Water for Elephants

Jacob Jankowski, a veterinary  , is about to take his final exams in  medicine at Cornell when his parents are killed in a . After their , he is left without money and .  He leaves home and in the dark of night, he jumps on a . There he finds Benzini Brothers, a traveling  trying to survive during the  . He meets August , the circus  who is an animal trainer and Marlena, his , who is a young and  artist. Jacob is hired to  of the circus animals. He also meets Rosie, an  who seems untrainable until he

discovers she has been trained in .

 

II- THE PHOTOS : Match the following sentences with the photos at the top (a-b-c-d-e-f-g)

1- Marlena is on the ring, performing a circus act with Silver Star, a beautiful white horse.

2-  Jacob is sitting next to Rosie, the elephant.

3-  Jacob and Marlena are standing next to Rosie, the elephant ; it’s the beginning of the training.

4-  This is a ticket to see the film at the cinema.

5-  This is a quote from the book and August’s sentence at the beginning of the show.

6-  We can see August who’s becoming jealous of Jacob.

7-  Jacob is dancing with Marlena. They seem to be in love.

 

III- THE CHARACTERS : Write the name of each character : August/Jacob/ Marlena/ Old Jacob

a) next to the photo 

1- He is

 

2- He is

 

3- She is

 

4- He is

 

b) next to the right sentence :

 

1) She is the best performer of the circus ; she is August's wife. Her name is .

 

2) He is a young veterinary student who has no home, no money after the death of his parents. His name is

 

3) He is an old man who is late for the show and he is telling his story. His name is 

 

4)He is the owner of the circus. He is a cruel and violent man. His name is