086. Circus

The circus was in town. It was a big attraction. Everybody in town went. The circus was a lot of fun. They had clowns. The clowns juggled pinballs and danced around.

The kids liked the clowns. The circus also had magicians. The magicians performed magic tricks. The teenagers liked seeing the magician perform.

The circus had animals. The animals had handlers. The handlers made the animals do tricks. A tiger went through a hula-hoop. A monkey rode a tricycle.

An elephant stood on two legs. Everybody liked the animal show. There were also rides. The circus stayed in town for three days. It went from town to town. It was fun to go to a circus.

Vocabulary

▪ attraction: atração
▪ circus: circo
▪ clown: palhaço
▪ handler: carregador, agente, assessor, adestrador, domador
▪ hoop: aro, argola
▪ hula-hoop: marca de um bambolê
▪ juggle: fazer malabarismo
▪ magic: magia, mágico
▪ magician: prestidigitador: alguém que faz truques como entretenimento, como fazer as coisas desaparecerem/mágico, mago
▪ perform: apresentar, desempenhar, funcionar, executar, fazer, realizar, cumprir
▪ pinball: pinball, flíper
▪ tiger: tigre
▪ trick: truque, trapaça, engano, enganar, trapacear, pregar uma peça em

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