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Unusual Jobs

Dan Osbaldeston works at castles and museums all over England. He studied History at university. His job is very unusual, he is a court jester.He wears a big jester's costume and a jester's hat with bells. When he is working he plays the pipes (a), juggles (b) and walks around on stilts (c).He tells stories and jokes and explains history to tourists. His character is called Thomas Fool.

Diego Zeman works in the circus. His father is Brazilian and his mother is Hungarian. They were acrobats in the circus. Diego started training on the trapeze (d) when he was 8. Every day he works in Cottle and Austen Circus. He is a human cannonball. He climbs into the cannon and it is filled with air at high pressure. Then Diego flies through the air and falls in a safety net (e). A model of Diego is fired first to make sure everything is safe.

1 Dan Osbaldeston works in a theatre.True False 2 He studied History at university.True False 3 When he is working, he wears a shirt and tie.True False 4When he is working, he walks on stilts.True False 5 Diego Zeman's parents are Spanish True False 6He works in a circus.True False 7 He started training when he was six.True False 8 His model version flies fi rst.True False

Imagine you have an unusual job, write about it in your notebook. Use the information in the box to help you.

Where do you work? - What do you wear? - Who do you work with?When do you work? - What do you do? - Why do you like it?

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