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I hope you like this short film.

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CHARLIE IN THE LION CAGE

Charlie is at a circus. A donkey is standing by some bales of hay. The

donkey sees Charlie. The donkey is angry. The donkey chases Charlie.

Charlie is afraid. He runs.

Charlie runs up some steps. He opens a door. He goes inside.

Charlie is inside a cage. A lion is in the cage. Charlie is surprised.

The lion is sleeping.

Charlie wants to leave the cage. He tries to open the cage door. The

bar falls. The door is locked. Charlie cannot open it.

Charlie waves a handkerchief. He wants someone to help him.

Charlie looks inside another cage. A tiger is inside. Charlie quickly

shuts the door.

Charlie sees a tray. Water is in the tray.

A small dog comes. It barks and barks.

Charlie is afraid the lion will wake up. He begs the dog to stop

barking.

Charlie see a small door. He raises the small door. He

wants to leave the cage, because he is afraid of the lion.

Charlie asks her to open the cage door. She is very afraid. She faints.

The woman lies on the ground.

The lion yawns.

Charlie splashes water on the woman. He wants the woman to wake

up.

A woman comes to help Charlie.

Charlie feels his body. He thinks, "Did the lion bite me? Am I OK?"

The lion lies down and rolls over.

The woman wakes up. The sign says KEEP AWAY

DANGEROUS.

The woman unlocks the door.

The lion gets up. It smells Charlie. The lion is not interested in

Charlie. It does not bite him.

The lion suddenly roars at Charlie! Charlie is very afraid.

Charlie runs out of the cage.

The woman locks the cage door.

Charlie feels brave. He thinks the lion will

not hurt him. He wants to show the woman

The woman looks at Charlie and says, "Come

out!"

Charlie is afraid the lion will chase him. He runs to a pole.

Charlie is at the top of the pole.

Charlie has fun.

The woman says, "Come down!"

Charlie is now safe. He and the woman are both happy.

Charlie slides down the pole.

THE TEXT

Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He died in 1977. He was in films. He was a very

funny man. Many people liked to see Charlie in movies. CHARLIE IN THE LION CAGE is a

very short film. I hope you like this short film.

Charlie is at a circus. A donkey is standing by some bales of hay. The donkey sees

Charlie. The donkey is angry. The donkey chases Charlie. Charlie is afraid. He runs.

Charlie runs up some steps. He opens a door. He goes inside.

Charlie is inside a cage. A lion is in the cage. Charlie is surprised. The lion is sleeping.

Charlie wants to leave the cage. He tries to open the cage door. The bar falls. The door is

locked. Charlie cannot open it.

Charlie waves a handkerchief. He wants someone to help him.

Charlie see a small door. He raises the small door. He wants to leave the cage, because

he is afraid of the lion.

Charlie looks inside another cage. A tiger is inside. Charlie quickly shuts the door.

Charlie sees a tray. Water is in the tray.

A small dog comes. It barks and barks.

Charlie is afraid the lion will wake up. He begs the dog to stop barking.

A woman comes to help Charlie.

Charlie asks her to open the cage door. She is very afraid. She faints.

The woman lies on the ground.

The lion yawns.

Charlie splashes water on the woman. He wants the woman to wake up.

The lion gets up. It smells Charlie. The lion is not interested in Charlie. It does not bite

him.

Charlie feels his body. He thinks, "Did the lion bite me? Am I OK?"

The lion lies down and rolls over.

The woman wakes up. The sign says KEEP AWAY DANGEROUS.

The woman unlocks the door.

The woman looks at Charlie and says, "Come out!"

Charlie feels brave. He thinks the lion will not hurt him. He wants to show the woman he

is not afraid. He wants the woman to think he is a very brave man.

The lion suddenly roars at Charlie! Charlie is very afraid.

Charlie runs out of the cage.

The woman locks the cage door.

Charlie is afraid the lion will chase him. He runs to a pole.

Charlie is at the top of the pole.

Charlie has fun.

The woman says, "Come down!"

Charlie slides down the pole.

Charlie is now safe. He and the woman are both happy.

EXERCISES

Ask and answer these questions with your partner.

1 Who was Charlie?

2 When was Charlie born?

3 When did Charlie die?

4 When were you born?

5 Where was Charlie born?

6 Where were you born?

7 What was Charlie's job?

8 What is your job?

9 What did many people like?

10 Who was very funny?

11 What is a circus?

12 What is a lion?

13 What animals are you afraid of?

14 The donkey chased Charlie. What did

Charlie do?

15 Why did Charlie run up some step?

16 Why was Charlie surprised?

17 When are you surprised?

18 Charlie cannot open the cage door. Why?

19 Why did Charlie wave a handkerchief?

20 Why did Charlie want someone to help him?

21 When do you want someone to help you?

22 Why did Charlie raise a small door?

23 Where was the small door?

24 What is a tiger?

25 Which is bigger? A lion or a tiger?

26 Why did Charlie quickly shut the small

door?

27 What was in the tray?

28 What did the small dog do?

29 Why did the small dog bark?

30 Why did Charlie beg the dog to stop

barking?

31 Who came to help Charlie?

32 Why did the woman faint?

33 When do you faint?

34 Who did Charlie ask to open the cage door?

Why?

35 Who was very afraid?

36 Who did Charlie ask to open the cage door.

37 Where did the woman lie?

38 When do you yawn?

39 Who splashed water? Why?

40 Charlie splashed water on the woman. Why?

41 Did the lion bite Charlie?

42 Why did Charlie feel his body?

43 Did the woman wake up?

44 What did the sign say?

45 Who unlocked the door. Why?

46 Who looked at Charlie and said, "Come

out!"?

47 Who felt brave?

48 Why did Charlie feel brave?

49 What did Charlie want the woman to think?

50 Do you want people to think you are brave?

Why?

51 When are you brave?

52 The lion suddenly roared at Charlie! How

did Charlie feel? What did he do?

53 You are very afraid. What do you do?

54 Why did Charlie run out of the cage?

55 Who locked the cage door. Why?

56 Who ran to a pole?

57 Why did Charlie climb the pole?

58 Who said "Come down!" Why?

59 Who slid down the pole.

60 Who were both happy? Why?

61 Did you like this story? Why or why not?

62 How many animals are there in this story?

Name them.

Are these sentences true of false? If a sentence is false, make it true.

1 The lion eats the small dog. _______________________________________________

2 Charlie begs the small dog to not bark. _______________________________________________

3 Charlie kills the small dog. _______________________________________________

4 Charlie is frightened of the tiger. _______________________________________________

5 The dog barks at Charlie. _______________________________________________

6 The woman faints. _______________________________________________

7 The woman helps Charlie. _______________________________________________

8 The woman climbs the pole. _______________________________________________

Choose the correct underlined word in the sentences below.

1 A donkey/lion chases Charlie. _______________________________________________

2 The tiger/dog roars at Charlie. _______________________________________________

3 Charlie begs the tiger/donkey. _______________________________________________

4 The dog/woman helps Charlie. _______________________________________________

5 Donkeys/Dogs eat hay. _______________________________________________

6 The tiger/dog bites Charlie's shoe. _______________________________________________

7 At the end of the story, Charlie and the lion/woman are happy. ________________________

8 Charlie splashes water on the dog/woman. _______________________________________________

9 The dog/Charlie faints. _______________________________________________

10 The donkey/Charlie slide down the pole. _______________________________________________