朗読発表会

2008年2月3日に上北沢校、2月22日には高円寺校にて、毎年恒例の朗読発表会を行いました。 　この朗読発表会は、English Pocketが特に力を入れているReadingクラスを受講されている生徒さんから参加者を募り、好きな本を一冊（抜粋）保護者の方々や先生の前で読んでいただくイベントです。たくさんの生徒さんにご参加いただき、みなさん一人一人の成長に、保護者，先生ともども非常にうれしく感じられる発表会となりました。以下に、発表された生徒さんの写真と朗読部分を掲載しますので、是非ご覧になって下さい。

上北沢校
樋口あやこちゃん（年長）				"Four Seasons" It’s spring. I see birds． It’s summer. I see flowers. It’s fall. I see leaves. It’s winter. I see snowflakes.
土屋あゆとくん（年長）				"Go Away, Cat" Go away, little cat. Go away, little cat. A dog is coming. Go away, little cat. A big dog is coming. Go away, little cat. Floppy is coming. Oh No!
野波じゅんくん（小３）				"Reds and Blues" We are all in red.　　We are all in blue. Come on the reds!　Come on the blues! Who is in red?　　　　Who is in blue? We are all muddy.
砥堀けいとくん（小３）				"People Say Hello" People say hello in China. People say hello in France. People say hello in Italy. People say hello in Mexico. People say hello in Kenya. People say hello in Japan. People say hello all over the world!
矢追こうたろうくん（小１）				"A New Dog; Kipper wanted a dog.　Everyone wanted a dog. They went to the dog’s home.　They looked at the dogs. Kipper wanted this dog.　It was too big. Biff wanted this dog.　It was too little Mum wanted this dog.　It was too strong. Everyone liked this dog.　They took the dog home.
砥堀ゆうきくん（小５）				"In the Deep, Deep Sea" Could I dive in deep, deep sea? Yes, I could use a rope. I could use a tank to breathe, too. I could dive deep in the sea and look at all the fish. In the deep, deep sea, I could look at the sea bed. I could feel the rush of fish at my side. I could feel the huge leaf of a sea weed. I could peek into the hole where an eel hides. I could hide with the fish. I could feed with the fish or take a ride with them! I could have a fine time in the deep, deep sea.
野波ともよしくん（小５）				"There’s a Hole in My Pocket" There’s a hole in my pocket. Fix it. How can I fix it? Saw it. How do I sew it? With a needle and thread. How can I get them? Buy them. How do I buy them? With money. Well, how can I carry it? In your pocket. But there’s a hole in my pocket!
伊賀まさよしくん（小３）				"Bears In The Night" In bed　Out of bed　Out of bed　To the window　At the window　Out the window　Out the window　Down the tree　Out the window　Down the tree　Over the wall　Over the wall　Under the bridge　Under the bridge　Around the lake　Under the bridge　Around the lake　Between the rocks　Through the woods　Out the window　Down the tree　Over the wall　Under the bridge　Around the lake　Between the rocks　Through the woods　Up Spook Hill !　WHOOOO!　Down Spook Hill　Through the woods　Between the rocks　Around the lake　Under the bridge　Over the wall　Up the tree...　In the window!　 Back in bed
大園なおやくん（小５）
"Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" It was bedtime. So five little monkeys took a bath.　Five little monkeys put on their pajamas.　Five little monkeys brushed their teeth.　Five little monkeys said good night to their mama.　Then…five little monkeys jumped on the bed!　One fell off and bumped his head.　The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” So four little monkeys…jumped on the bed.　One fell off and bumped his head.　The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” So three little monkeys jumped on the bed. One fell off and bumped her head. The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” So two little monkeys jumped on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” So one little monkey jumped on the bed. She fell off and bumped her head. The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” So five little monkeys fell fast asleep. “Thank goodness!” said the mama. “Now I can go to bed!”
