• Scan the story quickly.
• Read the story carefully.
• Visualize the details.
• Remember the sequence of events.

Moving Day

It was horrible. I wondered if we would ever get settled again. The dishes were all packed in barrels just using sheets and blankets for padding. Then we packed all the clothes in suitcases and boxes. Before taking the furniture apart for loading we crammed all the stuff from the basement into boxes and marked each so it would be easier to handle on arrival.

Finally, all the boxes were full, and we began taking down the pictures and dismantling the tables and beds. These we stacked in the living room to be loaded into the truck. We moved out the stove and refrigerator and taped the doors so they wouldn’t open.

Then the big truck came and the men loaded all the boxes, furniture, and appliances. They handled it all easily with their carts and straps and ramps.

Later, with all our possessions gone to our new home, we washed, waxed, and vacuumed the whole house. It looked lonely and empty when we left, but it was clean.

We all felt a little sad to leave the place.

Adapted from, Intermediate English Skills Development Series Book 3, 3C Sequence of Events