel.
3 While swimming Mark heard a loud roar of water.
4 Mark was swallowed by a huge wave.
5 Thai man pulled Mark to him.
6 Hours later a helicopter saved them.
7 In the hills Mark find his mother.
8 Mark and his family left home after two weeks
9 The felt unlucky.
10 But they felt sorry for the locals who lost their homes