Theme

I work part-time as a private tutor. I teach math and English to junior high school students. My job is to help them to prepare for the high school entrance examination. At the moment, I have four students. I work Monday evenings, Saturday mornings, and Sunday afternoons.

The fireboy

The boy of picture is Hapu. He lives in Ancient Egypt at the time of Cleopatra.

He was working in his father’s small factory. His father is Bak. They make gold tables and chairs. It is so hard work but they are working so hard to make money.

Bak has a dream to be rich. He always talks it to his son, Hapu.

One day, Bak became ill. So Hapu had to work alone. Then he made not only gold ones but also gold necklace. He wanted to make money with it.

Next day, he visited a Cleopatra’s home. Of course, however, he could not enter. He got a good news that she apper next day.

So he came here again and he showed his work to her. She admired his great nacklace and gave him money.

Hapu went back to his house and talked about it to Bak. Their dream became real.

 

reference

Stephen Rabley, (1991). The fireboy, Penguin readers.

 

Reconstraction Game

I work part-time as a waitress in a family restaurant. Although I am employed as a waitress, I sometimes have to do other jobs like cleaning the kitchen and working the cash resister. I really hate cleaning the kitchen. I started working when I was in high school, so I have been doing this job for three years.

Flying Home

Felix is a bird that has yellow and blue. He lives with the Baxter family in New York. He is in a big cage, and he can eat enough food and the family always talks to him. However he is not happy because he wants to go back his home, Brazil.

He hopes that someday I go back my home.

One day, his owner opened a cage to feed him, and the phone rang. He left the cage opened and Felix could escape from a cage.

From New York to Brazil, it was so long jurney. He met some bird and he was helped by them.

Finally, he could go back his home.

 

reference

Stephen Rabley, (1989). Flying Home, Penguin readers.

 

 

 

 

Newspaper Chase

The man of picture is Harry Black. He is a theif.

One day in the early morning, he was in a gallery. He had a light and he entered there by broking a window.

Then he took the painting which is siad a milion dollars. Harry went back to the window, he broke a beautiful blue glass. He did nothing with the glass. He went back home.

In his home, he put the picture in a newspaper, and then he put it under his bed.

His daughter, Janey Allen was in the kichen. She was collecting old bottles into a box. It was a recycling day. On the TV, a reporter was talking about the painting and the beautiful blue glass.

At the time, Harry was talking on the phone to a man.

His daughter was in his room to collect old newspaper also. She found the newspaper which was in the painting.

He noticed that, and he run into the recycling track and started searching it. THEN!! His daughter noticed a blue glass on his shoe.  She called police and they arrived quicly.

She got the reward. And she bought the painting….

 

reference 

John Escott, (2001). Newspaper Chase, Penguin readers.

 

Theme: my part-time job

I have a part-time job in a conveniencestore. I have been working there  for six months. The people I work with are very friendly. And my boss is not too strict.  So I have a lot of fun. I usually work two or three imes a week. The hourly pay is 800 yen. So I earn around 50,000 yen per month. I usually work in the evening and on weekends. But I also work some mornings during school vacations. Working in a convenience store is interesting. Because we can meet a lot of different people. I have learned a lot of things from my part-time job.

Carnival

Jake is a main character in this story. On his holiday weekend, he arrived at Euston station in London. He is eighteen years old and it is the first time to visit there. He was so happy and wanted to go to the Notting Hill Carnival.

Then he took a bus to go there. When he arrived at Noting Hill.

Suddenly, he met a tall girl, Maria. She was in hurry. Her costume was so beautiful and he wanted to see her more.

When the carnival started, Jake could see Maria dancing on the street. He fell in love with her.

Then he wanted to take a photo of her and he took a someone’s camera. He could take a photo.

However, a policeman run to him and asked him to go with to the office. He lost his photo of Maria. He was very sad…..

HOWEVER, Maria is there!! In fact, Maria is a policewoman. He could meet her again.

Reference

Annette Keen, (2003). Carnival. Penguin Readers.