{"id":25488,"date":"2023-05-08T20:08:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25488"},"modified":"2023-05-11T06:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T04:10:51","slug":"trash-collectors-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/05\/trash-collectors-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Trash Collectors&#8217; Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of bookworms has risen from 30 to 42 percent in Turkey as a group of garbage collectors run a unique library in Ankara and rescue discarded books from the trash. These avid book lovers sanitize them and carefully organize them on library shelves for others to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, they can now further educate themselves. Additionally, the community feels the impact of this inspiring initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you want to learn more about this remarkable project, we invite you to watch the video and discover how the Trash Collectors Library is making a difference, one book at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Turkey: Browsing the trash collector&#039;s library in Ankara | Focus on Europe\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wLI7RHZjf-0?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is a &#8220;refuse worker&#8221;? &#8221;<em>The <strong>refuse workers<\/strong> in Ankara turn up at 7:00 in the morning.<\/em>&#8221; Give 1-2 synonym\/s and use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li><li>What is the meaning of the phrasal verb <strong><em>&#8221;turn up&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> in the sentence &#8221;<em>The refuse workers in Ankara <strong>turn up<\/strong> at 7:00 in the morning.&#8221;<\/em>?&nbsp;Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li><li>What does<strong><em> &#8221;bookworm&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> mean in this sentence, &#8221;<em>The number of <strong>bookworms<\/strong> has risen from 30 to 42 percent in Turkey.<\/em>&#8221; Use this word in a sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How can you describe the trash collectors&#8217; character in Turkey?<\/li><li>Are you a bookworm, too? If yes, what genre do you prefer?<\/li><li>Has the number of bookworms increased or decreased in your country over the years? Why do you think this is the case? <\/li><li>What do you like about the Trash Collectors&#8217; Library?<\/li><li>Why do you think people throw books? Is it appropriate to do so?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Can this initiative be adopted in Spain? Why or why not?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate The number of bookworms has risen from 30 to 42 percent in Turkey as a group of garbage collectors run a unique library in Ankara and rescue discarded books from the trash. These avid book lovers sanitize them and carefully organize them on library shelves for others to read. 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