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 .

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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.

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

a)�next to the photo�

1- He is

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2- He is

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3- She is

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4- He is

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b) next to the right sentence :

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

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

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

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

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