EAL- Book Review (6/02/17) New Padlet -----> https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/i064bycbcj6f by Jebreen Ahmed https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv Post a video or write about the book that you read this week. What is the title? What is the setting? Who are the characters? What happens in the beginning, middle &end? What was your favourite part? Would you recommend this book to a friend? How many stars would you give this book? (out of 5). en-us 2017-02-06 08:29:50 UTC 2025-03-03 12:37:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Ruri Yazaki https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/151791160 Title:My Family and animals.
Author:Gerald Durrell
Plot:
Beginnings]]> 2017-02-06 12:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/151791160 Tram https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152411360 Title: Three Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes
Beginning:  A young woman called Mary Sutherland comes to Holmes’s Baker Street home with a problem concerning her fiancé, Mr Hosmer Angel.
Middle: On the day of their wedding Mr Hosmer disappeared at the church and has not been seen or heard of since. Holmes discovers that Hosmer Angel is really Mary’s stepfather, Mr Windibank, in disguise. As Hosmer Angel he pretended to fall in love with Mary so that he could keep Mary’s money while she continued to live with her mother and stepfather.
End: Mr Windibank admits to what he has done, but Holmes decides not to tell Mary because she still loves Hosmer Angel so much. 
My favourite part: I don't have favourite part.
Recommend:
How many star: I will give this story about 3 star out of 5]]> 2017-02-08 10:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152411360 Tra Giang https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152421904 Title: 1984
Beginning: Winston Smith is a member of the Outer Party. He works in the Records Department in the Ministry of Truth, rewriting and distorting history. After finish work, he go home and see some one follow him. Below the face were the words BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU. And he come home with his bad knee. Next morning he go to work normally like everyday. And one day, he meet O'Brien. And O'Brien say that Winston can trust him. And they be come friend after that. Later he meet women name Julia. They  like other person when both of them have they first look. And Winston ask O'Brien to help him. And after that they fall in love with each other. They marry and have a happy life.
The end:Long time later, when Julia leave Winston. Winston feel sad and he start his old life. One day, everyone go down to the street to demonstrate about Big Brother. And went that moment come, Winston still do the calculation that 2+2=5. When he nearly die, he also think that 2+2=5.
My favorite part is: When Julia and Winston have fall in love with each other in the first time they meet. Because it make me feel love is romantic.
I will give it 3 out of 5 stars and I will recommend it to my firends.]]> 2017-02-08 11:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152421904 Doyeon Kim doxbi10 https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152425827 Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Characters:  Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry finn's father, Jim,  Ms. Watson
Setting: 1851 summer
Plot: It is about adventure of Huckleberry and their friends.
Beginning: The small and poor town in US, St.petersburg  has turmoil. Huckleberry and Tom found a dead, murderous Indian in McDogall cave.Also, Huckleberry and Tom found the treasure hidden in the cave by the Indians and they became rich. As a result, the wandering Huckleberry was protected by Douglas Widow. But the wild Huckleberry could not bear such a regular life.
Middle: One day, Huckleberry's father who was missing before, suddenly appeared to be a drunkard. He hauled Huck and trapped him in a log cabin on the upper island of the Mississippi River. At there, Huckleberry met Jim who was slave to Douglas Widow's sister's house and found a runaway and ran off the raft. As a result of being involved in various incident, such as clashed with steamers, the young 'duke' and old 'king' were encountered and used by them.When Huckleberry escaped to the raft, he could not see the slave boy Jim.The king sold Jim to Pelobus. By the way, the Pelobus was Tom Sawyer's aunt house. Tom and Huckleberry planned to rescue Jim from aunt's house. However, Tom shot on his ankle and his injury was critical.They ran away by raft and they went hospital to get Tom treatment, but Jim was caught again.
End: Douglas Widow's sister was died, so Jim had already became a free body.
Huckleberry also became a body of freedom because his father died. This time, Polly Baumo takes the hack and teaches him to take care of it, but Hugo, who is confused by Douglas widow's house, can not accept the proposal.
In the end, the black slave burden becomes the body of liberty, and Huck goes back to the Indian village to escape Aunt Sally, who is trying to make him a son. But Huckleberry was ranout.

