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I don’t like collecting.
I collect comics.
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SPEAkING
Work in pairs. Look at the photo and the
title of the text. What can you see? What do you
think this person’s hobby is?
2
Read this interview to the teenager in the photo.
What is her hobby? Why is the book
Twilight
special for her?
Emma, what’s your special hobby?
I collect books.
Why do you collect books? Do you like reading?
Yes, I do. I love reading. But I don’t read the books in
my collection.
Why not?
I have two copies of my favourite books – one to
collect and one to read.
Have you got a favourite book in your collection?
Yes, I’ve got a copy of
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer.
People pay $4,000 for this book now.
Why do people pay so much?
Because the book is very popular, especially because
of the film. And this copy is very difficult to find. It’s
a first edition. It’s got the author’s signature and the
date of the book’s publication. Now there are millions
3
Read the text again and choose the correct
alternative.
1
Emma
likes/doesn’t
like reading.
2
Emma’s copy of
Twilight
is/is not
valuable because it’s
one of the first copies.
3
New first editions
are/are not
normally very expensive.
4
A book with the numbers 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3
is/is not
a
first edition.
5
Collectors
like/don’t like
buying a book with another
person’s name in it.
6
Emma only
collects/doesn’t collect
copies of her
favourite books.
4
Match the underlined words in the text with the
definitions.
1
how a person signs their name
signature
2
when a book first appears
3
one of the first printed copies of a book
4
not easy or not simple
5
a group of things you collect
6
people who collect things
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SPEAkING
What about you?
Do you collect anything? What?
of copies of
Twilight
in the world, but mine is special.
I think only seventy thousand copies exist of the first
edition. The good thing is that these books aren’t
expensive if you buy them when they first appear.
How do you know if a book is a first edition?
On one of the first pages, the books usually have a list
of numbers. For example, 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. If the
list contains the number 1, it’s a first edition.
Does your copy of
Twilight
have your name in it?
No, it doesn’t. If a book has a name in it, other
collectors don’t want to buy it. But that isn’t very
important to me. This book is special for me because
I love the story. I only collect books that I love reading.
Reading FAQ
How can photos, pictures and titles help me before I
read a text?
Study Skills
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expensive:
costoso
(to) find:
trovare
READING
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