Saki's English Blog

And all around them, people were smiling and kissing their friends and relatives. Love, actually, was all around. In London, Christmas is coming. People can't wait enjoying Christmas. In this book, various people appear. For example, young British prime minister falls in love with his colleague. Christmas brings us happiness and joy. ✨ This book is based on a movie. If you are interested in this book, please read this book and watch the movie, too! This story matches this season. I think "love actually" is definite watch.😉

 'Brad,' she shouted, 'stop pushing the ladder. I'll fall!' But I pushed down more. Brad and Gina are falling in love, and they want to get married. But there is one big problem. It is they don't have much money!! So they can't be together. One day, they go to the theater, and watch movies. When they watch a movie, Brad comes up with one strange idea. Finally, can they get married??

 Beatrice got him a glass of sugar and water and watched him drink it. She was suddenly afraid. 'You - you're different!' she said. 'Your face is ...the same but ... it's not right...' This week, I read "MEN IN BLACK". This story is about two men. One of them is Key, and the other is Jay. They have a special secret. It is that they protect people from bad aliens in Earth. Bad aliens pretend to be people and kill them. So Jay and Key are trying to help people. But it's not easy. I watched this movie last month. This movie made me very refreshed! If you have a bad day, I recommend you to watch it! You will absolutely laugh and feel happy.😄

This animal is very hungry. Be careful, now! Don't make it angry!   There was another CRASH! The children turned and saw something move in a dark corner of the room.  It was a lion! GRRROAARRRR! went the lion. Long time ago, Alan, a boy finds a game board called JUMANJI in his home. He plays it, but it is  unusual. If you throw the dice, some words appear on the board. For example, you are said by the game, "This animal is very hungry. Be careful, now! Don't make it angry!". So you have to run away from the animal. The more you throw the dice, the more many creatures appear in your house!! This book is based on the movie, "JUMANJI". If you are interested in this story, please watch it!!

Various animals appear in this story. For example, Toad, a frog, lives in a gorgeous house in the riverside. And he likes cars very much, but he is very greedy, too. He tries to get whatever he wants. One day, he gets arrested because he steels a car. Usually, those who are arrested become disappointed, but Toad is different. He is very optimistic!! So after he is out of prison, he tries to steel cars again!!😨 This book was written by Kenneth Grahame, who was the Scottish writer. And he was famous for children's literature. If you have a time, please read this. 🌟

"Oh, Romeo! What's in a name? You are a Montague and I am a Capulet. They're just names, they don't mean anything. Why are our families enemies? I love you, and that's the only thing that matters" Long time ago, there was  two families fighting each other. One is Capulet, and the other is Montague. Juliet is the Capulets' daughter and Romeo is the Montagues' son. One day, a party was held in Capulet's house. And Romeo crept into the party secretly. He felt in love with Juliet as soon as he found her. But it was not allowed for them to fall in love with an enemy. Can they get the happy life...? This story was written by William Shakespear. He was a great writer in UK, and produced many famous stories. If you are interestead in him, please read them!!😉

Do you know the band named "Beatles"? Maybe, you have heard their song before. This band is very famous in the world. Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon are members of the band. Each of them have great abilities, and they kept making hit songs for a long time. Unfortunately, this band broke up in 1970. But even now their songs are loved all over the world, and have great influences on us. The Beatles. Penguin Readers Level 3.

 Eliza did not know what to say, so she just said, 'Aooooow!'  'Aooooow?' the man repeated. 'What kind of word is that? Oh,' he went on unhappily,... This week, I read "My Fair Lady". Have you read this before? I have heard this title before, but I haven't read this. So I tried to read it this week. Eliza Doolittle is a heroine of this story. She is poor young woman, who sells flowers on the streets in London. But she has a big problem. It is her terrible accent. One day, she comes across a man. His name is Higgins and he works at university. In fact, he is a great professor of phonetics. So he tries to correct her strange accent. This is one of the Penguin Readers Series at level 3. Let's try this book!!😄

The shark moved closer to the woman. For the first time she felt afraid, but she did not know why. She looked up and saw the lights in the house. She was about seventy metres from the shore. She began to swim faster. Have you ever heard this scary book name, JAWS? This story happen in Amity, Amity is one of the cities in the US. In summer season, many people visit there to swim in the sea. But, one day, a woman is swimming in the sea, then something big and dangerous is following her. Finally, it bites her, and she is unfortunately dead. This story was made into movie, and it became a very famous movie in the world. If you have free time, I recommend you to watch this movie.😊

