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activities 14 18 Ascolta e leggi il testo, poi svolgi le attività proposte. Life in the circus G rigor is a young performer in the Billy Smart Circus. He s an acrobat, the circus is in his blood. His parents come from Bulgaria, they work in the circus, too. In his show, Grigor plays a boy visiting an amusement park and balances on a bicycle that is five feet tall. He says the circus life is quite normal: he studies, does his homework, plays computer games and practises many hours a day, with his mother close by. He trains every day: he does handstands and rides a bike on a wire. He lives in a circus caravan and travels to many big cities across the country. After the tour, he returns home with his family to Birmingham, where they live one month a year. I love to travel, I like to see new places and visit new cities. It s great! , he says. Grigor wants to attend college and study communication, and play college sports, too. For now, he is a busy teenager and enjoys his life in the circus. Evidenzia nel testo i vocaboli corrispondenti a quelli italiani e scrivili, come nell esempio: artista performer 1. vita ...................................... 2. sangue ...................................... 3. spettacolo ...................................... 4. allenarsi ...................................... 5. fare la verticale ...................................... 6. fune d acciaio ...................................... 7. indaffarato ...................................... 8. adolescente ...................................... Rispondi alle seguenti domande con frasi complete. WR IT IN G CORN ER Scrivi ciò che pensi di Grigor, indica ciò che ti piace o non ti piace di lui. Utilizza lo spazio previsto a pagina 67. 1. Where do Grigor s parents work? ........................................................................................................................................................... 2. Where do they come from? ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3. What does Grigor do when he trains? ............................................................................................................................................... 4. What does he do in his show? ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5. Where does he live? .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6. Does Grigor enjoy his life in the circus? ...................................................................................................................................... 7. What s his daily routine? .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8. How does he imagine his future life? ............................................................................................................................................... DO YOU LIKE RIDDLES? 51