Title: Mission Apollo
Author: Lewis Kerr
Publisher (level): Oxford Bookworms Factfiles (3.2)
Summary:
During the Second World War, Germans were building rockets. In 1945 the American, British and Russian army entered Germany. The Nazis wanted to destroy information about the rockets but Wernher von Braun, who is made the rockets, and his friends stole it and reached the American army. The Americans took him to America and the Russians took his friends to Moscow. Then both of them started to developing rockets.
In the beginning the Russians are in front because Eisenhower, the President of United States, was not interested in space. But President Kennedy came to the White House. He knew space was important and said “Americans will land on the moon before 1970.”
In the Gemini program the technology of rocket was so improved that astronauts could stay in space for over 300 hours. Then the Apollo program was started. But in 1967 three astronauts died in a fire in the Apollo space craft. However, in 1969 the space craft was safer than before and Armstrong and Collins, who are the astronauts, were succeeded in landing on the moon at July 20.
After that the Americans and the Russians were more interested in building space stations than in travelling to the moon. The new space craft was invented. People were excited when a man walked on the moon and became interested in space. (222 words)
Evaluation: 3 stars
I was disappointed when I saw the sentence “NASA wanted to put astronauts on the moon because it wanted money for other space programs.” Rationally thinking, I know that money is one of the factors if people take actions but it attacked my childish mind. I understood the way people growing up mentally. (53 words)
2009年10月26日月曜日
2009年10月19日月曜日
2nd week -White Fang-
Title: White Fang
Author: Jack London
Publisher (level): Penguin Readers (2)
Summary:
White Fang is a wolf born in near the Mackenzie River. He had four brothers and parents but his father and brothers died because of hunger.
One day his mother caught an animal and they ate it. After that, White Fang went out everyday and killed for food. Then he was taken to the world of men. The first owner was Gray Beaver, who is an Indian. There were some dogs in his camp and White Fang fought them. So he was always hated. When Gray Beaver took him a trip, he fought many dogs. He was so strong that he often killed them. Then a man wanted White Fang and he bought him from Gray Beaver. His name was Beauty Smith.
He called White Fang “The killer dog” and showed him to people for money. One day White Fang forced fight against a big dog and badly wounded. So another man bought him. The man’s name was Weedon Scott.
Since White Fang experienced fighting and killing, he knew only them. But thanks to Scott’s effort, he began to know the love. It was Scott whom White Fang trusted. One day he moved to California and began to live with Scott’s family and their pets. There were a lot of rules he didn’t know: for example, “he couldn’t eat foods in the stores” and “he couldn’t fight other animals”. But he learned them quickly. He knew the love and lived being loved by his families. (245 words)
Evaluation: 4 stars
I assure that this book is easy but I couldn’t understand who “he” is without careful reading.
I felt easy because White Fang knew the love. We can’t feel happy without the love from someone. I owe my happiness to my parents, friends, teachers and someone who gave me the love.I know that using “Indian” is inappropriate and I should use “Native American” but I adopted this book. (69 words)
Author: Jack London
Publisher (level): Penguin Readers (2)
Summary:
White Fang is a wolf born in near the Mackenzie River. He had four brothers and parents but his father and brothers died because of hunger.
One day his mother caught an animal and they ate it. After that, White Fang went out everyday and killed for food. Then he was taken to the world of men. The first owner was Gray Beaver, who is an Indian. There were some dogs in his camp and White Fang fought them. So he was always hated. When Gray Beaver took him a trip, he fought many dogs. He was so strong that he often killed them. Then a man wanted White Fang and he bought him from Gray Beaver. His name was Beauty Smith.
He called White Fang “The killer dog” and showed him to people for money. One day White Fang forced fight against a big dog and badly wounded. So another man bought him. The man’s name was Weedon Scott.
Since White Fang experienced fighting and killing, he knew only them. But thanks to Scott’s effort, he began to know the love. It was Scott whom White Fang trusted. One day he moved to California and began to live with Scott’s family and their pets. There were a lot of rules he didn’t know: for example, “he couldn’t eat foods in the stores” and “he couldn’t fight other animals”. But he learned them quickly. He knew the love and lived being loved by his families. (245 words)
Evaluation: 4 stars
I assure that this book is easy but I couldn’t understand who “he” is without careful reading.
I felt easy because White Fang knew the love. We can’t feel happy without the love from someone. I owe my happiness to my parents, friends, teachers and someone who gave me the love.I know that using “Indian” is inappropriate and I should use “Native American” but I adopted this book. (69 words)
2009年10月12日月曜日
1st week -The Railway Children-
Title: The Railway Children
Author: Edith Nesbit
Publisher (level): Penguin Readers (2)
Summary:
This is the story of three children whose name is Roberta, Peter and Phyllis.
In the beginning of the story, their family lived in the peace. One day two men came to their home and their father was taken away! Although they asked their mother, she didn’t answer.
After that, they moved away to a smaller house. There is a railway road near the house. Since they had visited a station, they made many friends mainly on the train. While they had not so much money, they lived being helped by friends and helping them.
One day, Roberta got a lot of old newspapers for Peter, badly hurted and required staying bed, to read so that he doesn’t get tired. When she read the newspaper, she knew the reason why the father was taken away. He was suspected as a spy. She couldn’t believe that. So she asked an old man who is their friend to help them to find the spy.
Finally, their father came back. A hot newspaper said that the real spy was caught. His innocence was proved! (181 words)
Evaluation: 4 stars
This book is easy to read for me because most of sentence is simple and used not so difficult words. While this book is so simple, I felt warm things: for example, their vivid spirit and love for families. So I evaluate it “Good”. (44 words)
Author: Edith Nesbit
Publisher (level): Penguin Readers (2)
Summary:
This is the story of three children whose name is Roberta, Peter and Phyllis.
In the beginning of the story, their family lived in the peace. One day two men came to their home and their father was taken away! Although they asked their mother, she didn’t answer.
After that, they moved away to a smaller house. There is a railway road near the house. Since they had visited a station, they made many friends mainly on the train. While they had not so much money, they lived being helped by friends and helping them.
One day, Roberta got a lot of old newspapers for Peter, badly hurted and required staying bed, to read so that he doesn’t get tired. When she read the newspaper, she knew the reason why the father was taken away. He was suspected as a spy. She couldn’t believe that. So she asked an old man who is their friend to help them to find the spy.
Finally, their father came back. A hot newspaper said that the real spy was caught. His innocence was proved! (181 words)
Evaluation: 4 stars
This book is easy to read for me because most of sentence is simple and used not so difficult words. While this book is so simple, I felt warm things: for example, their vivid spirit and love for families. So I evaluate it “Good”. (44 words)
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