Intro
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You probably know someone who likes to collect things. You may even be a person who enjoys collecting. Some people collect stamps and photographs while others collect vintage antiques and heirlooms. In many families, it is traditional for these special mementos to be passed down from parents to their children. It helps to keep family memories alive.
It can be fun to collect many different things, but you have to be careful not to go overboard. A beautiful collection can quickly grow into messy clutter. If you can’t find your everyday things because of your collection, it might be time to sell something! The great news is that antiques are usually very valuable, and you might make good money by selling a few of them.
Gary and Jessica are talking about their antique collections. Listen to today’s English lesson to learn about some of the special things they own.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jessica: I was cleaning my house this weekend, and there was so much clutter. I think that I went overboard with collecting.
Gary: Uh-oh!
Jessica: I’ve been collecting antiques for a while now, and they’re everywhere.
Gary: I don’t know if you know this, but I have a huge amount of vintage antiques.
Jessica: Wow!
Gary: Yeah. We’ve got heirlooms from my wife’s grandmother.
Jessica: Oh, wow!
Gary: We’ve got so many mementos from my mom’s side of the family, from my dad’s side of the family… all 70, 80, some 120 years old.
Jessica: Oh! That’s incredible! I bet some of those are very valuable.
Gary: I think so. We have a piece from 1910 Italy.
Jessica: Wow! That’s incredible.
Gary: It looks so great. It’s almost like everything old is new again.
Jessica: Exactly! It sounds like you have a lot of things that have been passed down from generation to generation, and you’ve held onto them. You should try to sell some… see what they’re worth.
Gary: I was going to say the same to you. I think you’ve got something you could sell.
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Discussion
Jessica has been collecting antiques for a long time. Now, she has so many vintage pieces that her house is getting messy. She tells Gary about this clutter, and Gary tells her that he also has many antiques. Gary’s parents received these antiques from their families and then passed them down to him. Now, he owns many classic heirlooms.
Jessica thinks it’s wonderful that Gary has so many mementos from his family. They both agree that their antique collections are probably very valuable. If they sell some of them, they might make some good money. And, if they do this, Jessica’s house won’t be so cluttered anymore.
What is your most valuable memento? Do you have a special collection?
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