比如针对小学高年级孩子,老师会设计《Tom 的周末农场记》这样的短故事:“Last Saturday morning, Tom woke up (醒来) early. He put on (穿上) his blue jacket and took (拿) a small basket. His mom drove (开车) him to Uncle John’s farm. On the farm, Tom saw (看见) many chickens. They were running (正在跑) around the yard. He fed (喂) them some corn. Later, Uncle John showed (展示) him how to pick (摘) apples. The apples were red and sweet (又红又甜). Tom was very happy (非常开心). He said (说) he would come again next month.”
故事里包含了 “一般过去时”(woke/put/took/saw/fed/showed/picked/said)、“过去进行时”(were running/were red and sweet 中的 be 动词过去式),还有 “put on/take...to” 等固定搭配。老师会先带着孩子 “读故事、懂情节”:“Tom 周六早上做了什么?他在农场看到了什么?” 在孩子被情节吸引时,再引导观察:“故事里的动作都是什么时候发生的呀?(上周六)所以动词的形式和平时说‘I wake up’有什么不一样?”—— 此时语法不再是抽象规则,而是 “描述过去事情时,动词要变的样子”,单词则成了理解语法的 “实例”。孩子记住 “Tom woke up early” 的同时,也记住了 “一般过去时” 的动词变化,远比单独背 “wake-woke” 和 “一般过去时定义” 更深刻。
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二、在 “故事续编” 中练语法,让单词 “动” 起来
光听懂还不够,奇速英语 1 对 1 老师会进一步让孩子 “续编故事”,在输出中强化 “单词 + 语法” 的结合。比如续编《Tom 的农场记》:“Next month, Tom will go to the farm again. What will he do? Let’s think.” 老师会给出核心单词(如 plant 种植、water 浇水、cook 做饭、play 玩),引导孩子用 “一般将来时” 造句:“Tom will plant some flowers. He will water the small trees with Uncle John. They will cook eggs for lunch. Tom will play with the little dog.”
学生小红在最初学习一般将来时时,总是在 “will + 动词原形” 的结构运用上出错。老师以《Tom 的农场记》续编为例,当小红出错,比如说出 “Tom will plants flowers”,老师没有直接否定,而是结合故事场景提醒:“我们说‘将要做的事’时,will 后面的动词要保持原来的样子哦,就像‘will go’‘will play’,所以‘plant’这里应该怎么改呀?” 接着再让小红把句子放进续编的故事里:“Tom will plant some flowers. The flowers will be colorful.” 这样一来,小红不仅学会了 “will + 动词原形” 的语法规则,还能用新学的 “colorful” 描述花朵,实现 “单词用对、语法正确” 的双重目标。后续在写作练习中,小红遇到一般将来时相关表达,错误率大幅降低 。
对于初中孩子,老师会设计更复杂的故事,比如包含 “定语从句” 的《图书馆奇遇记》:“Lily likes going to the city library. Last week, she met a girl who loves reading science books. The girl told Lily about a book that talks about space. They sat at a table which is near the window. Lily said it was the happiest afternoon she had ever had.” 故事中 “who/that/which” 引导的定语从句,修饰 “a girl”“a book”“a table”。老师会先让孩子找 “故事里提到的女孩、书、桌子有什么特点”,再引出 “定语从句就是用来描述人或物特点的句子”,接着让孩子用新单词 “writer(作家)、story(故事)、chair(椅子)” 续编:“They also met a writer who writes interesting stories. The writer gave them a storybook that has many pictures. They sat on chairs which are very comfortable.” 孩子在续编时,会自然思考 “用 who 还是 which”,语法规则在单词运用中被反复强化,不再是死记硬背的 “公式”。
三、用 “故事错题复盘”,打通 “单词 - 语法” 的薄弱点
孩子在故事学习中难免出错,奇速英语 1 对 1 老师会抓住这些 “错题”,把它们变成 “单词 + 语法” 的复盘机会。比如孩子在写《周末野餐》故事时,写出 “He bring a lot of food yesterday.”,老师会先结合故事时间线提问:“野餐是昨天发生的,我们之前说过‘昨天的动作要用过去式’,‘bring’的过去式是什么呀?” 等孩子改正为 “brought” 后,再延伸:“还有哪些动词的过去式和 bring 一样需要特殊记忆呀?比如‘buy-bought’‘think-thought’,我们可以把它们放进野餐故事里:‘Mom bought some bread. She thought it was delicious.’”
再比如孩子混淆 “there be” 句型,写出 “There has a big tree in the park.”,老师会用故事场景引导:“我们说‘公园里有一棵树’,要用‘there be’句型,就像故事里‘There were many chickens on the farm’,所以这里应该怎么改?” 孩子改正为 “There is a big tree in the park” 后,老师再让孩子用 “bird(鸟)、flower(花)” 补充句子:“There are some birds in the tree. There are many flowers under the tree.” 既巩固了 “there be” 句型的单复数用法,又强化了单词的搭配。
以学生小刚为例,他在描述一次旅行经历的故事写作中,频繁出现单词过去式错误以及语法结构混乱的情况。老师针对他的错题,像 “I visit many places last week”,先引导他思考旅行时间,让他意识到动词需用过去式,改成 “visited”。接着老师进一步拓展,列举类似 “go - went”“see - saw” 等常见易混的过去式变化,融入旅行故事场景,帮助小刚加深记忆。经过多次这样的错题复盘,小刚写作中的语法和单词运用错误明显减少,能够较为准确地用英语讲述过去发生的事情 。