Joe and Marty were best friends since they were little. one of their habit was that hang out at the Mr. Mancini's music shop every friday. one friday he saw Marty taking a magazine into his jacket. Marty was really shocked and couldnt believe what he just saw while Mr. Mancini was talking to his customer. Joe showed him the magazine and he talked about it like nothing wrong with stealing it. then his mother walked by, and she asked him about the magazine. so he lied about it by saying its Marty's. Marty told Joe that he will keep it for a while and went to the music shop and put it back on the shelf. after that he did not want to talk to Joe for a while.
[136 words]
Karen Oppatt, (2007), Marty and the magazine, Thomson Learning Australia
2011年12月31日土曜日
BR9: Drive into Danger
Kim works at the Mark Mile's. Mr.Mark suddenly asked her if she can drive to Nyon with his son who speaks French. It was because of one of his employee was injured. she took her passport and stopped at the some places she was told to stop at. when they stopped at Dover, Andy realized the truck was losing oil somehow. so they looked at the under the truck then they found a wooden box.
when they were having coffee in the cafe, they saw a guy in yellow shirt looking under the truck. but actually, Andy took the parcel when he found them. there were small white paper bags inside. and the guy was following them. they found a rubbish dump and threw the parcel into it. Andy phoned french police in french and fought the guy until the police got there.
after that, Andy and Kim arrived Lyon safely and people kept asking why they took for so long!
[163 words]
Rosemary border, (2000), Drive into Danger, Oxford bookworms starters
when they were having coffee in the cafe, they saw a guy in yellow shirt looking under the truck. but actually, Andy took the parcel when he found them. there were small white paper bags inside. and the guy was following them. they found a rubbish dump and threw the parcel into it. Andy phoned french police in french and fought the guy until the police got there.
after that, Andy and Kim arrived Lyon safely and people kept asking why they took for so long!
[163 words]
Rosemary border, (2000), Drive into Danger, Oxford bookworms starters
2011年12月27日火曜日
brave heart!
This story is about a Scottish man called William Wallace who loved his country so much. At the beginning, his father was killed by English soldiers in battle. His uncle took care of him and taught him languages and world cultures. He came back to Scotland to raise a family but Scotland was currently occupied by English invaders. He fell in love with his childhood friend. Then they got married secretly to avoid ‘prima nocta’ which gives a lord sexual rights to any man’s wife. But after a fight between William and English soldiers, she was killed to bait him.
After it happened he started to fight to free his country. He killed all the English soldiers in his town and gradually gained support from other communities in Scotland. The English king was busy in France and left the problem to his son. Wallace gained so much support that, using clever tactics, he was able to beat the English army and invade England. The French princess was married to the English prince, and was sent to make a deal with Wallace. She was attracted to his strength and bravery and pure intentions to free his country, and supported him secretly.
In the next battle against the English, Irish conscripts betrayed them and joined the Scots, but the Scottish lords were bribed by the English king, and betrayed Wallace. He was almost captured by the English but escaped during the battle, and continued the rebellion in Scotland. He killed the Scottish lords who betrayed him, but the remaining lords asked to make a deal with him. He was so desperate to unite Scotland against England that he fell for the trap, and was finally captured.
He was hung, drawn and quartered as he wouldn’t confess to doing anything wrong. Scottish lord Robert the Bruce united Scotland after Wallace’s death, and Scotland won its independence from England.
[315 words]
After it happened he started to fight to free his country. He killed all the English soldiers in his town and gradually gained support from other communities in Scotland. The English king was busy in France and left the problem to his son. Wallace gained so much support that, using clever tactics, he was able to beat the English army and invade England. The French princess was married to the English prince, and was sent to make a deal with Wallace. She was attracted to his strength and bravery and pure intentions to free his country, and supported him secretly.
In the next battle against the English, Irish conscripts betrayed them and joined the Scots, but the Scottish lords were bribed by the English king, and betrayed Wallace. He was almost captured by the English but escaped during the battle, and continued the rebellion in Scotland. He killed the Scottish lords who betrayed him, but the remaining lords asked to make a deal with him. He was so desperate to unite Scotland against England that he fell for the trap, and was finally captured.
