VOCABULARY
1 Match the words to the definitions.
1 B (to join things together (usually on clothes))
2 F (to use something (e.g. plastic) again)
3 E (to build something again)
4 A (to repair something)
5 C (to change something in the way you want)
6 D (to plan something you will make or do later)
2 Choose the correct options.
1 I need to mend my shoe. There’s a hole in it.
2 Do you know anyone who can fix a computer? My laptop isn’t working.
3 Some companies want to recycle old plastic and make it into new products.
4 Can you help me sew a button on my shirt?
5 Because of the earthquake, we need to completely rebuild the town.
6 It’s possible to customise the software after you buy it, so it’s exactly how you want it.
7 When you create something, you make something new that didn’t exist before.
8 It’s important to design something before you start making it, so you know how it will look.
3 Match the words to the definitions.
1 to say something happens before all the other things: first
2 to say something happens after another thing: later, next, then
3 to say something happens last: finally
4 to say something happens which you don’t expect: suddenly
4 Choose the correct options.
I wanted to make a blog with lots of photos of my holiday. So 1 first, I went online and found some nice designs that I could use. 2 Later, I chose the one I liked best. 3 Next, I uploaded my photos. 4 Finally, I put some information next to each photo.
I stopped working on my blog for a few days. I was walking in the street, when I 5 suddenly had a message from my friend. He really liked my blog, and so did all his friends! 6 Later that day, I checked my blog again. It had had over 200 visitors!
5 Choose the correct options.
1 B (customised)
2 B (designed)
3 A (talented)
4 B (create)
5 A (Then)
6 A (recycle)
7 B (have)