2009年12月28日月曜日

Books Review 6
Title: Sally’s Phone
Author: Christine Lindop
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
Sally has a phone and a busy life. She gets many phone calls mostly from her boy friend, Andrew. Sally and Andrew are going to a party tonight. Andrew says, “Wear your blue skirt.” But she thinks that she can’t wear the blue skirt because it is dirty.
Her friend suggests that they go out at lunchtime and find new skirt. Sally and her friend are looking at skirts. Sally buys a red skirt.
After that, she goes to café. Next to Sally, Paul is finishing his coffee. He stands up. Paul picks up his phone. Sally picks up her phone and goes back to work. But they pick up wrong phones. Sally has Paul’s phone and Paul has Sally’s phone.
Paul is in his office. His phone is ringing. He answers the phone. It is Andrew. Sally is at work. Her phone is ringing. It is Paul’s sister and she asked Sally to give a message to Paul. Sally is in trouble. Paul is in trouble too.
Paul phones Sally. They make a promise that they meet in Queen’s Square at a quarter to six.
It is half past five. Sally puts on her new skirt. They meet at Queen’s Square and change phones. They go to the café. She tells him message from his sister. And Paul says, “Let’s go to the party with me.” Sally turns her phone off and she goes with him. Andrew phones Sally. Sally does not answer.

Evaluation: 5 stars
Andrew tells Sally what to do and what to wear. He decides her action without complying Sally’s opinion. I think Sally have gone with Paul because she doesn’t like Andrew. I want to be a gentleman. I have a phone. I think I cannot live without phone. Phones are very useful. But, we should make much of talking directly. It is important to watching a face-eye, a mouth and an expression..
Books Review 5
Title: The Fifteenth Character
Author: Rosemary Border
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
Sally Brown works at Happy Hills in her holiday. She is a student and she wants to be a teacher. Every morning Mr. Parry puts a list of jobs for Today in the worker’s canteen. Today Sally arrives at Happy Hills. She looks canteen. The list says “Sally Brown-Cnnie Cat.” Nobody likes wearing the costumes. But at Happy Hills the characters are important.
It is nine o’clock. The doors open. Today a very famous man is coming to Happy Hills, so Mr. Parry is very excited. The man is a singer and his name is Zapp. Sally loves listening to his songs and she has all his CDs. There is a noise in the sky. Everybody looks up. The helicopter comes down and Zapp gets out. He smiles at the visitors. She wants to talk, but Mr. Parry is watching. Zapp brings a CD that is his new song. It is in his pocket.
Zapp is having a wonderful day. The photographers take photos of him with all the characters. Sally meets Zapp too, and she is very excited.
Mr. Parry says “Zapp can’t find his CD!” Zapp is angry. Very soon four police arrive and ask a lot of questions. But they can’t find CD.
Sally looks at Mr. Parry’s Jobs for today list and counts the name. And she says “There are fourteen characters on the list. But there are fifteen characters there.” Charlie Clown isn’t on the list. Charlie Clown is a woman. She has the CD.
It is Saturday night. Sally and William are Zapp’s concert. They have invitation from Zapp.

Evaluation: 4 stars
I was excited when I found Title’s meaning. I understand Sally. I love listening to music and I have favorite singer. Her favorite singer is Zapp. So I think she was very happy when she got invitation from Zapp. She wants to be a teacher. She is clever and comes in contact with a lot of boys and girls. So, I think she can be a teacher. I want to do something for my dream. So, I study heard.
Books Review 4
Title: Girl on a Motorcycle
Author: John Escott
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
Kenny was going across America by bus. He stopped sometimes and stayed the night in a motel. One evening he stayed in a motel in a little town in California.
In a street in Los Angeles, somebody was robbing a security guard outside a supermarket. The robber was taken pictures. The robbery had long blond hair and was sitting on a motorcycle.
Kenny was hungry, so he came down to eat. Then he saw a girl arrive on a motorcycle. He thought he knew her face.
Next morning, he watched news about the supermarket robbery. Kenny remembered the girl at the motel desk.
He went breakfast. The girl was eating her breakfast. He walks across the table and talked with her. Her name is Mel. Then she got up and left the room.
A young man was watching Mel. Kenny thought he was thinking she was the girl from the robbery too. Kenny talked him and said “Let’s phone the police.” But, the man, Ned was afraid and “No! Perhaps she is got a gun.”
Kenny thought the money from the robbery was in her room. So, he asked a woman working in the motel to open her room. Kenny searched the room, but he couldn’t find the money. Then she got back. He must have got away. He climbed into next room from the window.
In the room, he found a blond wig and motorcycle coat. There was the money from the robbery. Then Ned came into the room. He was the Los Angeles supermarket robber.
Ned got on his motorcycle and drove off quickly. Mel saw that and got her motorcycle. She stopped in front of Ned. He couldn’t stop and went into river. Soon the police arrived and took Ned away.
After that, Mel said “Do you want to come to San Francisco on my motorcycle.” Kenny said “I’m coming with you!”