安彦ほだかくん（小３）
"Look closer" I went for a walk. I passed a wall and saw something move. What could it be? - Ladybirds. I passed a wood fence and saw something else. What could it be? - Snails. I passed some wild roses and saw something move. What could it be? - Caterpillars. I passed a pile of logs and saw something move. What could it be? - Ants. I passed some purple thistles and saw something move. What could it be? - A bee. I passed some tall grass and saw something move. What could it be? - A spider. I passed a field of poppies and saw something move. What could it be? - Butterflies. Now what could these be?　Ah! They are all going back home. Just like me.
亀田けんやくん（小１）
"Morris the Moose" One day Morris the Moose saw a cow. “You are a funny-looking moose,” he said. “I am a COW. I am not a MOOSE!” said the cow. “You have four legs and a tail and things on your head,” said Morris. “You are a moose.” “But I say MOO!” said the cow. “I can say MOO too!” said Morris. The cow said, “I give MILS to people.” “So you are a moose who gives milk to people!” said Morris. “But my mother is a COW!” said the cow. “You are a MOOSE,” said Morris. “So your mother must be a moose too!” “What can I tell you?” the cow said. “You can tell me you are a moose,” said Morris. “NO!” cried the cow. “I am NOT a moose! Ask him. He will tell you what I am.” “What is she?” Morris asked the deer. The deer said, “she has four legs and a tail and things on her head. She is a deer, like me.” “She is a MOOSE, like ME!” Morris yelled. “You? You are not a moose. You are a deer too!” The deer laughed. “I am a MOOSE!” cried Morris. “You are a DEER!” shouted the deer. “What can I tell you?” asked Morris. “You can tell me you are a deer,” said the deer. “Let’s ask somebody else,” said the cow. “Okay, Moose,” said Morris the Moose. “Okay, Deer,” said the deer. They walked until they found a horse. “Hello, you horses!” said the horse. “What are those funny things on your heads?” “Oh, dear.” The cow sighed. “Let’s ask somebody else. But first, let’s get a drink.” Morris, the cow, and the deer drank from a cool, blue stream. Morris looked at himself in the water and smiled. “You two do not look at all like me,” he said. “You can not be moose.” “You mean, you are not DEER,” said the deer. “You don’t look at all like me.” “See?” said the cow. “I am not a moose or a deer. I am a COW! You made a MISTAKE.” “I did not,” said Morris. “I made a MOOSEtake!”
田内はなこちゃん（小１）
"Your Friend, Little Bear" Summer was over, and Emily was saying good-by. It was time to go back to school. Mother Bear baked a cake. Little Bear made lemonade. Mother Bear said, “Let us eat up all the cake. If we do, it will not rain tomorrow.” “Let it rain,” said Little Bear. “Emily will not be here tomorrow to play with me.” “Anyhow,” said Emily, “we can eat up the cake. And we can drink the lemonade.” So they ate the cake, and drink the lemonade, and talked and talked. Then it was time for Emily to go home. Father Bear said, “Don’t let Lucy break any more arms.” “Oh, no,” said Emily. Emily hugged her doll, and said, “Lucy wants to say good-by, too. Say good-by to Little Bear, Lucy.” Emily made Little Bear hold Lucy. Then she said to him, “Little Bear, you can have Lucy for keeps. I ill give her to you.” “Oh ?” began Little Bear. But before he could say anything, Emily took Lucy back again. “Oops!” she said. “I forgot. Lucy has to come to school with me.” Emily opened her pocketbook. She took out a fine new pen. “This is for you,” she said. “I want you to have it.” Little Bear took the pen. “Thank you, Emily,” he said. He ran into his room, and came back with a pretty toy boat. This is for you,” he said. “For keeps. You can sail it in your bathtub.” “Thank you,” said Emily. “I will. Good-by, Little Bear. See you next summer.” Little Bear stood at the door till Emily was out of sight. Two big tears ran down his face. Mother Bear saw them, and took him