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SUMMARY OF A STORY Hi! I need some help please! correct me If I made any mistake Christmas in Prague The story began in the year 1957 in Czechoslovakia. It was Christmas night and it snowed. A woman, called Linka, who was holding a six-month baby boy tried to go across the border between Czechoslovakia and Austria, but people from that country were not free to go to Austria. She and her baby were wearing a white coat and a white hat not to be recognized by the border guards. She was given some instructions by his husband Josef; she had to cross some fields but when she tried to do it, she was shot by a border guard that was driving up and down the road. She died, but the baby didn’t. In the second chapter, the story begins in the year 1995 when Josef is 68 years old. He was born in Prague, but he left his home city when he was a young man. He is an old man now, and he would like to see Prague again before he dies. But he is afraid. He still remembers another Christmas in Prague, many long years ago. He lives with his son, Jan and his daughter in law, Carol, in England. Carol is a harpist and she receives a letter from an orchestra in Czech Republic, that was written about a concert for Christmas. They needed a harpist. Then Carol asks Jan about the concert, she want to go with him and his father but they have a one problem, Josef never wants to go there. Finally he decides to go to Prague. Carol travelled to Prague on her own to ther first concert on December 20th because Jan was working until December 24th. She practiced playing harp in Prague and left the rehearsal room with Alan, one of the first violinists. She decided to go shoping to buy some presents for her husband and Josef. She got a book for Jan and a picture for his father. While she was walking, she saw a man across the street. That man was her husband, Jan. Then she shouted across the street. But Jan didn't hear her. She tried to run across the street but she was hit by a bus. She was taken to a hospital in Prague. Mr Rinaldi, the conductor of the orchestra came to see her at hospital and she told him that she saw her husband the day before but actually, her husband was in Oxford.

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SUMMARY OF A STORY

Hi! I need some help please! correct me If I made any mistake


Christmas in Prague


The story began in the year 1957 in Czechoslovakia. It was Christmas night and it snowed. A woman, called Linka, who was holding a six-month baby boy tried to go across the border between Czechoslovakia and Austria, but people from that country were not free to go to Austria. She and her baby were wearing a white coat and a white hat so as not to be recognized by the border guards. She was given some instructions by his her husband Josef; she had to cross some fields but when she tried to do it, she was shot by a border guard that was driving up and down the road. She died, but the baby didn’t.


In the second chapter, the story begins in the year 1995 when Josef is 68 years old. He was born in Prague, but he left his home city when he was a young man. He is an old man now, and he would like to see Prague again before he dies. But he is afraid. He still remembers another Christmas in Prague, many long years ago. He lives with his son, Jan, and his daughter in law, Carol, in England. Carol is a harpist and she receives a letter from an orchestra in Czech Republic, that was written about a concert for Christmas. They needed a harpist. Then Carol asks Jan about the concert. She wants to go with him and his father but they have a one problem: Josef never wants to go there. However,  he finally decides to go to Prague.

Carol traveled to Prague on her own to the first concert on December 20th because Jan was working until December 24th. She practiced playing the harp in Prague and left the rehearsal room with Alan, one of the first violinists. She decided to go shoping to buy some presents for her husband and Josef. She got a book for Jan and a picture for his father. While she was walking, she saw a man across the street. That man was her husband, Jan. Then She shouted across the street, but Jan didn't hear her. She tried to run across the street to him but she was hit by a bus. She was taken to a hospital in Prague. Mr Rinaldi, the conductor of the orchestra came to see her at hospital and she told him that she saw her husband the day before but actually, her husband was still in Oxford.

 

Great job!! Phenomenal! There were so few mistakes that I decided to highlight my corrections so you could find them. Great work :)

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