'Monsieur,' she said, 'can I ...can I call you Father?'  Valjean looked down at her big round eyes. 'Yes,' he said. He did not know love, he did not understand love, but in that moment, suddenly, he felt a father's love for this small child. This week, I read 'Les Miserable'. Jean Valjean lived in France and he was very poor. For some reasons, he was arrested by police. Finally he had been in prison for 19 years. This long prison life changed him.... In this story, he met various people. Could he change himself better? This book is one of the Oxford Bookworms Library series. I have watched this story in film. It made me so impressed. I recommend you to read or watch this story.⭐ Les Miserables (Oxford Bookworms Library. Human Interest, Stage 1) 著者 : Jennifer Bassett Oxford University Press, USA 発売日 : 2012-11-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»

'Aagh!' he shouted a minute later. 'Oh no! How did that happen?'  There was no blue ink all over Mrs Whistler's face! Today, I introduce you an interesting book. Do you know Mr. Bean? He is very famous man in the world. He lives in England, and works at a museum. But he doesn't work very well. One day, his boss asks him to go to US.  The museum in US wants somebody who can talk about artists.  Everyone who works with him doesn't like him, so his boss asked him to go to US. What will happen during his stay in US? This is one of the Peanson English Active Readers series. This book's level is 2. Please enjoy it!!

Alex, why don't you answer my emails? Are you OK? Why don't you write? Why? Why? During this summer vacation, I read  “Why?”, one of Cambridge English Reading Starter series. It’s the story about wartime. This story’s main characters are Alex and Sara. Alex is a soldier in the army. Sara is Alex’s girlfriend. Alex have to go to the battlefield because war happens. They have to live away from each other. The war is getting more and more dangerous. Can Alex and Sara finally see each other??? Why? Starter/Beginner Paperback (Cambridge English Readers): Starter / Beginner 著者 : Philip Prowse Cambridge University Press 発売日 : 2008-11-10 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Hi! Today, I read "TURKEY RIDDLES". It is different from usual books. Various jokes about turkey are in this book!! Some jokes are difficult to understand, but we can enjoy this book because there are many funny pictures are in it. For example, You will enjoy it too! Check it out!! Turkey Riddles (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) 著者 : Katy Hall Puffin Books 発売日 : 2005-08-18 ブクログでレビューを見る»

 Floppy is a dog, and he had been left in the magic world because of some troubles. And Biff and Chip tries to help Floppy. But situation is not easy, because there are evil genie and bird in the magic world. So Biff and Chip can't approach Floppy. Evil genie and bird often trap them. Can Biff and Chip help Floppy? And Can Floppy come back his home???

One day, Ariel and her friend are playing under the sea. Ariel comes up with an idea that she takes a friend to the sea. She swim up to the surface, and she call a friend. A seal appears in front of her. Then, Ariel and her friends play hide-and-seek. Ariel enjoy it, but some trouble happen....! What do you think what trouble is? Sealed with a Kiss (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading) 著者 : Melissa Lagonegro RH/Disney 発売日 : 2005-12-27 ブクログでレビューを見る»

In the bedroom, Kipper hopes that the magic key will glow for a long time. Finally, it glow!! It takes Kipper to bear's world. There are many bears, and Kipper become a bear too. The bear's picnic party is held in the park. He visits the park, and enjoys the party. Famous bears play some music on the stage!! When Kipper goes home, he see someone take famous bears into the car. Kipper thinks They are kidnappers!! He tries to help famous bears. Can he help them...? Oxford Reading Tree: Level 8: Stories: The Kidnappers 著者 : Roderick Hunt Oxford University Press, USA 発売日 : 2011-01-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»

The tortoise grinned, "The hare nay be fast, but slow and steady wins the race." Once upon a time, there lived a tortoise and a hare. They are going to compete by a running race. The hare was sure that he would win the race because hare was faster than tortoise. When the race starts, hare ran faster and faster and tortoise run slow and slow. Hare thought this race was super easy, so I could take a nap! Tortoise overtook a hare while he was sleeping. And finally, tortoise won the race. I learned that we should not look down other people.

