Second-Hand Shopping: A Jacket with a New Owner — Reading comprehension exercise

Sam needs a jacket for autumn. He sees a new one in a shop, but it costs too much. His friend Anna suggests a second-hand shop. It sells things that other people owned before.

On Saturday, they visit a shop near the station. Sam finds a blue jacket. It is clean and warm, but one button is missing. He tries it on. The sleeves are the right length, and he can close it easily. He checks the pockets and the rest of the jacket. Everything else looks good.

The jacket costs twelve pounds. A similar new jacket costs fifty pounds. Sam buys the used jacket and a small button. At home, his father shows him how to sew the button on. Sam wears the jacket the next day.

Anna also finds something she likes: a green bag. She decides not to buy it because she already has two bags at home. For her, a low price is not a reason to buy something she does not need.