Thinking about the past

century
common
familiar
poor
at the touch of
build bricks
clay and wax
rocking horse
run a home
the Victorian times
throughout the ages
tool kit
век
распространенный
хорошо знакомый
бедный
прикосновением, нажатием
строить из кубиков
глина и воск
лошадь-качалка
вести хозяйство
Викторианская эпоха
через годы
набор инструментов
The Victorian Times

Look at the pictures and the title. What do you think the text will be about? Listen, read and check.
The text will probably be about toys of the past.

Read the text and mark the statements as R (right), W (wrong) or DS (doesn’t say).
All the toys of today are mechanical.
Children learn through play.
Girls never played with rocking horses.
Boys wanted to become engineers when they grew up.
Children from poor families didn’t have any toys.
DS
R
W
DS
W

Read again and find five words related to materials.
wood
clay
tin
mud
wax

wood
clay
tin
mud
wax

Use the pictures to talk to your friend about what toys children had in the past. Express your likes and dislikes.
Doll’s house
Toy car
Building bricks
Rocking horse
Toy stoves
Wooden dolls
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