2017年12月21日木曜日

A Picture to Remember

At eleven o'clock one morning the director of the Museo National de Bells Artes in Buenos aires, Leonardo Martinez, asked Chiristina Rinaldi to come into his office. (p, 5)

 The genre of this story is thriller. Christina works as an employee in an art museum. But one day she was involved in an accident. She has met strange happenings since this accident.
 This story made me excited and fear. But it's so interesting story! Please try to read!

Scott, S. (1999). A Picture to Remember. Cambridge; UK.

2017年12月14日木曜日

Within high Fences

There was nothing different about that night. (p 5)

This is a romance story. Nancy met a man, George and he is an asylum seeker. They love each other, but there are a lot of difficulties to get together. One day, Nancy is involved in a strange accident. Then she tries to solve the problem.
I think that she is so brave because she works hard to make her dream come true.
Please try to read this book!


Hancock, P. (2005). Within High Fences. Cambridge

2017年12月7日木曜日

Apollo's Gold

It began with a visit to the doctor. 'You need a holiday,' the doctor told me. 'You need a rest.' (p. 5)

Liz is a professor of archaeology and she works very hard every day. One day she went to an island in Greece as a vacation for her health. In the island she met an accident and was involved in it. This is the story about her dangerous adventure. I was so excited during this story. It is a long story, but it's also interesting!

Moses, A. (1999). Apollo's Gold. Cambridge University Press; UK.

2017年11月30日木曜日

Karen and the Artist

It is Sunday morning. Karen opens the door to her father's house.(P. 1)
 Karen is so kind woman because she helps Antonio, a poor man who draws beautiful paintings. If I were her, I couldn't do like her. In the end Karen and Antonio promise to live together. I believe that they can get along with!
 I recommend reading this story!


Laird, E. (2000). Karen and the Artist. Penguin Readers.

2017年11月9日木曜日

Where's Lorena?

 "Dolls are for girls," says Alex. "No. I don't want to play." His little sister, Lorena, says, "Please, Alex. Let's play." (p. 3)

 This is a short story about a brother and a little sister.  If you have any brothers and sisters, you might sympathize this story. I have three older brothers, and I remembered my childhood when I was reading this story. So I like it.
Please check it out!

Waring, R. Jamall, M. (2006). Where's Lorena? 

2017年11月2日木曜日

Marco

I'm going to introduce Marco.
Friday afternoon. It was always the same. Marco was on the farm as usual. It was hot- too hot for work. (p. 4)
 Marco is a main character of this story. He is boring his life in farm so he tries to go to the city. He has a lot of difficulties in the city but he can come back his home in the end. When I read this story, I thought that my home is the best place for me.
 Where is the best place for you?


Esplen, M. (2005). Marco. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann ELT.

2017年10月31日火曜日

Picture Puzzle

I'm going to introduce Picture Puzzle.

Pete thought. 'Nothing exciting happens to me. I want something exciting to happen. I ant to meet a beautiful girl.' (p.3)

 Pete is a main character in this story. One day he gets involved in trouble. Then a picture film becomes the key of the trouble. In the end, Pete can make friends with a pretty girl. It's a happy end.
 Pete try to solve the trouble alone. If I were him, I can't do anything alone! What will you do, if you are in trouble?

Escott, J. (2005). Picture Puzzle. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann ELT.

2017年10月22日日曜日

Rich man, Poor man

One day a postman came to my village. The postman brought me a letter from my son, Saul.(p.3)
 I read Rich man, Poor man. When I read this book, I felt sad. A poor man who lives in a village faces to a lot of difficulties in a city. I think that this story tells us the strictness of the society. The gap between rich and poor is getting bigger and bigger. After reading this book, you will think about the gap society.


Jupp, T, C. (2005). Rich man, poor man. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann ELT.



2017年10月13日金曜日

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

England and Scotland in the 1500s. Two famous queens-Mary, the Catholic Queen of Scot, and Elizabeth I, the Protestant Queen of England. It was an exciting and a dangerous time to be alive, and to be a queen.
Mary was Queen of Scotland when she was one week old. At sixteen, she was also Queen of France. She was tall and beautiful, with red-gold hair. Many men loved her and died for her.
But she also had many enemies- men  who said:`The death of Mary is the life of Elizabeth.'