My favourite part: My favourite part is when Tom , Huckleberry planned rescue Jim
Recommend: I recommend if you are interested in adventure story.
How many stars: I will give 3 stars out of 5]]> 2017-02-08 12:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152425827 Hoàng Gia Khang https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152440421 Title:The Time Machine.

The set of the story: are in the Time Traveller house and in the laboratory.

The characters: are The Time Traveller, Medical Man, Psychologist, Filby, Newspaper daily man, a quiet shy man, host man.

In the beginning:The Time Traveller was talking to them about his geometry.It's all about five man are the characters that i told discuss about the Time machine how it's works.And how to travel safely.



In the middle:The Time Traveller go into his laboratory and flew into the air of future, he was very scared to see the sky darkess and the weakness he can do.He come to another world of future and see incredible machine and events.

At the end:When he was trying to came back to the present, he looked back and see a hungreds of enormus crab was holding the Time machine behind the Time Traveller.So he was so scared that he can't do anything and sit like statue.But for a moment he has arrvied so All of the crabs are gone.So he went back to life again.

My favorite part:is when he went to another world of future.

Yes, absolutely i will recommend this book to another friend.

I  will  give this book five out of five :).
]]> 2017-02-08 13:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152440421 Xuan Quynh xuanquynhtrinh211 https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152462041
Title: A Christmas Carol

Characters: Scrooge, ghost  Marley Jacob, 3 sprits: Christmas past, present and future, Fred(nephew), Belle(ex-girlfriend), Bob Cratchit, Martha Cratchit, Tim, Fezziwig.

Setting: Christmas Eve in London.

Plot: This story talking about the man named Scrooge. He's smart, mean and rich man. Scrooge doesn't like Christmas and thinks it's humbug. One day, he met his long-dead partner, Marley Jacob. Marley's ghost said Scrooge will meet 3 spirits and he must listen to them to change future or carry his chains like his partner.

Beginning: In Christmas, Fred- Scrooge's nephew invited Scrooge go to Christmas dinner, but he refused. Then have 2 gentlemen came to his office to seek a donation from the poor people, but he turns away to them. When he went back home, he met Marley's ghost. The ghost said Scrooge will meet 3 spirits: Christmas past, present and future, they will teach him the lessons to change his life, or he must carry his chains longer than Marley.

Middle: The first spirit Scrooge met is Ghost of Christmas Past, the ghost took Scrooge go back to Christmas view when he's boyhood and youth. The view described Scrooge's lonely childhood, has the relationship with his sister. The first Christmas party Scrooge ate from Mr.Fizziwig, his first boss, who treated he like son. he has a fiancee, she's a lovely girl named Belle and he fell in love with her. They have a beautiful love but one day, Belle said can't love Scrooge anymore because he's love money than love her. Belle married with other man and has happy Christmas Eve together.
  The second of the spirits is Ghost of Christmas Present - the ghost show what happening now. He took Scrooge to the joy market of people buying to make Christmas dinner. Then, they went to Fred's party, the people in here talking about Scrooge and mocked him. After that, they went to the little house in corner town. In that, Scrooge and the ghost saw Bob's family- Scrooge's poor clerk ate Christmas dinner together. Bob has the youngest son, Tiny Tim, he's a happy boy with vile ill. The ghost tells Scrooge that Tim will die soon and he really wants to help Tim, but the ghost just showed him two miserable children: the boy named Crime, the girl named Need. They will destroy the man if nothing finished about them, then the ghost with the children disappear.
  The last spirit is Ghost of Christmas future. The ghost showed the death of a disliked man. No one went to his funeral if lunch not provided. His charwoman, his laundress, undertaker stool some things of him and sell it for a receiver. Everyone don't care about his death. Then, the ghost shows Bob and his family went to the funeral of Tiny Tim. Finally, the spirit showed Scrooge his death, the views he saw before that is his after death. He promised to the ghost that he will change to avoid that effect.

