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Vocabulary verbs often used in the passive
The collectors Grammar Present Simple passive;

Past Simple passive

QUICK REVIEW Invitations and making
a Read the article and answer these questions.
arrangements Imagine you are having a party
1 What is 'memorabilia'?
next week. Decide on the day and time. Invite
2 Whose memorabilia is very valuable?
other students to your party. How many people
can come? 3 How much did someone pay for John Lennon's piano?
4 Do people always pay a lot for items of memorabilia?

b Read about the items of memorabilia in the photos.
Speaking and Reading Then try to fill in gaps 1-6 with these prices.

Work in pairs. Discuss these questions. £15,000 £154,492 £250,000
1 What were the last three things you bought (not £650,000 £631 ,871 £2,600,000
food or drink)? Where did you buy them?
2 Have you (or people you know) ever bought or c Work in pairs. Compare answers.
sold anything on websites like eBay? If so, what
d &13 Listen and check.
was it?

Th.is glove was worn by
Michael Jackson in 19 83
The memorabilia when he first 'moonwalked'.

It was sold in New York in
2009 for 1 -- -
business

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A lot of people collect things that
this 1939 comic. The comic was sold
were owned or signed by famous 2
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musicians, film stars and sportsmen Jhe previous record for a comic ~as
and women. Memorabilia is big
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business and thousands of items are Action Comic with the first ever
bought and sold every day. Superman story.
Beatles memorabilia is extremely
valuable and is collected by fans
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all over the world. In 2000 john . n art1n DBS
driven by Sean C ~as
Lennon's white piano was sold the 19 onnery in
for £140,000. It was bought by 64 James Bond ~·1
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the singer, George Michael. Then 4 '[fer. It was so/d f or
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in 2010 the handwritten lyrics in October 201 o.
of a Beatles' song, 'A Day in the
Life', were bought in the USA for
£810,000. This poster was designed for
the classic 1933 film King Kong
But not all memorabilia is
and it was sold in New York in
expensive. You can buy autographs
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of famous footballers like Pele for
about £100. You can even get David
Beckham's autograph for as little as First edition Harry Potte~ bookls ~re
£5 on eBay- but don't forget that
now very valuable, particular y I
you have to pay the postage! they were signed by the auth?~·

JK Rowling. A signed first ed1t1on
of a Harry Potter book was sold
cop~ in February 2010.
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