No. 5 Esio Trot

Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver, but she is in love with someone else- Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn't even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. (from back cover)

I read a book, 'Esio Trot.' This book has also pretty pictures. They are illustrated by Quentin Blake. This story is easy to read and interesting! Main character is Mr. Hoppy. He loves Mrs. Silver. But she loves her pet, tortoise. She don't attention to Mr. Hoppy. And she want her pet to be bigger. One day, he comes up with a very good idea. That is to replaced her pet with bigger tortoise. I think this idea is funny. His idea works well. In the end, Mr. Hoppy can marry Mrs Silver. 

Dahl, Roald. (1999). Esio Trot. New York: Puffin Books. 

No. 4 The Phantom of the Opera

'Quick! Quick! Close the door! It's him! Annie Sorelli ran into the dressing-room, her face white. (p.2)

I read a book, 'The Phantom of the Opera.' The reason why I pick up the book is I went to see the musical, 'Love never dies' when I stayed in Oklahoma. It is the sequel to 'The Phantom of the Opera.' I went Oklahoma to teach Japanese to high school students. And I stayed with an American family for ten days. They were kind. My host mother took me to the musical on Saturday. I was moved to their acting. But, of course they performed in English, so it was hard for me to understand all contents. I have to study English more and more.


Bassett, Jennifer. (2000). The Phantom of the Opera. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

No. 3 London

Big red buses... Buckingham Palace... the London Eye... Big Ben - these are only some of the things in London. It is a big, beautiful, noisy, and exciting city. More than eleven million visitors come every year from countries all over the world. (p. 40)

 I read a factfile book, "London." This book is written about London, so if you are interested in this country, you should read it! This book has ten contents such as about city, building, museum shopping and food. So, I'll introduce some of the parts which I am interested in.

 First, I'll tell you about city. London is a great city. Two thousand years ago, London was a small village by the River Thames. Then the Romans came and built a town, and thousands of people lived there. And now, in the twenty -first centry, London is the biggest city in Britain and has more than seven million people. I think the most famous building is The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. It is the home of the British government. The clock high up on the building is called Big Ben, but really Big Ben is the bell in the clock. It is so big! You have must hear this name, 'Big Ben.' I want to visit there someday.

 Next is about famous things in London. The British Museum in Great Russell Street is the biggest museum in Britain, and the oldest museum in the world. It opened in 1759. There are 94 galleries, a reading room, and bookshops. You can learn about London and its people from its earliest times. If you want to know more the history of London, I recommend you go there. I'm interested in the museum, so I want to go someday. In addition, there are a lot of shop and delicious dishes. But, many of the most famous shop is too expensive. That is 'Harrods.' Maybe you hear or see the word before. Oxford Street has many big shop, for example, Selfridges, Marks and Spencer, Debenhams. So we can enjoy shopping. When I have money and time, I want to go there and have a great time. If you want to go in Europe, let's go to London!

Escott, John. (2008). London. Oxford: Oxford University Press.