BR 2-33: Scotland

How much do you really know about this country of exciting cities, beautiful islands and wonderful mountains? Everybody knows about Scotch whisky, but this book looks a little further than the Scotland of visitors – at the real Scotland that lies underneath. 

Scotland is a book in the Factfiles subseries of Oxford Bookworms. Factfiles is a nonfiction subseries, as you may know. This book has ten chapters, This is Scotland, Scotland today, Scotland’s past, Edinburgh, Glasgow, The Highlands, The Islands, Traditional Scotland, Eating and drinking, Scotland tomorrow.

This book has many pictures, so we can enjoy reading it. I was surprised at things that is written in chapter 2; Scotland today. “Scotland is a part of Britain, but don’t call them English!”. Everyone in Scotland speaks English but 60000 people speak Gaelic. For example, yes is aye, child is bairn, boy is lad. It is funny.

Flinders, S. (1995). Scotland. Oxford Bookworms, UK. (160)

Factfiles: Scotland: 400 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms ELT)

Steve Flinders

Oxford University Press

発売日：1998-11-05

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BR 2-32: London

London – two thousand years of history. From the Romans and King Henry the Eighth to the city of today and tomorrow – and from St Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace to Petticoat Lane and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz club. The rich and exciting life of a great city – and some of the people who helped to make it.

London is a book in the Factfiles subseries of Oxford Bookworms. Factfiles is a nonfiction subseries, as you may know.This book has nine chapters, This is London!, In the beginning, Visiting the city, Somme places to go, Westminster, Shops and eating, Going out, Museums and galleries, Places and parades.

The chapter that appealed to me the most was Chapter 4; Some places to go. This chapter is written about Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral. I have been all of them. When I was reading this book, I remembered the days when I have been to London for study.  

And I would like to write about chapter 3; Visiting the city. If you have a chance to go to London, You have better take a London bus to travel. It’s cool. And there are black cabs in London. It looks like old fusion.

Escott, J. (1995). London. Oxford Bookworms, UK. (222)

Factfiles: London: 400 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms ELT)

John Escott

Oxford University Press

発売日：1996-07-25

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BR 2-31: NEW YORK

New York - The Big Apple. The history of the city and some of the things you can see and do there today – the skyscrapers and the subway, the shops and the sports, the museums and the restaurants – and the people themselves. All the things that make New York the most exciting city in the world!

New York is a book in the Factfiles subseries of Oxford Bookworms. Factfiles is a nonfiction subseries, as you may know.This book has nine chapters, The Big Apple, In the beginning, Visiting the city, Some places to go, Looking up!, Shopping and eating, Entertainment, We love parade, New York and New Yorkers.

The chapter that appealed to me the most was Chapter 9: New York and New Yorkers. This chapter is written about things that we have to remember about New York. For example; Don’t carry a lot of money with you; Don’t travel on the subway alone at night; New York can be very hot in the middle of summer and very cold in the middle of winter. And my images of New York are New Yorkers look like always busy and many cars and buses stop and start.

Next, I would like to write about chapter 6; Shopping and eating. Girls must like shopping and eating. Fifth Avenue has some of the biggest names – Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Lord and Taylor, Gucci. Other famous shops are Bloomingdales on third Avenue and 57^th Street, and Macy’s on Broadway and 34^th Street. And in New York, there are lots of fast food shops to buy something to eat quickly. For example, pretzels, hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches. I want to eat a big hamburger in New York.

The end of this book, there is a picture of map of New York. You can see the shape of New York and you can know the name of cities and where is it.

Escott, J. (1995). New York. Oxford Bookworms, UK. (335)

New York (Oxford Bookworms Factfiles)

John Escott

Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)

発売日：1996-02-15

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BR 2-30: Dick Whittington

When Dick Whittington hears that the streets of London are paved with gold, he can't wait to seek his fortune. But things don't quite work out how he expects.
 

