The Man from Nowhere

by Bernard Smith

[Cambridge English Readers Level 2]

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A plane crashes in the middle of the desert in Oman leaving a pilot and his family hurt and stranded. The pilot begins a journey across the desert to get help but collapses from exhaustion. He is found and taken to a nearby hospital but he is unconscious and no one has any idea who he is or where he has come from. Meanwhile time is running out for his wife and son who are waiting in the desert for help to arrive. Contains adult content.Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CD including complete text recordings from the book.

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 3, 2000

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Reviews

[Takahiko Masuda]

This book is exciting story. A man was walking slowly in the desert. He didn't know where he is and who he is.He became the memory loss.
My best part is the last part. It is that he regained memory and the man from nowhere was back with his family.
I am sure this book makes you happy.
4/15/2013
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11/20/2013
1. Bernard Smith, Cambridge, Level 2
2. 90min
3. Oman, desert, plane, accident, walk, fire, family
4. Have you ever gotten in an accident?
-Yes, I have. When I was a 3 years old, I was hit by a car. I am afraid of red cars since then.
5. Actually, I read this book as the first book of my book report. So I read this book twice. I want to know that I change my mind. Surprisingly, my opinion changed completely. At first, I thought this book is very simple story but this time I noticed other idea. Of course this story is very simple so I can understand easy. I recommend this book and reading book which you finished to read, again. I think your opinion will change.

[Melinda Brasher]

This is a book for adults learners of English, so the simplified language is a bit clunky, but that's the nature of this type of writing.

The setting is cool.

The plot is exciting, but I did feel that there were a couple of large plot holes/unrealistic bits.

Still, it's a very fun way to practice English.

[Yuki]

If it had happened a few tiny different things or he had made some wrong judgements, the result would have been changed significantly. Thankfully, I read this book after I had learned enough words which needed for reading this book, so I was able to read in the speed that is suitable for this exciting story.

[Jenny]

This book is part of a literacy series. The story was fairly interesting.

[Helay]

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[Jannia González]

It's very entertaining. I'm a beginner reader, and I'm not sure I know about good literature.

[Constanza Anorga]

nice short story

[Shizuka]

"-Cambridge university press, level 2.
-Time: 6/17 90min
-7-word summary: accident, desert, plane, walk , coma, alive, family
-Discussion questions:
Have you ever been involved in an accident?
→No I haven't. I hope my family, my friends and I won't be involved in accident.
-It was ver exciting story. Although he didn't remember who he was and where he was from at the first time after he woke up, he remembered everything when he heard the word "Morphia". I like the stories which have happy ending like this.

[Naoki Atsumi]

6/17=100min, 6/18=20min.

Oman, desert, plane, accident, nurse, fire, search

How can I live without drinking and eating?

Eating and drinking while we're living is essential so we have to eat something! But this man didn't eat anything!!!

I thought It was exciting story. I felt that I don't wanna go to the dessert. Even though summer in japan, It is very hot and it is very tired. So I cannot stand in the dessert. They were in very bad condition but they did not give up so they could survive. It was very nice story.

[Ryutaro Hamada]

1. Cambridge, Level2
2. 10/30; 100min
3. Oman, desert, plane, accident, nurse, fire, search
4. How long can you live without drinking and eating?
- I think I can live for 2 days. I do not want to imagine.
5. It was exciting story. I think I don't want to go to the desert because there is nothing. If I lost my way in desert, I think I cannot walk. It is very hot and it is very tired. They were in very bad condition but they did not give up so they could survive. It was very nice story.

[Haruka Furuta]

1,Cambridge Level 2
2, 4/20=35minutes, 4/22=45minutes
3, accident, hospital, desert, fire, rescued, injury, amnesia
4, a. The man from nowhere was back with family.
b. this passage is the last sentence of this book. the man and his family were dying. but everyone was rescued and live happily again.
5, the story is moving ahead quickly. so I was absorbed the contents of this story.

[Shunta Kawakata]

1)Bernard Smith,Cambridge,Level 2

2)4/16=25minutes,4/17=60minutes

3)1.sands 2.plane 3.accident 4.inspector 5.help 6.radio 7.family

4)Have you ever had a traffic accident?
-No, I haven't.

5)If you will read this book, you should read it to the end. This book didn't make me feel easy to last page 1. I was impressed with main character's behavior who risk his life to help his family.

[Ryoji]

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level2
80minute
desert/hot/planehelicopter/Molphia/red snow/sun

Q. Do you want to go desert?
A. Yes, I do. But I just seedesqrt.

Opinion
People who was fallen out on the desert from plane. I am afraid of getting on plane. Because of accident like this. I learned how scary desert and plane are. This is impressive story. I am happy a man from nowhere came back to his family.

[Haruka Fujimoto]

1. Level2 Cambridge
2. 11/29 20min. 11/30 25min. 12/1 15min. 12/20 25min
3. Helicopter-Dune-crash-injured-lost-nowhere-find
4a. Father remember about accident in the hospital.
4b. I felt relieve this thing because he could find his wife and son.
5. I think this story is very clear to understand ending.

[Noriho Motokawa]

1. cambridge 2
2. 7/15=90
3. man walk desest sun remember move die
4. And a few moments later the man from nowhere was back with his family.

I thought everyone is happy when they stay with family.

5. I was excited, but I really don't want to experience like him.

[Nisa Nur]

When I started this book , I had a lot of questions and it provides that keep going to read. Good start I think. There are a lot of actions that provide curiosity. Pictures help to understand meaning of storyline. I loved that book.

[Monica Keller]

This book was easy to understand because the story was exciting. I respect the courage of the man. I want to read this kind of book again.

[Marco]

YO PIENSO Q EL LIBRO ESINTERESANTE

[Yasuko]

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[Weaam]

I think it is great for new English learners!

[Urwa]

Beginning was good
middle part was great
ending was stupid!