T: According to the main idea and the pictures, what should be the right order of the text?

S: I am sure the right order is: B→A→C

Activity two: Check the order

T: Now please check the order using these phrases as a clue: One day, About 3 years ago, One day, All at once, Our boat survived, At that moment, Without waiting, Some time after, Soon afterwards, In the end.

Let the Ss read the passage and check the order using these connectives as clue.

Activity three: Learn the use of signal words

T: Among the listed words above, which words are used to express a quick decision?

Ss: All at once, suddenly, at that moment, without waiting.

T: These words are very helpful to be used to distinguish the order of events. Also in your own writing it would make your writing fluent and readable by using them. Please use some of these signal words to make a short paragraph orally.

Sa: One day I was walking along a small river. Suddenly, I heard a cry for help. I rushed to the spot where the cry came from without waiting. At that moment, the boy was struggling in the water. All at once I jumped into the water. Catching him in one hand, I swam towards the bank quickly.

Activity four: Get familiar with the text

T: Read the story again and answer the questions.

The Ss read the story and answer the questions.

Questions:

1. What happened when we came back from the island with our boat full of fish?

2. What happened to my younger brother when the first wave struck our boat?

3. Why did the boat go towards the whirlpool?

4. How did the writer feel when the boat was moving towards the whirlpool?

5. What was the boat like when we were inside the huge whirlpool?

6. What made the writer notice that the heavier objects went down quickly than the smaller ones?

7. Why did the writer tie himself to a barrel?