Description:
The Signalman & Holiday Romance: Level 600 Reader (L+) (CEFR B1-B2) features simplified Charles Dickens stories: The Signalman (1866), a ghostly mystery, and Holiday Romance (1868), a tale of imagined adventures.
Brief description: John McLean is an associate professor at Yasuda Women's University in Hiroshima, where he oversees the interpreting stream. He has provided interpretation services for a wide range of notable figures, including world-class athletes (Simone Biles, Kohei Uchimura), Japanese film stars (Nana Komatsu, Kentaro Sakaguchi), officials (Kazumi Matsui, Mayor of Hiroshima), and multiple media outlets such as NBC, CBC, Al Jazeera, AP, Reuters, Kyodo, TV Asahi, RCC, and Chugoku Shimbun. Additionally, John collaborates with Japanese film directors, translating scripts and subtitling films, and supports upcoming Japanese filmmakers at the Berlin Film Festival through his involvement with the Japanese Government Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Review Quotes:
-The signalman shook his head. "I've never made a mistake about that, Sir. I've never mixed up that ghostly man's ring with a real one."-
-"She missed the 'a-r-d' from the end of 'cow, '" Robin explained.-
-"How about asking Ms. Lemon to keep our adult-children at school during the holidays?"-