Book Review 5

I read ”GOAL“.
Geoffrey and his friend Nathan raced towards the soccer pitch. They were late for the game. He apologized to his coach Andrew for being late. Geoffrey introduced Nathan. Nathan is deaf. Andrew thought that Nathan won’t fit into our team. Then, the referee blew his whistle and play started. Nathan pounced on a loose ball in midfield. He dribbled it towards the halfway line skillfully. “Pass it to me!” screamed Jason, but Nathan couldn’t hear. He kept on dribbling the ball. Suddenly, he was tackled from the opponent and he lost ball. The referee blew his whistle. However, Nathan didn’t hear the whistle. He dribbled again and shot a goal. Nathan punched the air to celebrated scoring. No one celebrated him.
At half time, Geoffrey gathered all of his team mates. He proposed his team mates to use sign language. Geoffrey chopped his right hand down on top of his left palm. This sign language means ‘stop’. Then, the second half started. All the team mates became more comfortable using sign language. They could communicate with Nathan well. Coach Andrews was amazed by Nathan’s soccer skills. He had never seen such a great skill. Finally, Nathan shot a real goal when the game nearly ends. The referee blew his whistle to signal the end of game. After that, Coach Andrews and all the team mates welcomed Nathan to the team.(235words) (2.6points)

Millett, P. (2008). Goal!. Thomson Learning.