End: Scrooge's a changed man after that. He ate Christmas dinner with Fred's family, sends a big turkey to Bob's family for dinner and gives pay increase for him. Scrooge donation for the poor people in Christmas and began treated everyone.

My favorite part: my favorite part is when Scrooge changed from the lessons of the spirits and became a kindness person, love Christmas like everyone.

Recommend: I will recommend to my friends or my family if they want.

How many stars: I will give this story 4/5 stars.]]> 2017-02-08 14:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152462041 Hanna Park https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152488783
title:  The turn of the Screw

Characters: Flora, Mrs.Grose, Peter Quint

Setting: the Church of  England

Plot: The governess agreed to take care of the two orphans.
Their former government officials and their uncles and carers died. Flora and Miles are in character. But the school said Miles should leave. Few weeks later, The governess begins to see the ghost. But they did not admit that they saw a ghost. The ghost of that  The governess  appears in the presence of Flora. And she said she could not see her, Flora said . In the final ,The governess.  A terrible battle between her and Quint is in progress. Miles thought she was winning.
Miles died in her arms.

Beginning: The night before Christmas a group of friends are gathered. Douglas mentions a ghost story that was passed on to him by his sister’s governess before she died. The story is about her job as the governess of two children whose former governess had died.. The governess is welcomed by a kind housekeeper, Mrs Grose, and Flora, a beautiful girl. The boy, Miles, comes a few days later. A letter has arrived from school saying he cannot stay because he is dangerous.. From her description, Mrs Grose infers it is Peter Quint, a former evil servant who is now dead.

Middle:  He was very close to Miles, and a dreadful man. The cause of his death is not clear. People say he was drunk and hit his head on a stone. The governess takes Flora to the lake and sees a woman on the other side. She intuitively knows it is the ghost of Miss Jessel, the dead governess, and is sure Flora can see her. Mrs Grose tells the governess that Miss Jessel was Quint’s lover, had suffered a lot, and had had to leave. Life goes back to normal, but soon the ghosts return. One night the governess finds Flora staring through the window, at somebody outside. It is Miles, who, questioned, confesses it was a plan they had made to frighten her. Fearing that something may happen to the children, the governess speaks with Mrs Grose about writing to the c hildren’s uncle, in spite of her promise.  Life goes back to normal once again. Miles asks the governess when he will go back to school.

End: The governess finishes the letter and leaves it on a table for the servants to post it. In the afternoon, while listening to the strange music that Miles is playing, she notices Flora is missing. Flora is frightened by the governess’s behavior and does not want to see her again. . Mrs Grose takes her away from the house. At lunch, Miles admits he has burned the governess’s letter to his uncle. He wanted to know what the governess had written. The governess sees Quint’s face in the window. He can’t see Peter Quint. When told his ghost is there, he screams and dies in the governess’s arms.

Favorite Part: My favorite part is the ending part.

Recommend: Not really. It is hard to understand.

How many stars?: 4 out of stars.



]]> 2017-02-08 15:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152488783 Han https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152673405 Title : Chance of a Lifetime
Setting : Wales, and Europ

]]> 2017-02-09 04:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152673405 Lee Kai Ying janetlklee https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152673631 Tittle: Matilda

Setting: a little english village

Characters: Matilda , Mr Wormwood (Matilda‘s father) , Mrs Wormwood (Matilda's mother),Miss Honey,Miss Trunchbull

Plot : This book is about a very clever little girl named Matilda.She can read all the books in the local library before she even start school.She can multiple big number in her head quickly. But Matilda is misunderstood by her family because she is different from the rest of her family.As time passes, Matilda finally starts school that has a kindly teacher, loyal friends and a sadistic principal.

