Information about old people and seagulls

Author: Deng Qiyao? Old seagull: Wu Qingheng.

Background introduction:

The old seagull's name is Wu Qingheng, and he is an ordinary Kunming citizen. He is called the old seagull because every autumn, Kunming Cuihu welcomes a large number of migrating seagulls. At this time, there is always an old man who takes some bread he buys almost every day to care for these beautiful seagulls. ? The old man is very old, with a wrinkled face, kind eyes and a homemade whitening cloth bag on his shoulder, which is full of food for seagulls. He is very careful and always smiles at the seagulls flying up and down in front of him. According to the old man, these seagulls are very human. When a seagull is injured, it will scream to tell other seagulls to leave. Once there was a seagull, which was broken by catching tourists. The old man took care of the injured seagull very carefully. From 1992, the old man can see this injured seagull come to Kunming every year, as if the seagull missed the dying old man and flew to Kunming. ?

Many people come to the park to play, but no one knows the old man's family, only to hear him say that he only has a pension of 308 yuan a month and wants to use half of it to buy food for seagulls. Sometimes because the old man is ill, he spends more money every month and less money to buy things for seagulls, so the old man goes to the restaurant to pick up things lost by others. In his words, there must be poverty in poverty. ? The reporter from Yunnan TV station learned about the old man and asked him to tell the story of himself and seagulls. The old man is very excited. Maybe he has been lonely for too long. Looking at the old man's excited and selfless explanation, he felt inexplicably sad. Finally, the reporter and the old man made an appointment to take the reporter to see where the seagull lived in the evening, which was the temporary home of the seagull. When he left, the old man always said goodbye politely, even said a few words of goodbye and thank you, and finally took off his hat and bid farewell to the camera and reporters. Behind that kind of courtesy is actually a person's self-restraint and dignity. ? At the appointed time the next day, the old man didn't keep the appointment. ?

A few days later, the reporter suddenly saw the old man. The old man bowed his head and lost his old spirit. He sat on the stone bench by Dianchi Lake, very quiet, but he reached out the bread to the seagulls feebly. The reporter inquired about the old man's condition. The old man's voice is very low. He told reporters calmly that he was ill these days and only drank a bowl of noodles for a few days. After a while, the old man said that he was very tired and wanted to go home and rest. In the sunset, only the old man's staggering back is left. ? A few days later, young reporters and friends were very concerned about the old man. After many inquiries, they finally learned about the old man's home. When they walked through the winding alley, they saw the news of the old man's death. I won't know until I ask. The old man's name is Wu Qingheng, and he was a student of National Southwest Associated University in his early years. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he was persecuted politically. Without his family, the old man was lonely all his life, and seagulls became his only friends in his lonely old age. ?

Later, people in Kunming gradually learned about the situation of the old seagull, and the Forest Protection Bureau organized a spontaneous donation to create a statue of an old man, leaning against Dianchi Lake and smiling thoughtfully. This is a comfort to the old people. In memory of old Mr Wu Qingheng seagull. If there is an afterlife, I hope he will always smile.

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This text tells a touching story. More than ten years ago, the old man met a group of red-billed gulls flying from the north to Kunming for the winter by the lake. Since then, the old man has formed an indissoluble bond with the sea gull. When winter comes, seagulls flock to the shore of Cuihu Lake. Old people go to the shore of Cuihu Lake to feed seagulls every day, rain or shine. He treats seagulls as his own children, gives them names, feeds them cookies and takes care of the injured seagulls. Over time, seagulls formed a deep friendship with the old man. However, one day, the old man passed away. Seagulls flew around in front of the old man's portrait, chirped repeatedly, and then stood still, like "children" who kept vigil for the old man, reluctant to leave their loved ones. ?

The text has a clear structure and can be divided into two parts. The first half shows the old man's selfless love for seagulls by feeding them, calling their names and having a cordial conversation with them. The second half shows the shock of seagulls to the old man through the tragic picture of seagulls flying, hovering, standing and singing in front of the portrait of the old man after his death. The written language is simple and ordinary, which contains deep feelings, so that all the people who have read it are moved by the sincere feelings between people and animals. ?

