Read and match the titles with the texts A Puppeteer A Plumber A Lecturer A Famous Story-teller A Famous Puppet A Linguist A Poet A Veterinarian Paul Vincent Davis produces and performs unusual shows in his native town. People can't see him on the stage, yet in the new show, which is the old tale of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, Davis will play all the nine characters from a princess to an evil magician. But first he has to make the performers. Usually he is good at physics and maths. Knowledge of these subjects helps him to make the working process easier. He installs and repairs pipes that supply water and gas to, as well as carry waste away from, homes and businesses. He also installs plumbing fixtures such as bathtubs, sinks, and toilets, and appliances, including dishwashers and washing machines. She or he may be good at physics, biology, engineering, maths, linguistics, economy and many other fields depending on their speciality. This person works mostly with young generation, plays an important role in the creation of educated society. She or he helps younger people to take in academic or vocational subjects. Scheherazade [ʃɪˌherəˈᴢɑ:də] is the hero of the main story in the collection of tales known as Arabian Nights. These tales come from the Indian, Arabian and Persian traditions. Scheherazade's husband is a cruel king who kills all his wives. But his last wife Scheherazade is very clever. Each night she tells the king a wonderful tale, but she keeps the ending secret until the next evening. She continues to tell a new and unfinished story for 1001 nights. Pinocchio is the main character in Carlo Collodi's story The Adventures of Pinocchio. In the story Pinocchio comes to life from a magical piece of wood. He goes through many adventures as he grows up. The book first appeared in 1883. Soon it became the most popular of children's stories. You can read it now in many languages, but Collodi originally wrote it in Italian. Archaeopteryx [ˌɑ:kiˈɒptərɪks] is the scientific name of an animal that doesn't live on our planet any more. Scientists think it was one of the first birds. But Lucy is not interested in this kind of creature or any other. She studies the history of words and knows that the word archaeopteryx comes from two Greek words — archaeo meaning "ancient" or "primitive", and pteryx meaning "wing". Lilian Moore often imagined that she was not a girl but something or somebody else, such as a mushroom or a bird, for example. She tried to put down the lifestyles of those things or creatures on paper. To do this, she just put herself in a creature's or an object's place and rhymed the lines. Peter Johnson was very much interested in animals. When his family moved to India, Peter had a chance to have lots of pets. They were two peacocks, two deer, a Siamese cat, a puppy, a parrot and a young leopard. Some time later Peter had to give the leopard to the zoo but his pets helped him to choose his career.
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  • A Puppeteer
  • A Plumber
  • A Lecturer
  • A Famous Story-teller
  • A Famous Puppet
  • A Linguist
  • A Poet
  • A Veterinarian
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    Paul Vincent Davis produces and performs unusual shows in his native town. People can't see him on the stage, yet in the new show, which is the old tale of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, Davis will play all the nine characters from a princess to an evil magician. But first he has to make the performers.
  2. [ ]
    Usually he is good at physics and maths. Knowledge of these subjects helps him to make the working process easier. He installs and repairs pipes that supply water and gas to, as well as carry waste away from, homes and businesses. He also installs plumbing fixtures such as bathtubs, sinks, and toilets, and appliances, including dishwashers and washing machines.
  3. [ ]
    She or he may be good at physics, biology, engineering, maths, linguistics, economy and many other fields depending on their speciality. This person works mostly with young generation, plays an important role in the creation of educated society. She or he helps younger people to take in academic or vocational subjects.
  4. [ ]
    Scheherazade [ʃɪˌherəˈᴢɑ:də] is the hero of the main story in the collection of tales known as Arabian Nights. These tales come from the Indian, Arabian and Persian traditions. Scheherazade's husband is a cruel king who kills all his wives. But his last wife Scheherazade is very clever. Each night she tells the king a wonderful tale, but she keeps the ending secret until the next evening. She continues to tell a new and unfinished story for 1001 nights.
  5. [ ]
    Pinocchio is the main character in Carlo Collodi's story The Adventures of Pinocchio. In the story Pinocchio comes to life from a magical piece of wood. He goes through many adventures as he grows up. The book first appeared in 1883. Soon it became the most popular of children's stories. You can read it now in many languages, but Collodi originally wrote it in Italian.
  6. [ ]
    Archaeopteryx [ˌɑ:kiˈɒptərɪks] is the scientific name of an animal that doesn't live on our planet any more. Scientists think it was one of the first birds. But Lucy is not interested in this kind of creature or any other. She studies the history of words and knows that the word archaeopteryx comes from two Greek words — archaeo meaning "ancient" or "primitive", and pteryx meaning "wing".
  7. [ ]
    Lilian Moore often imagined that she was not a girl but something or somebody else, such as a mushroom or a bird, for example. She tried to put down the lifestyles of those things or creatures on paper. To do this, she just put herself in a creature's or an object's place and rhymed the lines.
  8. [ ]
    Peter Johnson was very much interested in animals. When his family moved to India, Peter had a chance to have lots of pets. They were two peacocks, two deer, a Siamese cat, a puppy, a parrot and a young leopard. Some time later Peter had to give the leopard to the zoo but his pets helped him to choose his career.

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