七年级英语上册Unit8Reading课件牛津深圳版.pptVIP

* 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 easily available, 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 for am no