The purpose of writing this text is to make students realize that animals are spiritual and they are our close friends. Any affection we give them can be doubled by them. While feeling the sincere feelings between people and animals, learn how to express these feelings truly and concretely and accumulate language. ?

The focus of this lesson is to practice reading the text at a faster speed, grasp the key sentences describing the posture, movements, language and seagull movements of the old man, understand the deep feelings contained in them, and try to figure out how the author specifically writes the feelings between the old man and the seagull. ?

2. Text analysis. ?

Understanding of (1) sentence. ?

He was hunched, wearing a faded and outdated cloth, carrying a faded blue cloth bag, and even the big plastic bag for bird food faded. My friend told me that the old man walks more than 20 miles from the suburbs to Cuihu every day just to send food to seagulls and accompany them. ?

This is a very simple old man, but it is such a diligent old man who buys food for seagulls with his little retirement salary and walks more than 20 miles every day to feed them. What gives the old man such great motivation? Undoubtedly, it is the old man's selfless love for seagulls. Here, in a few words, the image of an old man who loves seagulls is presented to readers ?

(2) The old man carefully put the biscuits on the fence by the lake, stepped back, sipped his mouth and called to the flock. Immediately, a flock of seagulls answered and swept it clean in a few times. The old man walked along the railing and put it down. Seagulls rise and fall according to his rhythm, forming a roaring white and flying into a colorful music score. ?

This is a detailed description of the old man feeding seagulls. The old man's movements are so skillful, and the cooperation with seagulls is so tacit and harmonious! The word "sweep" vividly describes the foraging way of seagulls. The seagulls beat their snow-white wings rhythmically, and the scene was more like a beautiful song than a clever painting. ?

In the sound of seagulls, the old man sang something cadently. When you listen carefully, it turns out to be a local dialect, and the tone of intimacy has changed-"one foot", "grey head", "red mouth", "old sand" and "princess"?

What a simple name! However, through these simple names, we can see the old people's intimacy and love for seagulls. The old man called for seagulls intimately and naturally, as if calling for his own children. Maybe the old man can't sing, but the call to seagulls is just a touching song. ?

(4) Unexpected things happened-suddenly a flock of seagulls flew around the old man's portrait, repeatedly chirping, and the chirping and posture were quite different from usual, as if something important had happened. ?

No one expected this. When seagulls "suddenly flew" at first, they probably thought that the old man had come to feed them again. The old people who haven't come for many days finally come again. They can't wait for the old man to call their names and "suddenly fly". However, they soon found out that it was wrong, so they "flew around" and "sang repeatedly" around the portrait. They must have found this old man who has been with them every day for more than ten years. Today is different from usual. They called the old man with their voices. ?

After a while, seagulls fell to the ground and stood in two rows before and after the old man's portrait. They stood quietly, like white-winged angels who kept vigil for the elderly. ?

Seagulls are like people. They have feelings as much as people. After soaring, seagulls "fell to the ground one by one" and "stood in two rows before and after the portrait of the old man". They are so serious and quiet. Maybe they know that the old man will never come again, so they "stand" silently, as if they were at a wake for the old man. Such a scene, I believe that no matter who will be moved. ?

6. They sang loudly, flapped their wings and got very close. We finally got out of this dancing white whirlpool. ?

When the portrait of the old man was put away by us, the action of seagulls was so amazing. All the seagulls screamed and rushed to the portrait, and the flying wings formed a white whirlpool, which made us almost unable to get away. Seagulls are so reluctant to leave the old man that they are expressing their nostalgia for the old man in their own special way. ?

(2) Understanding of words. ?

Fade: the color of cloth, clothes, etc. Fade away. The article mentions that the clothes of the elderly fade because they have been worn for a long time. ?

Pinch: suck. ?

Cadence: The ups and downs and pauses of sound. ?

Rest: The article refers to seagulls resting on the old man's hat. ?

Dianchi Lake: Dianchi Lake is located in the southwest of Kunming, also known as Kunming Lake, and was called Nanze in ancient times. It is the largest plateau lake in Yunnan Province and the sixth largest freshwater lake in China. ?

Wake: to stay beside a spiritual bed or a spiritual position. ?

