今天的口语课,给我留下深刻印象。
主题是讨论钱。开始上课,还有些同学在路上,老师先放一个音乐视频“Money Money Money”,歌曲的节奏是欢快的,歌词是浅而易懂的。歌曲重复的那段,同学们很快会哼唱了。
Money,money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man’s world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man’s world
Aha
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It’s a rich man’s world
…...
在学习了一些关于钱的词汇练习后,进入第一个主题讨论:假设你赢了一百万澳元,要求必须在1周内花光,且每一笔支出不能超过30万,表述你怎么将钱花出并给出理由。
顿时,同学们大开脑洞,国内来的男生说要买studio 或买小农场小生意投资,买豪车和名表,居家装修等等。女生说买首饰、钻石和玉佩、爱马仕包包和女装奢饰品。最接近课程是“订购全年20万的英语听说读写一对一老师陪练,呵呵!
老师的表述是:With my million dollars I am going to buy myself a new car. An electric Fiat 500 and I will also buy new cars for my children. I willgive about $300,000 to help homeless people. I will spend the week living at the Windsor Hotel having French Champagne with dinner every night. During the day I will go shopping on Collins St, especially at Tiffany’s.
啊!我明白了,这就是价值观的不同。老师的表述包含环保、亲情、扶贫和高消费。在学习英语的过程中,老师让大家了解了澳洲人正面的价值观。
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