Collections

There is so much to be done on a single theme. Take collections for example.

Derivatives

If you collect items, you are a collector and hopefully you have built up a rich collection.

Grammar: Tenses

Present Simple

Do you collect anything?

Present Perfect Continuous

How long have you been collecting …………….?

Present Perfect Simple

How many ………………….. have you collected so far?

Present Continuous

Are you searching for anything in particular at the moment?

Past Simple

How many items of your collection did you sell last year?

Word groups

Example

pebbles, rounded, rough, angular, smooth,

beach, deserted, isolated, remote, frequented

arrangement, design, mosaic

History

Ancient Greeks voted with pebbles. They deposited their pebble in one of two urns to indicate their choice.

One might want to take collections to a metaphorical level. I will share a poem I wrote some time ago:

Collector

i collect dreams

keep them in jars

like kids keep their teeth

under their pillows

one day i'll make

something out of them

something dazzling

something to compare

to your crystalline universe...