1) The document provides character summaries for the story "Swept Away". It introduces the main characters Serge, Celine, and Amandine.
2) Celine falls into a flooded manhole while trying to escape flood waters and is swept through drainage tunnels.
3) Though firefighters and Serge try to rescue her, Celine is determined to survive and manages to escape the tunnels after five hours, being finally rescued by teacher Jack Poderoso.
9. SWEPT AWAY
Serge and celine were husband and wife. They lived in the
small town of lunel in southern france
10. Their house was invaded by flood water so they stepped out into
the street. Celine stepped over a low hedge and fell into a
manhole. Though serge tried to grab her hand. She swept away . So
serge thought she was dead. Celine was swept along the drain. She
managed to grasp a plastic pipe and tried to stop herself being
swept further.
11. The fire man shone torches down the manhole. Celine saw light
and shouted for help. But firemen couldn’t see her. She couldn’t
hold on the pipe any longer.
12. She was again swept away through the tunnel. Suddenly she found that she
was in the open air. She felt the she had come out From the drain. She
dragged herself to her feet.
13. She was finally rescued by Jack poderoso, teacher. She had
been under water for five hours. Really Celine was a very
determined women.
14. Moral
“A little more persistence, a little more effort,
and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to
glorious success.
16. SERGE
“Come on we’ve got to get out of here now”
“ She’s dead” he thought
“ Help, help” he cried.
“I’ve go to try to grab the pipe”
17. She had disappeared below the water.
She was swallowing mouthfuls of filthy liquid.
“ I’m going to die. I’m drowning.
“ There’s no way I can survive this.”
She was about ten metres from the manhole.
“ I’ve got to try to grab that pipe”
“ Help! Save me from drowing”
“ I’ll never see her again”
“I’ve got to be there for her. I’ve got to survive”
She wouldn’t be there for Amandine’s twelfth
birthday
“ I’ m outside! “ I’ m outside!
“ Yes, I’m here, I’m here”
Have I been down here for five hours?
“ Ring serge” she shouted
“ Tell him I’m alive”
“ When I want something, I’m very determined.”
“ I wanted to be there for my daughter and for
serge.”
CELINE
18. “ No We’ll ring the fire brigade”
LOUISE MARTINEZ
19. “ Is there someone down there”
“ You’ ve got to get out of that river”
JACK PODEROSO