Vortex: a spiral formed when a fluid rotates.

[Edit this paragraph] Teaching objectives

1. Learn 8 words. Read, write and understand the words "plastic, biscuits, rhythm, music score, auspiciousness, hope, haste, cadence and interdependence" correctly. ?

2. Read the text with emotion and feel the affection between the old man and the seagull. ?

3. Grasp the key words of the text, understand the meaning of the sentence, and try to figure out how the author specifically writes the feelings between the old man and the seagull. ?

Third, teaching suggestions?

1. The theme of this set of textbooks is that people and animals live in harmony. This lesson is the first text of this set of textbooks. From the introduction of the unit, we can see that animals, like people, have their own likes and dislikes and feelings. In this unit, we will walk into the rich emotional world of animals and feel the sincere feelings between them and people. This guides students into the text. ?

2. When reading the text for the first time, focus on guiding students to clarify the ideas of the text. Let the students talk about their initial feelings first, and then guide them to sort out the context of the text. The focus of this paper is to guide students to understand the deep feelings between the old man and the seagull and how the author expresses them. The following ideas can be adopted in teaching:

First of all, learn the first part, find the sentence that old people love seagulls, read it carefully, and discuss and communicate in depth. Let the students feel the old man's true feelings for seagulls in his seemingly ordinary actions and talks: the old man walks more than 20 miles every day, "just to send food to seagulls and accompany them"; The old man's action of feeding seagulls is so skillful, and there is such a tacit understanding between seagulls and the old man. When the old man calls, seagulls "respond" and "rise and fall" in the rhythm of the old man's walking and flying; The old man named the seagulls, affectionately called their names, and chatted while feeding; "The sun goes down", seagulls are about to fly away, and the old man's eyes are full of "expectation"; For more than ten years, "the old man will come every day" ... The old man regards seagulls as his own children and has deep feelings for them. Let the students express their feelings and understanding on the basis of full reading, and let the students really understand the feelings of the elderly for seagulls. ?

On the basis of students' full feeling of the old people's feelings for seagulls, organize students to read and understand the second part of the text and experience the feelings of seagulls for the old people. Seagull's love for the old man is mainly reflected in his death. In teaching, students should read the text silently after class in combination with Exercise 2, and talk about what happened in the place where the portrait of the old man was placed. Focus on the sentences described in paragraphs 15~ 17 of the text, such as seagulls "flying around", "singing repeatedly", "standing still" and "rushing to the portrait like a fried camp", so as to guide students to read out their feelings and realize the deep affection of seagulls for the elderly from their actions. Explain why this happens and practice Exercise 2 after class. ?

There are six ellipses in this paper, which have different functions. When reading, students should be guided to understand carefully in the context. The ellipsis in the fourth paragraph indicates the omission of enumeration; In the first paragraph 1 1, ellipsis is used in two places to indicate that the words are not finished; However, the two ellipses in paragraphs 15 and 16 indicate that the meaning is not complete; The last ellipsis is used between the natural paragraphs of 17 and 18. A single paragraph also expresses endless semantics. ?

3. Read the instructions aloud. While guiding students to exchange experiences, students should be guided to read relevant sentences and paragraphs with cameras. Some sentences in the article, especially those describing seagulls, are very vivid and touching. Reading and experience should be combined in teaching, so that students can feel the emotion between the old man and the seagull in reading, and experience how the author writes the emotion between the old man and the seagull concretely and vividly in reading. When reading, let students accumulate these sentences. ?

4. In the teaching of Chinese characters, students should be reminded to pay attention to the pronunciation and glyphs of some new words, such as "plastic" reading Si, and don't mispronounce Shu "cake" as bǐng, not bǐ n; "Ying" is nasal. Also remind students to pay attention to the glyphs of other new words, for example, don't add points or apostrophes in the middle of "suppression", and the upper part of "Ji" is "yes"; When writing instructions, it should be emphasized that the three parts of "plastic" are closely combined. ?

The language of this text is clear and easy for students to understand. In order to deepen students' understanding and experience, teachers can also carry out comparative reading teaching according to the actual situation of the class, for example, combining the selected reading text "Military Dog Black Spot" to deepen students' understanding of the theme of this unit: human beings love animals, and animals will return their love; But if man deceives animals, he won't get any support from them.

