2019年2月12日火曜日

The Three Musketeers (BR15)

"I'm going ti England," D' Artaganan replied." Someone needs my help. But it will be dangerous. There are people who may try to stop me."
"You'll need our help," Aramis said. "You know the musketeer7s motto" "All for one and one for all!
"
D' artagan wants to become a king's musketeer. But first he must show that he is a strong and brave fighter. He can find Constance, the woman loves he.
 I know this story. I was moved that D' artagan can show his brave and strong. It was an interesting story  for me.

The Three Musketeers,(2009),Alexandre Dumans

The Black Tulip (BR14)

Cornelius Van Baerle is researcher of tulip. He devotes enthusiasm to growing a black tulip because President of the Flower Society announced that a peason who grows a black tulip is paid a lot of money. However he is sentenced the death penalty because he kept a letter from Wit brothers, who were persons in the position of power. While he is in prison, he becomes loving Rosa, who is a daughter of guard. And they grow bulb of black tulip but both of tulip are crushed and stolen...

Let's try to read!

Dumans, Alexandre. (2005). The Black Tulip. Macmillan readers

Lorna Doone (BR13)

In 1673, the south west of England. The Doone family live in a secret valley on Exmoor. They are robbers and murders. One day, Carver Doone murders young John Ridd's father. John is a boy, but soon he will be a man. Then he will kill Carver Doone. John meets a beautiful young girl in Doone VAlley. And he falls in love. but the girl's name is Lorna Doone and Carver Doone is going to marry her. What will John do?

Lorna Doone. (1999). R.D.Blackmore. Macmillan Readers.

The Black Cat (BR11)

One day, two archaeologists chase criminal who steel burial treasure. This treasure is the black cat. They continue to chase criminals, but criminals involved with this trouble. Some criminals died. It was difficult to solve this case. In the middle of solution, only one archaeologist survey this case. Can he arrest the criminals...?

I was nervous  to read this book. II think that an archaeologist is bravely.
The black cat,John Milne, Macmillan Readers(1995)

2019年1月24日木曜日

Les Misérables (BR12)

In 1815, Jean Valijean committed a crime bishop's house in a  and was imprisoned. However, the bishop stands up for him and gives a silver candlestick. He is moved by his kindness, in 1819 he becomes a mayor. He meets a factory woman, Fantine. She has a daughter, Cossete. Cossete is left at Mr. and Mrs. Tenarudie but they request a lot of money as child-rearing expenses and abuse Cossete. He promises Fantine to help Cossete...

It is moving story. Let's try to read.

Bassett, Jennifer. (2012). Les Misérables. Oxford University Press.

2018年11月19日月曜日

The review of England (11/15)


  

This book was written about England, which was a country of Europe. I will talk about some interesting information in the book.
 

   First, there are a lot of big, beautiful old country houses --- also called 'stately homes' in England. 'Stately homes' means that the buildings like St Michael's mount in Cornwall are venerable and time-honored. I really like old buildings, especially world heritages. I am interested in the mysteries of them. Why did people at that time construct such buildings? How did they build such big buildings? There are still left many fascinating questions.

 

   Second, I would like to write about English foods. I knew the words that 'the great English breakfast' from the book for the first time. It is constituted egg, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, and baked beans, with lots of tea. People can eat it at nearly all hotels and at many cafes. However, I have heard the words that 'afternoon tea.' The English drink a cup of tea with sandwiches and cakes. I long for 'afternoon tea' very much. I want to spend such elegant time with my best friend.

 

   Third, I will introduce the brands in London, for example, Mary Quant, Paul Smith, Bruce Oldfield and Katharine Hamnett and many other things. They are popular in all over the world. I will write the history of fashion there. Mary Quant made the first miniskirt here in the 1960s. She was soon famous all round the world. Later, in 1970s, Vivienne Westwood opened her shop Seditionaries in the King’s Road in Chelsea, and punk fashion was born. I was surprised that the many brands which I had heard was in London. London seems to be a pioneer of fashion in the world.

 

   Forth is about nature. In contrast to the downtown in England, there are a lot of beautiful nature in countryside. People say, ‘It always rains in England.’ The book said that it was not true. However, because it rains, the countryside is green and beautiful. The Lake District National Park is in Cumbria, in the north-west of England. Here the hills are the highest in England, and between them sit sixteen great lakes. The fact was surprising.

 

   Thanks to this book, I could enjoy the situation that as if I visited England. I strongly think I want to visit the country, of course, and other many countries in the future.



2018年11月8日木曜日

The content of the class (11/8)

   When you stand on the Golden Gate Bridge, and look east across Saint Francis Bay you can see an island. It is very small, but everybody knows its name, "Alcatraz." Every year more than 1.4 million visitors visit this place.


   Alcatraz Island first became an important prison in 1907. At this time, it was only a prison for soldiers. Then, in the 1930s, the U.S. government needed a place for the most dangerous people in the country --- people from wild cities like Chicago or New York. They thought nobody would be able to escape from the island of Alcatraz.