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Toys R Us stopped selling a drug-dealer doll. The doll had bags of drug money and drugs. A mother started a petition to stop the store selling the doll. More than 3,000 people signed it. The mother said Toys R Us is well known but to sell a doll with a bag of drugs was "dangerous". She said it was against "family-friendly values".

The mother said the dolls should not be in a toy store next to Disney characters. Children will ask why the doll has a bag of dangerous drugs. They might also ask why a drug dealer is an action figure. It is difficult for parents to answer these questions. The box said the dolls are for ages 15 and up.

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Sources
  • http://news.sky.com/story/1356927/breaking-bad-dolls-spark-online-petition
  • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11177774/Toys-R-Us-quietly-withdraws-drug-dealer-Breaking-Bad-dolls.html
  • http://www.change.org/p/toys-r-us-remove-breaking-bad-dolls-from-their-shelves


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

Toys R Us stopped selling

a.

signed it

2.

The doll had bags of drug

b.

a drug-dealer doll

3.

a petition to stop

c.

of drugs

4.

selling the

d.

money

5.

More than 3,000 people

e.

friendly values

6.

Toys R Us is well

f.

doll

7.

a bag

g.

the store

8.

family-

h.

known


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

The mother said the dolls should

a.

why

2.

next to Disney

b.

is an action figure

3.

Children will ask

c.

for parents

4.

the doll has a bag

d.

ages 15 and up

5.

ask why a drug dealer

e.

questions

6.

It is difficult

f.

not be in a toy store

7.

answer these

g.

characters

8.

the dolls are for

h.

of dangerous drugs

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Toys R Us (1) ___________________ drug-dealer doll. The doll had bags of drug (2) ___________________. A mother started a petition (3) ___________________ store selling the doll. More than 3,000 (4) ___________________. The mother said Toys R Us is well known (5) ___________________ doll with a bag of drugs was "dangerous". She (6) ___________________ "family-friendly values".

The mother said the dolls (7) ___________________ in a toy store next to Disney characters. Children (8) ___________________ the doll has a (9) ___________________ drugs. They (10) ___________________ why a drug dealer is an action figure. It is (11) ___________________ to answer these questions. The  box said the dolls are (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ToysRUsstoppedsellingadrug-dealerdoll.Thedollhadbagsofdrugmon
eyanddrugs.Amotherstartedapetitiontostopthestoresellingthedoll.
Morethan3,000peoplesignedit.ThemothersaidToysRUsiswellknown
buttoselladollwithabagofdrugswas"dangerous".Shesaiditwasagains
t"family-friendlyvalues".Themothersaidthedollsshouldnotbeinat
oystorenexttoDisneycharacters.Childrenwillaskwhythedollhasabag
ofdangerousdrugs.Theymightalsoaskwhyadrugdealerisanactionfig
ure.Itisdifficultforparentstoanswerthesequestions.Theboxsaidthed
ollsareforages15andup.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about action figures for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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