This text mainly describes the touching scene that seagulls send food to seagulls in front of the old man every day and accompany seagulls to see him off after the old man dies.

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It was an ordinary winter day. Meet friends and come to Cuihu. Seagulls are flying noisily. ?

It is easy to recognize the old man among the people feeding seagulls. His back is hunched. He wears a faded and outdated dress, carries a faded blue cloth bag and even uses a big plastic bag to hold bird food. My friend told me that the old man walks more than 20 miles from the suburbs to Cuihu every day just to send food to seagulls and accompany them. ?

Where there are few people, it is the territory where he feeds seagulls. The old man carefully put the cookie cube on the fence by the lake, stepped back and shouted at the sheep with a pinch of copper. Immediately, a flock of seagulls answered and swept it clean in a few times. The old man walked along the railing and put it down. Seagulls rise and fall according to his rhythm, forming a roaring white and flying into a colorful music score. ?

In the sound of seagulls, the old man sang something cadently. Listening carefully, the original intimacy has changed its tone-"one foot", "grey head", "red mouth", "old sand" and "princess"?

"Have you named the seagull?" I can't help asking ?

The old man looked back at me and still leaned over the seagulls: "Of course, each one has a name." ?

"Do you recognize them?" The same white wings are flashing rapidly in the sun, and I doubt whether the old man can see clearly. ?

"You see, you see! It's Lao Sha with a ring on his foot! " The old man proudly pointed it out to me, and suddenly he shouted at the water, "A foot! Lao Sha! Get up! " ?

Two seagulls jumped on the water and flew to the old man. One seagull's foot shone with metallic luster, and the other flew over and pecked at the old man's hand. It has only one foot, and it has to flap its wings to keep its balance when it stops. It seems to be a leg, and the old man talks to it kindly while feeding it. ?

Speaking of seagulls, the old man's eyes came to life at once. ?

"? Seagulls are the most affectionate and cautious. The year before last, there was a seagull. The day before flying out of Kunming, it stopped on my hat five times again and again. I thought it was a joke with me, but later I realized it was to say goodbye to me. Didn't come last year, and didn't come this year ... Seagulls are lucky birds, happy birds! The ancients said,' Bai Ou flies with poetry'. More than ten years ago, when the seagulls came, I knew our good luck was coming. Look at their little appearance! Tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut. ?

When the sun sets, the old man's plastic bag is empty. "It's getting late, they will go back soon. I heard that they are resting in the diān pool, but unfortunately I can't go. " The old man looked at the birds hovering in the sky, his eyes full of hope. ?

My friend told me that for more than ten years, in winter, the old people will come every day, just like their relatives with seagulls. ?

Unexpectedly, more than ten days later, someone suddenly told us that the old man had passed away. ?

Hearing this news, we seem to see the old man and seagulls hugging each other at Cuihu Lake ... We enlarged the photo of the old man feeding seagulls for the last time and took it to Cuihu Lake. Unexpected things happened-a flock of seagulls suddenly flew in, circling around the portrait of the old man, repeatedly chirping, chirping and posturing were quite different from usual, as if something important had happened. We were so surprised that we quickly left the old man's photo to make room for the seagulls. ?

Seagulls flapped their wings quickly and flew into the air in turn in front of the portrait of the old man, like relatives who came to mourn. The old man in the photo silently looked at the seagulls hovering around him and looked at the "children" who accompanied him for many winters ... After a while, the seagulls landed one after another and stood in two rows before and after the portrait of the old man. They stood quietly, like white-winged angels who kept vigil for the elderly. ?

When we had to put away the portrait, seagulls rushed at it like bombs. They sang loudly and flapped their wings so close that we finally got out of this spinning white vortex (Xá n). ?

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At the funeral of the old man, we carried the portrait and walked slowly to the mourning hall. The old man was carrying a blue cloth bag and pursed his mouth as if he were still calling for seagulls. In his mind, it must be a flying seagull.

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Extended reading:?

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Open classification:?

Literature, man and nature? seagull