The hobby of stamp collecting
The hobby of stamp collecting
For a year the writer Hunter Davies wrote a column called Confessions of a Collector for the Guardian newspaper in which he wrote about hobbies which involve collecting items. He wrote of many of his own interests, such as books, football and railway memorabilia, books on the Lake District by Alfred Wainwright, paintings and other ‘collectibles’. Hunter Davies has an informal style here, and this seems appropriate when writing about hobbies.
Can you click on this link and, after reading the article on collecting stamps, find the words in the article expressed by the words below? They are in the order in which you will find them in the article.
1 written about
2 I can’t believe it
3 as many
4 newly converted to and very enthusiastic about
5 and their place had been taken
6 impossible to comprehend
7 genuine
8 began by
9 inexpensive
10 worn and in poor condition
11 because there were
12 sought-after
13 chewed
14 don’t bother to collect these
15 searching for them
16 I had such fun
17 putting in bids
18 whatever their
19 First time this has ever happened to me
20 Time to abandon the activity, scenario or job and do something else