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Don’t replace it — repair it!
1. When you have something that’s broken, do you fix it or throw it away
GETTING STARTED
2. Do you have any repairing skills Or do you have any experience of repairing something
Directions: Read the text and complete the chart below according to the initials.
DIGGING IN
Don’t replace it — repair it! Introduction Nowadays almost everything is easy to come by, which means people don’t want to repair slightly damaged objects and usually 1. r________ them instead. However, it makes sense to encourage the habit of repairing whenever possible.
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How to encourage youngsters to form the habit of repairing Teaching about the need to 2. r________ has already been made an integral part of the Creativity and STEM/STEAM Minor programme at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK).
At the same time, the university is also promoting a series of pro-environmental practices, including the introduction of classes on repairing in 3. p________ schools around Hong Kong.
Teachers in these schools try to teach young children in 4. c________ ways to repair and reuse day-to-day objects like socks, umbrellas, toys, schoolbags, and drinking bottles.
epair
rimary
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Significance Repairing can give something considered old and useless a completely 5. n________ lease of life. Both the primary students and their teachers can give full rein to their creativity while repairing something.
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Today’s throw-away society is having a bad influence on our planet, not to mention our wallets. Let’s change that. Next time something in your home is acting up, try to fix it. Not only will you be surprised how easy it can be, but you’ll be amazed how satisfying it feels.
FURTHER EXPLORATION
语块积累
1. come by sth. 设法得到（或获得）某物
2. a series of 一系列
3. day-to-day 日常的
4. student teacher 实习教师
5. come up with 想出，找到
1. integral adj. 必需的，不可或缺的
e.g. Vegetables are an integral part of our diet.
2. darn v. 缝补
e.g. I must darn the hole in my pocket.
3. accessory n. 附件，配件
e.g. Where can I buy these bicycle accessories
4. accurate adj. 精确的
e.g. Accurate measurement is very important in science.
Words and Expressions
5. give sth. a new lease of life （由于经过修理、保养）东西变得更耐用
e.g. A bit of oil and some paint could give that old bike a new lease of life.
6. give full rein to … 对……不加约束，充分表达（感情）
e.g. Closing his eyes, he gives full rein to his imagination.
1. which引导非限制性定语从句
Nowadays almost everything is easy to come by, which means people don’t want to repair slightly damaged objects and usually replace them instead.
重点句型
2. it作形式主语
After that, it is possible to create a replacement part by using 3D printers.
