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Today we're working on "Toys and Games". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: Pre-A1.5

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Toys and Games

Simple vocabulary for common toys and games.

toysgamesfun activities

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
ballpelotanoun
dollmuñecanoun
carcarronoun
gamejuegonoun
playjugarverb

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

I play with a ball

🇪🇸 Juego con una pelota

This is my doll

🇪🇸 Esta es mi muñeca

Do you want to play a game?

🇪🇸 ¿Quieres jugar un juego?

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

What toys do you have?

🇪🇸 ¿Qué juguetes tienes?

Do you play games?

🇪🇸 ¿Juegas juegos?

Pattern Practice

I play with ___

🇪🇸 Juego con ___

This is my ___

🇪🇸 Este/Esta es mi ___

Do you want to ___?

🇪🇸 ¿Quieres ___?

Mini Dialogue

A: This is my ball.

B: Nice! I have a doll.

A: Do you want to play a game?

B: Yes! Let's play.

A: Okay!

How do you say “muñeca” in English?

Answer: doll

Translate: “Juego con una pelota.”

Answer: I play with a ball.

What does “car” mean?

Answer: carro

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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          "en": "Do you want to play a game?",
          "es": "¿Quieres jugar un juego?"
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          "en": "What toys do you have?",
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        {
          "en": "Do you play games?",
          "es": "¿Juegas juegos?"
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          "es": "Juego con ___"
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          "en": "Do you want to ___?",
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          "A": "This is my ball."
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        {
          "B": "Nice! I have a doll."
        },
        {
          "A": "Do you want to play a game?"
        },
        {
          "B": "Yes! Let's play."
        },
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          "A": "Okay!"
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          "q": "What does “car” mean?",
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