 I read Mary Queen of Scots, this story is not happy end. Most of this story is about letter which sent to Mary's son. People in England believe that Mary Queen killed her husband, but it is not true. So she tried to tell her son the truth by the letter.
Although this is a bud end, there is  my favorite scene. It is a marriage of Mary Queen to Bothwell, a kind man.
 There is an episode about a war of religion. The words are not difficult very much, but it is little hard to read it. If you like history, check this book out!

2017年7月25日火曜日

Cinderella

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl named Cinderella. She lived with two stepsisters, who were very mean. They made her dress in rags and do all the chores.
 Everyone know this story. I think it's a dream for all girls!
We use a word, Cinderella story, as a success story. Cinderella encourages people!
I want to watch a movie of Cinderella which Lily James appears as a Cinderella.

Vocabulary
rag: ぼろ、ぼろきれ
 mean: 卑劣な、ケチな
 coach: 馬車


Findley, V. (2006). Cinderella. New York, NW: Scholastic.
On July 24th, the day was my birthday! So I became nineteen years old.
I got some birthday presents and a lot of messages from my friends.

Last birthday, I couldn't be happy because I had to study for university entrance exam. But my friends and family celebrated me this year so I'm happy!!







2017年7月23日日曜日

The Tempest


Prospero, the  Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan...
Then, one day Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm- a tempest- to bring them to the island.

 In this story, Prospero can use magic and talk with spirits. He uses the magic to punish one country's king who wants to kill him.
 The illustrations of this book are interesting because it is like CG animation. And a reader can enjoy the characters in this story. Especially the shapes of some spirits are funny!

If you can use a magic, what do you want to do?


Vocabulary
duke: 公爵、君主
tempest: 大あらし、暴風雨、大騒ぎ
goddess: 女神

William,S. (2004). The Tempest. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

In Hamburg, Germany, Professor Otto Lidenbrock comes home with an old Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the center of the Earth.
Can Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel- and their Icelandic guide, Hans- find the center of the Earth? And can they all get back alive after their many underground adventures?

This book, the Oxford Dominoes Starter series, has 2674 words. Usually the books which have over 2000 words help me sleep. But this story was so exciting and interesting!

A scene which Lidenbrock, Axel and Hans walk in a tunnel is my favorite. In the tunnel they find crystals! Some day I want to see a real crystal!


Vocabulary
backwards: 前後逆、前後ろ反対
mastodon: マストドン 《漸新世から更新世にかけて生息した象に似た動物》
lava: 溶岩


Jules, V. (2010). Journey to the Center of the Earth. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

2017年7月18日火曜日

Val's Diary

School's over at last! Summer holidays are here but who wants to spend them in the countryside? Not Val, of course! She hates the country, but eventually she'll change her mind. Guess why! Read her diary and find out.
I think it's because Val met Luke!
This is my first date. May be next year my diary will be full of photos and secret letters like all my friends. Please come, Luke. Oh, I'm so excited. I can't wait to phone Sally and tell her everything. Wednesday is so far away!
This is my favorite scene. Her feelings are conveyed to me!
I think she likes not only Luke, but also her friend Sally. She always thinks of Sally.
So she is very kind girl though she doesn't like the country...


Flagan, M. (2009). Val's Diary. Recanati, MC, Italy: Eli.

How's it going?

Hi, every one, how are things?


Last Sunday I stayed in my house.  At noon, a cicala(セミ)came to the window of my house. I felt hotter because of the cicala's cry.  

It's already summer, isn't it?

2017年7月11日火曜日

California

Everyone has heard of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. Everyone has seen films from Hollywood. But what else do we know about California?
This book looks at the cities and the mountains , at the sea and the deserts. It looks at history of this exciting state, at the gold miners of 1849 and at San Francisco and its earthquakes.

California became an American state in 1850. 150 years ago it was not a city, but it was just a land of deserts and mountains. In 1849 the Gold Rush started and people from around the world found a lot of gold.

As you know, in May 1937 the Golden Gate Bridge opened. Joseph Strauss, an engineer, and his men built it. Tough today's worker spend four years painting it, Joseph and his men spend four years building!


