Its late. Sophie is asleep in her bed
and she is having a lovely dream.
She is dreaming about a day at
the circus. In her dream she meets
Giggles the clown and Juliet the
ballet dancer.
Tags
Fairy Tale and Fantasy
Animal Story
In this Reader you will find
Games and language activities
An audio recording of the story
A picture dictionary
Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream.
She is dreaming about a day at the circus. What would happen if during the night elephants and lions, musicians and entertainers, clowns and ballet dancers came in your little room?
The never ending and fascinating show of the circus seen from the eyes of a curious child in a very poetic tale accompanied by artistic illustrations.
Syllabus
Topics
The world of the circus
Occupations
Animals
Grammar and structures
Singular and plural forms with s
Common irregular plural forms
Possessive form (s)
Simple adjectives
Positive, question, positive imperative forms
Present Simple
Present Continuous with present meaning
(except negative questions)
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