SHORT ESSAY:  "A HOUSE ON FIRE"

 

I had never seen a house on fire before, so, one evening when I heard fire engines with loud alarm bells rushing past my house, I quickly ran out , and few streets away, joined a large crowd of people. We could see the fire only from a distance because the police would not allow anyone near the building on fire.

What a terrible scene I saw that day! Huge flames of fire were coming out of each floor, and black and thick smoke spread all around. Four fire engines were engaged and the firemen in their uniform were playing the hose on various parts of the building. Then the tall ladders of the fire engine were stretched upwards. Some firemen climbed up with hoses in their hands. The continuous flooding brought the fire under control but the building was completely destroyed.

 

                             A SHORT HORROR STORY 2

 

                                             SOMETHING WAS WRONG 
 

One morning, John Sullivan found himself walking along a street downtown. He could not explain what he was doing there, or how he got there, or where he had been earlier. He didn't even know what time it was.

He saw a woman walking towards him and stopped her. "I'm afraid I forgot my watch" he said and smiled. "Can you please tell me the time?". When she saw him she screamed and ran.

 

Then he noticed that other people were afraid of him. When they saw him coming, they  ran across the street to stay out of his way.

"There must be something wrong with me" John thought "I'd better go home"

He hailed a taxi but the driver took one look at him and sped away. "This is crazy" he said to himself.

 

John did not understand what was going on and it scared him. "Maybe someone at home can come and pick me up" he thought. He found a telephone and called home, expecting his wife to answer. Instead a strange voice answered.

 

" Is Mrs Sullivan there?" he asked

 

"I'm sorry she isn't", the voice said. "Her husband died a few days ago in a horrible car crash, she's at his funeral."

New words:

- Downtown: Centro de la ciudad

-Noticed:  Past of  Notice: Notar

-Hailed: Hail a taxi means "parar un taxi"

- Sped away:Past of "speed" correr.

  

  A SHORT HORROR STORY  1

 

"IT WAS ME WHO ANSWERED"

Six years ago my husband and I left our home to go on vacation for a week. When we arrived to our destination, my husband bought a new cell phone. To make sure it was working, he decided to call his home phone number, even though nobody was there. He let it ring. After 30 seconds, someone picked up the phone, but he heard no voice on the other end. A little shocked, he assumed he just dialed the wrong number. Upon returning home,we found the house empty but hanging on the wall there was a note that said: " It was me who answered the phone!"

MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL: ZEBRAS

 


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Do/Does Test - Grammar Tests - learnEnglish-online

 Do/Does Test - Grammar Tests - learnEnglish-online