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Can you rescue the toys?

Classroom activities

Learning​ ​Objectives: Skills:​ Speaking

1. Can give a short description of a Age/Level:​ Young Learners / Pre-Intermediate


person (A2+) and above
2. Can make suggestions using
basic, fixed expressions Completion​ ​Time:​ 45 minutes

Resources:​ Situation cards (1 set per 12


students)

Warm-up (5 minutes)
Show students the cover of the ​Toy Story 2​ Pearson Reader and ask them which characters
they can see (Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Rex, and Hamm). Ask students to name other
toys from the ​Toy Story​ movies and write all the characters on the board, for example: Slinky
Dog, Mr Potato Head, Bo-Peep, etc. Model a description of one of the characters:

Woody is a cowboy. He wears blue jeans, a shirt, brown boots and a brown hat. He’s
Andy’s favorite toy. He’s very funny and all the toys like him.

Give students two minutes to describe the other characters in pairs. Move around the classroom
to support them with any extra vocabulary. In feedback, invite different students to describe
each character.

Critical Thinking activity (15 minutes)

Ask students what they can remember from the stories about the adventures the toys have.
Then, read out the following situation and elicit ideas from the students about how the toys
could solve the problem:

Andy is playing in the garden with Woody. When it’s time for lunch, Andy comes inside to
eat and leaves Woody in the garden. It looks like it’s going to rain and Woody is
outdoors. The other toys are in the bedroom and they can see Woody outside. How can
they rescue him?

As students provide ideas, ask follow-up questions to encourage them to extend their answers.

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They could go out the window. ​How will they climb down from the window to the floor? What will
they use?
They can go through the house into the garden. ​What if Andy sees them? How can they open
the door to the garden?

Write some key language of making suggestions on the board for students to use in the next
stage: ​Why don’t we…? Let’s… We can…

Next, divide the class into groups of three students. Tell the students you’re going to give them
a card with a situation on.

They have to imagine they are the toys - how could they solve the problem? As students
discuss the situation, move around the classroom to provide them with language and to ask
follow-up questions.

After two minutes, have groups swap situation cards. Continue until each group has discussed
each situation.

Get feedback as a class for their ideas to solve each problem.

Preparation for the Role Play (15 minutes)

Have students work in the same small groups as before and tell them to write a short role play
about one of the situations, with each student playing a character from the ​Toy Story​ series.

Move around the room as students are writing their dialogues to provide support with language.
When they are ready, have students practice their role plays and provide feedback on
pronunciation.

Presentation (10 minutes)

Have each group of students act out their role play to the class. Provide feedback on the
creativity of their ideas and their use of language.

Follow-up activity

Students can draw a storyboard of the situation and how they solved the problem and include
short phrases from their roleplay. You can display their storyboards around the classroom.

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Role Play Situation Cards

Situation 1 Situation 2

Andy’s dad comes to the bedroom to find Hamm the Piggy Bank is sitting on the sofa.
something. He steps on Rex and hurts his When he jumps off the sofa, he falls over and
foot. He’s angry Andy’s toys are on the floor all the money he had inside goes under the
and he puts Rex on a high shelf. sofa.

Rex doesn’t like being on the shelf and he’s The space between the sofa and the floor is
scared. very small.

How can the toys help Rex to get down? How can the toys get the coins from under
the sofa?

Situation 3 Situation 4

Andy is eating chewing gum. When it’s time Mr Potato Head has lost some of his parts.
for lunch, he doesn’t put his chewing gum in He can’t find his hat, his ears, his nose or his
the bin. He puts it on the desk in his shoes. He’s very unhappy.
bedroom.

The green aliens find the chewing gum and What can the toys use to make new things for
five of them get stuck together. Mr Potato Head? How can they stick the
things to him?
How can the toys unstick the aliens and clean
them up?

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