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	Paint the clown's face. Listen, read, and use your online paintbrush to colour in the clowns face.

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	The Circus

It's always an exciting day when the circus comes to town. The clowns make us laugh and the strong man amazes everyone with his strength. People are thrilled by the tightrope walker high above the ring, and don't forget the ringmaster who makes sure everyone is in just the right place at just the right time.

Here you can practise words for the people you see at the circus, read about one elephant's incredible adventure, and colour in your own big top.

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		Label the clown's Face
		Eyes, nose, ears and mouth. Use your mouse to move the words into the right places on the clown's face.

		People at the circus
		Lots of people perform at the circus. Do you know their names? Practise words for people you can see at the circus. Match words and pictures.

		When the Circus Comes to Town
		Here's a song about all the exciting things you can see when the circus comes to town. You can sing along too. Listen to the song.

		Circus Escape
		When Billy went to the circus, he saw lions, clowns, acrobats and some elephants. Minny the elephant wasn't very happy, so what do you think she did? Read and listen to the story.

Colour the clown

Follow the instructions and colour the clowns face.

Print activity (88.1 KB)

Colour in the circus scene

Use the numbers to guide you and colour in the circus tent.

Print activity (108 KB)

People at the Circus

Here are some people you can see at a circus. But their names are all mixed up.

Print activity (265 KB)

What does a clown do?

What does a clown do? What about the other people that work at the circus? Read and match.

Print activity (414 KB)

Circus flashcards

Print flashcards of people you can see at the circus.
Circus flashcards 1 (195KB)
Circus flashcards 2 (210KB)
Circus flashcards 3 (107KB)

for parents and teachers

Teachers can find notes for using the Circus Escape story in the classrooom on the British Council/BBC Teaching English website. Parents can find notes for using the circus activities at home with their children on LearnEnglish Parents.