Interested vs Interesting

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P5 Vocabulary for Compo Themes

Theme on Good Deed

A Good Deed

Aunt’s Stay  with Us/ Heroic Act

Stomach was churning Clutching his abdomen tightly Weaved his way through the crowded shopping mall Like packed snow with shoppers milling around Jamboree Jovial chatters filled the air Bawling at the top of their voices Synergy of the boisterous crowd and the merriment all around Stomach churned …violently Urgency for the loo Running as fast as his legs could carry him Got his act together Miniscule space Hit the arcade Sound reverberated Craned his neck high and low Contemplated seriously Knitting his brows together earnestly Weighed out his conscience and his desire Little gadget came alive After some major dithering Fretful Thanked Tim copiously A dashing gentleman Walked towards Tim in steady strides A slight tinge of disinclination Being a boy of integrity Beamed a proud grin Meandered through the crowd Noise reached a deafening level

Sun rays filtered through the curtains Lazed in bed Smiled like a Cheshire cat lapping a bowl of milk Happiness was short-lived A nightmare to be with Bespectacled thin wiry woman High-pitched nasal voice A tinge of warning Felt cornered; cornered him at a dead end Cutting me off Padded Had a brainwave Face lit up in delight Impish mind Formulated a plan Sashayed Perpetual Saccharine voice Apologised fervently Stifling night Oblivious to Stormed out Towing her bags in her wake Froze on the spot Distinctively ferocious Fear pulsated in him Heart palpitated against his ribs Growl escalated to an ominous snarl Palms turned clammy Flabbergasted

Theme on Against The Law

Kidnapped day blossomed like a bright and lovely flower warm rays of the sun filtered through the canopy of leaves bidding farewell screeched to a halt leaped out of the vehicle with great agility befuddled put up a tough struggle pair of burly arms that encased him fear gripped the pits of his stomach journey was treacherously long and bumpy rough handling turning blue in the face ashen-faced slowly regained his orientation dawned upon a dilapidated old room malodorous stench of garbage permeated the air shuddered at the thought creepy crawlers swarming threatened malevolently chuckling in glee at their imminent windfall fatigue finally overwhelmed jolted awake tumultuous commotion uncanny silence justice had finally been served

A Robbery bellowed stormed into the bank impatient frowns creased their foreheads for the umpteenth time flustered quivering in trepidation panic-striken tension hung in the air lashed out threats brandished his knife shuddering in fear huddle in a corner eyes widened in awe excitement bubbled inside me chimney of money moment of jubilation made a dash everything happened in a blurry mumbled irately rummaging threatened with baleful intent mouths agape in shock register all that had just transpired ear-splitting shriek losing track of everything staunch the flow of blood pooling ceaselessly

Theme on Misdemeanour

Shoplifting / Stealing

Vandalism

1.       chirpy voice 2.       quench the thirst 3.       dehydrated throat 4.       every passing minute 5.       beckoning me to reach for it 6.       mustered up all my courage 7.       in that frantic moment 8.       took to my heels 9.       heart was pounding wildly 10.   hollered 11.   sending shivers down my spine 12.   in hot pursuit 13.   had daggers in his eyes 14.   hazardous road 15.   whizzing past 16.   dexterously 17.   dodged 18.   bracing the killing impact of the car 19.   incoherently 20.   screech to a halt 21.   in bewilderment 22.   flabbergasted 23.   writhing in excruciating pain 24.   in hot soup 25.   paralysed with guilt 26.   my heart was filled with remorse 27.   casualties 28.   besieged

1.       Casting its intense heat everywhere 2.       Parched and famished 3.       Catch my breath 4.       Subdued laughter 5.       Curiosity was immediately aroused 6.       Drawn towards the source 7.       Caught sight of some movements 8.       Stood there in disbelief 9.       Indignantly 10.    Dishevelled hair 11.   Confront 12.   Reprimand 13.   Saw red 14.   Steam was blowing out of my ears 15.   Glowered at me menacingly 16.   Stomped 17.   Break into a run 18.   Snarled 19.    Fists clenched 20.   Rammed punches into my stomach 21.   Excruciating pain shot through my body 22.   Thanked my lucky stars 23.   Caught red-handed 24.   Duly punished 25.   Thrashing 26.   commended

