richard curtis

This story was very long, so it was very difficult for me to read this book. However, this story was interesting. Peter and Juliet are getting married, but not everyone is so happy. Jamie loses his girlfriend. Mark is in love with a girl who will never be his. Sarah's love for her brother makes it difficult for her to find a boyfriend. Herry's love for his wife, Karen, is going to be tested by a beautiful new employee. Daniel's wife has just died. Billy Mack, the ageing rock star, is alone after a lifetime of singing about love. [99 words]

KING ARTHUR

This book is form of manga. It is the year 650 in England. There is war everywhere, because the old king is dead and he has no son. When the new king comes can the fighting stop and the strange. First, Merlin the ancient magician has to find a way of finding the next king. [55 words]

Oranges in the snow

The night is cold and windy. Outside the laboratory a dog howls. You are Mary Durie, the famous scientist. Small flower grows in Alaska and it is very special. It can help people to see in the dark, you think. When you discover something very new and valuable, other people want to try to steal your idea. [57 words]

Carnival

This book's main character is Jake. Jake is eighteen years old. He arrives at Euston station in London. It is a holiday weekend and it is his first time away from Manchester. He thought that I can go to the Notting Hill Carnival and I can see some interesting places from the bus too. Jake sees a tall beautiful girl at the carnival in London. It's love. [67 words]

THE WHITE STONES

Your name is Chris Ellison and you are from London in England. You are on a ferry. The ferry is going to the island of Skaran in Ireland. You are sitting next to a woman. She is archaeologist. She want to study the megalithic stones on Skaran. But, she said, the people on this island don't like archaeologists, because they think that archaeologists take our treasures. It's June 21. It's the longest day of the year. A lot of people go to clayonag every year. That day there are a lot of people near the tomb. They are looking at the sun, and waiting. The sun shines between the two big stones. It shines into the door of the tomb. When this happens, the people begin to sing. [127 words]

TAXI OF TERROR

This book's main character is Jack. Jack do new job, so his fellow worker gave him good by party. Then, they gave cellphone to him. Later that night, Jack is a prisoner in a taxi in the empty streets of the dark city. Dangerous person's name is Wolf. Also, Wolf said you get in the boot to Jack. However, when Jack get in the boot his cellphone help to call police. Therefore, he was safe. [75 words]

Book Review: 2-12 " Kings and Queens of Britain

This is the story of Boudicca. In AD 43 there were a lot of kings and queens all over Britain. In the east of England there was a young queen called Boudicca. The Roman soldiers were afraid of her husband because he was a good soldier, but her husband died, and the Roman soldiers came into Boudicca's town. Boudicca and hundreds of her people killed the Roman soldiers. Thousands of British people came to help Boudicca. They killed many Roman soldiers and women and children. Boudicca wanted to be Queen of all Britain, but the Romans were too strong. However, she was the first famous British queen. Today, you can see her, a big and tall and beautiful woman, in Hyde park corner in the middle of London. [128 words]

Book Review: 2-11 "DIANA"

I like Diana very much, because she was very beautiful princess. Many people of many countries carried flowers when Diana died. They waited in the streets all night. They talked about Diana and remember her. They said goodbye to her. Why did people love her so much? Diana Princess of Wales died in a car accident in Paris on 31 August 1997. Diana was rich and beautiful. She had many rich and famous friends, but she liked ordinary people, too. When she was young she always loved children, and wanted to help them. So, she worked with many charities to help children in hospital. The Queen and Prince Charles often visit hospitals and help charities. A lot of people started to give money to Diana's charities. She wanted to give them love. Sometimes she hugged them with her arms. She tried to make them happy. Also, when Diana visited the AIDS hospital, she wasn't afraid. The people with AIDS loved her. Diana's life was certainly very difficult at times. She was just twenty years old when she married Prince Charles. So, did the photographers, who followed her everywhere even on that terrible night in Paris when Diana's young life ended.

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Book Review: 2-10 "TITANIC"

I knew a lot of new things about TITANIC, because I read this book. Also, I watched movie. This movie's name is Titanic, but this movie was very sad story.
Titanic was the biggest ship in the world and one of the fastest ships in the world, too. Titanic was very beautiful, like room sin a very expensive hotel. Thomas Andrews was the designer of the Titanic. He said " This ship can never sink." There were 2,207 people on the ship. The Titanic captain, Captain Smith. The ship went left, and the iceberg went along the right of the ship. So, Titanic sank. Many people died. This story is very sad story. [113 words]

Book Review: 2-09 "STAR REPORTER"

This book's character's name is Steve. His father, Ned Reit is editor of the weekly newspaper, the Cado Star. However, his only reporter is ill. So, he can't work. So, his father asked Steve to find something interesting for week's newspaper. Steve saw a new girl in town. Her name is Marietta, but every time he sees her something goes wrong, and his day goes from bad to worse. A week later, Marietta took good photographs, and Steve is a good newspaper reporter. [83 words]

Book Review: 2-08 " Photo Finish"

