One evening Kerry Kelliby drops by a local bar and plays a game of darts. He wins the game and gets a small toy stethoscope as a joke prize. After a while, Kerry starts playing with the toy. He listens to his heart. He is frightened by what he hears -- lots of beats and then silence. He goes to the doctor right away. "Something's wrong with my heart," he says. The doctor finds that Kerry really has a serious problem -- a hole in his heart. Surgeons operate just in time and now Kerry is fine. A toy saved his life!
1. What does Kerry gets as a prize? 2. What does he do with the toy? 3. How does he feel about what he hears? 4. Where did he go right away? 5. What is wrong with Kerry's heart? What did the surgeons do? 6. How is Kerry now?
Complete the Dialogue:
right away after a while drop by listen to frightened by lots of
James: Hey Paul, why don't you _______________ tonight? Paul: I don't know, man. I have _______________ homework. James: Oh, come on.* We can _______________ some of my ned CDs. Paul: I have a math test tomorrow. I should hit the books**_____________. You know how horrible Ms. Lee's tests are. James: You're _______________ her easy tests? You must be joking. Paul: Not everyone can be a genius like you. James: I'll call you _______________ to see how it's going.
* come on - please do it! (informal) ** hit the books - study
Darts - a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon. Example: The young man has been playing dart games since he was 8.
Stethoscope - a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body Example: The doctors use the stethoscope to check-up their patients.
Frightened - afraid; fearful Example: The cat who climbed up the tree was very frightened.
1.Where do you like to drop by after work or school? 2.What kind of music do you listen to? 3.What are you frightened by?
