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Butterfly Circus
Butterfly Circus
2. Find the adjective for each of these nouns. These words appear in the film.
beauty Beautiful
patience Calm
strength Strong
wonder
grace Funny
Will – Mendez – Little boy – the man from the 1st circus -
6. Read the summary of the movie and complete it writing the verb in the correct tense: past
simple or past continuous.
In the 1930s America (1) ______sufferend_________ (suffer) the Great Depression. Many people
(2) ____did not have __________ (not have) a job and were poor. Everybody was sad and worried
for the difficult economic situation. In this context, Mendez was the charismatic master of a small
circus, the Butterfly Circus, and he (3) ___drove__________ (lead) his troupe through Southern
California; along the way, they were performing in small villages – sometimes for free – to bring
some joy in the sad lives of people. One evening, while they were travelling on tour, they (4)
_____stopped_________ (stop) at a funfair, where there were carousels, games and other
entertainment. At the Carnival Side Show, Mendez (5) ____met__________ (meet) Will, the main
attraction. He had no limbs and was on show as a freak of Nature with other odd characters (the
Tattooed Man, the Bearded Woman).
Will was bitter and unhappy but when he (6) ______saw_________ (see) Mendez he decided to
leave the Carnival and join the Butterfly Circus.
People in the circus welcomed him but one day, while Will (7)______spoke____________ (talk) to
Mendez he realized he had to find his way to become part of the act. Will started to know his new
friends and learned that many of them (8)___had_________ (have) a sad story in the past; Mendez
(9) _______give_________ (give) them a second chance in life.
One day, while the members of the troupe (10)_____swam___________ (swim) in the river, Will
accidentally realized that he could swim, so he decided to perform a difficult act in the Circus: he
climbed a tall pole and from the top of it he then dived into a small tank full of water.
Finally Will had found his way in life and was proud of himself; he was part of the show not
because of his strange aspect but because of what he was and what he could do.