Vocabulary 
 wharf: 波止場、岸壁、埠頭(ふとう)
 downtown商業地区に、都心部に
 naval: 海軍の、海軍による、軍艦の


Escott. J (2000) California. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.


A heavy rain

 Last week we had a heavy rain. For about three or four days it was rainy and I couldn't wash my clothes... So last Sunday I washed my clothes at last! I think that bad weather is an enemy for people who live alone!

How was your last week?

2017年7月10日月曜日

I Spy

Edgar is a spy. He wants to sell some secret plans, but he is not a good spy and gives the plans to the wrong person. Hoe can he get the plans back?
I have an experience like Edgar. When I was a junior high school student, I have belonged to art club and I left my bag in my classroom during the club activity. One day I couldn't find my bag after the club activity because someone of my classmates got it by mistake. Next day a girl who had my bag apologized to me. She was so kind that she did my homework instead of me!!

Go Jimmy Go!

Jimmy is sports crazy. He is strong, fast,and athletic. He is also in a wheelchair. The whole school is surprised when he enters the 800-meter race, racing against the other students. Can Jimmy win the race?
 I was moved by this story because Jimmy has a very strong heart. He usually uses a wheelchair and he can't walk by himself. But one day he decides to enter a 800-meter race with his wheelchair. Of course, his teacher and principle stop him. But he tries to run 800-meter race. I think this story tells us that it's important to try what we are interested!

2017年6月27日火曜日

Pocket Money

The family are on a camping holiday. Will Dad's plan to get everyone to share the jobs work? Or will things go wrong?

Dad didn't think it was not good that Biff tried to do all jobs by herself. She wanted to get a lot of pocket money by doing all jobs by herself. The idea that Biff has to share all jobs with her brother is important. But I think Dad can allow her if her brothers don't want to do jobs...


Vocabulary
    groan: うめく、文句を言う
    fuss: 騒ぎ、喧嘩
    dinghy: レジャー用ボート
    bet: ~に賭ける、断言する


Hunt, R.,& Brychta, A. (2001) Pocket Money. Oxford University Press.

Weekends!

 I went to my parents house last weekend. They are moving to my grandmother's house, so I helped them carry furniture. My older brother helped them, too.
 My grandmother's house is in Nankan. After finishing move, my brother took me to West Coast in Nankan, an old clothes store. It was so large, and I bought some clothes!

2017年6月20日火曜日

Hunter in the Darkness

 You are a vampire hunter. Your master is Sayad bin Khafash, the greatest vampire hunter in the world. He trained you to be strong and quick. He showed you how to hurt vampires, and all the ways to kill them.
 
Today I read Hunter in the darkness. In this book a vampire appears in a village at night, and the reader can be a hunter of the vampire. I could arrive the end, but some people in the village were killed by the vampire because I couldn't save them...

Vocabulary
   spear: 槍、投げ槍
   swear: 誓う、宣誓する


Habeeb, R. (2014). Hunter in the Darkness. Florida,USA: Atama-ii Books.

Studying abroad

I joined an explanatory meeting of studying abroad. It was held for the students who want to Montana university in America or Sangmyung university in Korea. Actually, I want to China, but I joined to get information.

In the explanatory, four seniors told us their experiences. One of them told us about her experience of internship. Her speech moved me, so I started thinking about internship in China.

If you have a chance of studying abroad, where do you want to go?

2017年6月13日火曜日

The lost ship

The Captain and his men are looking at the strange ship.
"Hello. Is there anybody there? Can you hear me?" But there is no answer.

This is the first horror story of Macmillan Readers series for me. The end of the Captain is not written clear, so fear is increasing.

Usually, I don't watch or read horror. It is not my favorite category. But my father likes horror movies, so I sometimes watch them with my father.  After all, I can not bathe or go to toilet alone because of fear...


Colbourn, S(2005) The Lost Ship. Macmillan Heinemann ELT

L.A. Detective

Los Angeles. Len Samuel is a private detective. Carmen Blane is a prisoner of the Young Ones. They want $100000.
Carmen's father is a rich man. But he is also a bad man. Len Samuel has a dangerous job.

