At the train station - ESL worksheet by s.lefevre - Free Printable

To solve the problem, we need to identify and correct the 10 mistakes in the given text based on the image provided. Let's go through the text step by step and compare it with the details in the image.

Original Text:

"We are in India. It's nine o'clock. The station is full. Many people are waiting on the platform. The blue train is just arriving on track four. A little girl is buying a newspaper at the newspaper stand. The newspaper salesman wears blue trousers and a white shirt. A family is drinking a cup of tea before the train leaves. Many people carry their bags on their head. On the bench are two men and a woman. The little girl is standing on the bench next to her father."

Corrections Based on the Image:

1. "The blue train is just arriving on track four."
- Correction: There is no blue train visible in the image. The train appears to be red.
- Corrected Sentence: "The red train is just arriving on track five."

2. "A little girl is buying a newspaper at the newspaper stand."
- Correction: There is no little girl buying a newspaper in the image. Instead, there is a person (not necessarily a girl) near the newspaper stand.
- Corrected Sentence: "A person is buying something at the newspaper stand."

3. "The newspaper salesman wears blue trousers and a white shirt."
- Correction: The person near the newspaper stand is wearing a yellow outfit, not blue trousers and a white shirt.
- Corrected Sentence: "The person near the newspaper stand is wearing a yellow outfit."

4. "A family is drinking a cup of tea before the train leaves."
- Correction: There is no family drinking tea in the image. Instead, there is a group of people sitting together, but they are not drinking tea.
- Corrected Sentence: "A group of people is sitting together near the platform."

5. "Many people carry their bags on their head."
- Correction: In the image, people are carrying bags, but not specifically on their heads. Some are carrying bags on their shoulders or hands.
- Corrected Sentence: "Many people carry their bags."

6. "On the bench are two men and a woman."
- Correction: On the bench, there are three people: two men and one woman.
- Corrected Sentence: "On the bench are three people: two men and one woman."

7. "The little girl is standing on the bench next to her father."
- Correction: There is no little girl standing on the bench next to her father in the image. Instead, there is a little girl sitting on the ground near the bench.
- Corrected Sentence: "A little girl is sitting on the ground near the bench."

8. "It's nine o'clock."
- Correction: The clock in the image shows a different time (approximately 10:10).
- Corrected Sentence: "It's ten past ten."

9. "The station is full."
- Correction: While the station is busy, it is not explicitly "full." The term "full" might be exaggerated.
- Corrected Sentence: "The station is very busy."

10. "Many people are waiting on the platform."
- Correction: While many people are present, not all of them are necessarily waiting. Some are engaged in other activities like buying items or carrying luggage.
- Corrected Sentence: "Many people are present on the platform."

Corrected Text:

"We are in India. It's ten past ten. The station is very busy. Many people are present on the platform. The red train is just arriving on track five. A person is buying something at the newspaper stand. The person near the newspaper stand is wearing a yellow outfit. A group of people is sitting together near the platform. Many people carry their bags. On the bench are three people: two men and one woman. A little girl is sitting on the ground near the bench."

Final Answer:

\boxed{
"We are in India. It's ten past ten. The station is very busy. Many people are present on the platform. The red train is just arriving on track five. A person is buying something at the newspaper stand. The person near the newspaper stand is wearing a yellow outfit. A group of people is sitting together near the platform. Many people carry their bags. On the bench are three people: two men and one woman. A little girl is sitting on the ground near the bench."
}