This book was retoled by Russell Punter, and illustrated by Barbara Vagnozzi. Long time ago, there was a boy who is called Dick Whittington. He didn't have a job, so he was really poor. He went to a village and found a work, but no one needed help. A farmer recomended that he should go to London for job. He decided to go to London. Then he walked and walked to London. In London, he wan not able to find a job. He didn't have a bed, so he had slept a step. The next morning a man found him and invited him. The man was a rich man!!!!!He gave him to a new job. He worked harder. And he had been working at the rich man's house. And he became a rich man like the rich man!!!!!

P. Russell. (2008). Dick Whittington. USBORNE FIRST READING. US.(182)

Dick Whittington (Usborne First Reading)

Russell Punter

Usborne Publishing Ltd

発売日：2008-09-26

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BR 2-29: The Three Wishes

If you were given three wishes, what would you wish for? It's best to think twice, as Ned and Nat find out in this story. This charming retelling of a traditional European folktale has easy-to-read text and fun puzzles to try.

This book was retold by Lesley Sims and illustrated by Elisa Squillace. This series books have fun puzzles at last, so you can enjoy this book. This story is about Ned, Nat, a fairy, and a sausage. Long time ago, Ned and Nat were very poor and always hungry. One day, when he work in the fields, a fairy appeared. He helped her, so she said to him "Thank you. Have three wishes.". He ran to home, and tald to Nat. And he said..."I wish for a sausage!". Then a sausage appeared on the table. She angry to him. And she said to him "You're fool." so he was cross and said that he wishes the sausage was on the end of her nose. It came true!!!! So he wished that the sausage is off her nose. Her nose became as before. There is just a sausage on the table. They have no wishes. I was able to read this book easily.

S. Lesley. (2009). The Three Wishes. USBORNE FIRST READING. US. (212)

BR 2-28: Aladdin and the Lamp

"I'm the genie of the ring!" he said.

Have you heard this book's title, "Aladdin and the Lamp"? I am sure that you know this story. I like disny film of Aladdin. Long time ago, there is a poor man who is Aladdin in China. One day a rich man came to his house and he let Aladdin come in to a small cave. When he came to the cave, he found a old lamp. Then the rich man shouted "Give me the lamp!" but he didn't give him. When he rubbed it, a genie appeared!!! He came true Aladdin's dream. And he was able to get married the emperor's daughter. They became happy.


L. Pearson. (2000). Aladdin and the Lamp. Penguin young readers. UK. (134)

ALADDIN AND THE LAMP PGYR2S (Penguin Readers, Level 2)

Pearson Longman

Pearson ESL

発売日：2000-11-03

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BR 2-27: Shooting Stars

"Wow! Claudia Carman and Matt Lepardi are here! They are talking to Lisa!"

We often make a wrong guess. This wrong guess is funny. One day. Lisa and Alice go to a land in Greece on their vacation. While they are on airplane, they were talking about their favotite film actress and actore, Claudia Carman and Matt Lepardi. Then they visit a musium, two prople are talking about Claudia and Matt in there. They are very exciting. One day, Alice go shopping, and Lisa look at another hotel from her room's balcony. Then she can see two people in their balcony. They are Claudia and Matt!!!! She are surprised. And then Matt is shouting at Claudia, and she takes a gun. Next, Lisa can hear the sound of gun!!!! She run to their room. Actually, it was making film!! Everything is ok.

S. Polly. (2005). Shooting Stars. Macmillan. UK.(155)

Shooting Stars: Starter (Macmillan Readers)

Polly Sweetnam

Macmillan Education

発売日：2005-04-27

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BR 2-26: Alissa

"No, " the tall lady says, "Alissa isn't a slave".

In this world, there are many people who can't go to school, can't read, or can't count, but want to go to school, want to read many books. I think that this world will change that all of the people can go to school, read, or count. This book tells us that the feeling we never give up. One day, there is a twelve years old girl in a small village. She really likes reading. But unfortunately, she has to go to a city to work. She just has small room. But she has to work all the time. Then the employer find she can read and count, so she can work at the shop. In the shop there are many customers who are rich. A rich woman likes her. And she know she wants to go to school, so she said to her "You will live in my house." She become happy.

