[FUN WITH READING 2018-20233A] Giving Is Taking

20233廖昱霖 (LIAO, YU-LIN)

[BOOK PROFILE]
TITLE OF THE BOOK: Last Chance
NAME OF THE AUTHOR: Mark Foster & Phillip Burrows
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-19-423436-8

Giving Is Taking

The story is about a cameraman who was going to be laid off, and he had a last chance to make a film to retrieve the heart. Therefore, he went to Hawaii and wanted to take an amazing photo of an erupting-volcano. But there was a lady trapped in the volcano, so the man gave her a rescue without hesitation. By accident, the scene was recorded by the camera and the boss was hit by the film. Finally, he still worked in the company and received appreciation. The author told us to help others by using a positive description.

The cameraman was Mike, but his boss wasn’t satisfied with his film, and told him that it was the last chance to make film. If the film didn’t hit him, he would be fired. One day, Mike saw a newspaper on his desk, and there was a picture of an erupting-volcano in Hawaii. Thus, he decided to go there and take a breathtaking photo. Though the way to the volcano was full of danger, he went there desperately. When he approached the erupting-volcano, he started to take photos. Suddenly, he heard someone crying for help. He saw a lady lying behind the rock and couldn’t move. He gave her a rescue without a second thought. Although his camera was lost in the volcano, he was not upset. Soon, a rescue helicopter came and saved Mike and the lady. After arriving at his company, everyone gave him congratulations. When he was confused about the congratulations, his boss had him get into the office. Unexpectedly, the boss took out Mike’s camera and gave it back to him. Mike was stunned but happy. Accidentally, there was a film in the camera. The scene that Mike saved the lady was recorded by the camera. The boss watched it, and decided to retain Mike.

It is a positive story. It talks about the love between people, and I think that the plot like this is more suitable for children. To be honest, the words and sentences in the book are very simple. It’s a good book for whoever just begins to learn English. Actually, the story’s plot is not very attractive. We could expect what would happen next. With regard to the main idea that the author wants to tell, I think it is closely related to our life. There are a lot of obstacles and difficulties in our daily life. We should try to cry out for help. On the contrary, when other people get into trouble, we should give them a hand, too.