大学核心英语教程1_6.ppt

Main idea I. Cut the paper round the stamp II. Place the stamp into a bowl of water, with its face upwards III. Separate the paper from the stamps with the tweezers the procedure of sorting the stamps. There are really more than dozens of interesting hobbies we can choose from. From a general statement to a list of examples just to tell the readers that there are many different hobbies. collecting stamps, foreign coins, etc. raising dogs, rare fish, etc. Sometimes a hobby may last a life-time and develop into a career. From a general statement that a hobby might develop into a career and just give one detailed example to prove it. an example in detail (a friend of mine) There are two kinds of hobbies: indoor hobbies and outdoor hobbies. Classifying hobbies into indoor and outdoor hobbies. indoors outdoors 1. Do you like stamp collecting? 2. How do you collect stamps? Where do you get stamps? By buying, asking, swopping, etc. How can you remove the paper sticking to the back of a stamp? Para 1 The best way for a beginner to start a stamp collection is to buy a packet of 500 or 1000 mixed stamps. Such a packet bought from a reliable stamp shop contains only common stamps, but they are clean and in good condition, with hardly any duplicates among them. Para 2 Once this start has been made, it is not difficult to add to the collection. Relatives and friends who live overseas or go there for their holidays can be a great help. So can some office workers, as many offices receive a large number of letters from abroad every day, and often the stamps are thrown away with the envelops. Another way of getting stamps is by swopping duplicates with other collectors. Para 3 Stamps can be chosen and brought at a stamp-shop, but many people buy through the post. After your first big packet of stamps it may be worth buying “ one-country” packets. Most stamp shops sell what they call “ long sets” , which are different stamps of one particular country and are very useful. Para