Sophie’s Dreamby Dominique GuillemantTranslations by Lisa SuettIllustrated by Paola Chartroux

ELI ReadersFounder and Series EditorsPaola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani, Daniele Garbuglia (Art Director)

Eli Design DepartmentSergio Elisei

Production ManagerFrancesco Capitano

The publisher would like to take this opportunity to thank Sarah Howell for her contribution to the development of the projectThe publisher would like to take this opportunity to thank Lisa Kester Dodgson

Typeset in 14 / 20 pt Monotype Plantin Schoolbook

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Printed in Italy by Tecnostampa Recanati - ERY102.01ISBN 978-88-536-0420-0

First edition: September 2009

SYLLABUS

TopicsThe world of circusOccupations Animals

NounsSingular and plural forms with ‘s’Common irregular plural formsPossessive form (’s)

AdjectivesSimple adjectives

Verb tenses and patternsPositive, question, positive imperative formsPresent Simple Present Continuous with present meaning (except negative questions)Let’s

Hi, I’m Dominique. I was born in Arras, a little city north of Calais in France. I love reading stories to my children. But most of all I love inventing them! I have a gorgeous turtle called Tarpea and I love doing D.I.Y.

I’m Paola and I live in a fantastic city: Rome! I’ve been drawing and painting since I was young and I like mixing lots of different techniques together. I’ve drawn lots of things from advertisements to books for adults and children. I really like drawing…. and travelling. If you want to know more visit my website www.chx.it

Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream. She is dreaming about a day at the circus.

What would happen if during the night elephants and lions, musicians and entertainers, clowns and ballet dancers came in your little room?The never ending and fascinating show of the circus seen from the eyes of a curious child in a very poetic tale accompanied by artistic illustrations.

- Games and language activities- An audio recording of the story- A picture dictionary

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Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics and specially-written stories for learners of English.

The ELI Readers collection is a complete range of books and plays for readers of all ages, ranging from captivating contemporary stories to timeless classics. There are three series, each catering for a different age group; Young ELI Readers, Teen ELI Readers and Young Adult ELI Readers. The books are carefully edited and beautifully illustrated to capture the essence of the stories and plots.

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Stage 1Dominique Guillemant, Hooray for the HolidaysDominique Guillemant, Sophie’s DreamJane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Ball Jane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Pirate

Stage 2Jane Cadwallader, PB3 and the VegetablesJane Cadwallader, PB3 and the JacketRudyard Kypling, The Jungle Book

Stage 3Jane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi TreeJane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Emperor PenguinsJ. M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Stage 4Jane Cadwallader, Harry and an Electrical ProblemJane Cadwallader, Harry and the CrownLewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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It’s late. Sophie is asleep in her bed and she is having a lovely dream. She is dreaming about a day at the circus. In her dream

she meets Giggles the clown and Juliet the ballet dancer. Let’s go on an adventure with Sophie!

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Finally the circus comes to town. There are musicians, entertainers and animals. It’s time for the big parade.

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Find the names of fi ve animals in the big bass drum. Then read the name of the circus.

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Giggles the clown gives the children balloons. Careful Giggles ... you might fl oat away!

The audience buy their entrance tickets. Sophie waits patiently in the queue!

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Find the words and read the hidden sentence.

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Who does what? Match.

1 Sophie2 Giggles3 Albert4 Feather5 Snowfl ake6 Jojo

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A walks along a tightropeB juggles with seven ballsC has a lovely dreamD can walk to the beat of the drumE gives the children balloonsF is very tired

CircusDreamAnimalsMusiciansStoriesIntervalCaramelTightrope

TownTreatsBallsActBedHoopRing

A C T I D R E A M I L C I R C U S A O N M U S I C I A N S T V H E T O B R I T E F O F E E A I M O R T O W N A L N A R V P P B E D L G L I A T R E A T S P S E L C A R A M E L L S E T I G H T R O P E S

lion the trumpet ballet dancer cymbals elephant children

magician big bass drum ring horse are juggler drum

eating monkey candy fl oss

lion tamer trombone the

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Find the words, read the hidden sentence and draw a picture.

1 5 animals: ___________________________________

2 5 instruments: _______________________________

3 2 parts of the circus: _________________________

4 4 entertainers: _______________________________

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