4. Stamps What’s the type of the passage? A. Exposition ( 说明文 ) B. Narration （记叙文） C. Argumentation （议论文） What does the passage mainly talk about ?

5. _______ have played an important role in people’s lives for a long time. Stamps

6. 1.What’s the name of the first stamp in the world? 2.When and where was the first stamp made ? 3.Who paid for the letters before stamps?

7. Rowland Hill the father of stamp

8. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph? The people used paste … They usually pin or sew … How people put stamps onto letters.

9. Will the stamp disappear in the future? Yes No √

10. Stamp collecting is still one of the world’s most popular hobbies. There are even stamp clubs to help people find new stamps to add to their collections. The Internet is helping collectors find more stamps to add their collection. Stamps have become collections.

11. Dear Sarah ， I’m writing to say something about the stamp._________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Yours, Anna

12. function history help people keep in touch with have become collections the name when where Stamps Penny Black in 1840 in Britain

13. 1.Try to retell the passage to your friends. 2.Find more imformation about the first piece of formal mail.