Homework+5.+December+11-18

"A movie collection"
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-babysit (v) I’d love to, but I can’t, it’s my turn to ** babysit ** ! -badge (n) C Some people enjoy collecting button ** badges **. -gnome (n) C Garden ** gnomes ** are figures like small men that some people have in their gardens. -sticker (n) C A lot of people enjoy collecting Panini ** stickers **. -memorabilia (n pl) Harrison Ford won’t usually sign // Blade Runner //** memorabilia **. -antique (adj) Some people like collecting ** antique ** postcards. -hang around At school we used to ** hang around ** in the playground every day. -swap (n) We used to do ** swaps ** and try to collect the whole set. -bear (sth) (v) What I couldn’t ** bear ** was giving up without getting the whole set. -bulging (adj) My friends joke that my husband is the star attraction in my collection because he’s got these ** bulging ** eyes. - nasty (adj) My husband’s got these bulging eyes but I don’t mean that in a ** nasty ** way. - clay (adj) In Slovenia they sell small ** clay ** models that are painted green. -stall (n) C There used to be market ** stalls ** and shops that sold nothing but badges. -enamel (n) U Most of them collect the old ** enamel ** or metal badges. -liven up (v) It started off as a joke – I just wanted something to ** liven up ** the garden. -lawn (n) C He was looking a bit lonely out there on the ** lawn ** all on his own. -kid (n) C If I ever have a ** kid ** myself, I know he’ll enjoy looking at my collection. -car boot sale (n) C ** Car boot sales ** are very popular in Britain. -trade (v) / (n) U They display the items they want to ** trade ** in the back of their car. -junk (n) U Most of the things are ** junk ** but people occasionally find incredible bargains. -collectable (adj) Stamps, postcards and stickers are all ** collectable ** items. -bargain (n) C People occasionally find incredible ** bargains ** at car boot sales. attend (v) ** Attending ** car boot sales is one of the most popular leisure activities in Britain. -goods (n pl) Anything and everything is bought and sold, from unwanted household items to collectable items to stolen ** goods **. -household (adj) / (n) U A lot of people sell unwanted ** household ** items at car boot sales. -in-thing How did 1970s fashion get to be the ** in-thing ** again? It’s horrible! -it’s just one of those things I don’t know why really, ** it’s just one of those things **. -one thing led to another ** One thing led to another ** and I now do more than ten hours overtime a week. the good thing is ** The good thing is **, we’ve got quite a big house. -a thing about I always had ** a thing about ** football.