Mat Clark ielts speaking

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? 
 
 
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Nouns 
collection                        postage  stamp                          autograph                                  album                      
person value 
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Verbs 
hoard                                        accumulate                                  classify                                collecting                     
have an obsession for collecting             have a fixation with  
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Adjectives 
antique            vintage            rare            valuable              high            sought-after             
worthless 
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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.