CHRISTINE - ESL 1

You’re fast asleep, and nothing is happening. Or is it? In fact, your body is hard at work. Your lungs are taking oxygen from the air, and your heart is pumping blood round your body. Millions of pi……続きを見る

In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla – ‘troublemaker’. But the young boy’s early years were happy ones, and he g……続きを見る

The United States in the 1950s and 60s was a troubled place. Black people were angry, because they did not have the same rights as whites. It was a time of angry words, of marches, of protests, a ti……続きを見る

‘It’s a good place for gold,’ said people in the 1840s, and they came from all over the world. ‘It’s a good place for a prison,’ said the US government in the 1920s, and they put Al Capone there on ……続きを見る

Sally is always running – and she has her phone with her all the time: at home, on the train, at work, at lunchtime, and at the shops. But then one afternoon suddenly she has a different phone . . .……続きを見る

‘I love Owen’s skateboarding,’ Hannah thinks. ‘I want to jump and do tricks, too.’ When a skatepark opens near her house, Hannah is suddenly very interested in skateboarding. How do Mom, Dad, brothe……続きを見る

Luke is a good-looking young man, but he’s not very clever with words. Gemma is clever with words, but what does she want? Lucy and Becky are good friends, but what about Sam? He makes wonderful cak……続きを見る

‘One day, I’m going to be famous,’ John Lennon said when he was young – and soon he was! His band The Beatles became one of the greatest in the world, and people loved them. After John Lennon went s……続きを見る

Every day people come to Mason’s store – old people, young people, men and women. From his office, and in the store, Mark watches them. And when they leave the store, he forgets them. Then one day a ……続きを見る

‘Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.’ The new US President, John F. Kennedy, spoke these words in January 1961. Millions of Americans listened, and they ……続きを見る

In 2008, Usain Bolt became the fastest man in the world. He won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games that year – and he did it again in 2012, and in 2016. So how did a boy from a little Ja……続きを見る

In English-speaking countries around the world people celebrate Easter, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and other special days. Some celebrations are new, like Remembrance Day and Mother’s Day; others, ……続きを見る

How green is our planet today? Find out how the environment has changed over time, understand its problems, and read about the people and organizations who have helped us to protect planet Earth. In……続きを見る

Like many other schoolgirls, Malala enjoyed watching TV, playing with her brothers, and laughing with her friends. She loved going to school, too. But in her town in north-west Pakistan, the Taliban……続きを見る

Steve Jobs was the man who started Apple in his father’s garage; who gave us iTunes and the iPhone. He was someone who understood the future, and knew what to do with a great idea. He became one of ……続きを見る

‘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?’ A……続きを見る

From the smallest fly to the biggest elephant, and from fish living at the bottom of the ocean to birds that fly several kilometres above land: this is the animal kingdom, the biggest group of livin……続きを見る

‘Who is the man with the roses in his hand?’ thinks Anna. ‘I want to meet him.’ ‘Who is the girl with the guitar?’ thinks Will. ‘I like her. I want to meet her.’ But they do not meet. ‘There are lot……続きを見る

A young woman arrives at a large country house. Her job is to look after the two children who live there, but she soon discovers that there is something very strange about both the house and the chi……続きを見る

What is Japan? It is everything new and modern: tall buildings; amazing cameras and phones; karaoke and manga; trains going past at 300 kilometres an hour. And it is everything timeless too: beautif……続きを見る

For a child in the great city of Venice in the thirteenth century, there could be nothing better than the stories of sailors. There were stories of strange animals, wonderful cities, sweet spices, a……続きを見る

It is more than sixty years since the Great Train Robbery, and all of the robbers are dead. But there is still one thing that the police would like to know: what happened to the money? Two million p……続きを見る

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……続きを見る

On a quiet sea, the biggest ship in the world is waiting. There is no noise from the engines. Up in the night sky there are hundreds of stars. Behind the ship, an iceberg – a great mountain of ice –……続きを見る

There are many different Irelands. There is the Ireland of peaceful rivers, green fields, and beautiful islands. There is the Ireland of song and dance, pubs and theatres – the country of James Joyc……続きを見る

Our world is changing fast. We can travel and speak to people around the world, and use computers to do all kinds of things. But in some places, children go to bed hungry at night, and cannot drink ……続きを見る

Even as a young boy, Muhammad Ali knew that he wanted to do great things in his life, and make changes in the world. By the time he was eighteen, Ali was an Olympic Champion in boxing, and he went o……続きを見る

People love and need animals. They keep them in their homes and on their farms. They enjoy going to zoos, and watching animals in films and on TV. Little children love to play with toy animals. But ……続きを見る

From 1942 until 1944, Anne Frank and her family lived secretly in a few small rooms at the back of her father’s office in Amsterdam, never leaving the building. Like many other Jewish families at th……続きを見る

Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest scientists and thinkers of our time. He was famous around the world because he wrote and talked about cosmology – the science of the universe – in a way that ……続きを見る