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Reading Why do people collect things?Easier - A collection is a group of things gathered or collected. A person is a collector when they brings items together into a group. People collect different things. People collect things for lots of reasons - including that it is fun! Harder - Collecting is a great hobby because it can be different and unique for everyone. Each item has its own story. In the process of collecting, you continue to learn. As you build any collection, you apply skills in identifying, selecting, discriminating, evaluating, classifying, and arranging items. Those who view collecting as trivial or a waste of time, miss the connections that it has to life skills and occupations. Scientists also collect things. They gather information, data, and samples. Museums and libraries are collections. Many people make their livelihoods by collecting and disposing items. In fact, all of us go through our lives collecting and discarding things around us. What do people collect?There is no limit to what has been, or might be collected.Some collections comprise everyday items that are easilyavailable, such as football programmers or badges. Others are determined by a particular feature, for example, military items,miniature toys, timber-framed buildings or artifacts from a particular locality. Some collections are of a more general nature. Many provincial museums have historical and environmental displays that are of both local and national interest. living room have some tea lots of sit down 客厅；起居室 喝茶 许多 坐下 Exercise 1:根据中文意思完成句子。1. 这真是浪费时间。 This is really _ _ _ time.2. 看电视太多对我们的眼睛有害。 Watching TV too much _ _ _ our eyes.3. 我对集邮不感兴趣。 I _ _ _ _ collecting stamps.a waste of is bad foram not interested in Exercise 2:从方框中选择合适的短语完成句子，注意其形式。 living room, lots of, sit down1. _ children go back to their home towns to spend the summer holiday.2. People usually meet their guests in the _.3. - May I _? - Yes, of course.Lots ofliving roomsit down A What do you know about.?These people are talking about the things they collect. Complete their sentences with the words form the box. coins model planes phone cards stamps 1.This is my collection of _ . 2.Im a collector of _ .model planes phone cards 3.Do you like my _ ? 4. I love collecting _ .stamps coins B Before you read Look at the picture and the title of the story on page 101 . Then make a list of the things that the grandparents have collected. _ _newspapers, toys (cars, trains, ships, bears), shells,butterflies, glasses, bottles, etc. C VocabularyC1 Find words from the story on page 101 that have similar meanings to the phrases in italics below.1 My friend will come to visit me in a short time from now. (line 4)_ 2 There are tall buildings all over this area. (line 10) _3 I walked behind my grandma to the kitchen. (line 12) _4 I can almost not keep my eyes open. (line 13) _5 What do you do when you are not busy? (line 16) _ sooneverywherefollowedhardlyfree Sam: Do you collect anything?Jack: Yes, I spend some of my (1)_ time collecting toy cars.Sam: How many toy cars do you have? C2 Sam and his friend Jack are talking about collecting things. Complete their conversation with the words from the box. everywhere follow free hardly inside free Jack: Thirty. You can see them almost (2)_ in my room. There is (3)_ any space for more cars. I have a very old one. I keep it safe (4)_ a box.Sam: Can I see your cars now?Jack: Yes. (5) _ me and Ill show you.everywherehardlyinsideFollow D ComprehensionD1 Who/What do you words in italics refer to? Read the story on page 101 and circle the correct answers. 1 She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door. (lines 3-4) a the silver doorbell b the door2 They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere. (line 10) a Sam and Helen b Grandpa and GrandmaUnderstanding personal pronouns.aa 3 Theyre ours. (line 15) a The newspapers b The toys4 We have a lot of free time! (line16) a Grandpa and Grandma b Sam and Helenba D2 Helen is talking to her friend Sue. Help Helen answer the questions in complete sentences.1 Sue: Where did you and Sam go today? Helen: _2 Sue: What do your grandparents do in their free time? Helen: _3 Sue: What do they collect? Helen: _We went to our grandparents home today.They collect things in their free time.They collect doorbells, newspapers, toys and many other things. D3 What advice did Grandpa give Sam and Helen about collecting? Do you agree? Give your reasons. Grandpa: But remember, we have a lot of free time! You have your school work to do, so you shouldnt spend too much time collecting things! -Do you agree with Grandpa?Free Talk-Yes, I agree./No, I dont agree. Because_ Unusual collections Sam and Helens grandparents collect almost everything. There are eight doorbells on their front door!