BR1-10: Six Sketches

You like cheese? No, I don't like it. (p. 6)

This sentence is in the story named "cheese!" in the book named Six Sketches. As you notice, there are some short stories in this book. The each story is very short so everyone can understand stories very easily. That's a Good point in this book. I will introduce my favorite story in this book now. My favorite story is "Cheese!" because I was very impressed by it. One day, Mr. Smith asked man if he liked cheese- because this man bought cheese everyday- but he said he didn't like it. The reason why he always bought cheese is not to be nervous for everyone. He was a photographer and he wanted everyone to smile. If he showed cheese someone who he wanted to take a picture, he would say "cheese" and smile. I was very interested in this story! If you read this book, I lend it for you.

Leslie, Dunkling. (2000). Six Sketches. Harlow: Pearson Education.

A couple picture

There are two people in this picture. The left side is a man and the right side is a woman. They look each other. They seem to be dancing. The woman who wears a stripe dress ties back her hair and has a curling bans and puts on earrings. Her sleeve is wide like a triangle. She puts her left hand on the man’s shoulder and he puts his hand towards her waist. The man wears the suit and has a mustache. He looks at her smiling. He has a straight- back hairstyle.

BR1- 09: The big picture

But sometimes the important thing is right there in front of you. (p. 28)

I was very impressed by this sentence because. This story is about the man whose job is taking picture from Japan. I think this story is good but it's different from a  real Japanese situation because the writer of this book is not a Japanese.For example, Japanese bad man rarely use guns and the people in this book looks little strange though I can't tell how to different from real, something is strange. Except for these points, I think this story is very good. Ken is a happy man because he lives in the country with his a wife and a son. He works hard for them and loves them too. This book has a dangerous scene but it's very exciting! Please read it!

Sue, Leather (2001). The Big Picture. Cambridge: Cambridge university press

BR1- 08: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories

And now they are going to have a happy Christmas because they understand about special gifts. (p.4)

This book has five stories. There are happy stories and sad stories in it. My favorite sentence which I chose is in the story of The Gift of the Magi. I have this story a few time before and I love it! When I was a 12 or 13 years old, I read this story at KUMON and I like it since then. I also read this story in my junior high school. Considering other people is good but it's not easy to do, I think but Della and Jim did. I think that the most important gift for them is "love".  Even if they have no money, they are happy because they love each other. I was very impressed. Other stories have many good points! Please read this book!

O. Henry. The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories. Harlow: Pearson Education.

BR1- 07: The Long Road

Today, there are Terry Fox Runs around the world. (p. 15)

                                   I was very impressed by this book. Although Terry Fox had a cancer and his condition was bad, he ran to get money for poor people. His right leg was an artificial leg.  To run across Canada was very hard for healthy people but he had only left leg. Though his right leg had a pain, he didn't go to a hospital. Although he couldn't finish running acroos Canada, everyone was impressed by him.

Smith, Rod. (2002).The Long Road. Halow: Pearson Education

BR1-06: The Missing Coins

'Give Pete the stamps from South America,' She says. (p. 15)

I chose this sentence as my favorite one because Carla knew that Pete wanted the stamps from South America which is too expensive to buy but he couldn't.  She loves him and he also loves her. She is a very clever girl because she could find a person who stole the coins. This story has some good points but I don't like it because it is a little gloomy story for me. It, however, is easy to read and convenience to study English, I think. There is a man who plays the flute so I remenber the time when I had played the flute. This man in this book is a very important person. If you are interested in this book, try to read!

Escott, John. (2000). The Missing Coins. Harlow: Pearson Education

BR1-05: The Leopard and the Lighthouse

"Tell us the story of the leopard and the lighthouse," say the children. (p. 15)

The reason why I chose this sentence as my favorite is this means happy ending, I think. Thanks for Leopard, Saied could get married with Tanza. Because many men on Sindi are in love with her, all of them wanted to get married with her. Of course, Saied wanted to do so. She is a beautiful daughter of the head man of Sindi. He said to everyone that the man who caught the leopard could marry Tanza. All man except for Saied couldn't catch it but he could! If you want to know how Saied catch the leopard, you should read this book!

Collins, Anne.(1995). The Leopard and the Lighthouse. Harlow: Pearson Educatiom