TopicsThe world of circus Occupations Animals Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics and specially-written stories for learners of English. Stage 1 Readers Dominique Guillemant Sophie’s Dream Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream. She is dreaming about a day at the circus. Verb tenses and patterns Positive, question, positive imperative forms Present Simple Present Continuous with present meaning (except negative questions) Let’s 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. Young ELI Readers - Games and language activities - An audio recording of the story - A picture dictionary Tags Fairy Tale and Fantasy 100 headwords below A1 Starters Stage 2 Jane Cadwallader, PB3 and the Vegetables Jane Cadwallader, PB3 and the Jacket Rudyard Kypling, The Jungle Book Stage 2 200 headwords A1 Starters/Movers Stage 3 300 headwords A1.1 Movers Stage 4 400 headwords A2 Flyers Stage 3 Jane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi Tree Jane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Emperor Penguins J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan Original Eli Design Department Sergio Elisei Production Manager Francesco Capitano The publisher would like to take this opportunity to thank Sarah Howell for her contribution to the development of the project The publisher would like to take this opportunity to thank Lisa Kester Dodgson Typeset in 14 / 20 pt Monotype Plantin Schoolbook © 2009 ELI s.r.l. P.O. Box 6 - 62019 Recanati MC - Italy T +39 071750701 - F +39 071977851
[email protected] - www.elionline.com Illustrated by Paola Chartroux Printed in Italy by Tecnostampa Recanati - ERY102.01 ISBN 978-88-536-0420-0 First edition: September 2009 B www.elireaders.com Young ELI Readers with Audio CD IS Stage 4 Jane Cadwallader, Harry and an Electrical Problem Jane Cadwallader, Harry and the Crown Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Sophie’s Dream by Dominique Guillemant Translations by Lisa Suett Illustrated by Paola Chartroux ELI Readers Founder and Series Editors Paola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani, Daniele Garbuglia (Art Director) Animal Story Stage 1 The ELI Readers collection is a complete range of books and plays for readers of all ages, ranging from captivating contemporary stories to timeless classics. There are three series, each catering for a different age group; Young ELI Readers, Teen ELI Readers and Young Adult ELI Readers. The books are carefully edited and beautifully illustrated to capture the essence of the stories and plots. BELOW A1 Young Readers ✁ Stage 1 Dominique Guillemant, Hooray for the Holidays Dominique Guillemant, Sophie’s Dream Jane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Ball Jane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Pirate s ’ e i h p So Dream Stage 1 Adjectives Simple adjectives Dominique Guillemant SOPHIE’S DREAM Nouns Singular and plural forms with ‘s’ Common irregular plural forms Possessive form (’s) S ER -0 l. D .r. EA am 20 I s I R re 04 EL EL ’s D 36G ie -5 N h 88 U op 78YO S N 9 I’m Paola and I live in a fantastic city: Rome! I’ve been drawing and painting since I was young and I like mixing lots of different techniques together. I’ve drawn lots of things from advertisements to books for adults and children. I really like drawing…. and travelling. If you want to know more visit my website www.chx.it Young DOMINIQUE GUILLEMANT Hi, I’m Dominique. I was born in Arras, a little city north of Calais in France. I love reading stories to my children. But most of all I love inventing them! I have a gorgeous turtle called Tarpea and I love doing D.I.Y. SYLLABUS Young Readers She is dreaming about a day at the circus. Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream.2 I t’s late. Let’s go on an adventure with Sophie! 2 . In her dream she meets Giggles the clown and Juliet the ballet dancer. 3 . It’s time for the big parade. It’s the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ circus! 4 .Finally the circus comes to town. entertainers and animals. Then read the name of the circus. Find the names of five animals in the big bass drum. There are musicians. ONIHOR I L EYI S K N EP D MO RE HANT LE AR ENCEL BBE 5 . Giggles the clown gives the children balloons.. Careful Giggles . you might float away! 6 .. Sophie waits patiently in the queue! 7 .The audience buy their entrance tickets. 1 2 3 4 5 6 28 Sophie Giggles Albert Feather Snowflake Jojo A walks along a tightrope B juggles with seven balls C has a lovely dream D can walk to the beat of the drum E gives the children balloons F is very tired . Circus Dream Animals Musicians Stories Interval Caramel Tightrope __ Town Treats Balls Act Bed Hoop Ring __ __ __ __ A L M V F T P T C T C C U H O O P R A I T I S E F W B E R G I R I T E N E A A H __ __ __ __ __ __ D C C O E A D T M T R U I B A L L S E R E S A R I N G P L O A A N I M A L S L P M O S T O R I E S E I N T E R V A L E S __ __ __ __ __ __ ! 2 Who does what? Match.Activity Pages 1 Find the words and read the hidden sentence. read the hidden sentence and draw a picture. 29 .3 Find the words. 1 2 3 4 lion 5 5 2 4 animals: ___________________________________ instruments: _______________________________ parts of the circus: _________________________ entertainers: _______________________________ the bass magician bigdrum eating monkey __ __ __ ballet cymbals elephant children trumpet dancer ring horse are juggler drum candy floss lion the tamer trombone scenes bear __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .