Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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Topic 19: Collecting things
Have you ever collected anythings?
What things do people collect in your country?
Why do people like collecting things?
Would you like to start collecting something new in the future?
Nouns
collection postage stamp autograph album
person value
Verbs
hoard accumulate
classify collecting
have an obsession for collecting have a fixation with
Adjectives
antique vintage rare
valuable high sought-after
worthless
Idioms
A one-off (= only one of its kind) I have a very rare stamp, in fact it’s
a one-off.
Here and there (= in different places) I sometimes find valuable stamps
here and there.
Once in a blue moon (= not very often) Once in a blue moon you can find a
really rare example.
