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Why Do People Collect Things? — B1
Hobbies · reading practice for level B1.
Type Reading textLevel B1Age Teens (11–17) and Adults (18+)Skill ReadingTopic Hobbies
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What’s inside
- A short original text, with the new words highlighted
- A glossary of six key words
- True / False and multiple-choice questions
- Three discussion prompts and a writing task
- A teacher’s page with a 45-minute plan and the answer key
A look inside
People collect an astonishing variety of objects: stamps, coins, toy cars, postcards, shells, even bus tickets.
- Read the text
- New words
- True or False?
- Talk about it
- Write
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