Collecting Hobbies: An English Chat

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#1

What do you collect?

#2

Many people collect things.

#3

It is a fun hobby.

#4

Some people collect books or coffee mugs.

#5

Others collect toys, little dolls, or cards such as Yu-Gi-Oh!

#6

They may trade items with others.

#7

That is fun, too.

#8

A collection can be large or small.

#9

Some collections have hundreds of items.

#10

Some items are rare and special.

#11

Many people are proud of their collections.

#12

They like to show them to others.

#13

They often do that on Instagram.

#14

Conversation A

#15

I'm talking about collections today on my podcast.

#16

Do you collect anything, Ken?

#17

Yes, I do.

#18

I'm quite proud of my collection.

#19

I collect Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.

#20

Fun! That's a very popular game.

#21

How many cards do you have?

#22

I have several thousand.

#23

Wow! Do you have any rare cards?

#24

A few, but I'm always looking for more.

#25

Conversation B

#26

Do you trade cards with your friends?

#27

Yes, people need different cards, so we trade them with one another.

#28

That's fun.

#29

It is. I get quite a few different cards that way.

#30

Please show me sometime.

#31

Sure. Do you collect anything?

#32

I collect small dolls and toys.

#33

I often show my collection on Instagram.