Beginning : Matilda is a intelligent and unusual little girl. She can speak perfectly at the age of one and a half, and by the age of four, she can read  adult books. But unfortunately, Matilda’s family aren't interested in her. They only focus watching the television, playing  or cheating others, they did not realize Matilda was clever . Matilda love reading. She reads adult book, not just simple children's books,but her parents hate books .Her father is a dishonest car dealer,  Matilda decides to teach her nasty parents a lesson. She glues her father’s hat to his head, and then tricks her parents into believing that there is a ghost in the home.

Middle : When Matilda is five years old, her parents send her to the local village school .Matilda teacher called miss honey. She is very kind and nice to Matilda. Miss Honey immediately found that Matilda is a genius .Miss Honey  tries to move her into a higher class but is refused by the headmistress.Miss Honey also tries to talk to Mr and Mrs Wormwood about Matilda's intelligence, but they don't believe her. Miss Trunchbull is the  headmistress of this school. She is a terrible person who frightened the children and she doesn't like Matilda. She always punished  students by throwing them out of windows or across the playground, yelling at them while picking them up by their hair or ears. Matilda friend Lavender decides to prank the Trunchbull on a class.She catch a newt and puts it into the Miss Trunchbull's water glass. Trunchbull blames Matilda for the newt,Matilda is very angry.Suddenly, she realize she have super power. She can move object with her mind. Maltilda use her super power to push the glass of water containing the newt onto Miss Trunchbull.

End : After class, she tells Miss Honey what she did.Miss honey   invites Matilda to her cottage for tea.Miss Honey tell matilda the  story of her life. Matilda start  trains herself to lift objects with her mind and move them around in the air. She  uses these powers to defeat Miss Trunchbull and help Miss Honey.On that day,Miss Trunchbull leaves the school and is never seen again.he school was happy and the kids and teachers never got hurt again.One day she finds her parents packing to escape from the police, because her father selling stolen cars. Matilda asks permission to live with Miss Honey. Her parent agree.So Matilda  and Miss Honey live happy ever after .

My favourite part: My favourite part is when matilda use her super power to defeat Miss trunchbull.
 
Recommend : I will recommend this book to my friend and sister ,because my sister like adventure and funny book.I think they will like it.

How many star: I will give this story about 4 star out of 5

]]> 2017-02-09 04:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152673631 Siyeon https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152687201 Title:Walkabout
Characters:Mary,Kith,Peter,Peter's sister,Mary's young brother,bush boy

Setting:Australian bush,In the desert
Plot:An Aboriginal boy and two American children in the Australia desert.When they meet the boy.Mary and Peter learn about desert.They follow him to get the food and water.but they are lost .so they are find way to back their home.

Beginning:The bush boy walked in desert alone.He was on his walkabout.He had to live in the desert alone for six months.He had to find food and water and he had to kill animals.
Mary and Peter are American children.Mary and Peter are lost in the Australian desert after an aeroplane(airplane) crash.
The desert is a strange place for the children.

Middle:When they meet the bush boy,he teaches them about desert because he is in the desert alone for six months.
Mary afraid of the bush boy.Three children  learn more about life.
The bush boy thought about the two children.They didn't know the desert and they couldn't find food without him.and he also thought they will die.
So the bush boy had to take the children to the river under the mountains.That was the end of his walkabout,and good place for them There was water , and food.There were white people not far from there too.after hour after hour he looked out at the desert.
The children walked the next day,and the next day,and the day after that.

End:They stood near the river,and watched.They saw a family of Aboriginals.They were friendly,and they smiled at Peter and Mary.The woman gave Mary some food .
The family of Aboriginal say they will help to find Mary and Peter's house.

My favorite part:My favorite part is the bush boy had to take the children to the river under the mountains because it was for Mary and Peter.

