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Text-based Tasks

Part 1

Where can you find these signs? Tick the correct answer.
a)
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A on a road.
B in a playground
C in a school
b)
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A in a park
B on a motorway
C in a bathroom
c)
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A at a tennis court
B at a church
C at a garage
What information do these signs give you? Tick the correct answer.
d)
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A You can only drive there in a pickup.
B You can buy your food on the internet.
C You can get a special offer online.
e)
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A The surfing area is between the flags.
B Beaches are patrolled at various times.
C The flags indicate the safest place to swim.
(5 pts)

Life in a circus - circus facts

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Every child knows and loves a circus - tents, trapeze artists, lions, tigers, horses, clowns,
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fascinating tricks and the smell of cotton candy in the air. Most circuses provide their own
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electrical power, !arge circuses have their own schools, cafes, stores, laundry and even
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pastors for Sunday services.
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But how is life in a circus? A circus is like a small town that moves from one place of
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exhibition to the next. In past years and still today, some circuses move every day. That's
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seven towns a week and two performances a day. Others stay at one place for one or two
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weeks. From the opening in spring until the closing in fall there are usually no days off. You
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will rarely hear of a show person taking a sick day, the old saying "the show must go on"
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certainly applies to circus people.
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Circus life is not an easy one. There are storms, cold, heat, mud, injury and months away
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from home. Still, if you ask any life-long showman the question "Why do you do it and why
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not find another job?" he will answer: ''1'11 never give up show business! We do it for a love
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of the business, of the traditions, of the culture and a love of the circus."
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And what about the children? Growing up in the circus means that every member of the
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family is part of the circus right from the very beginning. Playtime often serves as a training
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for circus children's fl!ture careers. In addition, children have their own duties that must be
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performed daily. Circus children can't attend normal schools constantly. So often they are
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home-schooled by a parent or a designated person. Their progress is monitored closely by a
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school authority.
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There are dangers connected with being on the road like strong storms. A circus tent is no
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place to be in a thunderstorm or high winds. Showpeople have to monitor the weather
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closely and know when dangerous conditions may arise. When people watch a circus
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performer walking on a thin wire forty feet above the ground, they may think there are many
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injuries and deaths due to performing mistakes, but that is far from the truth. Accidents are
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extremely rare.
(378 words)
["Life on the Circus" https://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuslife.html; Zugrif am: 05.01.2022] (zu Prutungszwecken bearbeitet)

Part 2

Match each part of the text with the correct heading. Write down the correct letter.
  1. lines 1-4:
  2. lines 5-10:
  3. lines 11-14:
  4. lines 15-20:
  5. lines 21-26:
A Never in one place for long
B Circus life for children
C Loving the show and tradition
D Problems and accidents
E A community of its own
Solution:
(5 pts)

Part 3


Decide whether the statements are 'true', 'false' or 'not in the text'. Tick the correct answer.
true false not in the text
a) A circus always needs an energy supply from the place they stay at.
b) Showpersons rarely miss a show because they don't feel well.
c) Circus people often struggle with their way of life.
d) As children have their own jobs and responsibilities, they aren't happy.
e) Stormy weather is a problem for people in a circus.
(5 pts)

Part 4

Find the corresponding line/ lines in the text that mean the same. Write down the correct letter.
a) A circus is nearly always open, there are rarely any holidays. Letter:
b) Someone who has spent nearly all his life working for the circus. Letter:
c) By playing games, children learn for their future lives in the circus. Letter:
d) Visiting school on a regular basis is impossible for them. Letter:
e) Circus people must observe weather conditions carefully. Letter:
line 18 A
lines 22-23 B
lines 1-3 C
line 12 D
lines 3-4 E
line 8 F
line 13 G
lines 25-26 H
lines 15-16 I
line5 K

Part 5

Tick the correct endings to complete the sentences according to the text.
a)
When you go to a circus, you can usually
A learn tricks yourself.
B watch animals and artists.
C visit the trailers.
b)
There are circuses that move
A daily.
B monthly.
C once a year.
c)
Circus people have to face a lot of problems caused by
A shops.
B traffic.
C nature.
d)
Children who live in a circus family
A can decide against life in a circus.
B can easily choose between different lifestyles.
C belong to the circus from the start.
e)
Circus performers
A don't have accidents very often.
B do have a lot of accidents during their life.
C have severe accidents at the beginning of their careers.
(5 pts)
(25 pts)

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