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    Charity shops are common in the UK, where unwanted items are donated and sold to raise money for charities. While managers are paid, other staff are volunteers, often retired people. Brits enjoy browsing charity shops for bargains, as one can find unexpected treasures at low prices. The article profiles Momtaz Begum, who loves exploring various charity shops to find clothes, books, and items for her children for under £10. She is excited by the discovery of unknown items and appreciates the quality and prices of goods.

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    Charity shops are common in the UK, where unwanted items are donated and sold to raise money for charities. While managers are paid, other staff are volunteers, often retired people. Brits enjoy browsing charity shops for bargains, as one can find unexpected treasures at low prices. The article profiles Momtaz Begum, who loves exploring various charity shops to find clothes, books, and items for her children for under £10. She is excited by the discovery of unknown items and appreciates the quality and prices of goods.

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    Charity shops are common in the UK, where unwanted items are donated and sold to raise money for charities. While managers are paid, other staff are volunteers, often retired people. Brits enjoy browsing charity shops for bargains, as one can find unexpected treasures at low prices. The article profiles Momtaz Begum, who loves exploring various charity shops to find clothes, books, and items for her children for under £10. She is excited by the discovery of unknown items and appreciates the quality and prices of goods.

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    Charity shops are everywhere in the United Kingdom.

    In big towns, there may be six or even


    more of them. They are shops where people take the items they no longer want. Clothes and
    shoes, toys, towels, bed linen, jewellery, kitchenware,
    books and magazines, ornaments. Anything! The money
    raised goes to charities which support children, old
    people and animals both in the UK and anywhere else in
    the world. Usually, the manager of the shop is a paid
    position, but the rest of the shop assistants are
    volunteers. Many of them are older, retired people.
    Many Brits love to spend a morning cruising around the
    charity shops, looking for a bargain. You can find real
    gems and things you did not even know you needed!
    We interviewed Momtaz Begum 40, a mother of two who
    lives in east London. Momtaz told us she loves to go to Emmaus, a charity shop in Crisp Street
    Market. Emmaus supports homeless people. Momtaz told us she likes charity shops because they
    make her feel like a millionaire. She said that she can walk in knowing that if she really likes
    something, she can buy it, because prices are so low. But mostly, she loves to explore. She said
    that in a charity shop, there are there are so many possibilities. You don’t know what you will
    find and that gets her excited. She told us that on Monday, she picked up a book, Teach
    Yourself Spanish and began to learn the language. On Wednesday, at a different shop, she
    chose a beautiful dress to wear to her niece’s wedding. On Saturday, she bought some basic
    reading books for her kids. All of the above for less than £10. Amazing quality, amazing
    prices, said Momtaz. By ‘The Daily News’

    Say if the statements are true or false, then answer the questions in full sentences:

    1. There are lots of charity shops in the UK. 1. What are charity shops?
    2. You can’t take kitchen equipment to …………………………………………………………………………
    charity shops. 2. What can you buy from them?
    3. The proceeds (money) from charity shops ………………………………………………………………………….
    is spent in the UK only. 3. Who volunteers to work there?
    4. All charity shop posts are on a voluntary …………………………………………………………………………
    basis. 4. How do Brits love to spend a morning?
    5. Going to charity shops is a popular pastime ………………………………………………………………………….
    with a lot of Brits. 5. Who is Momtaz Begum?
    6. They interviewed Momtaz about her …………………………………………………………………………
    opinions on politics. 6. What does she love the most about
    7. The items in charity shops are cheap. charity shops? …………………………………………….
    8. Momtaz bought a French language book and 7. What makes her excited?
    learned French. …………………………………………………………………………
    9. Emmaus is a home for homeless people. 8. What is her summary of the shops?
    10.Momtaz shops at one charity shop only. …………………………………………………………………………
    …
    Are there many charity shops in your neck of the woods? (where you live). Do you think they
    are a good idea? Do you use them?

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    KEYS

    T/F

    1t, 2f, 3f, 4f, 5t, 6f, 7t, 8f, 9f (it’s a charity shop, not a home) 10f

    Q&As

    1. Shops where people take their unwanted items to be sold.


    2. You can buy anything!
    3. Mainly retired people work in them.
    4. They love to spend a morning cruising/trawling around/browsing in charity shops.
    5. She is a mum of two from London.
    6. She loves exploring the most.
    7. You don’t know what you might find.
    8. They are (offer) amazing quality and amazing prices.

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