15. Read the text and fill in the gaps transforming capitalized words. On Thursday seven people living in the Exchange District showed up on a warm, ______ afternoon to SUN help clean up the ______. I was picking up trash NEIGHBOUR with a ______ outgoing woman, a little ______ than me, and we chatted about our families and our travels. It was a great chance to get to know one of my neighbours. She had a real sense of ______ for RESPONSIBI her community. "I feel ______ when I see all this lit- STRESS ter on the streets." When I saw three young men with cigarettes I walked up to them and said ______, "You know what hap- KIND pens to the poor baby birds when they eat cigarette butts, don't you?" ______, the teens listened SURPRISE and threw their cigarettes into the rubbish POLITE bin. Many people walking by stopped to thank us for what we were doing. It really felt good to have our ef- forts recognized.

Task 15: Filling the gaps

Here are the filled gaps for the text:

On Thursday seven people living in the Exchange District showed up on a warm, SUNDAY afternoon to help clean up the NEIGHBOURHOOD. I was picking up trash with a FRIENDLY outgoing woman, a little OLDER than me, and we chatted about our families and our travels. It was a great chance to get to know one of my neighbours. She had a real sense of RESPONSIBILITY for her community. "I feel STRESSED when I see all this litter on the streets." When I saw three young men with cigarettes I walked up to them and said KINDLY, "You know what happens to the poor baby birds when they eat cigarette butts, don't you?" SURPRISED, the teens listened and threw their cigarettes into the rubbish bin. Many people walking by stopped to thank us for what we were doing. It really felt good to have our efforts recognized.

Explanation of the filled gaps:

• SUNDAY: Fits the context of an afternoon activity.
• NEIGHBOURHOOD: Refers to the area being cleaned.
• FRIENDLY: Describes the outgoing woman.
• OLDER: Compares the speaker to the woman.
• RESPONSIBILITY: Describes her sense of duty towards her community.
• STRESSED: Expresses how the speaker feels seeing litter.
• KINDLY: Describes the manner in which the speaker addressed the young men.
• SURPRISED: Describes the reaction of the teens to being spoken to.