C. J. Moore. (1989). Alissa. UK (174)

Alissa: Starter (Macmillan Readers)

C.J. Moore

Macmillan Education

発売日：2005-05-12

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BR 2-25: Oxford

The oldest university in England and one of the most famous cities in the world. But Oxford is not only a city of students, and its history was not always quiet and thoughtful. And what is modern Oxford really like? This book looks at the history of Oxford - but it also looks at the living city of today, its river, and some places of interest nearby...

Oxford is a book in the Factfiles subseries of Oxford Bookworms. As you may know, Factfiles is a nonfiction subseries. Many of the books are about places, and some about social problems such as the environment. Many of the books about places are about countries, but this one is about America's most populous state. Like many of the books, Oxford has ten chapers: Oxford; Early days; Troubled times; Out of the past; Oxford cars; The modern city; Oxford by day; Special days; oxford by night and Around Oxford.

The language in general is fairly simple, but the impressions is that it's noticeably more challenging than Stage 1 books. Most of the vocabulary is fairly simple, but there are many proper nouns. This is unavoidable in a book introducing a place, but may give an impression of difficulty to some students. Picking page 8 at random, the numbers of words in each sentence are as follows: 22, 10, 34, 10, 16, 21, 7, 31, 11, 21, 8. These figures give a mean of 17.3. One noticeable difference from Stage 1 books is the absence of very short sentences of fewer than 10 words, which may slow down reading speed a little.


The chapter that appealed to me the most was Chapter 1: Oxford. (277)

BR 2-24: FOOD AND DRINK IN BRIN

Oxford Bookworms Factfiles is a sub-series in the Oxford Bookworms series. It is devoted to nonfiction, and most of the books are about countries or famous cities or environmental problems. 

The book I read today is FOOD AND DRINK IN BRITAIN. Generally,  the book is quite easy to read. There are few embedded clauses, and the sentences are simple in structure. The average sentence length is about 15 words. There are some much longer sentences, but most of those are lists or have easy-to-understand clauses such as "because" clauses. The vocabulary is quite simple, with few unknown words that learners will need to look up in the dictionary. But the books do have quite a lot of information and the number of words is fairly large.Thus, these books are recommended for learners who are aiming to progress beyond very short and simple books such  as Usborne First Reading or Oxford Reading Tree.

The book consists of twelve chapters: Introduction,Changes in diet and shopping, Farming and fishing, Home-cooked food, Eating out and eating outside, Fast food, Potatoes: a staple food, A sweet tooth, Going for a drink, A nice cup of tea, How to make Shepherd's Pie, How to make Scones.

Chapter 2, Changes in diet and shopping, 

Chapter 4, Home-cooked food, 

Overall the book was very interesting and useful for me. My knowledge of food and drink in britain was very limited, and the book gave me lots of useful information and made me want to eat britain's food myself. As mentioned above, this book and other books in the Factifiles sub-series may be a useful next step for learners who have read mainly very simple books. (277)

BR 2-23: I Am a Star

Is the sun a star? Read and learn about stars!
 

This book was written by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Judith Moffatt. This book is about stars. We can't see stars in the daytime and on a cloudy night. We can see them on a clear night. Long time ago, people made pictures from stars. They are called constellations. And the study of stars is called astronomy. And stars is used for some flags like America and China. And you should know some songs about a star. You should wish on a star.

Marzollo, J. (2000). I Am a Star. US.(111)

I Am a Star (Hello Reader Science Level 1)

Jean Marzollo

Cartwheel Books

発売日：2001-06

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BR 2-22: I'm a Seed

I'm a seed. I'm a seed too!
 

