Question

Linda Spelman was a lawyer who found a new career in a circus. She now works as a trapeze artist, traveling with circuses throughout Canada, Europe, and East Asia.

How did you get the job? That's quite a long story. My father's a lawyer so I thought I'd become one, too. Law school was really, really hard, so I took up gymnastics in the evenings to help me relax. When I finally passed my exams,
I thought, "I need a _break. I want to tra el and learn a language." I'd heard of the Ecole Nationale du Cirque in Montreal, so I thought, "I'll join the circus." I went to Canada and took a trapeze class and, amazingly, I was good at it.
What do you like most about it? The excitement and the travel.
I always wanted to travel and /earn languages and I've done all
of that. Also, I get along really well with circus people. They're all nationalities. I've
learned so much about life from them.
What's an age day like? Everyone has to help the circus, so you begin the day in a new town handing out flyers. In the afternoon, you work in the box office and rehearse. Then you do the act in the evening. At the end of the week, I'm so tired I
spend a day in bed. Last month I twisted my shoulder and couldn't work for a week.
Have you made any sacrifices to do this job? No, I haven't, not really. I quit doing something that I hated and I'm doing something that I love. I do miss my family sometimes, but that's all. And of course I earn a lot fess than a lawyer.
What would you like to do next? I'm 34 now. I'd like to carry on doing this until I'm at least so. There are Russian trapeze artists still going strong in their fifties.
What advice would you give to someone who wanted to do your job? You need to be good shape and strong and have a good head for heights. But generally, I'd say to anyone witha dream, "Go for it! You only live once, so why stay in a boring job?"

Skimming isa strategy you can use to gain general information about a whole text. You can go over •
the surface of the text; In fact, you may use titles, headings or pictures to get a general picture of : the text. However, you do not read any part of the text in detail. •
•When scanning, you look through the text in order to get specific or particular information in the
text, this means, you look for specific details. You need to pay attention to sections where you may
: •find the information you need. You can use clue words or images that are related to the informatio.n
:you need.
Digging for omprehension
1. Answer the following questions. Write complete answers.
a. What does the picture show?
_b. Is the titl related to the picture? Yes-No Why?-
c. . Skim the sub-headings, what is Linda Spelman going to describe in the reading?
d. What do you think the story will be about in general?
2. Look for the underlined words in the reading and answer:
a. Why did Linda study to be a
b. Why did Linda decide to take a break after passing her exa s?
c. What does she like most about her job?
d. What does she do . an averag.e day in the afternoon and in the evening?

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