Egy telefonfülke stílusos újrahasznosítása. Olvasmány szószedettel és feladattal.
Old phone box turned into a mini library
Villagers in the picturesque Cheshire village of Great Budworth are the latest to find a novel use for a redundant telephone kiosk – a mini library. The once dilapidated kiosk has been carefully restored to its former glory with parts sourced from a specialist restoration company in Surrey. The plastic windows have been replaced with glass, and the cast iron framework rubbed down and given a fresh coat of red paint.
Once the renovation work was complete the phone box was then lined with shelves and donated books, courtesy of local residents, are waiting for the readers. The project was spearheaded by local Councillor Lesley Hopkinson.
picturesque – festői
novel – új
redundant – felesleges
dilapidated – tönkrement, lepusztult
to restore – restaurálni
former glory – egykori dicsőség
to source from – beszerezni valahonnan
to replace – kicserélni
cast iron – öntöttvas
framework – szerkezet
to donate – adományozni
courtesy of – valakinek a jóvoltából
to spearhead – vezetni pl. csoportot, projektet
Match the words with their definitions.
1. to restore
2. to spearhead
3. redundant
4. dilapidated
5. to donate
6. picturesque
a) to give something for free
b) nobody needs such an object any longer
c) very beautiful
d) to repair something so it looks like it used to
e) to lead a group
f) in a very bad state
Answers: 1-d 2-e 3-b 4-f 5-a 6-c
