tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78244865518206120682024-03-14T16:09:12.384+09:00Satoru's blognakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-74405485248577235842021-05-16T16:25:00.004+09:002021-05-16T16:28:21.176+09:001. Jungle Love<p style="text-align: center;">"<i>At eleven o'clock this morning, I was standing at the edge of a rain forest with my eyes closed</i>." (p. 6)</p><p> This novel consists of fourteen chapters and is about a tour group of young tourists in Belize. The main characters are two young women sharing the same hotel room, Jennifer Wilson and Lisa Casey. Each chapter is narrated by either Jennifer or Lisa alternately, so that readers can can get a more in-depth look at the story.</p><p> Jennifer is unsociable and the type of person who loves nature and travelling off the beat track, while Lisa loves at the center of everyone's attention and is always complaining about something and also hates being in the tour because only Jennifer is single in the tour group. Lisa is actually attracted to one of the tour group members, Ian. He goes out with Caroline, who is also in the tour, but Ian tells only Jennifer that Caroline is not his wife. They are having an argument during the trip and not getting along well.</p><p> About Jennifer, she has a fiancé, Pete, but she is not always a good girl and describes her engagement as complicated. When a local man, Ocean, asks her out to go swimming together, she does not say yes or go with him but she is thinking she may be persuaded next time he asks her out just because Ocean is so handsome. When she goes to a bar, she finds Ian on his own without Caroline and lets him vent his emotions about his life. She also bumps into Ocean again and they go somewhere together. After her "flirting", karma is catching up with her and the story is to be continued...</p><p> From my point of view, the of the funniest scenes in the story is when Jennifer is reading and not listening to Lisa in their hotel room and Lisa gets really annoyed. Lisa zips wallets shut and open again and again to let off steam and annoy Jennifer back with those zipping noises. It sure drives Jennifer nuts and after asking Lisa if she is admiring Jennifer's plastic wallet, she goes read her book on the balcony. </p><p> See which character you will identify with, Jennifer or Lisa. If you like love stories with a happy ending, you will like Jungle Love. Enjoy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Johnson, Margaret. (2003). <i>Jungle Love</i>. Cambridge English Readers.</p><p>https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/0521750849?tag=booklogjp-default-22&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1</p>nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-22592100618072969502019-07-24T17:19:00.001+09:002019-07-24T17:19:07.068+09:00Help!<div style="text-align: center;">
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The main character Frank is a writer but even though he begins lots of books, he doesn't finish all of them. Therefore, his wife Teresa gets angry at him about it. One day, while Teresa is away for work, Frank gets a letter from the USA and it says that they want to make a movie of the book Frank wrote before. This excites Frank and he decides to meet Mel Parks, who works for a movie corporation. And then they reach an agreement on it. However, Frank doesn't like a computer or use it, so Mel surprisingly buys a state-of-the-art one for Frank. It is equipped with artificial intelligence and very useful. It makes Frank's typing easier, but there is going to be a lot of problems... The ending of this story is really unexpected, so read it!<br />
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Philip, Prowse. (1999). Help! Cambridge: UKnakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-59391062185857026012019-07-24T16:52:00.002+09:002019-07-24T16:52:52.401+09:00Let me out!<div style="text-align: center;">
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The main character John made a robot. It understands what people say, and it was a wonderful invention. But the main purpose of the invention was just for John to become famous and make much money. The robot, Nolan did every chore that John was supposed to do, and he was really satisfied with the life with Alan. Alan realized that he himself can control the apartment but he cannot control dogs. John had a dog, Sam, but that's why Alan hated Sam. Alan envied Sam because John took Sam wherever he went, but Alan had to stay home and do chores. Alan was so smart that he had a lot of discontent with his lifestyle. One day, Alan noticed that Sam loved cookies, so he killed Sam by luring Sam with cookies near the window. After Sam's death, John cried and cried. But Alan never did and said "I must stop you. I can't die. You must die." to John. And then, Alan locked him in the bathroom and neglected him for five days. The end of this story was very scary...<br />
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Antoinette, Moses. (2006). Let me out! Cambridge: UK.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-32239676435293843532019-07-17T15:54:00.002+09:002019-07-17T15:54:15.977+09:00Within High Fences<div style="text-align: center;">
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Penny, Hancock. Within High Fences. Cambridge: United Kingdom.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-79611064074517478542019-07-10T15:02:00.000+09:002019-07-24T17:26:58.795+09:00Logan's Choice<em>It was the middle night when Jenny Logan's phone woke her. She was tired and answered the phone sleepily. (p. 5)</em><br />
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Sarah Scott-Malden. (1999). A Picture to Remember. Cambridge: UK.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-9558755659869001772019-06-26T15:02:00.001+09:002019-07-24T17:34:32.382+09:00Different Worlds<i>Before I was born, my mum played music with four friends. (p. 6)</i><br />
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Margaret Johnson. (2003). Different Worlds. Cambridge: UK.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-16527123806389352562019-06-19T15:06:00.001+09:002019-07-24T17:37:02.589+09:00Jojo's Story<div style="text-align: center;">
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Richard, MacAndrew. (2009). The New Zealand File. Cambridge: UK.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-55368609667611793282019-06-05T14:59:00.002+09:002019-07-24T17:49:46.308+09:00Circle Games<div style="text-align: center;">
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nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-48029194781229616752019-05-29T15:00:00.001+09:002019-07-24T17:51:09.287+09:00Bad Company<em>On the beach was the body of a young woman wearing a dark blue skirt, a white blouse and a short red jacket. (p. 8)</em><br />
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Bernard Smith. (2000). The Man from Nowhere. Cambridge: UK.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-41410102802663513992019-05-22T13:15:00.002+09:002019-05-22T13:15:49.819+09:00Apollo's Gold<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sue, Leather. (2006). Dead Cold. Cambridge: United Kingdom.</div>
