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Which event in the novel you have studied is the most interesting

part of the story? Give reasons to support your answer.

I choose the novel The Railway Children written by Edith Nesbit. The

most interesting part of the story is the saving of the train. There

are many reasons why the event is the most interesting.

One day, Bobbie, eter and hyllis see a landslide. art of the hill falls

on the railway line. The children have to warn the ne!t train or elsethere will be a terrible accident. They ma"e flags from the girls#

petticoat. $hen the train comes, Bobbie r%ns forward waving the

flags. The train stops &%st in time.

'irst of all, this event is the most interesting part of the story

beca%se it shows that the children are clever. To save the ne!t train,

they come o%t with a very creative idea. They tie the girls# red

petticoat to stic"s to ma"e flags, which they %se to warn the train ofdanger ahead.

(part from that, from this event we can see that the children,

especially Bobbie, are brave. They "now that they have to stop thetrain before a bad accident happen. $hen the train is coming very

fast, Bobbie r%ns onto the trac", waving the flags. It is a co%rageo%sact, which I thin" not many people wo%ld dare to do.

In a n%tshell, the saving of the train is the most interesting part of

the story beca%se it shows that the children, Bobbie, eter andhyllis, are clever and brave. I li"e this story very m%ch.

Which event in the novel you have studied is the most important

incident in the story? Give reasons to support your answer.

Based on the novel )The Railway Children* by Edith Nesbit, an event

that I thin" most significant is when the children the children, Bobbie,eter and hyllis wor" together to prevent a train accident. +pon

discovering a landslide at the railway trac" %p ahead, the children try

to alert an oncoming .-am train from crashing into the landslide.

eter who a /%ic"0thin"ing s%ggests to %se the red petticoats as flagsto warn the train as he "nows that red colo%r means dangero%s.

Besides, Bobbie also shows her bravery when she r%ns onto the railwaytrac" and waving the flags to stop the oncoming train. 'ort%nately, the

children1s bravery and /%ic"0thin"ing have save the train from beinginvolved in a deadly accident and save the life of the train passengers.

I thin" this event to be the most significant as the children havedemonstrated their mat%rity and compos%re in preventing a terrible

train accident. 'or instance, the children strain every nerve and ris"their live to save the train from crashing into the landslide. In

addition, the event also reveals the tr%e nat%re of the children who

are "ind and always concern for others.

2astly, the children1s act of bravery is later hono%r by the train

company in a special ceremony at the train station where each of them

receives a gold watch. 3oreover, the event also brings the childrencloser to the Old 4entleman. (ll in all, I find this event to be the most

significant as I learned the val%e of bravery, "indness and alwaysconcern for others after reading it.

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Based on 'The Railway Children' by

dith !esbit" write about the

character you admire.

Based on #The Railway Children# by Edith Nesbit, the character I

admire is ETER. ETER is only 5 years b%t he has many positive

/%alities. ETER clever and /%ic" to stop the .- train from crashinginto a landslide. 6e c%ts his sister red petticoats into si! pieces. Then,

he and his sister ma"e si! flags with them and some stic"s. They wave

the flags and stop the train. They save the train and its passengers.

ETER also observant and confident that many people in the village

will give ER78 presents beca%se he is nice to everybody. 6e plans togive ER78, the porter at the station, a nice birthday. 6e has a clever

idea to collect presents from the village for ER78. The childrencollect the present and give them to ER78. Beca%se of ETER18

"indness and clever idea, ER78 has the best birthday and the bestbirthday presents in his life. 6e is very happy.

I admire ETER beca%se he is alert and brave too. 'or e!amples,

d%ring a paper0chase, 9I3, the old gentleman1s grandson does not

come o%t of the t%nnel for a long time. ETER says that 9I3 is in

danger and goes into the dar" and dangero%s t%nnel to loo" for himwith his sisters.

ETER is also li"e a sco%t. 6e has things li"e a candle, pen"nife and

matches with him. They are %sef%l in the t%nnel. The children find9I3 beside the railway lines. 6e has bro"en his leg. BOBBIE c%ts his

boot with the pen"nife. Then ETER and 6:22I8 get some farmwor"ers to carry 9I3 to their ho%se.

One more reason I admire ETER is beca%se he is brave to steal

coal to "eep the family warm. $hen 8tation 3aster catches ETER,

he tells him that his sisters do not "now anything abo%t the coal tosave them. 6e is mat%re and protective of them. 6e does not want

them to get into tro%ble. 6e wants to be responsible for his action

himself.

I admire ETER beca%se he has many positive /%alities.