Katy was getting excited. It was the day of the circus! Katy loved the circus, all the animals and the people. It was so much fun! At 8 o’clock Katy and her parents arrived at the huge, red and white striped tent called the “Big Top.” The ring master shouted with his huge booming voice ”Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen!”Then the lights went up to the top of the tent and Katy saw two trapeze artists, a man and a woman, dressed in sparkly clothes. They balanced on a huge swing. They flew through the air. ”Oooo!” shouted the people every time they flew. It was very, very exciting. A door opened and the lions bounced into the ring . There were six of them all looking huge and fierce and dangerous. The man in the middles was the lion tamer. Katy watched as he put his head in the biggest lion’s mouth. “Oooo” shouted the people in horror and amazement.After the lions came the clowns. They were wearing brightly coloured clothes – blue and yellow and red with spots of green. They had red noses and painted faces and funny red hair. They fell over, told lots of jokes and did lots of very silly things. “Ha ha ha !” laughed the people and Katy laughed too. Then arrived the elephants in the ring. There were three enormous grey elephants and a smaller one. The small one balanced on one leg and did lots of tricks. After the animals she saw four jugglers, a magician and a group of Chinese contortionists. They were marvellous. Her father bought her some cotton candy, pop corn and Katy enjoyed licking a delicious ice cream. She has waited so long for this event. That’s why she felt so happy. What a performance thought Katy on her way back home and dreamed of all those artists while sleeping in her bed.

Adapted from Circus Escape (British Council)

1/Who works at the circus? Label the pictures with words from the text.

2/Complete the questions with the right wh words.How many / which / who / why / when / what / where / how a- ------------ trapeze artists were there? 2b- ----------- did they do? They balanced on a huge swing.c- ------------- lions bounced into the ring? 6d- -------------were the lions? Huge, fierce…e- ------------- was the man in the middle?The lion tamerf- ------------- did he put his head? In the biggest lion’s mouthg- -------------did the people shout? Because they were amazed and surprisedh- ------------ things made the people laugh? the jokes, and the silly thingsi- -------------elephants were there? 4j- -------------did the elephants arrive in the ring? After the clownsk- -------------did the elephants arrive? in the ringk- ------------- did Katy watch? Jugglers, a magician and a contortionist

3/Which animals did Katy see at the circus ? Tick the right pictures.

4/Say if the statements are true or false. Put a tick in the right column.

STATEMENTS TRUE FALSEa- The jugglers opened the show.b- The ringmaster’s voice was very loud.c- The jugglers were Japanese.d- Katy’s father refused to buy him anything to eat.e- The lion tamer’s performance was very risky.f- The clowns played clever tricks.

5/What did Katy eat at the circus? Label the pictures with words from the text.

--------------------------6/ Find synonyms in the text.Very big=Loud and resonant=Glittery and bright=Rebound and spring=Savage=Fear=Astonishment and surprise=funny action or joke=

Simple past tense

Review your simple past tense1/Pick out verbs in the simple past and classify them in the table.

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBSBase form Simple Past Base form Simple Past

2/ Use verbs from the box to complete the sentences then match them with the pictures. Write the numbers of the sentences in the boxes. 1- The tent ---------------- huge.2- The trapeze artist ----------- through the air. 3-The ringmaster ----------- to the audience and --------the different artists .4-The lion ----------------- an a stool.5-The seals and the elephant ---------------- with balls.6-The juggler -------------- balls through the air.7-The lion tamer ------------- his head in the lion’s mouth.8-The children ------------ pop corn.9- ---------------- they ------------- pizza?10- There ------------ no hamburgers at the circus. 11-I -------------- excited to watch the magician’s tricks.12- ---------- the clown ------------ casual clothes?13- The clown ----------------- colourful clothes.14-The lion trainer ------------ very strong.15-The blue dolphin --------------- so cute. 16- ------------ the kids -------------- ice cream?17- No, they ------------------- ice cream. They ---------- cotton candy. 18- The man who ---------------- in the air on the trapeze ---------- very talented.19- The kids ---------- monkeys throwing balls to each other.

Jumped – ate – eat - played – put introduced - watched – saw - buy – was- were – spoke – threw – did – flew - didn’t - bought – sat – wear - wore