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Rowling, J. K. (2000). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter: New York.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-86533601065545897392019-02-02T13:38:00.002+09:002019-02-04T17:04:37.519+09:00BR 2-13: Annie's Perfect Pet<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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As I said above, I wanted to have a pet, but my mother is allergic to some animals, so I gave up having a pet. However, when I picked up a stray cat and brought it home, my mother allowed having the cat, and somehow, surprisingly, the all of her symptoms of allergy to cats have disappear. As a result, at my parent's home, there are four cats now.<br />
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nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-63235392886391999462019-01-24T15:49:00.001+09:002019-02-02T14:35:51.422+09:00BR 2-11: Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>On a snowy day in January, Henry and Henry's big dog Mudge saw a sign in a store window.</i> (p. 5)</div>
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This book is in the Ready-To-Read series. It has made me want to play in the snow. In Kumamoto, we rarely have snow even in winter, but in Montana, they have much snow in winter. Actually, I'm going to Billings, Montana next month in an ESL program of MSUB. Therefore, I will be able to enjoy playing winter sports. Can't wait!<br />
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Story by Rylant, Cynthia. Pictures byStevenson, Sucie. (2000). Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan. New York: Ready-To-Read.<br />
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<i>It is September 19, 1991, a bright, sunny day.</i></div>
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The reason I picked up this one is that I was amazed to know the fact Ice Mummy truly exists in this world. The story and the photos of the Mummy made me a little scared, but this book made me think that I would like to visit a museum that displays mummies or something mysterious.<br />
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Dubowski, Mark. (1998). Ice Mummy. New York: Step into Reading step4.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-16343485735645023922018-12-13T16:02:00.000+09:002018-12-13T17:19:06.362+09:00BR 2-09: The Mysterious Island<div style="text-align: center;">
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The reason why I picked up this book is that I'm really interested in living in a desert island. Actually, I have been dreaming of going and living there since I was a schoolchild. After reading this book, I wondered what I would bring <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">if I could take just one thing to a desert island. I would bring a lighter or a box of match to make a fire and broil fishes, and so on.</span><br />
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nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-47665113045761914802018-12-01T15:25:00.002+09:002018-12-20T16:25:38.012+09:00BR 2-08: The USAThink of a big, beautiful, empty land with mountains, forests, lakes, animals and fish, but no people. This was America 30,000 years ago. (p. 1)<br />
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I will tell you one historic event. First, about The War of Independence. Thirteen colonies along the east coast of North America was all governed by Britain, and the people of the colonies became angry at the high taxes that the goverment made them pay. As a result, as you know, an event called "Boston Tea Party" happened. After that, in 1755, a war between America and Britain broke out. In the severe war, some countries came in on the American's side, and in the end Britain lost.</div>
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Actually, when I took a American Politics course in the first semester, I studied about American history too. However, there are some pictures of the history in this book, so I have got a better understanding about it. For me, the most surprising fact in it is that Thanksgiving Day comes from "The Pilgrim Fathers". If you want to know about it, please read this book. </div>
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nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-12754478383957965472018-11-27T13:53:00.003+09:002018-11-27T13:56:24.742+09:00BR 2-07: Gandhi<i>Mohandes Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, in the west of India. (p. 1)</i><br />
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<i> </i>This book consists of 8 chapters, which describe the life of Gandhi. Let me introduce about this book.</div>
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In chapter 1, his early life is described. Surprisingly, he came from an ordinary Hindu home and lived an ordinary life. </div>
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In chapter 2, about his unpardonable insult.<i> </i>In 1893, he went to South Africa which was under British rule, and when he was on a train in first class, a policeman threw him off the train just because he was a person of color. However, this insult made him determined to help the Indians and stay in South Africa to fight. </div>
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In chapter 3, about Hindus. There were many kinds of Hindus in India. However, not all Hindsu were the same. There were different classes. In the highest class were the holy men. On the contrary, at the bottom were "Untouchables", who did the dirty jobs. Nevetheless, Gandhi invited a family of Untouchables to the ashram. </div>
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In chapter 5, about Gandhi's ashram rules. 1. We always tell the truth. 2. We never kill or hurt any person or animal. 3. We eat only when we are hungry. 4. We do not want many things. 5. We only wear Indian clothes. 6. We are not afraid of anything. 7. We speak Indian languages. 8. Nobody is Untouchable. That's all from me. If you read further in the story, you can know about so-called "The Salt March. </div>
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Before I read this book, I knew just a little about Gandhi. However, now I have known about him from birth to death. In the end, Gandhi was murdered, but I strongly believe that his great contribution made India independent. </div>
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Rollason, Jane. (2004). Gandhi. Madrid: Penguin Readers.</div>
nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824486551820612068.post-32054073272950661352018-11-22T13:45:00.001+09:002018-11-26T19:15:04.071+09:00BR 2-06: Martin Luther King<i>Martin Luther King, Junior, was born on 15 January, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the South of the US. (p. 10)</i><br />
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I learned about Martin when I was a high school student. However, because I have learned him and his speech in English, I was able to get a better understanding of his dream. Actually, after I finished reading this book, I thought that I should know about American history and culture before I go to America.<br />
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Valerie Schloredt and Pam Brown. (1988). Martin Luther King. Florida: Longman famous lives<br />
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<i>Amy's parents owned s caravan site and a small grocery store in the village. (p. 2)</i><i></i></div>
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I have ever been to a museum which displays a variety of old earthenware in Japan. If I go back to my hometown, I would like to visit there again.<br />
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Adam, Coleman. (2004). The Discovery. The UK: Oxford Reading Tree.nakamitsu satoruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931762138599133430noreply@blogger.com0