Story 3 - BLACKOUT!
Blackout!
It is raining tonight.
It is raining very hard.
It is also very windy outside.
I can hear the wind blowing.
I am watching my favorite series on Netflix.
Suddenly, the lights go out!
There is a blackout!
It is very dark in my house.
The TV does not work.
The refrigerator does not work.
The microwave does not work.
I can’t charge my cell phone.
None of the electrical devices work!
I have an idea!
It is very dark in my house, but I have candles.
I can light a candle.
Then I will be able to see better.
I can’t watch TV, but I can read a book.
I have a book that I want to read.
I think I will light some candles and read my book.
I am about to light a candle when suddenly…
The lights come on again!
Yay! I can continue watching my favorite series on Netflix again!
Oh, no! Not another blackout!
Blackout! Last Night
It was raining last night.
It was raining very hard.
It was also very windy outside.
I could hear the wind blowing.
I was watching my favorite series on Netflix.
Suddenly, the lights went out!
There was a blackout!
It was very dark in my house.
The TV did not work.
The refrigerator did not work.
The microwave didn’t work.
I could not charge my cell phone.
None of the electrical devices worked!
I had an idea!
It was very dark in my house, but I had candles.
I could light a candle.
Then I would be able to see better.
I couldn’t watch TV, but I could read a book.
I had a book that I wanted to read.
I thought I would light some candles and read my book.
I was about to light a candle when suddenly…
The lights came on again!
Yay! I could continue watching my favorite series on Netflix again!
Oh, no! Not another blackout!
Blackout: Questions
Q: What is the weather like tonight?
A: It is raining tonight.
Q: Is it windy outside?
A: Yes, it is windy outside.
Q: Is the speaker watching a movie on Netflix?
A: No, the speaker is watching a series on Netflix.
Q: What happens suddenly?
A: Suddenly, the lights go out!
Q: Does the refrigerator work?
A: No, the refrigerator does not work.
Q: Does the microwave work?
A: No, the microwave doesn’t work.
Q: Can the speaker charge their cell phone?
A: No, the speaker can’t charge their cell phone.
Q: What did the speaker want to do?
A: The speaker wanted to light a candle.
Q: Why did the speaker want to light a candle?
A: The speaker wanted to read a book.
Q: Did the speaker light a candle? Why not?
A: No, they did not light a candle. They didn’t light a candle because the lights came on again.
Q: Did the speaker want to read their book after the lights came on again?
A: No, they didn’t. They wanted to watch Netflix again.