The Outing

Wilf kicked a stone and his shoe came off. The shoe landed in the water with a splash. "Oh Wilf!" said Biff. Wilf couldn't get his shoe. He told Mrs May about it. "What a silly thing to do!" she said. "I don't know what we can do." When they got to the zoo it began to rain. The children climbed out of the bus and Mrs May went to get the tickets. Nadim wanted to see the elephants. Wilf wanted to see the lions and Biff wanted to see the crocodiles. "I hope the rain stops," said Mrs May. (pp.4-9)

I read a book, "The Outing." They went to the zoo, but it started to rain. So they went to the museum.

Hunt, R, & Brychta, A. (2003). The Outing. Oxford University Press.

Dad's Grand Plan

Everyone was excited. It was holoday time. Kipper couldn't wait. "Only two days to go!" he said. Chip looked at Floppy. He was running round and round. They all laughed at him. "See! Even Floppy is excited," said Chip. Mum came in. She gave a big sigh. "Dad wants a family meeting," she said. "What's that?" asked Kipper. "Dad has a Grand Plan." "A Grand Plan?" said Chip. "What's a Grand Plan?" " I don't like the sound of it," said Biff.(pp.1-4)

I read a book, "Dad's Grand Plan." This story was easy to read. It was interesthing to me because their dog, Floppy was forgotten!

Hunt, R, & Brychta, A. (2003). Dad's Grand Plan. Oxford University Press.

The Go-kart Race

Everyone looked at the go-karts. Wilma's front wheels were bent. Anneena's go-kart was broken. Everyone was upset. Chip looked at the broken go-karts. He had an idea. He told Mum what the idea was. "What a brilliant idea!" said Mum. The mums and dads made a new go-kart. They made one go-kart out of two. They put the front of Anneena's go-kart on the back of Wilma's. The children liked the new go-kart. They called it Silver Bullet. "What about the race?" asked Biff. "I bet Silver Bullet will win."(pp.14-17)

I read a book, "The Go-kart Race." This story was Anneena and Wilma's car broke because they crashed. So they put their cars together.

Hunt, R, & Brychta, A. (2003). The Go-kart Race. Oxford University Press.

Harry and an Electrical Problem

The lights went off! 'Oh no!' shouted Harry, 'Not again!' Robert asked, 'How many power cuts have there been this week? Betty said, 'This is the seventh and today is only Wednesday!' 'Here you are Harry,' said Emma and she pulled a candle out of her pocket. The next day. Harry and the other detectives went to see the Chief. The Chief said, 'Every time there's a power cut we find an electric cable cut in the basement of the police station. That is where we keep all the Top Secret documents.' (pp.3-4)

I read a book, "Harry and an Electrical Problem." Harry is always hungry, so he always eats something! He played an action part in catching offenders. 

Cadwallader, J. (2009). Harry and an Electrical Problem. Young ELi Readers.

Harry and the Crown

When the detectives arrived at the house of the robbers they were talking about the Castle Museum. The man said, 'When I went into the room with the Crown Jewels there was a ghost in armour. He spoke to me!' The woman replied, 'Don't be silly! Ghosts don't exist! The detectives jumped into the room. 'Look!' said the man, 'There it is! There's the ghost!' 'Oh!' he said, seeing Emma, 'There are two of them!' Emma looked at him. 'We aren't ghost, we're detectives! Come with us please!'
Harry was busy looking for the jewels. 'Have they got the Crown Jewels? YES! Thank goodness!' (pp.24-25)


I read a book, "Harry and the Crown." This book has cute pictures. The pictures are very cute!
This story was Harry and Emma could catch the robbers accidentally.

Cadwallader, J. (2009). Harry and the Crown. Young ELi Readers.

