The New Circus. Main ideas are the most important ideas in a passage. They are the messages the writer

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1 The New Cirus SUBJECT READING SKILL TEXT TYPE Culture n People Fining min ies n etils Content-se pssge Fining min ies n etils Min ies re the most importnt ies in pssge. They re the messges the writer wnts to ommunite out the topi. There is min ie for the whole pssge n for eh prgrph within the pssge. Titles, heings n pitures n help you fin the min ies quikly. Min ies n e stte (written out in the pssge) or unstte (implie or suggeste). Detils support the min ies n re foun in the sentenes tht mke up the prgrphs. They help you unerstn n ppreite the min ies y giving you informtion, suh s fts, exmples, nmes or resons. Creting n outline is goo wy to help stuents unerstn how etils support min ies. First, hve stuents re pssge. Then hve them write the min ie of the entire pssge, followe y the min ie of eh prgrph. Next, hve stuents write two etils from eh prgrph next to the min ies. Finlly, hve them write new heings for eh prgrph n new title for the pssge. Alterntively, prepre n outline for pssge tht inlues title, heings n etils. Alterntively, prepre n outline for pssge tht inlues title, heings n etils. Cut up the outline to seprte eh element n then hve stuents put the outline k together gin. Answers for Unit 1 Worksheet (p. 13) 1. The Shrine Cirus is one of the lrgest fun-rising events sponsore y the Shriners. () 2. There re lots of things to see t the irus. () 3. Cirus-goers n prtiipte in the irus. () 8

2 The New Cirus Wht n you see t irus? Disuss your nswers. Fining min ies n etils Min ies re the most importnt ies in pssge. Detils give us ifferent kins of informtion to support the min ies. Cirle the min ie n unerline two supporting etils. When you think of irus, perhps you think of ig tents, funny lowns, rots, elephnts n rve lion-tmers. Well, Cirque u Soleil (Frenh for Cirus of the Sun ) is ifferent kin of irus. Cirque u Soleil rings together tritionl irus ts n new, retive performnes. It oes not use ny nimls. The min ie is how Cirque u Soleil oes not use nimls. is Frenh for Cirus of the Sun. is iffer ent kin of irus. 9 9

3 2 Re the pssge. A Different Kin of Cirus When you think of irus, perhps yo u think of ig tents, funny lowns, rots, elephnts n rv e lion-tmers. Well, Cirque u Soleil (Frenh for Cirus of the Sun ) is iffer ent kin of irus. Cirque u Soleil omines tritionl irus ts n new, retive perfor mn es. It oes not use ny nimls. It uses ies from street perfor mnes n iffer ent kins of musi n ne. People ll Cirque u Soleil the new irus. Beginnings Cirque u Soleil ws strte in 1984 in Quee, Cn, y two street perfor mers. It egn with very simple rem. A group of young perfor mers got together to muse people, see the worl n hve fun oing it. The irus quikly eme fmous for its retivity, olorful ostumes n exiting perfor mnes. Touring Shows Cirque u Soleil hs rete mny shows tht trvel ll over the worl. Their first show, Sltimno, elerte life. Alegrí is out hope. Quim is set in the imginry worl of s n lonely girl. Drlion is out estern n western wys of life. There is even show tht tells the story of The Betles, lle LOVE. Answer the questions. 1 Wht oes Cirque u Soleil men? Cirus of the Sun. 2 When ws Cirque u Soleil strte? Wht is Alegrí out? Hope

4 Write the min ie. Then irle the etil tht oes not support the min ie. Prgrph 1: Cirque u Soleil is ifferent kin of irus. Cirque u Soleil uses tritionl ts n new perfor mnes. Cirque u Soleil is Frenh for Cirus of the Sun. Cirque u Soleil oes not use ny nimls in its shows. People ll Cirque u Soleil the new irus. Prgrph 2: How Cirque u Soleil egn. Cirque u Soleil ws strte in 1984 in Quee, Cn. Cirque u Soleil egn with group of young perfor mers. Cirque u Soleil uses olorful ostumes n exiting perfor mnes. Cirque u Soleil egn with very simple rem. Prgrph 3: The ifferent Cirque u Soleil shows. You n see Cirque u Soleil shows ll over the worl. Cirque u Soleil s first show elerte life. Drlio n is out estern n western wys of life. There is show out The Betles. Titles, h Mth the wor with its efinition. 1 muse n lothes tht mke you look like someone else 2 rve n show of ting, ning or singing 3 elerte n wish to o, e or hve something 4 omine j showing no fer in ngerous sitution 5 ostume e j following ol methos or ies 6 rem f v to mke someone lugh or smile 7 perfor mne g v to mix things together 8 tritionl h v to show tht something is importnt y oing something speil 11 11

5 3 Re out Drlion. Drlio n y Cirque u Soleil is n inte resting omintion of estern n western irus ts. It omines tritionl Asin ts with its own moern retivity n olor. Even the nme Drlion shows this mix of Est n West. People from oth estern n western ountries enjoy Drlio n! 4 Listen n omplete the prgrph. Drlio n s mi performnes s x of (1) from the Est n West is gret to see. There re (2) like moo poles n hoop iving, s well s lowns n juggling. The nme of the ts (3) show is tully omintion of rgon from the Est n (4) lion from the West. Drlio n is very (5) populr ll over Asi, North (6) Ameri n Europe. Work with lssmte. Comine etils tht re similr from Ativities G n H ove. Drlio n y Cirque u Soleil is n interesting omintion of estern n western irus ts. Yes, its mix of pe rfor mnes from the Est n West is gret to see

6 Unit 1 Worksheet Nme: Clss: Dte: The Shrine Cirus The Shrine Cirus elerte its 90th yer in This trveling irus, seen y millions of hilren n ults, is one of the lrgest events sponsore y the Shriners to rise money for the poor. The Shriners is hrity group est known for its hilren s hospitls. Foune in 1872, it hs out 450,000 memers throughout the Unite Sttes, Cn, Mexio n Pnm. In the irus you will see Russin rots, wky lowns n performers of strength n lne. There re omeins, people wlking the tightrope n trpeze performers. The mgi show is populr with oth hilren n ults. But proly the most fmous ts re the niml shows. The lion n tiger show is one of the most love. There re lso rots riing horses n oing gymnstis. There re so mny mzing things for irus-goers to wth n see, ut they n e involve in the irus s well. They n uy souvenirs, rie elephnts n hve their pitures tken with the exoti nimls. All money erne goes to hrity. Write the min ie. Then irle the etil tht oes not support it. 1 Prgrph 1: The Shriners hs out 450,000 memers. The Shrine Cirus is sponsore y the Shriners. Millions of people wth the Shrine Cirus. The event rises money for the poor. 2 Prgrph 2: lion n tiger t rotis hilren n ults mgi show 3 Prgrph 3: uying souvenirs tking pitures with nimls riing elephnts seeing mzing things Photoopile Person Eution Asi Limite 2007 Boost! Reing 2 13