on her lap. “My goodness, Little Bear,” she said. “You will be going to school, too, and you will learn to write. Then you can write to Emily.” “Little Bear can begin right now,” said Father Bear. He got out some paper, and said, “Little Bear can write his own name.” “Yes,” said Mother Bear, “with his fine new pen,” She took Little Bear’s paw in hers, and helped him to begin ? That made Little Bear very happy. He said, “When can I write to Emily?” “Soon,” said Mother Bear. And soon he did write to Emily, like this: Dear Emily: 　　　It is snowing. I love the snow. I wish I could sand you some. 　　　Owl, Duck, Hen and Cat send their love. So do the ducklings. 　　　I cannot wait for summer. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Your friend, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Little Bear
河原地みなみくん（小３）
"Beef Stew" When Nicky woke up, he smelled something good. What was that smell? It was beer stew!　“I am making lots of stew,” said his mother. “Would you like to ask a friend for supper?”　“Yes!” Nicky shouted. He ran off to school to find a friend - a friend who liked beef stew. At school Nicky saw Alec. Alec was his best friend. “Can you come for supper?” asked Nicky. “Sorry,” said Alex. “I have to go to the dentist.” At lunch Nicky went to sit with Carla. “Can you come for supper? It’s beef stew.” Carla shook her head. “I like hot dogs. I like burgers. I like pizza. But I do not like beef stew!” Later Nicky went to the library. Mr. Blake found just the right book for him. So Nicky asked Mr. Blake to come for supper. Mr. Blake was sorry, but he could not come. “My family is going to eat out tonight.” On the way home Nicky looked for a friend to come for supper. But he did not find anyone-anyone who liked beef stew. Nicky turned the corner. There was a friend! “Hi Officer Gabel,” Nicky shouted. “Can you come for supper?” asked Nicky. “It’s beef stew.” But Officer Gabel could not come. “It’s my birthday. There’s a party at the station tonight.” “Happy birthday,” said Nicky. He headed down the street. Nicky saw the garbage men. But the garbage men never said hello. He was not a friend. And Nicky did not ask him for supper. Now Nicky was almost home. And he felt sad. He kicked a pebble down the street. “Now one wants to come for supper tonight. No one wants to eat beef stew, ”Nicky said to himself. “Boy! Do you look sad,” someone said. Nicky looked up. It was Mr. Cone. “Maybe this will cheer you up.” Mr. Cone handed Nicky a post card. Nicky read the post card. He started jumping up and down. “Hooray!” “Bye, Mr. Cone!”　Nicky called. Nicky ran all through town, past the police station, past the garbage truck, past the school. Nicky ran all the way to the train station. A train was pulling in. People got off. Nicky saw her right away. He rushed up to her. His grandma hugged him. “What a surprise!” she said. “I see you got my post card.” And this is how Nicky brought a friend for supper. A friend who liked beef stew!
大岩ちさちゃん（小３）
"THE BIG EGG HUNT" It was the day of the big Kids and Pups Egg Hunt. “Remember the rules,” said Sheriff Lewis. “The pups find the eggs. The kids pick them up.” “Go!” said Sheriff Lewis. Charley went with T-Bone. Vaz went with Cleo. Jetta went with Mac. And Emily Elizabeth went with Clifford. The dogs sniffed and sniffed. Clifford was the first to find some eggs. They were high up in a tree. “Woof!” he barked. Emily Elizabeth giggled. “We can’t take these eggs. They belong to Mama Robin!” T-Bone saw an egg under a bench. But before he had a chance to bark, Cleo barked first. And Vaz picked up the egg. Then T-Bone saw an egg on the slide. But before he had a chance to bark, Clifford barked first. And Emily Elizabeth picked up the egg. T-Bone saw an egg behind a rock. But before he had a chance to bark, Mac barked first. And Jetta picked up the egg. After a while, everyone had lots of eggs -- everyone but T-Bone and Charley. They