搜雪想给你上:从世界杯到毕加索
最近的炎热天气,叫人只想西瓜、空调、冰淇绕身~~天热之外,生活也在前一阵儿的世界狂欢——世界杯落幕之后,再显寂寞。寂寞之余,遐想连连,不如就来给暑假冒汗上辅导班的小盆友们,说点什么,比如,世界杯啦,狂想曲啦,毕加索啦~~
还记得世界杯最后一场法国对克罗地亚的比赛么?搜雪姐姐打算让孩子们学读一篇关于这场比赛的概况。在此随意摘2段:
The Croats survived three consecutiveextra-time games — and two penalty shootouts— in the knockout rounds to reach their first final,and they even had the better of the game on Sunday. But bad bounces and abetter opponent made all the difference.
This was the highest-scoring final since1966 and an entertaining climax a wonderful tournament deserved. In 90 :high-octane minutes there was a controversial VARdecision, an own goal, record-breaking feats and a pitch invasion and anunderdog pushing a heavyweight to its limit.
通过此文,让孩子们了解一下足球比赛的常见用语:加时赛(extra-time games)、点球大战(penalty shootouts)、淘汰赛(knockout rounds)、决赛(final)联赛(tournament)、乌龙球(own goal)、破纪录(record-breaking)。当然,此文难度一般适合高一及以上的孩子。但初中的孩子也可以学习,只要将文章的生词稍作替换、重新编写一下即可~~
这场比赛,与冠军失之交臂的克罗地亚队仍旧获得了包括搜雪姐姐在内、很多人的致敬。他们在比赛中奋勇拼搏的表现,很好地诠释了体育竞技精神。更重要的是,在这只队伍中,核心球员多年过30,且大多都经历过战火中动荡的童年。我们由这篇文章的学习,简要地带出克罗地亚曾经经历过的战乱,让孩子们欣赏作曲家Tonci Huljic谱写、Maksim Mrvica弹奏的《克罗地亚狂想曲》。此曲用明快的节奏描述了饱受战火洗礼后克罗地亚灰烬中的残垣、夕阳倒映在血泪和尘埃之中的悲惨画面。
欣赏曲子之后,更进一步地了解战争带给少年们的无助与悲枉。让我们继续学习非洲苏丹战争中,当地少年经历过的苦难,以及其中因为幸运逃生且获得学习机会、从而改变人生的少年的经历。摘取《Lostboy of Sudan》片段:
Ayuen was8 when the war in Sudan drove him and 20,000 other boys to walk 1,000 milesfrom their village to safety. 4 or 5 times they were caught in crossfire wheresome of them were killed. Barefoot, barely clothed, they crossed the border toEthiopia. Therewas no buildings, no homes, no running water at first. Boys had to help choptrees, cut grass to build houses.
IN Kenya,Ayuen entered 4th grade at a school which local Kenyans had builtfor the children. His studiousness would help him selected as one of 4,000 Lostboys to be resettled in the United States. Culture shock made the US differentfrom what they had created in minds. But, Ayuen tried hard to become a citizen,go to college and have a career. A last he became a physician assistant.
通过文章展示给孩子们:同一片蓝天下,也许我们在吃着西瓜、吹着空调,但同时还有人在饱受战争之苦、无家可归、食不果腹。希望孩子们了解和平的可贵、国家民族统一的重要性,没有什么是永恒不变的,眼下的幸福是需要依靠每一代人的努力,才能持续并进。
耳赏之余,让我们饱一饱眼福,一起来欣赏毕加索的名画《格尔尼卡》,该画是画家于20世纪30年创作的一幅巨型油画,现收藏于马德里国家索菲亚王妃美术馆[可惜跟团去西班牙的搜雪姐姐没能去到美术馆欣赏,希望有一天,孩子们(我)可以亲眼欣赏到此画]。该画是以法西斯纳粹轰炸西班牙北部巴斯克的重镇格尔尼卡、暴杀害无辜的事件创作的一幅画,采用了写实的象征性手法和单纯的黑、白、灰三色营造出低沉悲凉的氛围,渲染了悲剧性色彩,表现了战争给人类的灾难。
此课视听并蓄,不知何时可实战一次?让搜雪姐姐过过课瘾~~语言,到底也不过就是看世界的一种方式。这个世界,可听,可见,一字不有,照样宣达心绪。但,语言又是最最直接的表达方式,片言只字,便可抵达你心!
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