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Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 7 1 Listen. Then say the letter. Diversicus is in Russia. This morning, Mr Friendly and Rose are talking about meals and meal times. Good morning, Rose. Good morning, Ben! It's very early. It's only six o'clock. What are you doing? I'm looking at the meals for today. Breakfast for the artists is at seven o'clock, because they have to practise. . . . And the children have breakfast at eight o'clock, because school starts at nine. Good. And what about lunch? What time do they have lunch? We all have lunch at half past 12, but Ivan has his first lunch at midday. His first lunch at 12 o'clock? Yes, Ivan has two lunches because he has to eat a lot. OK . . . Does he have a snack between breakfast and lunch? Ha ha. A snack! Yes, he does. He has a really big sandwich, a salad and a big bottle of milk at half past nine. Fine. And what about dinner? What time is dinner? The children have dinner at half past six, and the artists have dinner at half past eight. Ivan has his first dinner with the children and his second dinner with the artists. OK. Is that the last meal of the day? Well, no. Ivan always has a big snack at midnight. At midnight! Do I have to cook at midnight? No, Ben. It’s OK. Ivan makes his bedtime snack. Phew!

Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 8 Diversicus Diversicus, Diversicus, We're harmony in a circus, us, Where music, art and beauty don't stop, Acrobats and dancers under one Big Top. When do lessons start? At nine o'clock, but we have to be at school five minutes before. Look at the time! Hello, children. Where are you going? We're going to school. You mustn't run in the circus. Why are you running? Because school starts in ten minutes. We don't want to be late. It's Saturday today. There is no school. Oh, she's right! What can we do? Let's look round the circus. We can look at our new classroom first. Hello, kids! There's no class today, but who can tell me? Which country are we in today? Russia! It's Russia! Later . . . The acrobats are brilliant! Who are they? They’re Lily and Marc. Marc's Pablo's uncle. I'm hungry. When's lunch? We have lunch at half past twelve. What time is it now? It's lunchtime. Let's go. Whose lunch is that? It's mine! I do a lot of exercise. I have to eat a lot. And you're very strong, Ivan! 1 Listen and say yes or no. 1 School starts at half past nine. 2 The children are running to the swimming pool. 3 It's Saturday. 4 There's no school today. 5 They’re in Russia. 6 Pablo's mum's an acrobat. 7 Marc is Pablo's brother. 8 Ivan has to eat a lot. Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 9 Grammar spotlight Which country are we in? We're in Russia. Why are you running? Because school starts in ten minutes. What time do they have lunch? They have lunch at half past twelve.

Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 10 1 Listen and do the actions. Then sing the song. Hop, skip and dance, climb, climb, climb. Jump to your places, it's practice time. Dress up, dress up. Put your costumes on. We haven't got time, we haven't got long. Hello, kids! Are you in or out? You must be quiet, you mustn't shout! Ivan, don't laugh. Stand in your place. You must catch Marc with a smile on your face. Marc, catch Lily! Hold her legs! She mustn't fall into the net. Hop, skip and dance, climb, climb, climb. Jump to your places, it's practice time. Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 11 1 Listen and match Daisy and Peter to a picture. Welcome to your first acrobatics class. Before we start, I want to ask you some questions. OK. What about? About things you can do and when you started doing them. Daisy, can you hop? Hop? Yes, I can. I could hop on one leg when I was four. Great! What about you, Peter? Can you dance and skip? Yes, I can. I could dance when I was four, but I couldn't skip. I could skip when I was . . . umm . . . seven. OK, brilliant. We can start practising now. Grammar spotlight I could hop on one leg when I was four. I couldn't skip.

Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 12 2 Listen and read. Answer the question. Can you ride a bike? Do you like ice skating or doing gymnastics? when you do these activities what helps you not to fall all the time? it's your sense of balance. Your brain controls your sense of balance. The brain is a very complicated organ. Different parts control different things. The cerebellum is the part of the brain that controls balance. Without this. it would be difficutt to walk or even stand up. Which other activities need a sense of balance? Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 13 5 Listen and read the text about a Russian athlete. Answer the question. Olga Korbut One sport that needs a really good sense of balance is gymnastics. And who is the queen of balance? Russian Olympic gymnast, Olga Korbut! Olga Korbut was born in 1955 in Grodno. At the time Grodno was part of the USSR (the Soviet Union). She studied in a school that had a special programme for sports people. She began to train for the Olympic team. At the Olympic Games in 1972, Olga was 17 years old and the youngest member of the team. She was also very small, only 1. 5 metres tall, but she was very strong. Her routines were fast and exciting and she was everyone's favourite gymnast. Olga Korbut won four gold medals and two silver medals for the USSR in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. In1972, she performed new moves including the Korbut Flip. They don't do this move in competitions now because people think it is too dangerous! lt is still exciting to watch Olga Korbut's routines, but don't forget that she had to train for many hours every day to become a top gymnast. Would you like to be a gymnast?

Pupil's Book, Unit 1 page 14 THE CIRCUS CHILD Can you imagine being in a circus? Travelling all over the world, playing with clowns, flying through the air on a trapeze, or jumping on trampolines all day? No? Well, let me tell you about it. My name is Anastasia. I was born in the circus. My parents are Russian acrobats with Captain Adventure's Travelling Circus and my dream was always to be just like them and perform on stage. Every day I wanted to ask Dad when I could go on stage with him. But I was afraid to. I didn't know if I was ready. In the mornings I had classes with a teacher online. They started at nine o'clock. My parents said I had to do well at school. In the afternoons I practised acrobatics with my dad for hours. We practised until dinner at half past seven. My dad helped me improve and learn new moves. ‘Let's try a backflip, ' he said one day, ready to catch me if I fell. I couldn't do backflips then, but I can now. ‘Great! Again! Fantastic! Again! ’ he told me. I practised a lot. I really wanted to do it. After training, my friend Yuri usually came over to give me support. ‘Soon, ' he always said, and hugged me. I practised really hard every day for years, then last month it finally happened. Dad said, ‘I think you are ready to go on stage now. How about Saturday?' ‘Really?’ I shouted and jumped up and down. Immediately, I ran to tell Yuri the good news. ‘I told you! ' he laughed. ‘You practised a lot, and practice makes perfect. ' And that was how my dream came true. Now I perform in the circus every week.