Words related to Fear

 

FEAR

Broke out in cold sweat	Heart almost stopped beating
Eyes widened with fear	Stomach turned to ice
Hair stood on ends	Heart missed /skipped a beat
Mouth agape	Stunned and speechless/ dumbfounded
Body stiffened	Hands trembling
Trembling/ shaking with fear	Legs turned to jelly
Jaws dropped	Heart pounding wildly/ fiercely
Frozen with terror	In a state of panic
Hands turned cold and clammy	Sick with anxiety
Pacing up and down anxiously	A bundle of nerves
Heart palpitating wildly	Voice quivering
gasped	Gripped by fear
horrified	Went completely numb
petrified	Knees knocking wildly
Panic-stricken	Stood rooted to the ground
Throat/mouth went so dry that he could not speak	Paralysed with fright

 

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Collective Nouns 2

            

Collective nouns

 Words used to name groups of people or animals or things

A soldier	An army of soldiers
A player	A team of players
A thief	A band of thieves
A chick	A brood of chicks
A sheep	A flock of sheep
A kitten	A litter of kittens
A goose	A gaggle of geese
A herring	A shoal of herrings
A dolphin	A school of dolphins
A dolphin	A pod of dolphins
A monkey	A troop of monkeys
A wolf	A pack of wolves
An elephant	A herd of elephants
A lion	A pride of lions
A locust	A swarm of locusts
A flower	A bouquet of flowers
A grape	A bunch of grapes
A step	A flight of steps
A star	A galaxy of stars

 

People	Animals	Things
Hundreds of people	Pride of lions	Bunch of keys
Class of children	Brood of chicks
Army of soldiers	Litter of kittens
	Troop of monkeys
	Gaggle of geese
	Pod of whales

1. band : group of people collaborating on music

2. brood: a group of young hatched at one time

3. flock: a group of animals that live, travel and feed together

4. litter: a group of animals born at the same time

5. gaggle: disorderly/noisy group

6. pod: a group of marine mammals

7. troop: loosely a great number of animals

8. pack: a group of animals that hunt and run together

9. herd: a group of animals (cows, elephants) that live together

10. pride: lions, the only cat species, that form a social group with males and females

11. swarm: a large number of insects or small organisms that move together

12. galaxy: a large collection of stars

Collective Nouns 1

       

Fire! (2)

 People

An arsonist

Heroic rescuers

A crowd gathered

Brave firefighters

Policemen cordoned off the affected area

Unfortunate victims

Concerned neighbours

Sympathetic onlookers

Civil Defence Officers

Specific Places

rubbish bins

petrol kiosk

flatted factory

neighbour's house

Science laboratory

garage

market

kitchen

bedroom

store room

What We Saw

Fumes rising

A sea of fire

Sprays of water

Soot-covered wall

Smoke billowing
What we heard







an explosion


crackling of the fire


yelling for help

awoke to the sound of


screaming in pain

raised /sounded the alarm

a babble of voices

wailing siren of an ambulance





What we did

Choking back my tears

Called the fire brigade

Started a fire accidentally

We were lucky to escape alive

Burnt pieces of shredded paper

Called for help in desperation and panic

Controlled the crowd of curious onlookers

Stood there in a daze / in a state of shock

Consoled a woman whose house was burnt

Consequences

Evacuated

Hospitalized

A commotion

A chaotic scene

Charred remains

Homeless victims

Damaged property

Burnt to the ground

Completely destroyed

Thorough investigation

Burnt beyond recognition

Suffocated by the smoke

Here are some ways to begin:

It only takes a spark.

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

It was to be a day that I lost everything.

I heard a very loud sound and when I looked out of my window, I saw a car across the street exploding into a ball of fire.

Here are some ways to conclude:

We learnt our lesson the hard way.

This incident made me determine to be more careful.

Whenever Sheena closed her eyes, she remembered the incident.

Although our home and belongings were gone, we still had one another.

Topic on Fire!

 Causes

 Arson

Gas/oil leak

Burning joss papers

Overloaded electrical sockets

Playing with matches/lighters

Candles placed too near the curtains

Cooking left unattended on the stove

Lit cigarette butts tossed down the rubbish chute

Fire- Fighting Aids/ Equipment

 A hose

An axe

Fire engines

A fire alarm

Jets of water

A fire hydrant

A fire escape plan

A fireproof jacket

A retractable ladder

A handheld extinguisher

People

 An arsonist

 Heroic rescuers

A crows gathered

Brave firefighters

Unfortunate victims

Concerned neighbours

Sympathetic onlookers

Civil Defence Officers

Policemen cordoned off the affected area

Specific Places

 Garage

Market

Kitchen

Bedroom

Store room

Rubbish bins

Petrol kiosk

Flatted factory

Neighbour’s house

Science laboratory

What We Saw

 Fumes rising

A sea of fire

Smoke billowing

Sprays of water

Soot-covered wall

A smoke-filled room

Tongues of fire leaping

Fire raging uncontrollably

The flames engulfed the room

The blaze threatened to destroy …

I stared in horror as the raging fire devoured the roof

Acrid smoke

Fire spread like wildfire

Blaze threatened to eat up everything

Bodies were charred

What we heard

 An explosion

Yelling  for help

Screaming in pain

A babble of voices

Crackling of the fire

Awoke to the sound of …

Raised / sounded the alarm

Wailing siren of an ambulance

Chaos around us

Pandemonium broke out

Loud-piercing wailing

What we did

Choking back my tears

Called the fire brigade