THE OOZE

You are a college student.
You live alone in your apartment near the college. Most days you wake up, walk to class, and then return home. You study a little, you party a little. You sleep a lot.
You don't clean your apartment very often.
OK, maybe you never clean it. Hey, it's a busy life!
There are diety socks in your bedroom. There are dirty dishes in the kitchen. And the bathroom...who knows what's living in there?
Tomorrow is a big day. Your new roommate, Chuck, is comming. You need to clean the bathroom before he comes.
It can't be that dirty-right?(p1)

I read a book, "THE OOZE." I must make this story. It's very interesthing. This series has many story!

Maclauchlan, K. (2015). THE OOZE. Atama-ii Books.

Vocabulary

jiggle: to move quickly from side to side, often in a comical way

ooze: a slimy substance that is between a liquid and a solid

The Spider and the Beehive

The spider squeezed into a hole in the hive. He ate up all the sweet golden honey and did not share any! The spider was ready for the next treat. But when he tried to climb out of the hive, he was stuck. his belly had become too big! "Help! Get me out!" he cried.(pp.11-12)

I read a book, "The Spider and the Beehive."

This book is very easy to short.

The spider is very greedy, so he was stuck.

Einhorn, K.　(2006). The Spider and the Beehive. Folk & Fairy Tale.

Cinderella

Poof! The fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach. She turned mice into horses. She turned Cinderella's rags into a fancy dress and her old shoes into glass slippers.

"You look lovely! There is only one rule. You must be home by midnight or the spell will be broken," said the fairy godmother. Cinderella agreed. Then she waved goodbye.(6-7)

I read a book, "Cinderella." Cinderella is cute, and the prince was cool!
I love this story. So, I have watched this movie.


Findley, V. (2006). Cinderella. Folk & Fairy Tale.


Vocabulary
alas: unfortunately
chores: jobs around the house
coach: carriage pulled by horses
spell: a group of words that has magical power
vowed: promised

The Princess and the Pea

Once upon a time, there lived a prince. He was very lonely and wanted to get married. The prince looked high and low for the perfect wife, but had no luck. He coudl not find a real princess anywhere!

Once stormy night, there was a knock on his door. When the prince opened it, he saw a girl. Her hair was wet. Her cloyhes were muddy. And she was shivering.(pp.2-4)

I read a book, "The princess and the Pea." This book was very short and easy to read. So, everybody enjoyed to read.

Findley, V.(2006). The Princess and the Pea. Folk & Fairy Tale.

Vocabulary

boulder: huge rock

rude: not polite

shivering: shaking with cold

snoozed: slept

stormy: rainy or snowy with a lot of wind

Yesterday's diary

I went to mister Donut with my friends.

We talked about many things!  

It was very delicious.

At home, I finished my prezemi's report.

I was very happy!

Sara Says No!

It is Wednesday morning. Everybody is at the market. Everybody is laughing. Something strange is happening. Mister Fruit touches an apple. The apple goes bad. Then he picks up an orange. The orange goes bad too. Then he picks up some bananas. They go black. Everybody laughs. 'look at Misteer Fruit! He touches the fruit and it goes bad!' Mister Fruit looks at his hands. 'What is happening?' he says. 'Please, sara. Please help me.' Sara touches an apple. She pick up an orange and some bananas. 'Hooray !' everybody says. 'It's a miracle! Sara touches the fruit and it's OK! We're going to buy our fruit from Sara! (pp.14-15)


I read a book, "Sara Say No!" Sara's father cheated the customers. So Sara was angry with him. But, he insisted that we must make money.


Whitney, N. (2010). Sara Say No! Macmillan Readers.

Storm Castle

Nadim was good on the computer. He got through all the rooms safely.
"Chip can have a go next," said Nadim. "You can all have a go if you like."
"You're brilliant at it," said Chip. "I won't be very good when I have my go."
Suddebly, the magic key began to glow.
"Oh no!" said Biff. "I don't want the key to glow. I don't want a magic adventure. I want to play on Nadim's computer."
"I don't want a magic adventure, either," said Chip. "I think I know where it will be."(pp.7-8)

I read a book, "Storm Castle." The adventure was Nadim's computer game!

