“NEW HORIZON Youth White Paper Unit 1 Before the new semester starts…” (author: Hisaku Honda, illustrations: Kana) features characters from the Reiwa 6th edition elementary school English proficiency textbook “NEW HORIZON Elementary” This is an exciting youth English story.
Centered on Professor Ellen Baker, who became a hot topic as a “too cute textbook character,” various characters such as a girl confused about her life in Japan and a boy struggling with his best friend, transcend the framework of textbooks. I will be active.
・Ellen Baker
ALTs (foreign language teaching assistants) support English classes. She currently works at Wakaba Junior High School. He is from Boston, USA.
・Saki Goto
My dream is to be an international businessperson who is active all over the world, and I love English. His club activity is mini basketball.
・Daichi Tamura
Good at programming. His father, Eisaku, runs the multinational restaurant Nagisa.
・Lucas Costa
I’m from Brazil and love soccer. His father is Carlos, one of the best strikers in the professional league.
・Sophia Jones
Originally from Australia. Due to the work of his mother Ruby, a researcher, he came to Japan with his older brother Oliver.
Characters from the past junior high school English textbook NEW HORIZON'' will also appear. Currently, we have added a new feature that not only 5th and 6th graders who are actually using NEW HORIZON Elementary” can enjoy, but also their siblings and their parents and children.
・Mike Baker
He is Ellen Sensei’s younger brother and also lives in Japan as an ALT.
In the junior high school English proficiency textbook “NEW HORIZON” from 2016 to 2020, he works part-time at a Chinese restaurant.
The junior high school textbook “NEW HORIZON” for 2021-2020 depicts him teaching English as an ALT at Midori Junior High School.
・Anne Green
American university professor. He has been an ALT in Japan for many years. he was teaching english.
In the junior high school English proficiency textbook “NEW HORIZON” from 2006 to 2011, he appeared as an ALT from Canada.
Chapter 1 Ellen Sensei’s lazy story
Can’t I teach English at school anymore? As her new school year approaches, Teacher Ellen has a certain problem…
Chapter 2 Secret words just for the two of us
Nagisa is a multinational restaurant where people from many countries gather. Daichi from Nagisa'' takes on the difficult question of a troubled customer, Please tell me what I want to eat.”
Chapter 3 Open a new door
Sophia’s family came from Australia. By an unexpected turn of events, Sophia is left stranded at the terminal station just after she returns home. The person who helped her was a university professor and former ALT who had taught in Japan for many years.
*The beginning of Chapter 1 is currently available on the official special website.
・Official special site
In addition, at the same time as this book, a study reference book for elementary and junior high school students, “Ellen Baker’s First English Class” (editor: Mitsue Allen Tamai), will be released.
Elementary school students who want to study English more and middle school students who are starting to struggle with English come to an English class held by ALT teacher Ellen Baker as a volunteer.The story is based on manga, and the students learn English through a story format centered on manga. This is an introductory book that will help you enjoy learning about the basics of learning and the differences between Japanese and English.
The first edition also comes with a private lesson video (limited NFT bonus) in which VTuber Ellen teaches English conversation tips as a bonus for purchasers!
“NEW HORIZON Youth White Paper Unit 1 Before the new semester starts…”
Author: Kyusaku Honda
Illustrated by: Kana
List price: 1,100 yen (tax included)
Release date: April 22, 2024 (Monday)
https://www.tokyo -shoseki.co.jp/books/81734/
“Ellen Baker’s First English Class”
Supervised by: Allen Mitsue Tamai
List price: 1,430 yen (tax included)
Release date: Monday, April 22, 2024
https://www.tokyo-shoseki.co.jp/books/ 81729/
With the theme of “Stories Go Beyond the Classroom,” characters centered on Ellen Baker, who appears in the elementary school English textbook “NEW HORIZON Elementary” that will be used from April 2020, jump out of the textbook and various contents will be released. We plan to expand this.
Please look forward to future developments.
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