Circus Has Problems – level 1

07-07-2020 07:00

Cirque du Soleil is a famous company. The company makes shows for people. Artists and acrobats make the shows. Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian company. However, it has shows in all the world.

Now, the company has a lot of problems with money. The coronavirus stops the shows. The rules are strict. People must stay at home.

The company does not get money from tickets. The company must fire 3,500 workers. The company does not have money for their salaries.

When the situation gets better, the company wants to hire some workers again. However, nobody knows when the shows can start again.

Difficult words: acrobat (the person who performs difficult gymnastic acts), fire (to make someone lose his job), salary (the money that you get for work).

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