Notes:
clown  ピエロ;
acrobat  曲芸師;
globe  球;
flying trapeze  空中ブランコ
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Have you ever been to a circus? I went to one on Sunday for the first time since I was a child, and I really enjoyed it. Of course there were clowns, jugglers and acrobats. There were so many acts that I can’t remember all of them. It was incredible to watch three men riding motorcycles inside a big metal globe. I was impressed by the lion tamer who went inside a big cage alone with eight lions and made them jump over each other. The last act was the most exciting: the flying trapeze. The show was great from beginning to end.   (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:

exhibit 展示会;
fair trade フェアトレード
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There is an exhibit about chocolate at the Nagoya Science Museum right know. How much do you know about one of the world’s best-loved sweets?
(1) Which part of the world does chocolate originally come from?
(2) Which came first, hot chocolate (the drink), or hard chocolate (the sweet)?
(3) When we drink hot chocolate, what two things do we add to the chocolate powder to make it creamy and sweet?
(4) Where does most of the world’s chocolate come from now?
(5) Why is it a good idea to buy fair trade chocolate?

ANSWERS:
(1) From Mexico (or Central America).
(2) The drink.
(3) Milk and sugar.
(4) 70% comes from Africa.
(5) Many children work on cacao plantations in Africa but don’t get paid. If you buy fair trade chocolate, you know that the work is done by adults who are paid, not by unpaid children.  (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)