Shop Sells Second-Hand School Uniforms for £5
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A charity has opened a shop that sells second-hand school uniforms for just £5.
The charity supports families who are facing poverty, meaning they have very little money.
It runs the shop as a way to help with the rising cost of living.
The cost of living has increased a lot in recent years for many households.
This means everyday items, including food, clothes and school uniforms, now cost more.
For families with low incomes, buying new uniforms every year can be very difficult.
The shop is known as a swap shop, where people can trade or buy used items.
Parents can bring uniforms their children no longer wear and give them to the shop.
Other families can then buy these second-hand uniforms for a low price.
Selling each uniform for £5 makes it much cheaper than buying new clothes.
The charity hopes this will ease some of the financial pressure on struggling families.
Many parents find that back-to-school costs add up quickly each year.
New shoes, bags, and uniforms can become expensive, especially for larger families.
By reusing old uniforms, the shop also helps reduce waste from unused clothing.
This kind of project supports both family budgets and the environment at the same time.
The charity's swap shop offers a simple and practical way to save money on school clothes.
Vocabulary8 words
- charity
- a group that helps people without asking for payment
- poverty
- the state of having very little money
- cost of living
- the amount of money needed for basic things like food and housing
- swap shop
- a shop where people trade or buy used items cheaply
- second-hand
- already used by someone else before
- household
- the people who live together in one home
- income
- the money a person earns or receives
- budget
- a plan for how much money can be spent
Quiz
Answer key
1. To help with the cost of living 2. Trade or buy second-hand uniforms cheaply 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A _____ has opened a shop that sells second-hand school uniforms for just £5.
The charity supports families who are facing _____, meaning they have very little money.
It runs the shop as a way to help with the rising _____ of living.
For families with low _____, buying new uniforms every year can be very difficult.
The shop is known as a _____ shop, where people can trade or buy used items.
Other families can then buy these _____ uniforms for a low price.
Selling each uniform for £5 makes it much cheaper than buying _____ clothes.
By reusing old uniforms, the shop also helps reduce _____ from unused clothing.
This kind of project supports both family _____ and the environment at the same time.
The charity's swap shop offers a simple and practical way to save _____ on school clothes.
Discussion questions
- Why might families struggle to pay for school uniforms every year?
- How could swap shops help reduce clothing waste?
- What other ways could communities help families with the cost of living?
- Would you use a second-hand shop like this? Why or why not?
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