Your Task

You are helping your class prepare a proposal for a monthly repair café. At this event, volunteers would help neighbors repair small household items. Your classmate wrote the following draft. The teacher has added comments. Use both the draft and the comments to answer the questions.

Draft

[1] Many people throw away small items when a button falls off or a wire comes loose. Repairing them can reduce waste and help people learn useful skills. Our class therefore proposes a repair café in the community hall once a month.

[2] At each event, visitors could bring clothing, toys, or other small objects. Volunteers with different skills would work alongside visitors rather than simply taking the items away. This would give visitors a chance to learn how a repair is made.

[3] The first event should take place in June. We can ask the town office to publicize it. We should also make a list of the tools volunteers can bring. [__X__] We want everyone to have a useful and safe experience.

Teacher's comments

• Explain how the class will avoid accepting repairs that volunteers cannot safely handle.
• Give a reason for using the community hall, not merely its name.
• Keep the purpose of volunteers working alongside visitors in your summary.
• The schedule has not been approved; do not write as if the event has already been held.

Information collected by the class

The hall is close to a bus stop and has tables that can be arranged for different activities. The town office has offered to share a notice if the plan is approved. A local repair shop says its staff may be able to advise the volunteers, but it has not promised to attend. The school has a small sewing kit, while several students have offered to lend hand tools.

Your Task

You are helping your class prepare a proposal for a monthly repair café. At this event, volunteers would help neighbors repair small household items. Your classmate wrote the following draft. The teacher has added comments. Use both the draft and the comments to answer the questions.

Draft

[1] Many people throw away small items when a button falls off or a wire comes loose. Repairing them can reduce waste and help people learn useful skills. Our class therefore proposes a repair café in the community hall once a month.

[2] At each event, visitors could bring clothing, toys, or other small objects. Volunteers with different skills would work alongside visitors rather than simply taking the items away. This would give visitors a chance to learn how a repair is made.

[3] The first event should take place in June. We can ask the town office to publicize it. We should also make a list of the tools volunteers can bring. [__X__] We want everyone to have a useful and safe experience.

Teacher's comments

• Explain how the class will avoid accepting repairs that volunteers cannot safely handle.
• Give a reason for using the community hall, not merely its name.
• Keep the purpose of volunteers working alongside visitors in your summary.
• The schedule has not been approved; do not write as if the event has already been held.

Information collected by the class

The hall is close to a bus stop and has tables that can be arranged for different activities. The town office has offered to share a notice if the plan is approved. A local repair shop says its staff may be able to advise the volunteers, but it has not promised to attend. The school has a small sewing kit, while several students have offered to lend hand tools.