WRITE, BLOG, READ : June 2017

Saturday, June 17, 2017

SUMMER READINGS. 2 ESO

Summer is long and you’ll have time for lots of things… so we highly recommend you some English readings.

Choose some books from the list, read them, and write a summary, comment, opinion, mind map, timeline… about it. There are different levels for you to choose too!

You can give it to your teacher next year, he/she will value it.

SUGGESTED READINGS

* JAPAN by Rachel Bladon Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles Level 1. ISBN: 978-0-19-423669-0

What is Japan? It is everything new and modern: the Tokyo Sky Tree, 634 metres high; amazing cameras and phones; karaoke and manga; trains going past at 300 kilometres an hour. And it is everything ancient too: beautiful palaces; high mountains and hot springs; cherry blossom in the spring; quiet gardens with water and trees. Here the past meets the future all the time. From sumo wrestlers to robots, Japan has something amazing for everybody.

* LES MISÉRABLES Retold by Jennifer Bassett Oxford Bookworms Library Level 1 ISBN: 978-0-19-479440-4

France, 1815. Jean Valjean leaves prison after nineteen years. These are dangerous and troubled times, and life is hard. Valjean must begin a new life, but how can he escape his past, and his enemy, Inspector Javert? This story for Bookworms is loosely based on the famous novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, one of France's greatest writers. The novel was written in 1862, and the story has been retold many times - in a musical, in plays for radio and theatre, and in more than fifty films for television and cinema.

* LEONARDO DA VINCI by Alex Raynham Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles Level 2 ISBN: 978-0-19-423669-0

What does the world look like from the moon?' 'How do our bodies work?' 'Is it possible for people to fly?' 'Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall?' 'How can we have cleaner cities?' All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was one of the great thinkers of all time, and even today, doctors and scientists are still learning from his ideas. Meet the man who made a robot lion, wrote backwards, and tried to win a war by moving a river...

* WORLD WONDERS Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles Level 2

ISBN: 978-0-19-423776-5

What are the most beautiful, the most interesting, the most wonderful things in the world? The Great Pyramid, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal - everyone has their favourites. And there are natural wonders too - Mount Everest, Niagara Falls, and the Northern Lights, for example. Here is one person's choice of eleven wonders. Some of them are made by people, and others are natural. Come and discover new wonders...

* SPACE by Tim Vicary Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles Level 3

ISBN: 978-0-19-423673-7

Is there anyone who has not looked at the dark sky, and the shining points of light above us, and asked themselves questions about what is out there? Where did our planet come from? When did the universe begin? Could we live on another planet? And one question above all - is there life anywhere else in space? Begin a journey into space - where spacecraft travel at thousands of kilometres an hour, temperatures are millions of degrees, and a planet may be hard rock - or a ball of gas. In space, everything is extraordinary...

* FORMULA ONE by Alex Raynham Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles Level 3 ISBN: 978-0-19-423647-8

It's an exciting life - full of fast cars, money, and travel. The names of Formula One champions are known all over the world. And everywhere young drivers dream of success one day in Monaco, Melbourne, Monza... But it is a difficult life too. Drivers need strong bodies - and minds. They need to think quickly, drive hard, and sometimes look death in the face. This is the dangerous, exciting world of Formula One - where the world's best drivers have only seconds to win or lose a race.

REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY A PROPOSAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY BETTER OPTION, YOU CAN READ IT.

SUMMER READINGS. 1BTX

After a long school year working hard, summer has arrived. It's time to relax, to be with your family and friends, swim, hike ... but it's also time to read!

We recommend you some books for your summer. You can choose some of them as a "summer work", you can write a summary, give your opinion about it ... sure your English teacher next year will consider your work.

Here are our suggestions:

* THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST by Anne Tyler. Oxford University Press. Graded Readers. Stage 5

Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems. After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon’s attempts to run his own life become increasingly desperate – and more and more odd. And, day by day, Macon’s life gets more and more complicated.

* DEADLOCK by Sara Paretsky Oxford University Press. Graded Readers.

Stage 5

V.I. Warshawski, private investigator, Chicago, USA. People imagine private investigators to by tired-looking men in raincoats, but Vic is female. She’s tough, beautiful, carries a gun – and goes asking questions until she gets answered. She goes on asking questions... and more people start to die.

* DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? By Philip K. Dick. Oxford University Press. Graded Readers. Stage 5

San Francisco lies under a cloud or radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted buildings and keep electric animals as pets... the film Blade Runner was based on this famous novel.

* WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Bronte. Oxford University Press. Graded Readers. Stage 5 with NEW OXFORD BOOKWORMS APPS FOR SMARTPHONES

The wind is strong on the Yorkshire moors. There are few trees, and fewer houses, to block its path. There is one house, however, that does not hide from the wind. It stands out from the hill and challenges the wind. The house is called Wuthering Heights.

* DEADHEADS by Reginald Hill. Oxford University Press. Graded Readers. Stage 6

An English rose garden on a summer’s day. What could be more peaceful? Young Patrick grows up to be a calm man. When someone tells the police that he is killing people, Chief Superintendent Dalziel thinks it’s probably all nonsense. But Inspector Pascoe is not so sure...

* THE FLY AND OTHER HORROR STORIES. Retold by John Escott. Oxford University Press. Graded Readers. Stage 6.

Flies are a nuisance. They are annoying when they buzz around you but you can brush them away with your hand. After all, a fly is only half the size of your fingernail. But, suppose it wasn’t ...

* PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen. Oxford University Press. Graded Readers. Stage 6 with NEW OXFORD BOOKWORMS APPS FOR SMARTPHONES

“The moment I met you I notices your pride, sense and superiority and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry” said Elizabeth Bennet. And so, Elizabeth rejects the proud Mr. Darcy. This famous novel by Jane Austen is full of wise and humorous observation of the people and the manners of her time.

* THE WOMAN IN WHITE by Wilkie Collins. Oxford University Press. Graded Readers. Stage 6

The woman in white first appears at night on a lonely heath near London, and it’s next seen at a grave-side in Cumberland. Who is she? Where has she come from and what is her history? This famous mystery thriller by Wilkie Collins has excitement, suspense, romance and a plot that twists and turns on every page.

REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY A PROPOSAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY BETTER OPTION, YOU CAN READ IT. You can also try with “real” books in English, non-adapted to students, I mean. You may find some ideas in the following link. http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/

Thanks a lot in advance for your work… and … ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!