didn’t have any. “I have no luck,” T-Bone said to Clifford. “You can have some of my eggs,” said Clifford. “No, thanks,” T-Bone said. “I want to find the eggs myself.” Then Clifford had an idea. He told it to Cleo and Mac. “Let’s hide some of our eggs where T-Bone can find them,” said Clifford. Mac didn’t like the idea. He didn’t think it was fair. “But it would make T-Bone so happy,” said Cleo. “And Charley, too!” “Oh, all right,” said Mac. “How will we get the kids to help us out?” Cleo asked. “Just watch me,” said Clifford. Clifford walked over to Emily Elizabeth. He carefully tipped over her basket. And one of the eggs fell out. Clifford rolled the egg into the tall grass! T-Bone found it right away! “Woof!” he barked. And Charley picked it up. Cleo walked over to Vaz. She carefully tipped over his basket. And one of the eggs fell out. Cleo rolled it over to a tree. T-Bone found that one, too! “Woof!” T-Bone barked. And Charley picked it up. Then Mac tipped over Jetta’s basket. He rolled one of his eggs toward some vines. “Woof!” T-Bone barked. And Charley picked up the egg. Soon T-Bone and Charley had as many as their friends. “You have lots of eggs now,” Clifford said to T-Bone. “You are lucky, after all!” “I am lucky,” said T-Bone, “but not because I found these eggs. I know what you guys did. You put these eggs where I could find them. I’m lucky because I have good friends who want me to be happy. Thanks, guys!” So everyone ate eggs---and everyone was happy!
鮎沢なおきくん（小４）
"The Dog That Pitched a No - Hitter" The day was hot and muggy, the field was soggy from last night’s rain, and Mike didn’t feel well. What pitcher would, Mike thought, if he were put into a game in the fifth inning, and his team were trialing by nine runs? The Lake Avenue Bearcats were beating the Grand Avenue Giants by a score of 19 to 10. Why do we even have to finish this lousy game? Mike thought. The Bearcats will just pile up more runs against us, that’s all. “ ’Cause it’s the rules, pal,” he heard a voice in his head say. “ And you ought to know you can’t bend the rules, right?” Mike glanced over to the Giants’ bench and saw Harry, his Airedale, relaxing in the shade. “Right,” Mike answered him in his thoughts. Mike and Harry shared a very special secret: they could communicate with each other through ESP, extrasensory perception. Mike had seen the Airedale in the window of a pet shop one day and was surprised to discover that he could understand the dog’s thoughts, and the dog could understand his! Of course, Mike bought Harry right away, and that was the start of one of the best friendship ever between a kid and a dog. “This batter’s easy,” Harry was telling him now. “Keep them down by his Knees. He’s a sucker for low ones.” “Sure,” Mike answered. “ If I had good control, I’d try it.” Mike got on the mound, stretched, and threw a pitch. The baseball streaked toward the plate - belt high. POW! The batter socked it high and deep to center field. “No sweat,” Mike heard Harry say. “Frankie’ll catch it in his back pocket.” Frankie Tuttle, the center fielder, had to run back just a few feet. Maybe he would have been able to catch it in his back pocket if he had tried. But he used his glove instead. Mike breathed a sigh of relief. One out. Five more to go ? two this inning, three the next. The Bearcat’s next batter came to the plate. “Bugsy O’Toole, Mike,” Harry said. “As dangerous as he looks, too.” “I know, I know, “ said Mike. “He’s already got a homer and a triple. Shall I walk him?” “Keep them low and inside,” Harry advised.

＜高円寺教室＞
岩崎みゆうちゃん（年少）				"We All Learn" Elephants learn to walk. Deer learn to run. Kangaroos learn to jump. Monkeys learn to climb. Birds learn to fly. Whales learn to swim. We learn to love.
竹内たいぞう君（年少）				"Where Is My Friend?" Hello! Are you my friends? What kind of porcupine is this? Who are you? Are you a friend? Ah! Maybe this is my friend. At last!