Theme on Incidents In School

School Bullies as boisterous as a cavalcade cutlery clanged jam-packed and buzzing with all the sporting activities serving his detention sulking like a spoilt child desperately yearned beckoning persistently submitted to the temptation threw all caution to the wind munching on sour grapes as dark as a dungeon perking his head out for a quick scan insidious notorious temperatures immediately dropped to sub-zero chill in his spine knuckles turn white from clutching gloom of the night grim of death growled with hostility grossly out-sized and outnumbered meagre amount incited the wrath unleashed more verbal threats seizing the golden opportunity tumbling to the ground upon one another like dominoes felt triumphant at having justice prevail portentously burst out in tears, sobbing unconsciously panting breathlessly as tears fell liberally down her cheeks screamed their guts out none of them dared to move a muscle

A Conspiracy 1.       resounded 2.       anger burnt into the lifeless water cooler 3.       head was buried in their books 4.       loud racket 5.       disrupted the silence 6.       infuriated by his misdeed 7.       a smirk 8.       sauntered 9.       eyes glinting in hostility 10.   forehead furrowed in puzzlement 11.   berate 12.   to my astonishment 13.   decipher 14.   maliciously 15.   realization dawned on me 16.   good chums 17.   in cahoots 18.   feeling indignant 19.   vicious quarrel ensued 20.   roused 21.   amplified 22.   righteousness 23.   perpetrators 24.   shirking responsibility 25.   to err is human 26.   bellowed heartily 27.   smiled sheepishly 28.   words lodged in his throat 29.   his heart was in his mouth 30.   froze in paramount fear 31.   cowered under the shield of their guardian 32.   words of comfort and assurance 33.   survived the ordeal unscathed

Theme on Hazard

An Explosion!

Fire!

1.       The headlines screamed 2.       Leave no stones unturned 3.       Startling piece of news 4.       Evoked…memories 5.       The morning sky where the majestic sun reigned supreme 6.       Heart raced excitedly 7.       Chattered animatedly 8.       An earth-shattering blast 9.       Punctured the vivacious spirits 10.   Within a fraction of a second 11.   Flames and smoke were whirling in all directions 12.   Stunned at the shocking spectacle 13.   Tumultuous 14.   Scurried for the exits 15.   Shrills and sobs resounded through the air 16.   Intense heat from the raging fire sank into his skin 17.   Looked in wide-eyed horror 18.   Scorched to the bone and charred black 19.   His heart throbbed 20.   A total state of distraught bemusement 21.   Smoke charged into his nostrils 22.   Noxious, toxic fumes of the smoke made his head spin 23.   Swathed in bandages 24.   Pain was overwhelming 25.   Nothing was more unbearable than the loss of his kin 26.   Instil fear 27.   An indomitable courage to face the cruelties 28.   Doom was awaiting me 29.   Justice will prevail

30.   Silent and tranquil night 31.   Crucial 32.   Stifled a yawn 33.   Stared … obliging 34.   Gasping for air 35.   Beads of perspiration dotted his forehead 36.   Smoke was curling into his bedroom 37.   Clouds of filthy and queasy smoke 38.   Ricocheted repeatedly 39.   Burnt like a charred chicken 40.   At breakneck speed 41.   Arson 42.   Reverberated through his thoughts 43.   Heart was palpitating vigorously 44.   Hands turned cold and clammy 45.   Pandemonium struck 46.   Engulfed in thick ominous black smoke 47.   Hungry flames engulfed and devoured the burning house 48.   Cankerous monster 49.   Showing no mercy 50.   Scurrying 51.   Hollering for help 52.   Making a hasty beeline 53.   Fire obstructed their way and licked the walls menacingly 54.   Rampant burning inferno 55.   Smoke penetrated their lungs 56.   Robbing them of every ounce of oxygen 57.   Wailing of the sirens echoing in the helpless atmosphere 58.   Renewed all their hopes of survival 59.   Immense anxiety turned to relief 60.   Shot like a paralysing dart 61.   Extinguishing the hazardous flames 62. Fire is a good servant but a really bad master

Creative Phrases for Composition Writing

A mistake that Jasmine would not want to repeat

1.       Followed the good advice of her elders, studied hard and never once had she been caught talking unnecessarily in class. In fact, she had been awarded a Medal of Commendation during ….