Evaluation: 4 stars
I was surprised, because Ned was the robber. I didn’t think so. I have thought Mel was robber because she havs blond hair and motorcycle. We cannot predict the sequel of this story. So, this story is very interesting. I think Kenny is courageous. If I were there I didn’t talk her. I want to be a courageous man. Hokkaido is very big. So, I want to trip sitting on a motorcycle.

2009年12月15日火曜日

Books Review 9
Title: Last Chance
Author: Phillip Burrows
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
Mike is a cameraman and works for SFX News. His boss, Mr. Frank, didn’t think Mike was a good cameraman. He said, “Go away and find some news” “This is your last chance”.
In Hawaii, a volcano was erupting. He thought that was a good chance for a good story. He picked up his camera and went to Hawaii.
When he reached Hawaii, a girl leaving there told him that the volcano was very dangerous. But, he thought this was his last chance. So, he began to walk.
Mike was on the volcano. He filmed the smoke, the fire and a big rock. He got very nice films. After that he started to go back to the town. Then he found a young woman. She couldn’t move. He helped her and his ran with her. Because he helped her, he must have put down his camera.
They walked into the town. Mike had no camera and no films. There was a helicopter waiting for them. In the helicopter, Mike said that he needed his camera and went to sleep.
Mike was at office. He didn’t want to see his boss, Mr. Frank. Mr. Frank had Mike’s camera. It was picked up by the people in the helicopter. The camera was broken, but the films were very good. It was very exciting. This film hit Mr. Frank. He said, “We have a new news person.”
The woman he helped, Jenny, came into the room. She smiled at Mike. She hit Mike.

Evaluation: 5 stars
I think Mike is very courageous. It is dangerous to go into a volcano. Big rocks are falling out of the sky. The fire is red and the smoke is black. If I were there, I might run away. Mike helped the woman. This is wonderful because he made a sacrifice of his camera, his old friend. He knows that life is more important than honor. I think Mike is a very good cameraman.
Books Review 8
Title: Orca
Author: Phillip Burrows
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary
Jack Griggs, his wife Tonya, and his friends Max and Sasha wanted to sail from England to Australia. They had a lot of money. At first, everything is easy.
They sailed south. The wind was behind them and soon they couldn’t see England. They sailed for weeks and weeks. They stopped at many small towns and villages.
Some days later, they saw a big fishing boat. In the net, the big thing was making a lot of noise. It was a baby orca-a killer whale. And, it was hurt. Jack helped it. He got the net off the baby killer whale. He said, “That baby killer whale … I am going to call it Lucky.”
Suddenly, it was raining very hard and there was a lot of wind. The waves got bigger and bigger. A big wave hit the boat, and Tonya was thrown out. After that, the boat hit a beach. Jack looked at the sea and was thinking about Tonya.
Tonya was five hundred meters away out in the sea. She moved her arms and shouted, but nobody heard her. She heard something different. There were a lot of killer whales. Suddenly the biggest killer whale was under her. She was on his back. He was taking Tonya to the beach.
Then Jack walked along the beach. Just then he found Tonya. Jack put his arms around Tonya. They sat on the beach and looked at the sea. Jack said, “We are very, very lucky.” “Lucky. Yes, Lucky,” she said quietly to Jack.

