🧸 Toys (S02E08) Flashcards
Vocabulary
Die-cast toy (noun) — a toy or a collectible model produced by using the die casting method of putting molten lead, zinc alloy or plastic in a mold to produce a particular shape.
Bulky (adv.) — taking up much space; large and unwieldy.
Sleek (adj.) — (of an object) having an elegant, streamlined shape or design.
Aerodynamic (adj.) — of or having a shape which reduces the drag from air moving past.
To reenact (verb) — act out (a past event).
Childish (adj.) — silly and immature.
Maria: Rory, describe a toy you liked in your childhood. Could you start speaking now, please?
Rory:
So I thought I’d talk about my toy from my childhood. It’s diecast model of Thunderbird two. Now, to give a little bit of background. Thunderbirds is a TV show that was made in the nineteen sixties, but it’s still popular to this day. It features a family. They create these different machines and they go on adventures to rescue people as part of their organization. It’s called “International Rescue”, and there are five main machines. They’re called Thunderbirds. But I liked the model of Thunderbird two. My parents gave it to me when I was… I think when I was six or seven years old, and it’s very heavy, like, it’s made of metal. But the actual toy itself looks like it’s a lush green color. It’s a very big and bulky machine. The other ones are sleek and aerodynamic. But this one isn’t because it’s a transport aircraft. It’s responsible for taking the rescue machines from one place where all the machines are housed to another place where the rescue needs to take place. It was a special toy for me because I really had a serious interest in machines when I was younger. But it’s not just that. I think there’s like this heroic element to it as well, which I quite related it to. So it was just a nice combination of all of these things and I really enjoyed it. And of course, you know, when you’re younger, it’s nice to reenact the scenes from the TV show using the different toys. And obviously Thunderbird two, because it could carry different machines, was useful for coming up with different sort of, I guess, scenes that I would make with my siblings when I was younger.
It sounds a bit childish, but I really liked it, so I’m quite proud of that.
Maria: Do you play with this toy now?
Rory:
No! I’m a grown up now! But I think I lost it actually, so I should try and find it again. It would be nice to have a model to look at.
