Mother and son
A mother and her shy son are chatting over lunch (at 1 pm)
Mum : "So, what did you do this morning, after I left the house, darling?"
Shy child : "Er... er... After you left the house, er... I decided to watch "Bambi"."
Mum : "Yes....love"
Shy child : "er.... So I switched the TV screen on and I put the DVD of Bambi into the player."
Mum : "Yes....sweetie"
Shy child : "Then I began watching Bambi"
Mum : "Yes....goooooooooooood"
Shy child : "But then somebody rang the doorbell"
Mum : "Oh really?"
Shy child : "Yes mummy! And then John came into the living-room and he asked me if I wanted to play marbles with him. He always has plenty of marbles, you know."
Mum : "Yes...."
Shy child : "So I said allright, I would. Then we went out into the yard and played marbles there."
Mum : "So where did you to settle down to play, in the sun or in the shade?"
Shy child : "Er... We settled in the shade."
Mum : "Hm hm, why?"
Shy child : "Because it was too hot in the sun."
Mum : "Mmmmm, good idea, love.... Did you have fun? Who won the game?"
Shy child, smiling from ear to ear : "We both won."
Mum smiles and nods approvingly.
Mum, speaking softly and very slowly, making continuous eye contact with her son : "Let me see if I've got it right, my darling : this morning after I left, you wanted to watch Bambi, right? and you had begun watching it but then your friend John arrived at our house, yes? »
Shy child, nodding : "Yes."
Mum : "Then he asked you if you wanted to play marbles with him, yes? And you went along with it. Is that so?
Shy child : "yes"
Mum : "Then you both went out into the yard. Since it was hot in the sun, you decided to settle down in the shade, right? And both of you won. Did I get it right, sweetie?"
Shy child : "Yes, mummy."
Mum : "Very good, love. John is a nice little chap, isn't he?".
Shy child : "Oh yes mummy, he is!"
Search from various English teachers...
Corrections · 3
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The word 'allright' should be spelled as 'all right' (two words) or as 'alright', with a single L.
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Bravo for your use of the tenses! I don't see any problems at all. I'd be happy to talk through the smaller issues of stylistic choices, tone, characteristic English punctuation, etc.
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Very nice! Sounds a little British :) But excellent writing!
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