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Kirra works in a repair . She things every day. She bicycles, tools, and small machines. Kirra loves her job. She is very good at it. People bring things to her . Kirra always knows what to do. She has a lot of tools. She keeps them on a big . Every tool has its own place. Kirra is very careful with her tools. She always puts them back after she uses them. Her favorite tool is a . It is a big, heavy, silver . She uses it almost every day. One morning, a man comes to the . He has a machine. It is a very important machine. He needs it for work. "Please it today," he says.
"I need it this afternoon." Kirra looks at the machine. She knows the problem. She needs her big to it. She goes to the . But the is not there. She looks again. It is not on the . She looks on the table. It is not on the table. She looks under the table. It is not there. Kirra starts to feel . She looks everywhere in the . She cannot find the . Kirra thinks hard. She tries to . Did she use the yesterday? Yes, she did. She used it to a bicycle. Did she put it back?
She is not sure. She looks near the bicycle. She moves some boxes. And then she sees it! The is behind a big box. She picks it up. "I found it!" she says. She feels very happy. She goes back to the machine. She uses the . She the machine quickly. The man comes back in the afternoon. "Thank you so much," he says. Kirra smiles. "No problem," she says. It was a busy and morning. But everything is okay now. Kirra puts the back on the . She will be more careful next time.
a room or building where things are made or repaired
"Kirra spends every day working in her repair workshop."
a metal tool used for turning nuts and bolts
"She needs the wrench to tighten the bolts on the machine."
a flat board fixed to a wall or inside a cupboard, used to store things
"Kirra keeps all her tools on a shelf in the workshop."
damaged and not working correctly
"The man brings a broken machine to the workshop."
feeling nervous or unhappy because you think something bad might happen
"Kirra feels worried when she cannot find her wrench."
to repair something that is broken or not working
"It is Kirra's job to fix broken tools and machines."
to bring something from the past back into your mind
"Kirra tries to remember where she put her wrench."
causing a lot of worry or pressure
"It was a stressful morning because Kirra could not find her tool."
put something back
to return something to the place where it was before
"Always put your tools back after you use them."
look everywhere
to search in all possible places
"She looks everywhere in the workshop but cannot find the wrench."
think hard
to concentrate and try very seriously to remember or solve something
"Kirra thinks hard and tries to remember where she used the wrench."
I found it
an expression used when you have successfully located something you were looking for
"She moves the box and says, "I found it!""
No problem
a friendly way to say you are happy to help or that something was easy
"When the man thanks Kirra, she says, "No problem.""
be good at something
to have a skill or ability to do something well
"Kirra is very good at fixing machines and bicycles."
Thank you so much
a warm and polite way to express strong gratitude
"The man says, "Thank you so much," when he gets his machine back."
next time
on the following occasion when the same situation happens
"Kirra will be more careful with her tools next time."
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