Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+ - Workbook & Grammar

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Skills Work 2 for the textbook On Screen B1+ - Workbook & Grammar with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Write a short story (120-160 words) that begins: 'The weather was fine as we sailed out, but there were dark clouds in the distance.'

Your story must include:

  • a storm
  • a rescue

Answer

The weather was fine as we sailed out, but there were dark clouds in the distance. Tom and I were going sea fishing for the first time and we were happy and not worried at all.

We caught a lot of fish and it was deeply exciting. In fact, we were so occupied with the fish we were catching we didn't notice that dark clouds were gathering right above us.

Suddenly, lightning struck the boat and the power went out. It started to rain heavily and the sea became very rough. We couldn't get back to shore because there was an electrical failure and we couldn't radio for help either.

Luckily, Tom had a satellite phone and so he called the coastguard. They came quickly and pulled us back to shore. I was very relieved to be safe.