Saturday, March 31, 2012

ESL Discussion Questions about Toys

What are Toys?
Who uses them?
Why do they use them?
What images come to mind when you hear the word "toys"?
Are toys good or bad?
Is it good or bad to play with toys?  Why?
Give me some examples of toys.
What toys are good?  What toys are bad?
What about toy guns and toy military things?
Compare these toys:   Dolls, Toy Cars, Toy animals, Toy blocks, Toy guns, Toy shovels, balls, Toy musical instruments, Toy trains, Toy shovels, Toy soldiers and Toy boats.    Compare them or rate them in any way you like.
What toys do girls play with?  Boys?
Do all girls want to play with dolls?
Do all boys want to play with toy trucks?
Do you still like to play with toys?
At what age should we stop playing with toys?
Why do kids like toys?
What toys do you have now?  Do you have a toy with you now?   Are computers or mobile phones toys?
Parents say to the child:  "That is not a toy!"  What would they say that?
What toys did you have when you were growing up?
What was your favourite toy?  What is your favourite toy?  What is your child's favourite toy?
What is the greatest toy ever invented?
What toy do you want to see invented?
Would you like to work in the toy industry?
If you could be a toy what toy would you be?
Did you sleep with your toys?  Do your children sleep with your toys?
Did you always break your toys?
What was a crazy thing you did with your toys?
Do you still have those toys?
What toys do your children have?  Do they have more toys than you did?
Compare your toys with your child's toys.
Do parents (you?)  like looking for toys?
Where is the best place in Wuxi to buy toys?  Do you like Toys-R-Us?
What do you think of the toys that you can get at McDonald's and KFC?
Are toys too expensive?
What toys are popular now?  What toys were popular when you were growing up?
Can adults have toys?  What kind of toys do adults have?
Are toys educational?  What are the best kind of educational toys?  (blocks?)

Expressions and Idioms using the word "toy."
He is like a kid with a new toy.
To toy with someone.  (do you like to be toyed with?)
To toy with something.  (What do you like to toy with?)
Toy boy.

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