Last week, I went shopping in a town. I had wanted to buy new clothes for this summer, because it's getting hotter recently.😓 I entered a shop, and I browsed in the shop for a while. Finally, I found some cute clothes. I was so satisfied that I was able to buy these cute clothes. I'm looking forward to wearing them this summer!!😆

"Zeke is not a dream dog," Mr.Putter said to Tabby when they woke up. "Zeke is a nightmare." One day, Mrs. Teaberry came to Mr. Putter's house. Mrs. Teaberry is his neighborhood. He sometimes gave her kiwis for lunch. Surprisingly, Mrs. Teaberry slipped on a kiwi and her foot. She couldn't walk the dog, Zeke. She was so disappointed.😫 Mr. Putter wanted to help her, so he decided to walk her dog for a week. But walking her dog is not easy. When he took Zeke for a walk, Zeke tugged and tugged and tugged. And Zeke wrapped around a pine tree. At first, Mr. Putter thought Zeke is a dream dog, but now, he didn't think so. He thought Zeke is a NIGHTMARE!!!

The hole was getting bigger and bigger. The water began to pour through even faster. They couldn't stop it with their hands. Biff and Chip went to the supermarkets with his father. Cheese Fair was held there. There were various kinds of cheese. Biff and Chip liked Dutch cheese, so they bought it. After they went back home, suddenly the magic began to grow.✨ It took them back in time, and it took them to Holland. When Biff and Chip were walking around there, they met a boy. He is Hans. And he carried cheeses with horse to somewhere. They became friends with Hans. After that, they experienced many interesting adventures in Holland! Let's join them!!

"I don't want to," said Chip. "I don't want to throw litter all over the countryside." On sunny day, Wilf's family go to White Horse Hill for a picnic. It was a perfect day for a picnic.🌞 Wilf and his friends enjoyed eating snacks under the wonderful sky. After eating them, they were going to play on top of the hill. But, there were many garbage such as paper plate, snack left. Wilf's mother got angry! And she asked children to pick up the litter. When they finished picking up the litter, the hill became very clean.✨ Then they come back home, and Wilf was so tired that he went to bed. When he was going to sleep, the magic key began to glow. It's the sign that the magical journey start. The key took him to the Litter kingdom. There is Litter Queen. He had to work under the Queen because of her order. I learned that we should not throw litter away.

ZING!!!!! Another apple.  ZING!!!!! Another.  ZING!!!!! He forgot all about the pears. In autumn, Mr. Putter and Tabby are walking around in their yard. There are a lot of fruit trees such as apple trees.🍎 They especially like pears, also pear trees are in their yard.🍐 Many pears are growing juicy, so Mr. Putter decides to pick them. He brings a ladder to climb the tree, but he can't. Because he is old and his legs are cranky. Although he is disappointed with it, but he never give up! He come up with another idea. He make a slingshot, and he set the apple. Then he aims at a pear in the tree, and he pulls back as hard as he can. Can he get the juicy pears at last.....???💭

'And one day,' Antonio says, 'you're going to stay here.' Karen smiles. 'Who knows?' Karen loves art, and she goes to anywhere in the world because of her job. One day, she visit Rome, and she met a man in a little cafe. He is a poor artist in Rome. His works doesn't sell well, so he has no money. When Karen saw his works, she like them. Then, Karen decides to help him. She sells his works around the world.　 I think Karen and an artist maybe fall in love.😏 *KAREN AND THE ARTIST PGRN1 (Penguin Readers, Level 1) 著者 : Elisabeth Laird Pearson ESL 発売日 : 2001-02-06 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Zeke was good! Zeke was fine! Zeke was perfect! In winter, Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, like watching snow fall. They always watch snow by the window. One day, Mr. Putter catches a cold because he goes out of his house without wearing warm clothes. He couldn't make some dishes, so he asks Mrs. Teaberry, his neighbor to cook for him. But Mrs. Teaberry doesn't catch a cold, so she let her dog Zeke go to Mr.Putter's house with dishes. Zeke has a good job for Mr. Putter. He is so cute!! Mr. Putter & Tabby Catch the Cold [Hardcover] [2002] (Author) Cynthia Rylant Arthur Howard 著者 : 発売日 : 2002 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Popcorn does the strangest thing of all the foods we eat. Why does it pop and get so big when it's put over heat? Have you ever thought where fish go in winter? Or have you wonder why leaves change colors? If you have such simple questions, I recommend you to read this book. Various questions and answers are in this book. As you read this book, you will be able to know better the world around you!! It's fun to read!!😊

Last Friday, I went to a used shop. There were various kinds of used CDs. I like to browse in shop.💚 When I see the western music corner, I found my favorite singer's CD!! It's "FOUR" from One Direction!!!!😁 When I found it, I decided to buy it immediately. No sooner did I get home than I listened to the CD. My favorite song is " ACT MY AGE " in this album. I like its music and tempo.💛 I want you to listen to this song! I was really really satisfied to buy it! Bye👋

He frosting to the bathroom. He practiced on the tub. He practiced on the counter. He even practiced on the mirror. Hi!!✋ Today, I read “CORDUROY Makes a Cake”. Corduroy is a little bear which lives with Lisa. Lisa is a teenager and she goes to school. Lisa’s birthday is coming, so Lisa and Corduroy are going to have a birthday party in the night. In fact, Corduroy plans to make a birthday cake for Lisa while she goes to school. But there are one problem. Corduroy has never tried to make something, so he DOES NOT know how to make a cake!!!😱 But he never give up, and tries to make  a special birthday cake for Lisa. Can he make a good birthday cake for Lisa???