He was hung, drawn and quartered as he wouldn’t confess to doing anything wrong. Scottish lord Robert the Bruce united Scotland after Wallace’s death, and Scotland won its independence from England.
[315 words]
2011年12月20日火曜日
Romeo and Juliet Movie review
I really liked this movie. The cinematography, lighting, setting, the color contrast as well as the cast are all perfect for this movie. I think the casting is especially very good. Leonard Dicaprio matches to the look of 'a boy who believes love is difficult and complicated'. Also Claire Danes gives us the exact image of ‘the innocent girl who does not know love’.
The movie is Shakespeare of and for our time, which is faithful to the original ‘Romeo and Juliet’ but also a completely new work of art that has not lost the concept of the story. The original version is a tragic love story but this film is not only that, but also a comedy and a human drama. In the movie, there are loads of common scenes with the original.
Many scenes are almost identical to the original play, especially the balcony scene, even though the settings were quite different. Romeo is part of a gang, and there are gun fights throughout the movie. What surprised me was that at the end of the movie, Juliet found Romeo dead and then shot herself, instead of stabbing herself with a knife to commit suicide. I found this difference interesting. Guns were used as a modern day version of swords, unlike the original Shakespeare play.
The lead actor, Leonard Dicaprio, gives an acting performance which is amazing. He was young and fresh, and also a powerful presence. Claire Danes, the heroine, has a power of expression which reaches out from the screen. Their beauty is the aspect of this movie that I always remember. The look of Leonard DiCarpio is the best of all of his movies. I think it is worth watching it just to see Leonardo and Claire’s youth.
Also, all the dialogue is taken exactly from Shakespeare. So it sounded passionate and from the heart and I found it powerfully romantic. Sometimes they used some words I have never heard of or people really do not use them anymore. Somehow, the combination of literary dialogue and modern background perfectly matched. That is also one of the great charms of this movie. The modern visuals combined with the Shakespearian script make a very convincing and fun experience, that can be enjoyed by a modern audience but show the values of the past.
[394 words]
The movie is Shakespeare of and for our time, which is faithful to the original ‘Romeo and Juliet’ but also a completely new work of art that has not lost the concept of the story. The original version is a tragic love story but this film is not only that, but also a comedy and a human drama. In the movie, there are loads of common scenes with the original.
Many scenes are almost identical to the original play, especially the balcony scene, even though the settings were quite different. Romeo is part of a gang, and there are gun fights throughout the movie. What surprised me was that at the end of the movie, Juliet found Romeo dead and then shot herself, instead of stabbing herself with a knife to commit suicide. I found this difference interesting. Guns were used as a modern day version of swords, unlike the original Shakespeare play.
The lead actor, Leonard Dicaprio, gives an acting performance which is amazing. He was young and fresh, and also a powerful presence. Claire Danes, the heroine, has a power of expression which reaches out from the screen. Their beauty is the aspect of this movie that I always remember. The look of Leonard DiCarpio is the best of all of his movies. I think it is worth watching it just to see Leonardo and Claire’s youth.
Also, all the dialogue is taken exactly from Shakespeare. So it sounded passionate and from the heart and I found it powerfully romantic. Sometimes they used some words I have never heard of or people really do not use them anymore. Somehow, the combination of literary dialogue and modern background perfectly matched. That is also one of the great charms of this movie. The modern visuals combined with the Shakespearian script make a very convincing and fun experience, that can be enjoyed by a modern audience but show the values of the past.
[394 words]
2011年12月15日木曜日
The news i found!
Northeast Nigeria militant attacks kill at least 65
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters)- At least 65 people were killed in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu, an aid agency said Saturday, after Islamist insurgents bombed churches, mosques and police stations and fought hours of gun battles with police.
The Boko Haram militant sect claimed responsibility for the attacks, one of the worst days of violence since it launched its insurgency two years ago in what it says is a campaign to impose Islamic law in Africa’s most populous country.
