6. Read the article from a magazine and fill in the gaps with the verbs from the box. have .trade .fills. carries. collect. is .opens .'spend'. gather. 'save up'. waiting .combines. bring. keep.
Recycling Project for Children: Teaching children the value of a clean environment
The White Shark Projects Swop Shop -helping children to help themselves
One of our most recent projects (1) the White Shark Projects Swop Shop. It (2) conservation, social improvement and education in a unique way. The children (3) bottles, tins, plastics and other recyclable things and (4) them in bags to the White Shark 'Swop Shop'. In return, they (5) buying points that they (6) in the shop. The shop (7) at two on Tuesday afternoons, but the children (8) long before that, lining up and (9) to earn their points. Happy chatter (10) the air as they (11) their turn to trade in their points for something from the Swop Shop. For example, one bag of tins might be traded for a bar of soap, two might be worth a pencil, four a second-hand T-shirt and so on. Or the children can (12) for something more expensive like a toy they (13) their eye on. The shop (14) only worthwhile stock such as stationery, simple clothing, and food basics, and relies completely on donations.
One of our most recent projects is the White Shark Projects Swop Shop. It (combines) a conservation, social improvement and education in a unique way. The children (gather) bottles, tins, plastics and other recyclable things and (keep) them in bags to the White Shark 'Swop Shop'. In return, they (spend) buying points that they (save up) in the shop. The shop (opens) at two on Tuesday afternoons, but the children (collect) long before that, lining up and (bring) to earn their points. Happy chatter (carries) the air as they (have) their turn to trade in their points for something from the Swop Shop. For example, one bag of tins might be traded for a bar of soap, two might be worth a pencil, four a second-hand T-shirt and so on. Or the children can (waiting) for something more expensive like a toy they (trade) their eye on. The shop (fills) only worthwhile stock such as stationery, simple clothing, and food basics, and relies completely on donations.
One of our most recent projects is the White Shark Projects Swop Shop. It (combines) a conservation, social improvement and education in a unique way. The children (gather) bottles, tins, plastics and other recyclable things and (keep) them in bags to the White Shark 'Swop Shop'. In return, they (spend) buying points that they (save up) in the shop. The shop (opens) at two on Tuesday afternoons, but the children (collect) long before that, lining up and (bring) to earn their points. Happy chatter (carries) the air as they (have) their turn to trade in their points for something from the Swop Shop. For example, one bag of tins might be traded for a bar of soap, two might be worth a pencil, four a second-hand T-shirt and so on. Or the children can (waiting) for something more expensive like a toy they (trade) their eye on. The shop (fills) only worthwhile stock such as stationery, simple clothing, and food basics, and relies completely on donations.