This book was written by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Ju dith Moffatt. This story is about seed. Have you ever thought about seed??? In this story, there are two seeds. And this story tells us the growth of the two seeds. The growth differ as to seed. One of seeds chanded stem and it went up, but another seed changed stem and it went sideways. At last, One seed became marigold and another seed became pumpkin!!!!

Marzollo, J. (1996). I'm a Seed. US.(99)

I'm a Seed (Hello Reader Science Level 1)

Jean Marzollo

Cartwheel Books

発売日：1996-05

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BR 2-20: I Am a Leaf

Why are leaves green? Read and learn abput the life of a leaf.
 

This book was written by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Judith Moffatt. The reason why I chose this series's book, I liked this book's illustration. This story is about Leaves. Which season's leaves do you like most?? I like fall's leaves most, because they are beautiful. I like the trees at KGU's entrance. This book tells us the history of leaves. In summer, they make tree food for using air and sunlight. In fall, they turn colors like red, yellow and orange. In winter, they rest and turn into soil. And finally in spring, they are born!!!

Marzollo, J. (2003).I Am a Leaf. US.(127)

I Am a Leaf (Hello Reader Science Level 1)

Jean Marzollo

Cartwheel Books

発売日：1999-10

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BR 2-19: The Leopard and the Lighthouse

"Tell us the story of the leopard and the lighthouse," say the children.

There is an island in East Africa, it is called Sindi. There is an  old lighthouse by the sea. One day, a leopard came to the village. The village people scared the leopard. The leopard entered in the old lighthouse. The Head Man of Sindi, Mohammed has a beautiful daughter. Everyone likes her. He decided to that the winner who could kill the leopard can marry his daughter. Two people were unsuccessful in killing. Finally, a man could hit the leopard gun. But the leopard didn't kill, so he took the leopard to the animal park. He got marry her. And they had children, two boys and a girl. They were happy.

Collins, A. (2008). The Leopard and the Lighthouse. UK. (147)

The Leopard and Lighthouse CD Pack (Book & CD) (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))

Anne Collins

Penguin

発売日：2008-03-04

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BR 2-17: The Golden Goose

"Please will you share your food with me?" he begged.
 

I haven't known this story. This story is kind of Grimms' Fairy Tales. This book tells us kind person will be happy. Oneday, there were a woodcutter and his three sons. The woodcutter became ill, so his sons chopped woods. At lunch time, a old man said to them "Please give me yoour food." But two brother didn't give him, so they became ill. One boy gave him to his food, so he taught a wood. When he chopped the wood, there was a gold goose. He wanted to sell the goose, so he decided to go to town. At night, he stayed at a inn. During he was sleeping, the innkeeper's daughter touched the goose. Then she couldn't devide!!! Her sister helped her, but also sisters couldn't devide. And mother tried to devide it, but also she couldn't!!! There were long line!!! A princess looked at the long line. The princess had been crying, but she started to smile!!! Therefore the king said to him "Would you like to marry princess??" He got married!!!

Mason, C. (2008). The Golden Goose. UK.(198)

The Golden Goose (Usborne First Reading)

Usborne Publishing Ltd

発売日：2008-09-26

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BR 2-16: Thumbelina

"Will you stay with me and br Queen of the flowers?" he asked.
 

When I was child, I really liked this story. A woman wanted a child, so she was given a magic seed from a fairy. There were a tiny girl in the flower. she in no bigger than a thumb. At night,  a frog kidnapped her for the frog's son's fiance. However fish helped her, so she could escape from frogs. And next a scarab beetle kidnapped her. She could escape again. In autumn, she lived a house where a mouse lived. And then she found aswallow were injured. She nursed him. Therefore he helped her. He took her to a place where people like her live. She got married at least.

Davidson, S. (2008). Thumbelina. UK. (135)

Thumbelina (Usborne First Reading)

Susanna Davidson

Usborne Publishing Ltd

発売日：2008-12-26

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BR 2-15: The Peach Boy

"Give me a dumpling and I'll help you fight the ogres."
 