When Carmen get $10000 from Len, she bites his hand and runs away. I thought that she is so bad girl at first. Len thinks so, and he follows her by his car. At the Young Ones, he catches her. She tells tells that she will use $100000 for poor children and won't go home. Actually she doesn't like her bad father.  After reading this story, I liked her because she is good and kind girl!

By the way, if you have $100000, how do you use them? I want to take a trip around the world!

2017年6月9日金曜日

The girl with green eyes

I read The girl with green eyes, oxford bookworms series. 
A bellboy likes a girl with green eyes. She is in a cafe in front of the bellboy's hotel every day. He sees the girl through the window of the hotel everyday. But one day he try to talk to her. 
According to her, she is an artist and her sketchbook is stolen by someone. So the bellboy try to return the sketchbook for her because he likes her.
Actually, the girl is a thief. She will get an famous artist's sketchbook by using the bellboy. However she is arrested in the end. 

I felt pity for the boy. But I think he is lucky because he is not arrested as a thief by mistake!



2017年6月6日火曜日

The little Red Hen

Once upon a time, a little red hen decided to plant some wheat.
"Who will help me plant this?" she asked.

I think that this red hen is a hard worker! The red hen plant some wheat, cut, grind, and bake into bread by herself. His friends, a dog, a cat, and a duck are all quiet lazy and they don't help her.
After baking some bread, the red hen asked,"Who will help me eat this?"
Her lazy friends say "Me!" but she eats all with jam by herself!


Findley, V. (2006) The Little Red Hen. New York, NW: Scholastic

The Spider and the Beehive

Today I read The Spider and the Beehive.

A boy who lives in Africa has a spider. The spider can find out more delicious and bigger fruits than others. So the spider eat them without sharing with the boy and his friends at all. Finally the spider cannot get out from a beehive because he eats too much honey and the body is too big to get out. The boy leave the spider and he gets home.

I hate spiders but the spider of this book is so cute!! Try to read!


Einhorn, K. (2006). The Spider and the Beehive. New York, NY: Schcolastic.



Steve Jobs

Last Friday I went to LLC and watched a movie!


The movie is Steve Jobs. I saw his stormy life in the movie.
He has a daughter but he doesn't communicate with her. She doesn't try to meet him too. There is a disconnect between Jobs and his daughter.
However I was also able to see his great achievement. An initial Apple PC appears in this movie.

This movie made me exciting! Try to watch Steve Jabs!

2017年6月5日月曜日

The Well

Lia lives with her mother, her father and her brother, Jay. Her grandmother lives with them too. Lia's grandmother is old and sick.
"Please, go the well," says Grandmother. "Bring me some water in the bucket."
But the journey to the well is dangerous. There is a volcano. There is smoke and fire. Soldiers are guarding the roads.
Why does Grandmother want water from the well? And what will Lia and Jay find there?


A well appears in this story. Have you ever seen a well? I've never seen it directly. I have a scary image of wells. One scene of a horror movie doesn't leave from my brain. A ghost appears from a well! That's my image of wells.

In the last scene of this story, Lia and her family listen to sound like wind. But probably it is not wind but a ghost of Lia's grandfather...

2017年6月4日日曜日

Sara says No!

"You're dishonest, Father!" says Sara. "You're cheating the customers! I don't want to work at the market."
"But you must work for me, Sara," says her father. "Children must help their parents. That's life."
Sara lives with her father. She doesn't have her mother and any brothers or sisters. She works at market with her father. I think she is so good girl!
I didn't help my parents very much when I live with them. So I'll try to help them when I go back to their house in summer! How about you?

Shooting Stars

Lisa and Alice are friends. They are on a plane. They are watching a film. Lisa and Alice are on holiday. They are going to an island in Greece.
Matt Lepardi and Claudia Carmen are in the film. Matt and Claudia are famous film stars. They are Lisa and Alice's favorite film stars.
The friends' holiday is starting well. But then...


I envy Lisa and Alice because they can see their favorite actor! If you see your favorite actor or actress, what will you do? You will take photos or try to talk?

In this story, Lisa can see her favorite actor, Matt Lepardi. But she sees a serious scene too! It's an exciting story. Try to read!

