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Mini-dictionary                                                                        1  Look and order the story.


       Listen and read.

       circus  (noun) A circus is a group   net  (noun) A net is a piece of
             of people that travel around        material made of thin rope
             to different places doing           or wire. Some nets can
             shows in a big tent.                catch people if they fall.
       circus tent  (noun) A circus tent    outside  (preposition) Someone or
             is the big tent where the           something that is outside a
             circus does shows.                  place is not in it, but is very
       first  (adverb) Something that            close to it.
             comes first comes before       practise  (verb) If you practise
             anything else.                      something, you do it a lot

       high  (adjective) Something that          so that you can do it better.
             is high is a long way up.      surprised  (adjective) Someone
       high wire  (noun) A high wire             who is surprised did
             is a thin wire that is a long       not expect something to
             way up. Some people walk            happen.
             along this wire as part of     teach  (verb) If someone teaches
             the circus show.                    you something, they help
       juggle  (verb) When someone               you learn about it or show
             juggles they throw lots of          you how to do it.
             things up in the air at the    umbrella  (noun) An umbrella is
             same time and try to keep           a thing that you hold over
             them there.                         your head so that you don’t
       low  (adjective) Something that is        get wet in the rain.
             low is near to the ground.
                                            welcome to  (phrase) You say
       maybe  (adverb) You say maybe             welcome to a place when
             when you are not sure               you want to be friendly
             about something.                    to someone who has just
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