Of course, you know this story. English title is "The peach boy", but it is called "Momotarou" in Japan. This story tells us that being brave is important!!! Long time ago, there were a old man and a old woman. When she went to a river, a big peach was floating on the water. They cut the big peach, and then a babt appeared from the inside.The boy was grown up by them. He was called "peach boy". One day people in the village worried about ogres. He decided to go to a place where ogres live. During he was going to the place, he met three animals, dog, monkey, and pheasant. He gave them a dumpling that was given by the old man. Peach boy and animals beat them!! And people in the village could live fortunately.


Frith, A. (2009). The Peach Boy. UK.(163)

The Peach Boy (Usborne First Reading)

Alex Frith

Usborne Publishing Ltd

発売日：2009-07-31

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BR 2-14: Sara Says No!

"You're dishonest, Father!" says Sara. "You're cheating the customers! I don't want to work at the market!"

It was the first time to read this seriese books. I think that this book also tells us cheating is bad. And pointing out the cheating is very important. Oneday, there was a fruit shop, which the name is MISTER FRUIT, at the market. Mr Fruit and his daughter Sara were selling fruit. Everybody liked them. A boy asked for one kilo of apples, and then he said to him that this is one kilo of apple but they're not one kilo of apple, it was less than one kilo. He was cheating. Sara knew it. When they back to home, she said to him that he is cheating, it's bad. However he didn't think it's bad. Next day, also he was cheating. So she said a prayer "Please help us!" The next day,when he touched fruit, the fruit went bad. Therefore he couldn't sell them. She could sell them, so everybody bought them from honest Sara!! He stays at home, and she sells fruits now.

Whitney, N. (2005). Sara Says No! (194)

Sara Says No!: Starter (Macmillan Readers)

Macmillan Education

発売日：2008-05-30

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BR 2-13: TROUBLE at the ZOO

"Sorry," says Mike. But he is not sorry.
 

When we go to a zoo, we tend to excite ourselves, because there are many kind animals. But we don't have to  take a provocative attitude to animals. I think that this story tells us it. Oneday, a high school students went to a zoo. A staff whose name is Mr. Jenkins showed them a notice. But a boy didn't the notice and excite himself. He gave a sandwich to the big old bear, and he provoked lion. Mr. Jenkins saw him and warned him, but he was not sorry. He was smiling. A girl, Jenny wanted to take picture with a baby kangaroo. Mr. Jenkins said to her that they're small, but very strong, so don't go near them. And then the boy overed the fence of kangaroo, he picked up the kangaroo. Also she overed the fence and wanted to stop his behavior. Then the kangaroo's mother came to them, he was very scared, gave the baby kangaroo to Jenny, and ran away!!!! Mr. Jenkins and Jenny were very angry with Mike.

Waring, R & Jamall, M. (2006). TROUBLE at the ZOO. USA. (203)

Trouble at the Zoo (Foundations Reader)

Rob Waring

Heinle & Heinle Pub

発売日：2006-03-08

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BR 2-12: I Always Win!!

"I want you to win. Our family always finishes first," Mr. Walsh says.
 

This book written by Rob Waring and Maurice Jamall. I thought that this book tells us cheat is bad. One day, Tyler and Ryan had a big race. They both want to win the race. Ryan wins every year, so Tyler wanted to be winner this year. Other hand, Ryan wantyed to be winner this year too. Ryan's father said to him that you should be winner. Both of them were faster than the other riders. When they saw gole gate, Ryan pushed Tyler. Tyler fell off his bike. And then Ryan was winner. However Tyler were injured and went to a hospital. After the race, Ryan went to the hospital, and he gave him winner cup.


Waring, R & Jamall, M. (2006). I Always Win!. USA. (149)

I Always Win! (Foundations Reader)

Rob Waring

Heinle & Heinle Pub

発売日：2006-01-05

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