2. Yesterday mr chip and his class
Yesterdaytoy museum. his
visited the mr chip and
class visited the toy museum.
3. Mr Chip: In ancient times ,children
had toys.They played with little stone
animals and dolls like this 3000 years
ago.Archaeologists found these toys
in ancient Greek city.
Julia: Hey,I’ve got a doll like that.
4. Mr Chip: They also found this toy lion on
wheels in Persia.Can you see that hole?
Children put a string through the hole and
they pulled the lion.Imagine clidren played
with this toy!
Carla: What do we call these in English,Mr
Chip?
Mr Chip: They’re marbles.The Greeks and
the Romans played marbles and
backgammon 2000 years ago. They’re
really old games!
5. Cheng: Look, a Chinese kite!
Mr Chip: Yes, that’s right.The first kites
came from China with Marco Polo 700
Years ago.
Cheng: That’s true. We’ve got beatiful
kites in my country.
6. Mr Chip: 300 years ago, children payed
with roller skates and toy trains.200
years agp they played with the first
teddy bears. What toys did you have
when you were younger?
Hans: I had toy soldiers.
7. Jeanne: I had a Barbie doll.
Mr. Chip: Well, Jeanne- do you know
how old Barbie is ?
Jeanne: About 20.
Mr Chip: Well, actually,they made first
Barbie doll in 1959, so she’s not 20
years old! An American also made the
first dolls in 1840.