If he baked a cake, it would have to be in a shoe. Or maybe in a flowerpot. Or even in a hat. Finally, I met a special book!! As soon as I look this book cover, I become to like this book. Because Mr. Putter is very very cute!!!!!! I tell you this story. In wintertime, Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby are looking forward to coming the Christmas season. Mr. Putter always thinks about Christmas, and he likes to select the Christmas gifts for his friends. Mr. Putter decides to give a Christmas cake to Mrs. Teaberry, one of his friends. So he trys to make a cake, but he makes mitakes again and again. But he never gives up!! Can he make a delicious cake for Mrs. Teaberry?? I really really recommend you to read this series!!!!!!!!!!

Today, I visited LLC during the class. There are many English tools such as 超字幕, i pad and so on. My favorite English tool is "Real 英会話”. We can learn many English phrases by using this. For example,  "Do you know Jay-Z?" "Rap music? Sorry, it's not my cup of coffee." "It's not my cup of coffee" means "I don't like it." I tell you one more useful phrase. It's "That's what I'm talking about." We can use it when you are so satisfied with something. For example, "Here's your beer." "Ahhh. That's what I'm talking about." I want to use those useful phrases in my life.:)

"Oh, good grief!!" Charlie Brown gasped. "Now I've done it!"    Charlie Brown is a famous character around the world. You may know him. This story is about his school life. School is about to start. Charlie Brown is worried about his vocabulary test. He asks advice to Lucy. So can he do his vocabulary test well?

"There are some cures you can't learn in medical school," she told herself proudly. Lucy is a Charlie Brown's friend. And she likes to give advice to her friends. One day, Charlie Brown is worried about something, and he comes to Lucy. Can she help Charlie Brown? He might need more advice than even Lucy can give!! It is one of  Ready to Read series.

Yesterday, "Chinese cafe event" was held at LLC. I joined it with my friends. We could learn Chinese culture and enjoy eating Chinese snacks. It was very fun!! Also, I was so attracted by Chinese culture. I want to speak Chinese in the future.

 RRRRROOOAAAAAAAARRRRRR!  The bear roars again. With a wave of its arms, it breaks through the fence. It's about four meters away now. Today, I read "THE NORTH FENCE". It is one of ATAMA-ii BOOKS series. As you know, we can choose the stories in this book. The ending of the story is changed by our choice. In this book, I am a farmer, and live in Saskatchewan in 1910. My farm is enclosed by very long fence in order to protect livestocks. One day, my boss, Gilbert Sweatman gave me a task that I check the north side of the fence. So I went to the north fence with a horse. When I arrived at the fence, something big was moving out of the fence. What do you guess??? It's a very huge dangerous bear!!!!!!!!!! Can you escape from such a dangerous creature??

"but you did throw me out of the window first." "Still," said Poppy, "there aren't many princesses who would kiss a frog." One day, Princess Poppy was very angry because of his father. The King recommended marrying Prince Humperdink for Poppy. But Poppy did not like him, because he was smelly and smug and slimier than a frog. Poppy was very furious, so she ran away from her castle. She walked around a pond, a frog suddenly appeared in front of her. Poppy disliked frogs, but she had to take frog home for some reasons. Could they become closer...? The Frog Prince (Young Reading CD Pack) 著者 : Susanna Davidson Usborne Publishing Ltd 発売日 : 2007-11-30 ブクログでレビューを見る»

"How do you know the answer to all these riddles, Hong?" asked Ty. "I don't know," said Hong. "They just come to me." Today, I read "The Riddle Stone Part 1". It's one of the Oxford Reading Tree series, level 7. One day, Chip's father found a stone under the floor in the house. Some strange things were written on it. His father was going to throw it away, but Chip kept it. Next day, he went to school, and showed it to some friends. Hong, his Chinese friends, said, "It is written in Chinese." Hong showed it his grandfather. His grandfather noticed that it was like a riddle. Chip and his friends were took to a rocky valley in China by the magic. What happened in their journey...?

