Read the text and answer the following questions
câu hỏi đây:
1. according to paragrap2, why do people collect?
2. what can buying cheap and selling dear give the collector?
3. do many people collect to develop their social life?
4. what is another motive for collecting?
5. what is an example of the collected item?
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Exercise 4. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Collecting must be one of the most varied of human activities, and it's one that
many of us psychologists find fascinating.
Amassing hundreds or even thousands of postcards, chocolate wrappers ce
whatever, takes time, energy and money that could surely be much of more productive
use. And yet there are millions of collectors around the world. Why do they do it?
There are the people who collect because they want to make money - this could
be called an instrumental reason for collecting; that is, collecting as a means to an
end. They'll look for, say, antiques that they can buy cheaply and expect to be able
to sell at a profit. But there may well be a psychological element, too-buying cheap
and selling dear can give the collector a sense of triumph. And as selling online is so
casy, more and more people are joining in
Many collectors collect to develop their social life, attending meetings of
a group of collectors and exchanging information on items. This is a variant on
joining a bridge club or a gym, and similarly brings them into contact with like-
minded people. Another motive for collecting is the desire to find something special.
or a particular example of the collected item, such as a rare early recording by a
particular singer.
1. according to paragrap2, why do people collect?
2. what can buying cheap and selling dear give the collector?
3. do many people collect to develop their social life?
4. what is another motive for collecting?
5. what is an example of the collected item?
----- Nội dung dịch tự động từ ảnh -----
Exercise 4. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Collecting must be one of the most varied of human activities, and it's one that
many of us psychologists find fascinating.
Amassing hundreds or even thousands of postcards, chocolate wrappers ce
whatever, takes time, energy and money that could surely be much of more productive
use. And yet there are millions of collectors around the world. Why do they do it?
There are the people who collect because they want to make money - this could
be called an instrumental reason for collecting; that is, collecting as a means to an
end. They'll look for, say, antiques that they can buy cheaply and expect to be able
to sell at a profit. But there may well be a psychological element, too-buying cheap
and selling dear can give the collector a sense of triumph. And as selling online is so
casy, more and more people are joining in
Many collectors collect to develop their social life, attending meetings of
a group of collectors and exchanging information on items. This is a variant on
joining a bridge club or a gym, and similarly brings them into contact with like-
minded people. Another motive for collecting is the desire to find something special.
or a particular example of the collected item, such as a rare early recording by a
particular singer.