There were many dangerous in it. So, what happen them?

Hunt, R, & Brychta, A.(2003). Storm Castle. Oxford University Press.

The Quest

"I'm writing a story about a quest," said Wilma, "but I'm stuk. I don't know what to put next." "I don't know what a quest is," said Biff, "so I don't think I can help you." "It's a journey that someone makes to look for something that's been lost," said Wilma. Biff still didn't understand what Wilma meant, so Wilma read the story to her. "Long ago, and far away, there was a beautiful land called Ulm. Flowers grew everywhere. Animals lived in the woods and forests. Everyone was happy there.(pp.1-2)


I read a book, "The Quest." The magic key took Wilma into Wilma's story! This story was very exciting.


Hunt, R, & Brychta,A. (2003). The Quest. Oxford University Press.

Vocabulary
quest: 願望、追求

A Day in London

The children wanted to see how the boomerangs worked. Gran took them outside. She threw a boomerang and it whizzed through the air.
"Look out!" shouted Gran.
Kipper wanted to play with the golf clubs.
Gran showed him what to do. She hit the ball,
but she hit it too hard and it smashed a window.
"Oh, dear," said Gran.(pp.4-5)

I read a book, "A Day in London." Gran is a careless person, so she smashed a window, fall over the waxworks and so on.


Hunt, R, & Brychta, A.(2003). A Day in London. Oxford University Press.

Vocabulary
whiz: （空気を切って）ピューッと飛ぶ
waxwork: ろう人形

Survival Adventure

That evening, it began to rain. It rained so hard that Chip and Wilf couldn't sleep outside in the tent.
In the end, Mum said they could camp on Chip's bedroom floor.
"You won't need a survival kit here," said Biff.
Suddenly, the magic key began to glow.
The children were pulled into a new adventure.
"If this is going to be a survival adventure," said Biff, "I'm taking the umbrella."
"You won't need an umbrella on a survival adventure," shouted Chip. "Don't be silly."(pp.4-5)

I read a book, "Survival Adventure". When the bear tried to attack children, they opened their umbrella! Then, the bear was afraid of the umbrella. So, their umbrella was useful.

Hunt, R, & Brychta, A.(2003). Survival Adventure. Oxford University Press.

Vocabulary

kit: （ある目的・行為のための）道具一式

　　　用具「品」ひとそろい

Dutch Adventure

At home, Biff and Chip went to Biff's room.
They wanted to play some music.
Suddenly the key glowed.
"It's time for an adventure," said Biff.
"I hope it's not an adventure about cheese,"
said Chip.
The magic took them back in time. It took them to Holland.
They were on a high bank called a dyke.
On one side the land was very flat. On the other side was the sea.
The dyke kept the sea away from the land.(pp.7-8)

I read a book, Dutch adventure. Biff and Chip were taken back in time. Water was spouting through the dyke. So they tried to stop with many cheeses.



Hunt, R,& Brychta, A. (2003). Dutch Adventure. Oxford University Press.

Vocabulary
dyke:a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto a low area of land, espencially from the sea

Does He Love Me?

At 6 o'clock Jenny went to the cafe to meet Alex. But Alex was there with Yoon-Hee. She was very shocked. "Why's Yoon-Hee here with... my Alex?" she thought.

She said, "Alex, I want to know what's going on. Why is Yoon-Hee here?"

Alex replied, "What are you saying?"

"Last naght, you said you were studying," Jenny said. "But you went to the movies with Yoon-Hee. Gemma told me.You didn't go with me! You went with her!" She pointed at Yoon-Hee. Yoo-Hee was very shocked. "And she's my best friend, too! How could you? You lied to me!"She was angry now.

"Yes, we went to the theater but...," said Alex.

I read a book, Does He Love Me?

The end of the story is surprised Jenny's birthday party!

Waring, R, & Jamall, M. (2007). Does He Love Me? Foundation Reading Library.

The Lost Wallet

John and Eric walked to the bus stop. They were waiting for a bus. They saw a man. He was running for the bus.

