芽芽學英語｜童書英文動詞及句式分享 │陳東紅
2022-03-04
《Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?》（一九六七年出版）是由著名童書作家Bill Martin Jr所寫的，而Eric Carle則擔任插畫工作；他們之後共同創作了三本同系列的書，包括《Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?》（一九九一年出版）、《Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?》（二○○三年出版）和《Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?》（二○○七年出版）。
這四本書都以動物為主題，第一本是認識較常見的動物，第二本是認識動物園裏的動物，第三本是認識瀕臨絕種的動物，第四本則是認識住在美洲的動物。四本書有超過三十種的動物，作者還精心放入一些教學元素，如顏色認知、形容詞（adjective）和動作動詞（action verb）的用法。孩子會學到動物發出的聲音和動物的行動特徵；此外，我們還可以看到重複的句式運用。
看看這幾本書可以學到動詞和句式：《Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?》：growing like a polar bear / roaring like a lion / snorting like a hippopotamus / fluting like a flamingo / braying like a zebra / hissing like a boa constrictor / trumpeting like an elephant / snarling like a leopard / yelping like a peacock / bellowing like a walrus。
《Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?》：I see a red fox slipping by me / I see a flying squirrel gliding by me / I see a mountain goat climbing near me / I see a blue heron flying by me / I see a prairie dog digging by me / I see a striped skunk strutting by me / I see a mule deer running by me / I see a rattlesnake sliding by me / I see a screech owl hooting at me / I see a mama bear looking at me。
《Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?》：I see a bald eagle soaring by me / I see a water buffalo charging by me / I see a spider monkey swinging by me / I see a green sea turtle swimming by me / I see a macaroni penguin strutting by me / I see a sea lion splashing by me / I see a red wolf sneaking by me / I see a whooping crane flying by me。
作者: 陳東紅
擁有十多年英語教育出版經驗，曾參與英文學生刊物創刊工作及出版英語兒童書籍。
文章刊於《星島日報》2022年2月28日教育版專欄「親子同路」，原文標題為〈學到動詞和句式〉。
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