Evaluation: 5 starsThe sailing is very exciting. It is important to cooperate with friends. When I read this story, I wanted to go to foreign countries. I think that the sea is not always a friendly place. Because they helped killer whale, Tonya was alive. In fact, I have heard other stories like this. So, I think animals have heart of thanks. We must come in contact with animals kindly. Animals thank us and help u
Books Review 7
Title: Police TV
Author: Tim Vicary
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
There are three police officers in London. They are Dan, Sue, and Jim. In London, someone stole money from people near the shop every day. They must have stopped this.
Dan thought that the robber was a person jogging near the shop. So, they sat upstairs in a window over the shop and watched the people in the street. Dan had a radio. When the young man ran into an old woman and ran away. There was a young woman near the old woman. Dan talked in his radio and a police car stopped young man in North Street. Then the old woman was stolen her purse. They checked up the young man, Peter. But they couldn’t find any.
When Dan and Sue went back to the shop, she found a TV camera over that shop door. She thought that camera could help them. They watched the video. In the video, a woman near the old woman had her bag, but they didn’t watch what she was doing.
Dan thought of new idea. That was a sting operation. Sue had a lot of money and walked the street. She was run into by the jogger, Peter Jones. The woman was near the Peter and handed Sue’s purse to him. He ran away and she wanted to run after him. But, Sue held her. Dan ran after him. Jim and Dan arrested him.
At the police station, Sue asked the woman, Linda some questions. Linda and Peter was a married couple. The police officers found out that they stole the money.

Evaluation: 3 stars
I think it’s a bad to steal the money if you don’t have money. We must work and get a lot of money. Linda and Peter was married couple, so they might be happy. I don’t understand why they steal the money. The police officers are very clever. They used several tools, radio, TV camera etc. When I face a trouble, I want to search for useful tools. I want to be clever.

2009年11月20日金曜日

Books Review 3
Title: Christmas in Prague
Author: Joyce Hannam
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 2

Summary:
A married couple lives a married life. There are three people-Carol, her husband Jan, and his father Josef. Carol is a harpist. In winter, she had concerts in Plague. She wanted Jan and Josef to go there for Christmas. But Josef had a sad story there.
Josef was born in Plague. He had two sons and wife. He left his home town, because he wanted freedom. He could across the border with one son Jan, but his wife and another son couldn’t. She was killed. Josef thought the son was also killed, but he was alive.
In Plague, Josef met the son. The son didn’t know his father. Josef talked with him and tell him really story.


Evaluation: 5 stars
I think Josef was very sad, because he lost his wife and a son. But the son was alive. Josef found his son and the son found his father. I think Josef and the son were very happy when they met in Plague. It is right to leave his home town for freedom. I think Josef and his wife are bravery. I felt Josef’s love for his family and I thought a family has a bound.
Books Review 2
Title: Drive into Danger
Author: Simon Gurr
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 2

Summary:
Mark Miles has many trucks. One day, one of his drivers, Gary Slater, got hurt in the right arm and couldn’t drive. But there were important works that was to take some tables to France from England. When Mark was in trouble Kim Parker who is working in Mark’s office arrived. Kim can drive a truck. Mark asked her to drive a truck. His son Andy went to France with her, because he can speak French and read a map. Gary told them the way to go to France. They must stop truck stops which Gary told them. On the way to France, Andy found that the truck is losing oil. Then Kim found parcel under the truck. When they took a rest the man in green shirt took something out from under the truck. But it was sandwiches they brought. A parcel the man really wanted was drugs. The red car that the man drove was only a few meters behind. Kim stopped suddenly. The red car ran into the back of the truck. After that, Andy threw the parcel of drugs into rubbish dump skip and telephoned the police. The police came and caught them. Andy and Kim arrived at wine shop very late. He told a long story to little man who was waiting them.

Evaluation: 3 stars
I was surprised to read this book because it was contrary to my expectation. I thought Gray was good man, but he wasn’t. Kim can drive a truck. Andy can speak French and read a map. I was interested in helping each other. They fight against evil. I think I must do so. We live with many people, they all have their specialty. So I want to cooperate with many people to fight against evil.
Books Review 1
Title: Give us the Money
Author: Maeve Clarke
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
There was a man who works in a bank. His name is Adam Gray. He thought that every day was the same and nothing exciting ever happened to him. On Monday morning, his horoscope for that day said “Do something different today”. So he went to bank through different way. The park that he walked was a studio for the movie about a robber. But he didn’t know that. He was mistaken and helped the actor who was attacked. He ran away from the park with the actor. Then he ran against real robber who came out of a bank. When he hit against the real lobber he brought robber’s bag with a lot of money. When real robber ran after them the actor had a good idea. It was to shoot the scene which is real robber was arrested. They call police up and the robber was caught by police. The director was grad to shoot wonderful film. Because of it, Adam was late for the bank and he was discharge. But he found new job. It was actor.


Evaluation: 3 stars
I like Adam because he is an honest person. He was mistaken in the park, but he did something different. And he found a new job that he wanted to do. I also had thought that every day was the same like him. Every day I only go to school. But there are many interesting things in my life. I would like to do something different and find delightful days.