2.       Her one ‘fatal flaw’ was the fact that she would never willingly help her parents with the housework.

3.       Had always resented the fact that she had to do menial chores when all her other friends had the luxury of maids cleaning up after them.

4.       Trying to concentrate on an interesting book, Jasmine merely nodded without actually listening to her mother’s instructions.

5.       “The sky is overcast, jasmine. Remember to take the clothes down later.  Don’t get too engrossed in your book’” Mrs Chng continued before closing the front door.

6.       Suddenly, Jasmine remembered her chore. She scrambled hurriedly to the back of the house to get the clothes in. How could I have forgotten about them? She thought to herself exasperated. Oh! How I hate doing this. They shouldn’t make her to do such stupid things. To her horror, she realised that her costume to that night’s Halloween Party at Sandra’s house had also been hanging on the clothesline as well. Its limpness made it clear that it, too, was wet. She had to be dressed in half an hour! What was she going to do?

7.       Mrs Chng’s irritated voice boomed across the hall. Jasmine turned around guiltily at the sound of her voice.

8.       As she plodded heavily to her room that night, she thought about the unhappy turn of events and vowed to herself never to make the same mistake again.

It was my first goodbye

1.       I became depressed. I could not believe that we were actually moving!

2.       It was Father’s dream for us to be able to afford a more comfortable life.

3.       Although Mother had been constantly upbeat about our move, I knew that it was merely a mask for the benefit of Billy, my three-year-old brother and myself.

4.       I could see the hesitance and fear in her eyes when she thought that no one was looking.

5.       The many memories I had accumulated in my twelve short years flitted rapidly through my mind. I started tearing.

6.       “Oh stop being such a coward!” I chastised myself. I said goodbye to my three best friends yesterday. It was my first goodbye. This thought brought fresh tears to my already wet, red eyes. I was never going to have friends like that ever again.

7.       School was probably going to be a serious and unfriendly place where no one would want to talk to the new girl. Why would they? If I were in their position, I might feel the same, too. No neighbours like Mrs Ng would give me treats every day and no cousins would ever be able to come over and play anymore.

8.       Wondering who it could be, I opened the door and immediately, a loud merry voice boomed, “Hi! You must be our new neighbours. We’re the Chans. We brought you some cakes that we just baked.”

9.       Wow! I had always wanted to try roller-blading, but unfortunately, I did not have a pair of roller blades and I told Kerry, my neighbour, so.

10.   “Why, I’d love that. Thanks!” I exclaimed excitedly. We had lots of fun that day. Maybe life in Singapore was not going to be that bad after all.

A Visit To A Dentist

A Visit To A Dentist

                “Remember to come out of class immediately today, Julia. Your appointment with Dr Soon is at 2 pm sharp. So I will have to send you there very promptly after school,” called Mother just as I was running out to board the school bus. Oh! Horrors of horrors! I had forgotten all about my dreaded visit to the dentist. The last time I was there, he had given me a long lecture about how I should eat less sweets and how I should floss and brush my teeth at least twice a day. This, of course took place after he had pulled one tooth out and filled two cavities, experiences I really would not want to repeat. I bet he secretly likes doing that to all his poor, helpless patients. Only now was I regretting my decision not to heed his advice.

                Alas! My remorse was too late. Dr Soon clucked disapprovingly. This only caused me to grow more and more alarmed. That meant another painful experience for me. If only I had listened!

                The roar of his equipment was deafening. I tensed, waiting for the pain to start. Suddenly, he stopped prodding my teeth. The whirrs of his equipment quietened. “Okay Julia, we’re done.” Dr Soon said matter-of-factly. “Your teeth seem fine as a whole so I only did some simple polishing for you. But there are beginnings of plaque growing. You had better take good care of your teeth,” he continued.

                That was all? Hey! Maybe Dr Soon was not such a horrible person after all. Hopefully, my next visit will be as uneventful as today’s. Hopefully.