Witnesses said dozens of bodies were piled up in morgues in the city, which was all but deserted Saturday after Friday’s raids.
‘This place was like a war zone last night. There is no single policeman on the street now. The attacks destroyed mosques and churches, I have seen many injured persons in the hospital,” said local Damaturu artisan Benard Ogbeifun.
“There were dozens of dead bodies, and no vehicles on the road. I’m staying in my shop and praying.”
In an interview with the Abuja-based Dairy Trust, Boko Haram’s spokesman Abu Qaqa claimed “more attacks are on the way” the paper reported in its Saturday online edition.
i heard some of the people who got killed were on their wedding...I do not understand why could not they solve these problems by themself...!
[222 words]
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters)- At least 65 people were killed in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu, an aid agency said Saturday, after Islamist insurgents bombed churches, mosques and police stations and fought hours of gun battles with police.
The Boko Haram militant sect claimed responsibility for the attacks, one of the worst days of violence since it launched its insurgency two years ago in what it says is a campaign to impose Islamic law in Africa’s most populous country.
Witnesses said dozens of bodies were piled up in morgues in the city, which was all but deserted Saturday after Friday’s raids.
‘This place was like a war zone last night. There is no single policeman on the street now. The attacks destroyed mosques and churches, I have seen many injured persons in the hospital,” said local Damaturu artisan Benard Ogbeifun.
“There were dozens of dead bodies, and no vehicles on the road. I’m staying in my shop and praying.”
In an interview with the Abuja-based Dairy Trust, Boko Haram’s spokesman Abu Qaqa claimed “more attacks are on the way” the paper reported in its Saturday online edition.
i heard some of the people who got killed were on their wedding...I do not understand why could not they solve these problems by themself...!
[222 words]
2011年12月8日木曜日
BR8:Sally's Phone
Sally is always on her phone since she started dating Andrew. In the morning, Andrew called as always and told her to come out for dinner with his new boss, with wearing his favorite blue skirt. Blue was not really her favorite color but she said ok. But she figured it out that she can not really wear the skirt because it was dirty. She went to her work and talking to her friends about her boyfriend. They suggested her to get a new skirt. They went out for shopping and they found a perfect red skirt. ‘but Andrew does not like red…’ Sally said. Then her friends said ‘just forget him, wear whatever you want to wear!’ Sally agreed. She went for lunch by herself on that day. Then a guy, Paul accidently knocked off her bag that her phone in it. ‘Sorry.’ Paul said and picked it up quickly. Then Andrew called to sally’s phone. Then Paul picked the phone call and said ‘this is Paul’. Paul realized he has Sally’s phone. So he called her and they decided to meet up in the city. When they met up, they both liked each other from first impression. He asked her if she would like to go to his sister’s birthday party. At the end of this story she turned off her phone and smiled at Paul and walked off with him.
[233 words]
Lindop Christine, (2003), Oxford bookworms starters
[233 words]
Lindop Christine, (2003), Oxford bookworms starters
BR7: Taking off
Anna was on her new skateboard bought by their parent and her. then her friends showed up, one of them, Tom really wanted to have a ride. he raced off down without anna's promission. anna took her friend's board and raced him. anna could see tom up ahead. there was a bump ahead tom. Anna shouted. 'Look out!' it was too late then. Tom went over the bump and fell off. and anna's board's some paint came off. tom appologied. and he told he had been wanting get one, but his family is not that rich. anna suggested to him to work and get a new board so they both can go for ride soon at the end.
i think anna is really nice. she never got mad at him. even though her board was kind of broken because of him. she was kind of sorry for him not having his own board. i hope he got a job after and got her board fixed somehow.
Carmel Reilly, (2007), Taking off, Thomson Learning Australia
[170 words]
i think anna is really nice. she never got mad at him. even though her board was kind of broken because of him. she was kind of sorry for him not having his own board. i hope he got a job after and got her board fixed somehow.
Carmel Reilly, (2007), Taking off, Thomson Learning Australia
[170 words]
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