The
toy that saved a life
Group 1, Students: Emilio , Aurora, Jaime
Text:
One day, a man went to a pub. There were some
guys playing a game of darts. He joined the
game [The game that the gays were playing. (You) ✓, The game that the guys were playing
(Harry)] and won.
The prize [The prize that the guy won. (You) ✓, The prize for winning the game
(Harry)] was a toy stethoscope.
He was playing with the stethoscope [the
stethoscope that the guy was playing with. (You) ✘ - this is a circular explanation: He was playing with the
stethoscope that he was playing with. You need to refer to something that we
already know to make the stethoscope specific., The stethoscope that he won
(Harry)] and decided to listen to his own heart. He heard a strange noise: two quick beats and then
the slow one. He was worried. He left the pub
[The pub were he was. (You) ✓,
The pub where he won the stethoscope (Harry)] and
went home.
He went to a doctor the next day.
The doctor [The doctor who the guy visited.
(You) ✓, The doctor that he went to (Harry)] did some tests and found out that the
man [The man who have been visited by the doctor. (You) ✘ The man visited the doctor. The doctor didn't visit the man , The man who went to the doctor / won
the stethoscope / went to the pub... (Harry)] had
a hole in his heart. He told him that he needed an
operation to close the hole [The hole that the doctor found out in his heart. (You)
The hole that the doctor found in his heart (find is for things, find out is for
information – so you could say: The hole that the doctor found out about.),
The hole in his heart (Harry)] .
He had the operation [The operation that the
doctor told him that he needed. (You) ✓, (Harry)] and is fine
now. A stethoscope saved my life!"