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Kate: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Kate and joining me today is Rosie! Rosie: Hello Kate. Kate: Hi Rosie. Today we're going to talk about collections and collecting things. Collecting is when you put together a group of objects all of the same type - stamp collecting for example…. autographs or anything really. Do you collect anything Rosie? Rosie: answers Kate: Well, the World Cup is still in full swing for a few days more and something which has become very popular internationally is collecting football stickers. Can you explain what stickers are Rosie? Rosie: Sure, well stickers are small pieces of paper with a picture or writing on one side and glue on the other. They can be made to stay permanently on a surface or 'stick' to something – hence the name 'stickers'. Kate: Right – well, football stickers have pictures of all the players printed on them and they are sold with an album or book full of spaces to place the stickers into. This year there are around 630 stickers of different players to collect. Rosie: That's a lot. Imagine if you kept getting the same sticker…. Kate: I know – that must be annoying. But before we go any further, we're going to start with a question. In which year did the first official Panini World Cup sticker book appear on the market? a: 1970 b: 1980 c: 1990 Rosie: answers Kate: We'll check your answer at the end of the programme. Next, we're going to hear from a sticker book collector and UK Journalist, John Crace. Let's start by finding a bit more about his collection of sticker books… what is the oldest item in his collection? John Crace I have everyWorld Cup sticker book from 1974 onwards… Rosie: Wow – so he said he has every single World Cup sticker book since1974 – quite impressive! Kate: Let's listen to that extract again and what he goes on to say afterwards. You're going to hear three more expressions: like gold dust, set you back and a grand. Can you explain what these mean please? Roise: Yes, like gold dust is an expression we use to describe something that is very difficult to get, because a lot of people want it. Set you back is another way of talking about cost. If something sets you back – it costs you a certain amount. And a grand is an informal term for £1000. Kate: Let's listen to the whole extract again. What does he say about the value of his sticker book collection? John Crace I have everyWorld Cup sticker book from 1974 onwards – which is about as good as it gets. The 1970 one in Mexico is like gold dust. A complete sticker book will set you back over a grand. Rosie So he said that book from 1970 is like gold dust and will set you back or cost you over a thousand pounds! Kate Yes, obviously it's much in demand then. Let's listen again. What do you think about this Rosie – grown men collecting football stickers…. Surely this is a hobby for younger people – children even! Rosie: answers Kate: Let's find out what the appeal is. In the next extract you're going to hear the expression let you down. This means to disappoint or not live up to your expectations. Let's listen. John Crace I mean, unlike the football, won't actually let you down. It starts 2 months beforehand and there's a sense of enjoyment in collecting. Kate: So, he said that unlike football in real life, the stickers wont' let you down as in when your team loses. He mentioned the sense of enjoyment in collecting, which mean a feeling of happiness when doing something. In the next extract listen out for what he says about the appeal of collecting football stickers as an adult? ...