Lisa works at Black and Sons. Black and Sons is a large company. Lisa works in the Accounts Department. The work is important, but it is not very exciting. Lisa wants to work in the Marketing Department, because Marketing Department is always busy.
Lisa and Alice are in the Post office. The assistant give the passport forms to the two friends. However, Lisa's photo are at home, so Lisa must get the photo today. Lisa went to the old bus station., but the old bus station is empty and dark. When Lisa photo, some photos are coming out of the slot. Lisa's photos can't be ready. But who is in the photos? There is nobody in the bus station. There is a man in the pictures. But something is wrong. She is frightened, because the four photos show a murder!! The first photo, he is smiling. The second photo, the man is looking to the right. The third photo, somebody is holding the man's scarf very tightly. The fourth photo, there is no man. However, the police catch the murder, so Lisa is safe. [184 words]

Book Revie：2-07 "Amazon Rally"

David and Brian are motorcycle races from Enfield, a small town in England. They usually race in England, Scotland and other countries in Europe. One day, they're all going to race across the biggest jungle in the world, the Amazon. However, According to the newspaper, the Indians in the Amazon are very angry. They're losing all their land.

Race's first day is easy, because the roads are good. On the second day, the roads are not so good. At the end of the third day, they are in the jungle. The roads are very difficult now. Suddenly, they hear something, but it isn't the sound of another motorcycle. It is the sound of drums. They can see an Indian village below. Also, they are very angry, because there are Diamonds and perhaps gold under the ground in here, so the miners want the land. They come and kill the Indians. The Indians think they are miners. David and Brian saved Indians from miners. [163 words]

Book Review: 2-06 TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

I read the TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. This book was very interesting.
In the 1866, a new boat came back from sea every week with the same story. ' A giant whale, a hundred metres long, came near our boat'. So, A french scientist, Mr Aronnax, wants to find a giant whale. But, with his servant, Conseil, and a whaler, Ned Land, he finds a submarine-not a whale. For 20,000 leagues, the three friends stay on the submarine with its captain, Nemo, and visit many interesting places on the sea floor. They find a town on the sea floor, beautiful coasts and lots of gold. [107 words]

A Trifling Matter Book review 2-8: GUCCI (Misaki)

Book review 2-8 : GUCCI

I read Misaki's Book review. I think Misaki's Book review is good, because it is very long, and particular about GUCCI. Also, I haven't read the "GUCCI" yet, but I could to know about Gucci. In 1965, the first GUCCI store opened in Japan. I don't know it. I could to know new things from Misaki's book review. [59 words]

Movie review : Toy story 1

Introduction
I have never watched "Toy story", but when I watched this movie, I thought that this movie is very interesting. Also, this movie's character is cute. Especially, my favorite character is Buzz. "Toy story" was very good movie, because this movie won an Academy Special Achievement Award. Also, I thought by this movie that friends is very important.
Toy story was released by Disney in 1995. Director is John A. Lasseter and Voice appearances are Tom Hunks, Tim Allen. Tom Hunks is Woody, Tim Allen is Buzz.

Body
There are a cute character in this movie. I like this movie's character. Andy is very kind boy. He is six years old. He has a lot of toys. Reader of Andy's toys is Woody. The main character is "Woody". Woody is cow boy. Andy likes Woody the best all of the toy! there is one more hero. His name is "Buzz Lightyear". These toys can speak and move. At Andy's birthday, new toy came, that is Buzz. Woody and Buzz fight to get toy's top. Andy is pleased with the latest toy. Woody is jealous of Buss Lightyear. Buzz takes oneself to be genuine Space Ranger. One day, they fought and they fell on a yard. This yard is a bad boy’s house. The boy’s name is cyd. He always remodels his toys. Cyd plan to fly Buss Lightyear but this plan doesn’t succeed. And then, Woody and Buss Lightyear run away from Cyd’s house. They become very friendly.

Conclusion
I have watched the Toy story for the first time. I thought that this movie is very interesting, so I love Toy story very much. Also, This movie's character is very cute. I want to watch Toy story 2. All of people likes the Toy story. Toy story became my favorite movie.

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Book-review: 2-05

O.Henry's short stories are very famous. He writes about New York, Texas, Oklahoma...
Money is a big problems for many people in the stories. They work long days, and they live in cold apartments with only a little food.

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Book review:2-04

I red Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This book have two stories. One story is Rip Van Winkle, another story is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
First, about Rip Van Winkle. This story looks like Urashima Taro in Japan. Rip Van Winkle meets some old men with long white beards and spend a one night with them. However, when he work up in the morning, he became old man. This story was very interesting.
Second, about The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This story was very strange story. Eventually, how became about this story's main character who's name is Ichabod.

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Billy and the Queen

This book's pictures is very cute. However, I couldn't understand this story very well.
Billy and Roxanne is a good brother. [21 words]

THE LEOPARD AND THE LIGHTHOUSE

I like this story, because this story is very hearty story. For the first time, I thought that leopard is pity.
Many people wanted to kill the leopard, but one man was different. So, the leopard wasn't killed them. Saied is very gentle man. Saied took the leopard to the animal park. I was very happy. [56 words]

Marcel and the mona lisa

I like Marcel story, because this story is very interesting.
Marcel is cute detective. Also, Marcel is clever mouse, because Marcel solved the crime. Marcel saved Mona Lisa. [28 words]