“This silver doorbell is my favourite,” said Helen. She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door. “Come in, my dear grandson and granddaughter!” he said.“Who started collecting doorbells, Grandpa?” asked Sam. “Your grandma,” he answered. “She loves doorbells.”“What do you like collecting, Grandpa?”asked Helen.“I like collecting newspapers.”They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere.“Hello children!” called Grandma. “Lets have some tea.” The children followed her into the living room and saw lots of toys there. There was hardly any space for the children to sit down. “Whose toys are these?” asked Helen.“Theyre ours,” said Grandma. “We both like collecting toys .”“But remember,” said Grandma, “We have a lot of free time! You have your school work to do, so you shouldnt spend too much time collecting things!” Lets find out the language points:1. Read a story about people who collect unusual things.(P99) unusual adj. 1)罕有的, 异乎寻常的 ；2) 独特的, 与众不同的。 例如：这种鸟很少在冬季到英国来。 This bird is an unusual winter visitor to Britain. 2. There are eight doorbells on their front door!(P101)front adj. 前面的 n.正面；前面；前线 in front of 在 . 前面。例如： 明信片的正面是我们旅馆的图片。The front of the postcard shows a picture of our hotel. 3. She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door.(P101)push v.按；揿；摁 n.推；进攻；矢志的追求；鼓励词形变化: pushed；pushed；pushing；pushes push off 推迟 1) 小男孩把门推开了。 The little boy pushed the door open. 2) 吉普车太重，他推不动。 The jeep is too heavy for him to push. 4. I like collecting newspapers.(101) newspaper n. 报纸 复数形式：newspapers 例如： 1) 他展开报纸开始阅读。 He unfurled the newspaper and began to read. 2) 我爷爷有各种报纸。 My grandpa has all kinds of newspapers. 5. They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere.(101)inside adv. 向里面everywhere通常用作副词，其之前不需要用 in, at, to之类的介词。例如：他无论到哪儿都带着他的狗。He takes his dog with him everywhere. 【注】everything可与介词 from 连用。例如：祝贺像潮水一样从四面八方涌来。Congratulations poured in from everywhere. 6. The children followed her into the living room and saw lots of toys there. (101) follow v. 跟随；跟着 词形变化: followed；followed；following；follows 例如：1) 沿着河你就会走到海边。 Follow the river and you will get to the sea. 2) 提出忠告易，照著办事难。 It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it. spend的用法 1.在使用spend时, 主语只能是表示人的名词或代词。例如: Andy spent a lot of money on books. 安迪花了很多钱买书。2. 若表示 “在.上花费(时间、金钱等)”,常用句型spend some money/ some time on sth,介词on之后接名词或代词。例如: Kitty spends two hours on her homework every day. 凯蒂每天花两个小时做家庭作业。 3. 若表示 “花费(时间、金钱等)做某事”,则常用句型spend some money / some time (in) doing sth, 此时第二个动词要用动词ing形式,介词in可以省略。例如: They spent 4450 yuan (in) buying the big colour TV set. 他们花了4450元买那台大彩电。另外,spend也有 “度过”的意思。例如: They want to spend their summer holiday in the country.他们想去乡下过暑假。 相关近义词比较：take, cost, spend从句型结构来看。三者常用的句型为： 1. sth cost (sb) money 某物花了某人多少钱 2. sb spend time (money) on sth 某人在某一方面花了多少钱 3. sb spend time (money) (in) doing sth 某人花了多少钱做某事 4. it takes sb time (money) to do sth = it takes time (money) for sb to do sth 做某事花了某人多少时间或钱 5. sth take sb time (money) to do 某事花了某人多少时间或钱去做 6. sb take time (money) to do 某人花了多少时间或钱去做某事 Exercise 1: 根据中文意思完成句子。1.这种鸟很少冬季到英国来。 This bird is an _ winter visitor to Britain. 2.明信片的正面是我们旅馆的图片。 The _ of the postcard shows a picture of our hotel.3.小男孩把门推开了。 The little boy _ the door open.4.吉普车太重，他推不动。 They jeep is too heavy for him to_.unusualfront pushed push 5.他展开报纸开始阅读。 He unfurled the _ and began to read. 6.我爷爷有各种报纸。 My grandpa has all kinds of _.7.我到处都找过它了。 I looked _ for it.8.祝贺像潮水一样从四面八方涌来。 Congratulations poured in _ everywhere. newspaper newspaperseverywhere from Exercise 2: 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。1. Its _(usual) that the old man keeps snakes at home.2. My mother is a magazine _ (collect). She has different kinds of magazines at home.3. There are some beautiful flowers on the table in my _(live) room.unusual collectorliving Exercise 3: 根据中文意思完成句子。1. 我每天花一个小时的时间拉小提琴。 I _ an hour _ the violin every day.2. 我跟着我的老师进了学校图书馆。 I _ my teacher _ the school library.3. 彼得非常喜欢打篮球。 Peter _ _ basketball very much.spend playingfollowed intolikes playing 4. 我的爷爷和奶奶都喜欢晨练。 _ of my grandparents like _ morning exercises.5. 我的房间很小，几乎没有什么空间放下一台钢琴。 My room is very small. There is _ _ _ for a piano.Bothdoing hardlyany space
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