BR3

Pirate Treasure

Author: Phillip Burrows and Mark Foster

Words: 950

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTER

 

Summary:

    It is 1607. Tom Creek’s pirate boat, The Black Star, goes down in the sea. Tom Creek loses all his treasure. As the boat goes down he shouts, ‘This is my treasure and no other man’s. I curse this treasure - forever.’ Many years pass. Many men try to get the treasure. Many men die. For example, in 7th December 1841. On the sea near The Black Star. Men find the treasure. They are engulfed by Tsunami and die. In 22nd April 1907. Another man wants the treasure. He finds the treasure. He gets attacked by a giant squid and die. In 16th February 1977. Another boat needs help. Men find the treasure. Their ship is sucked in by a whirlpool and they die. In 25th June 1999. Another man die. He looks at the treasure. However, he is enclosed in a sunken ship and die. In 2009. John West, his wife Mae, and their friends want to get the treasure. John West, his male friends try to get the treasure but fail. However, Mae try to get the treasure and success. She says, ‘You’re wrong. The curse says, no man can have Tom Creek’s treasure. . . But I am a woman.

 

Key points about the book:

    Tom Creek says, ‘This is my treasure and no other man’s. I curse this treasure - forever. This is Tom Creek’s treasure.’ Therefore, men can’t get the treasure but women can get the treasure. Tom Creek is goofy. The book has a little word game.

 

My opinion:

    This book is very easy to read, because there is no hard English word used in this book. There is no past tense even used in the book. The book is a short story. I think that this book is interesting. The book’s punch line is so nice.

 

321/876

BR2

                                                          The Girl with Green Eyes

Author: John Escott

Words: 1550

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTER

Summary:

    Greg is a porter at the Shepton Hotel in New York. After work, he always goes for a coffee across the street. One day, Greg meet Cassie. Cassie has beautiful green eyes. She doesn’t look very happy. She is in trouble. She is an artist. Her stepfather has her sketchbooks, and she wants them back. Her stepfather is staying at the Shepton Hotel. Greg decides to help Cassie. Greg can get the sketch books and he hands Cassie the sketchbooks. She leaves. However, He is deceived by her. The sketchbooks is Jake Russo. Jake Russo doesn’t have a wife or a stepdaughter. Greg has to find that girl and get the sketchbooks before the police find him. He runs away from the police and looks for Cassie. He finds her and takes the sketchbooks from her. Greg apologizes to Jake Russo and returns the sketchbooks to him. Jake Russo says ‘It’s OK,’ and ‘But stay away from girls with beautiful green eyes!’

Key points about the book:

    Cassie has beautiful green eyes. It is thought that “green” is color, leads to misfortune in Medieval Europe. This custom remains deeply rooted at present. Therefore, Jake Russo says ‘Stay away from girls with beautiful green eyes!’

My opinion:

I don’t know the reason why the book emphasizes the phrase of green eyes. However, I google about green and understood it. I was surprised to learn it. I thought that green is used in a variety of situations. For example, Shrek and the blood of Predator and Alien, Hulk, MASK and so on.  They are monsters and mystery men and to be related to it.

289/555

BR1

The Mystery of Manor Hall

Author: Jane Cammack

Words: 1390

Headwords: 250

Genre: OXFORD BOOKWORMS STARTER

 

Summary:

    Tom and Milly are staying at Manor Hall with Uncle Henry. Henry leads the way into Manor Hall. Henry says ‘This is the music room’ and ‘Do Not Enter.’ However Tom and Milly open the door of the music room and goes in. On one wall there is a very big picture of a ship and a pirate. Suddenly the pirate comes out of the picture and into the music room. His name is William Bones. He have something to tell their. He wants to go back to the sea. Tom says ‘Our new house is in a beautiful place near the sea, and ‘From my bedroom I can hear the seagulls and the wave. Come with us. We can put your picture in the breakfast room where you can see the sea.’ Tom and Milly take the picture to their new house by the sea. One day when there is a full moon . . . his ship disappears.

 

Key points about the book:

    The book’s key point is that Tom and Milly were told to ‘Do Not Enter, ‘but they enter into the music room. When we are told not to enter, we become all the more eager to go.

 

My opinion:

    This book is very easy to read, because there is no hard English word used in this book. There is no past tense even used in the book. I think that the same as Japanese version is how to rest in peace. It is interested.

 

266/266

other class

My classroom is Room 122. There are many windows in the wall. The windows are made of frosted glass. There are many computers on the desks. Everyone is using it now. There is my i phone. I am using that to check English words. There are many desks and chairs. We need it. There are many students. They are studying English. There are many posters in the wall. There is a printing machine, but I have never used the printing machine. There is an air conditioner. I like it because it gives me comfortableness. There is my text. I study using it.

102/4291

Other class homework

 Travel by train. In my opinion, when we travel in Japan, it is better to take the train than to go by plane. First, airports are usually far from cities. Train stations, on the other hand, are located in the center of cities. Second, trains are always little cheaper than planes. It is better to save our money for our trip. Third, we can see beautiful scenery from a train; from a plane, everything is too small. Finally, we can get up and move around a train. It is hard to do that in a plane. These are just a few of my reasons. I'm sure that you can think of many more why traveling by train is better than traveling by plane within Japan.

 Main subject is traveling by train. Contention is that it is better to take the train than to go by plane. Acceptance part is that airports are usually for from cities. Trains are always a little cheaper than planes. We can get up and move around a train. Conclusion is that I'm sure that you can think of many reason why traveling by train is better than travel by plane within Japan.

 Studying at the library is better than studying at home. At home, there are too many distractions. For example, I will surf the Internet or send e-mail to friends if I am using my computer. I may listen to music and neglect my work. At the library, we have to be quiet. Also, I can exchange ideas about problems or homework with friends at the library. Finally at the library we have access to books, computers, and other sources of information. I feel that the atmosphere is perfect for learning. Though I enjoy being at home, when it comes time to study, the library is definitely the best place for me. I can concentrate their better than anywhere.

 Main subject is studying at the library. Contagion is studying at the library is better than studying at home. Acceptance part is there are not too many distractions. Can exchange ideas about problems or homework with friends at the library. Can have access to books computers and other sources of information at the library. Conclusion is library is definitely the best place where I can concentrate better than anywhere.

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My family

 I have 4 families. I have a sister and a mother and a father. My sister is 22 years old. My mother is 53 years old. My father is 45 years old. My sister higher is 168 cm. my mother higher is 170 cm. my father higher is 178 cm. my higher is 180 cm. I had a grandmother, but she died. I love her very much. So I am very heavy. My sister named Saya. My father named Katura. My Mother named Tomoko. I love my family. 

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Music I like

  My favorite music is western music. I love it so much. Especially I like R&B of western music. My favorite singers are Alicia keys and Kelly Rowland and Chris Brown. I love western music, so I get my feet wet DJ. I listen to western music every day. I listen to western music 2 hour a day. Even in a bath, I listen to western music. I go to my school, listening to western music every day. I am introducing my favorite western music by my blog. So be sure to listen to their song. My favorite song is See You Again now. I listen it everyday.

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