新野ようすけ君（年長）				"Tongues"
A human's tongue. This is a tongue. It is used to taste food. This part of the tongue tastes sour food. This part of the tongue tastes bitter food. This part of the tongue tastes sweet food. This part of the tongue tastes salty food. A frog's tongue. This is a flicky, sticky tongue. It shoots out to catch insects. A dog's tongue. This is a floppy, sloppy tongue. It hangs in the air and helps keep the animal cool. A butterfly's tongue. This tongue is curled up. It is used to sip the nectar from flowers. An anteater's tongue. This tongue is very long and sticky. It slips down small holes and licks up ants. A hummingbird's tongue. This tongue is like a tiny straw. It is used to reach deep inside flowers. A snake's tongue. This tongue is forked. It tastes the air to sense where food is. A giraffe's tongue. This tongue is like a hand. It grabs the leaves on trees and pulls them off. A snail's tongue. This tongue is very, very rough. It scrapes up food. A snapping turtle's tongue. This tongue plays a clever trick. Small fish swim into the mouth to look at the tongue. Then they are trapped and eaten. Whose tongue is this? Can you match the tongues on this page with the animals on page 23?
伊勢あやと君（小２）				"The Magic Finger" p.22〜25
When morning came, Mr Gregg was the first to wake up. He opened his eyes. He was about to put out a hand for his watch, to see the time. But his hand wouldn't come out. "That's funny," he said. "Where is my hand?" He lay still, wonering what was up. Maybe he had hurt that hand in some way? He tried the other hand. That wouldn't come out either. He sat up. Then, for the first time, he saw what he looked like! He gave a yell and jumped out of bed. Mrs Gregg woke up. And when she saw Mr Gregg standing there on the floor, she gave a yell, too. For he was now a tiny little man! He was maybe as tall as the seat of a chair, but no taller. And where his arms had been, he had a pair of duck's wings instead! "But…but…but…"cried Mrs Gregg, going purple in the face. "My dear man, what's happened to you?" "What's happened to both of us, you mean!" shouted Mr Gregg. It was Mrs Gregg's turn now to jump out of bed. She ran to look at herself in the glass. But she was not tall enough to see into it. She was even smaller than Mr Gregg, and she, too, had got wings instead of arms. "Oh ! Oh ! Oh! Oh!" sobbed Mrs Gregg. "This is witches' work!" cried Mr Gregg. And both of them started running around the room, flapping their wings. A minutes later Philip and William burst in. The same thing had happened to them. They had wings and no arms. And they were really tiny. They were about as big as robins. "Mama! Mama! Mama!" chirruped Philip. "Look, Mama, we can fly!" And they flew up into the air. "Come down at once!" said Mrs Gregg. "You're much too high!" But before she could say snother word, Philip and William had flown right out the window.
山下たかひろ君（小５）				"The Magic Finger" p.26〜28
Mr and Mrs Gregg ran to the window and looked out. The two tiny boys were now high up in the sky.　 Then Mrs Gregg said to Mr Gregg, "Do you think we could do that, my dear?" "I don't see why not,"　Mr Gregg said. "Come on, let's try." Mr Gregg began to flap his wings hard, and all at once, up he　went. Then Mrs Gregg did the same. "Help!" she cried as she started going up. "Save me!"　"Come on," said Mr Gregg. "Don't be afraid."　 So out the window they flew, far up into the sky, and it did not take them long to catch up with 　Philip and William. Soon the whole family was flying around and around together.　 "Oh, isn't it lovely!" cried William. "I've always wanted to know what it feels like to be a bird!"　 "Your wings are not getting tired, are they, dear?" Mr Gregg asked Mrs Gregg. "Not at all,"　Mrs Gregg said. "I could go on for ever!" "Hey, look down there!" said Philip. "Somebody is walking　in our garden"　 They all looked down, and there below them, in their own garden, they saw four enormous wild ducks!　The ducks were as big as men, and what is more, they had great long arms, like men, instead of wings.　 The ducks were walking in a line to the door of the Greggs' house, swinging their arms and holding　their beaks high in the air. "Stop!" called the tiny Mr Gregg, flying down low over their heads.　"Go away! That's my house!" The ducks looked up and quacked. The first one put out a hand and　opened the door of the house and went in. The others went in after him. The door shut.
2006年度上北沢校　朗読発表会集合写真