2017年5月30日火曜日

HENRY and MUDGE in the Sparkle Days

HENRY and MUDGE love winter. They play in the snow, eat yummy holiday dinners, and sit by the warm fire. Come along and enjoy the sparkle days with these two best friends. 


Today, I read "HENRY and MUDGE". In this book, a boy and a dog are the main character. Always I think that stories of little children and dogs make people happy. Henry and his dog is also nice story. They are so cute!

In the scene, Christmas Eve dinner, Henry and his family eat dinner at home after they dressed up. In Japan, people don't dress up for Christmas dinner. I felt a difference between Japan and foreign countries.



Reference
 Rylant, C. (1993). Henry and Mudge in the sparkle days. New York, NY: Simon Spotlight.

My Hobby

Last Friday, I went to to the library, and borrowed a noble. Reading is one of my hobbies, so I read it during my weekends.


My hobbies are not only reading but also music, cooking, and movies! Especially, I like movies the most. I often watch movies at home because there is not a cinema near my house. During my summer vacation, I want to go a cinema in Hikarinomori, TOHO cinemas!

↓my favorite movie!

2017年5月29日月曜日

ESCAPE

"I'm not a thief. I'm an innocent man," shouts Brown. He is angry because he is in prison and the prison guards hate him. Then one day Brown has an idea. It is dangerous-very dangerous.

In the last scene, Brown can be next to escape, but he is caught by the prison guards. I think that the idea he has is so good and he is so wise!
Before, I have watched a television drama like this story. Four men try to escape from a prison. It made me so exciting!!

2017年5月26日金曜日

TAXI of TERROR

"How does it work?" Jack asks when he opens his present-a mobile phone. Later that night, Jack is a prisoner in a taxi in the empty streets of the dark city. He now tries his mobile phone for the first time. Can it save his life?


In this story, Jack gets a phone for the first time. When did you get a first phone?

I got my first phone when I was  fourteen years old. I was very happy and always played some games of the phone. But when I was sixteen years old, my mother canceled the contract of my phone for two years...
I forgot the first person who I called with my first phone. Probably, he or she is my friend. My first phone is in my parents house now, so I'll try to find it when I go home during summer vacation!

2017年5月24日水曜日

Give us the Money

"Every day is the same. Nothing exciting ever happens to me," thinks Adam one boring Monday morning. But today is not the same.When he helps a beautiful young woman because some men want to take her bag, life gets exciting and very dangerous.

When I read this book, I remembered a movie, LIFE. In this book, Adam is bored every day. A main character of LIFE is similar. Though they can become hero in their dream, they can't do anything in real.
However Adam can get a chance and become a real hero in last scene, I think it's nice story!
Please try to read this story, and check the movie, LIFE!!

↓Check this movie!!

2017年5月23日火曜日

STAR REPORTER

"There's a new girl in town." says Joe, and soon Steve is out looking for her. Marietta is easy to find in a small town, but every time he sees her something goes wrong ...and his day goes from bad to worse.

I got used to reading comic books in English, so I can enjoy this story!

In this story, I pity Steve for his unlucky. He hits his car on the wall, falls in water, spills orange juice on his jeans. But he can be close to a new girl by his unlucky things. In the last scene, they talk like best friends.
This story is so fun to read, so please try to read!

RANGO

A chameleon walked in the hot sun. Who was he?
The people of the desert town of Dirt don't have any water. Why doesn't the Mayor help his people? Rango the chameleon wants to know more...




Do you know the movie of Rango? I've never watched but known this character.
So today I read Rango first time.

Rango finds that the Mayor is bad because he behinds water without helping his people. He wants to have a new city which has a lot of water. But Rango, a hero, helps the people by beating the mayor!

Characters of this story were scare for me at first because they were lizards or snakes. But now I think that Rango is a brave hero!!

I visited LLC!!

Last Friday I visited LLC with Asahi.
There are a lot of movies, comedy, romance, science fiction and so on.
Not only movies, but there are also many text books of TOEIC or TOEFL and foreign magazines.

We watched two movies, (500)days of Summer and Letters to Juliet.
We had a good time!!