Recommend:I'd like to recommend this book if you like traveling or adventure.

How many stars:I'd like to give 4 out of 5 stars. 





]]> 2017-02-09 07:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152687201 Park Hyung Yoon https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152691263  Title :  Round the world 80 days

Set : All over the world

characters :  Phillies Fogg

Jean Papparto

Mrs. Auda

Beginning : Fogg is a rich and hard man his in Reform club
his try to get a new servant .Papparto want a quiet life fogg is really quiet and gentle so Papparto want a be foggs servant  also fogg  like him .

Middle : some he saw a interesting  sentence  at the Reform club.That is about  Round the world in 80 days his friends said it impossible but  he want a try it. That is famous in his town , and he starts to go with his servant ]]> 2017-02-09 07:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152691263 Sungyoo Kang https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152691764 Title - Gulliver's Travels
Setting - Lilliput, blefuscu
Characters - Culliver, King,
Queeen, Little-enders, Big-enders, Famer and Famer's daughter.
Beginning - Gulliver travels to Lilliput. He is on the ship. But that time wave move faster and there ship hit something.  their ship going to sink. When he wake up he can't move. He heard some sound, but he can't see anything. One little thing come to him. The little thing is a very very very small people.
Gulliver  want to stand up.
The little people throw arrows for me. So I know how many people stay here. It's about 200people.
Middle - They throw arrows, but king come to me. He speak to me, but I can't understand. Later king order to his man and little men give me a food. I eat a lot of food. They give me mike, too. They give me a big church and I stay there. They teach their language. I learn very fast, so I can speak their language. Their king make a rule for me. I read all and I agree. So I will be free. I hear all story about little-anders and big-enders. I want to help them. So I come Blefuscu. I can see a lot of battle ships. But that ship is too small for me. I aroud their ship with string. I bring that ship for Lilliput. King looks very happy.
End - WHen he came back his house, and his life got better becau

]]> 2017-02-09 07:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152691764 Jessica buinhuquynh_2824 https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152692785 Title: Babe Pig In The City
Plot: There was a pig name is Babe. He lives on a farm in Hoggett Hollow. He must go to other country and make money to pay the bank.
Beginning: Babe is a little pig, very smart and friendly. He lives on the farm with Mr Hoggett. He make friend with every animal in a farm. But one day, there were 2 bad things. First thing was Mr Hoggett fall and has an accident. Second thing was there were men arrive from the bank and say they want money, if he don't have, they'll take the farm.
Middle: Mrs Hoggett has found a letter on her husband's desk, there were 2 plane tickets and a letter said Babe have to go away and make money so they can pay money for men. The plane was landing and Mrs Hoggett and Babe go to the city and found a hotel to Babe but city hotels don't want a pig, then they went to Flealands Hotel. In that hotel, animals in every where. And there was a lot of story next.
End: The bank had their moneymoney. All the animals moved to Hoggett Hollow. And everything was normal again.
My Favourite part: I don't know
How many star: 4 star.





]]> 2017-02-09 07:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152692785 Do Huy huyhoang_ais https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152693778 Title: 2001: The Space Odyssey.
Characters: Dr Roy Micheals, Arthur C Clarke, Moon Watcher, Dr Heywood Floyd, Halvorsen, The Old One.
In the beginning, the journey to moon started.  Tt is billion kilometres to get to the moon. The space ship called Discovery.
In the middle, Moon Watcher but it was raining. He didn't know The Old was his father because he didn't know father is. In a cave, there was a dead body and Moon Watcher felt a little anxious. The journey was very dangerous and busy.]]> 2017-02-09 08:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/152693778 Quang Minh Nguyen Austin https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/154879111 Title:]]> 2017-02-20 08:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/154879111 trantragiang158 https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/157907605 2017-03-06 02:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jebreenahmed/ys668w8htldv/wish/157907605