HELP! MY FRIEND’S CHOKING!
Library assistant, Mrs. Johnson was having dinner with friends in a restaurant. They were all having steak and Mrs. Johnson had just swallowed a piece of meat when she suddenly found that she couldn’t breathe. Her friends hit her hard on the back, but the piece of steak remained stuck in her throat. She was starting to panic.
One of her friends shouted out desperately, “Excuse me, can anyone help my friend? She’s choking”. At another table in the restaurant Trisha Goddard, a TV chat show presenter, saw what was happening and rushed over to try to help. She stood behind Mrs. Johnson and put her arms round her waist, and then pulled hard inwards and upwards three times...
THE DAY MY LITTLE BOY SWALLOWED A TOMATO
“Look at me, Mum”, giggled my three-year-old son. I could hardly understand him, as his mouth was full of cherry tomatoes. He had taken them out of the fridge while I was making lunch. “Oh Peter, don’t be silly”, I laughed. This was a big mistake. Peter tried to laugh too, and as he did so, one of the tomatoes got stuck in his throat. He tried to cough, but nothing happened. He was choking.
I hit Peter on the back, but the tomato didn’t move. Peter began to turn blue. I ran outside into the street, screaming for help, but the road was completely deserted. I was desperate. I put my whole hand in his mouth and pushed my fingers as far as I could down his throat...
Now listen to what happened next and answer the questions. Record your answer (audio or video). Speak for at least 2 minutes. Provide the transcript to support your answer.
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1) What happened to Mrs. Johnson in the end? Did Trisha Goddard do the right thing?
2) What happened to Peter in the end? Did his mother do the right thing?
3) What do you think you should do if someone is stung by a wasp?
4) What do you think you should do if someone has too much to drink and loses consciousness?
5) What do you think you should do if someone accidentally takes too many painkillers?

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