"Is that Mr. Harris?" asked John.

"Yeah, but I don't care. I hate him," said Eric.

Mr. Harris had many things. When he was running for the bus, something fell onto the ground.

Eric and John saw it. Mr.Harris did not see it fall. He got on the bus and the bus left.

Eric and John went to look at it. "What is it?" asked John.

It's Mr. Harris's bag," replied Eric. He picked it up. "Let's look inside it."

"No,"said John. "We shouldn't"

Eric did not listen to his friend. He opened the bag and looked inside. "Hey, there's a wallet.Maybe there's some money in it," he said.

"No," said John again. "Don't open it. It's not ours." But Eric opened the wallet.

I read a book, The Lost Wallet. This story is very interesthing! John wanted to use Mr Harris' money, while Eric wanted to give it back to him. But in the end, John had used the money. However what they did was come out by their teacher.


Waring, R, & Jamall, M.(2007). The Lost Wallet. Foundation Reading Library.
 

Do it!

Kenji missed the basket! The ball didn't go in. Kenji's team was very angry with him.

"Kenji! What happened?" shouted Ryan. "That was terrible. You missed! And that was so easy!"

Kenji turned and shouted at Ryan.

"I don't care, Ryan," said Kenji. "It's only a game, and I don't like basketboll."

"A game? Basketball is not only a game!" shouted Ryan.

"I want to win, Kenji."

"And I don't want to win. I hate sports," Kenji replied.

This book is a long text, but, easy to read and interesthing! This story is two boys fought, but get along well thanks for  science class activity.

Waring, R, & Jamall,M. (2008). Do it! Foundations Reading Library.

Love Online

"Let's have lunch," said Scott to Sarah. Scott liked Sarah very much. Everybody liked Sarah.

"Sorry, I can't," she replied. "I'm having lunch with Yoko today." Yoko was her best friend.

"Oh, okay," he replied. "I'll see you later." Sarah said," Okay, bye."

Scott watched her leave. "I really like her," he thought.

"I'll ask her to go to the Valentine's Day dance tomorrow."

I read a book, "Love Online". Scott likes Sarah, so when he hears that Sarah likes Ji-Sung, he tries to keep Sarah and Ji-Sung apart. Scott uses e-mail to apart them. Will he succeed? I was excited at this result. Please read this book!  

Vocabulary

tear: ～を破る

Waring, R, & Jamall, M.(2008). Love Online. Foundations Reading Library.

Val's Diary

Luke and I went to the lake with his friends. While we were swimming underwater he kissed me! Yes! HE KISSED ME! I got a terrible fright. I swallowed about a to of water and nearly drowned! I didn't know what to say after that so we didn't talk on the way home.

I read a book, Val's Diary. This book is written about Val's moods, emotions and dreams. This book is interesthing

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


Vocaburaly
exclaimed: said in a surprised voice

How's it going?

Hi, everyone, how are things? I went to Ytani Keikoku with PUKbadminton member on Saturday.
I was so excited at this event since last week. We played in the river and had a barbecue. I had a good time!


Next day, I went to Kamitori with my part-time job's senior. We had lunch at Amamiya. Amamiya is powdered green tea's shop. I had a green tea pafe and annmitu. It was very delicious.


When I looked back on holidays, I had a good time!

Information Technology

In the nineteenth century, machines changed the world. Suddenly, people could travel more easily and communicate more quickly. Work changed, too, and many people got jobs in factories. It was the start of the Industrial Ages.(p1)

I read a book, Information Technology. This book is very long but very interesting. I could understand computer's history.

Paul A Davies(2002),Information Technology,OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

vocabulary

transistor: an electronic switch

instruction: words that tell you what to do

 

Last Sunday's diary

 I went to city in Kumamoto with my friend since high school.

First, We went to Sanmaruku cafe.

We talked about our high school days, college life and many things.

I was fun because I met her after a long interval.

Next, We went shopping!

This day was very happy day!