Last Tuesday, I went shopping with my friends from high school. We ate Taiyaki, tapioca drinks, Motsu nabe...and so on!! We enjoyed eating very delicious foods and talking a lot. I'm looking forward to meet them again.😊

Everyone loves a good pizza! But where did pizza begin? It's good for us? Learn all about one of our favorite foods. Today, I read "SLICE BY SLICE", which is one of the Cambridge Discovery Education books. I love food. Of course I love pizza too.💛 Do you like pizza? If you like pizza, you should read this!! You can learn many things about pizza.😊 Slice by Slice: The Story of Pizza Low Intermediate Book with Online Access (Cambridge Discovery Interactive Readers) 著者 : Simon Beaver Cambridge Discovery Education 発売日 : 2014-01-16 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Something is different. The streets are quiet. Really quiet. There are no people. No cars. Nothing. You live in Tokyo which is a big city in Japan. And you get up and take the train to work. You repeat the same things every day. But one day, the city completely changed. There are no people in the city. But someone is coming close to you slowly...  It's Zombie!!!! Many zombies are wandering in the city, looking for people. So you must fight them or escape!! Which way you choose?? Atama-ii Books: #2 Zombies in Tokyo 著者 : Andy Boon Atama-ii Books 発売日 : 2014 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Last night, I ate "Shirokuma". It's  Japanese ice cream. sweet beans, pineapples  and  oranges are usually on the ice cream. But strawberries were only put on Shirokuma I ate yesterday. It was very delicious. I want to eat it again.

'This isn't a zoo,' says Alex. ' This is the wild!' Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Gloria the hippo and Melman the giraffe are best friends. They live in the NY zoo. In Marty's Birthday, Marty says 'I want to live in the wild, not in the zoo!!' Everyone is surprised to hear that. At night, Marty creeps out the zoo secretly, but he is found by friends soon. Can Marty live in the wild at last...? Madagascar. (Elt Readers Popcorn) 著者 : Fiona Beddall Mary Glasgow 発売日 : 2011-04 ブクログでレビューを見る»

Yesterday, I read "Dino's Day in London". One day, Tommy who is a taxi driver is asked to take care of a boy, Dino by his boss. Dino isn't usual boy. He is a son of a beautiful movie actor. Tommy is a big fan of her, so he decides to take care of him. Next morning, Tommy picks him up to the hotel, and he takes him around London by taxi. They have very good time in London! But This story doesn't finish yet!! What happens in the end....? *DINOS DAY IN LONDON PGRN ES (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) 著者 : Stephen Rabley Longman 発売日 : 1998-11-02 ブクログでレビューを見る»

"Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man!" sang the cookie. Once upon a time, an old woman baked a gingerbread man. At the moment she put it on a plate to cool it, the gingerbread man ran away!! The old woman ran after the gingerbread man, but she couldn't catch him because he was so fast!! Who can catch him...? This book is one of "Folk & Fairy Tale easy readers" series. This book is small and very easy to read!! The Gingerbread Man (Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers) 著者 : Violet Findley Scholastic 発売日 : 2006-01-01 ブクログでレビューを見る»

"Someday you are going to have to give up that blanket," Lucy said. "Someday," Linus said. "But not today." Linus loves his blanket very much. He always has it whatever he is doing. But his sister, Lucy, didn't like his blanket. So she really want him to give up his blanket. Can Linus give up his blanket?

I'm interested in Eiga Tanken . I have watched "Stand by me" once. Actors in this movie are very nice, especially I like River Phoenix. I want to watch his other movies.

This morning, I went to the convenience store on the way to the university. I wanted to eat something sweet, so I bought a cream puff. It's so sweet and delicious. Recently, I found some sweet shops around university, so I will try to go them!!

I like my brown hair. I don't like this blonde colour. I like my jeans. I don't like this dress. This book consists of four stories such as "Love on the Ice", "Dark Sky", "The Tennis Match" and " The Magazine Competition". My favorite story is "The Magazine Competition". Karen is a teenager, and she loves Greg. But Greg is always with a diffrent girl. Girls he likes have blonde hair but Karen has brown hair. One day, Liz, her friend, bring Karen a magazine. It says "If you want to change, write to us now with a photo, and you can be a winner!" It's a big chance for Karen!!! Can she change perfectly? *LOVE ON THE ICE PGRN TEEN (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) 著者 : Longman 発売日 : 2000-09-18 ブクログでレビューを見る»