:: Belajar Melalui Lagu - Mari Praktikkan!

Salah satu teknik yang dikongsikan melalui buku "English Bagus" ialah teknik 'pembelajaran melalui lagu'.

Terdapat banyak jenis lagu yang boleh digunakan dalam teknik ini. Antara jenis lagu atau genre yang menarik dan berkesan ialah rap serta lagu-lagu lain yang mencabar.

Kita tinggalkan dahulu rap. Pada kali ini, kita akan menggunakan sebuah lagu bertempo agak laju, melibatkan hafalan serta susunan yang betul.

Di sini saya sertakan lagu dan liriknya. Cabar diri anda bagi menghafal lagu ini sehingga dapat menyanyikannya dengan laju mengikut intonasi yang betul. Paling penting, tiru intonasi penyanyi berkenaan (contohnya sebut perkataan 'grass' mengikut pelat Amerika).

Yakin bahawa anda boleh melakukannya dalam masa SATU hingga TIGA hari! Selepas berjaya menghafal dan menyanyikannya dengan baik, tuliskan semula liriknya di atas kertas atau taip menggunakan komputer. Jangan merujuk kepada lirik asal yang disertakan.

Hasil (outcome) melalui nyanyian :

(a) Membiasakan lidah menyebut perkataan/ayat bahasa Inggeris dengan lancar.

(b) Dapat belajar pelat/sebutan Amerika.

(c) Membina keyakinan selepas berjaya menyanyi dengan laju seperti lagu asal.

Hasil (outcome) menghafal & menulis :

(a) Mengingati perkataan/ayat dalam lirik yang boleh dipraktik dalam perbualan.

(b) Membina keyakinan dalam perbualan. Sebutkan semula lirik lengkap yang dihafal dengan kuat dalam nada biasa (bukan menyanyi).

(c) Menulis semula lirik akan membantu ejaan.

(d) Menguatkan memori kerana liriknya berkait antara satu sama lain, jadi perlu mengingatinya dengan baik dan betul.

(e) Mempelajari perkataan baharu sekaligus mengetahui maknanya.

Anda boleh kongsikan pengalaman anda mempraktikkan teknik ini di sini atau emel ke sy_amd2001@yahoo.com.


JUDUL : "THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND"

There was a hole
In the middle of the ground
The prettiest hole
That you ever did see
Well the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And in this hole
There was a root
The prettiest root
That you ever did see
Well the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And on this root
There was a tree
The prettiest tree
That you ever did see
Well the tree on the root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And on this tree
There was a branch
The prettiest branch
That you ever did see
Well the branch on the tree
And the tree on the root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And on this branch
There was a twig
The prettiest twig
That you ever did see
Well the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

Well on this twig
There was a nest
The prettiest nest
That you ever did see
Well the nest on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And in this nest
There was an egg
The prettiest egg
That you ever did see
Well the egg in the nest
And the nest on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And in this egg
There was a bird
The prettiest bird
That you ever did see
Well the bird in the egg
And the egg in the nest
And the nest on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And on this bird
There was a wing
The prettiest wing
That you ever did see
Well the wing on the bird
And the bird in the egg
And the egg in the nest
And the nest on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around

And on this wing
There was a feather
The prettiest feather
That you ever did see
Well the feather on the wing
And the wing on the bird
And the bird in the egg
And the egg in the nest
And the nest on the twig
And the twig on the branch
And the branch on the tree
And the tree on the root
And the root in the hole
And the hole in the ground
And the green grass grew all around and around
And the green grass grew all around





* Jika tidak dapat mendengarnya di sini (atau untuk download lagu ini), mohon KLIK SINI

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Tip : Jika sukar menyanyi dan menghafal lagu ini kerana temponya yang laju, berlatih dahulu tanpa menggunakan muzik mengikut tempo yang sesuai. Tingkatkan kelajuan sedikit demi sedikit dan akhir sekali cuba menyanyi menggunakan muzik.

Nota : Walaupun sudah lama mengetahui lagu ini, saya sebenarnya baru sahaja menghafalnya. Saya menaip lirik di atas tanpa merujuk lirik asal bagi mempraktikkan teknik menghafal dan menulis. IA MEMBANTU! Saya hanya membuat semakan selepas selesai menaip keseluruhan lirik.

Nota tambahan : Lagu ini mempunyai banyak versi lirik dan cara nyanyian. Saya memilih lagu yang dinyanyikan oleh kanak-kanak kerana nyanyiannya konsisten. Versi penyanyi dewasa cara nyanyian mereka adakalanya berubah-ubah. Sebagai contoh versi di bawah. Sebaik dapat menghafal dan menyanyi lagu "The Green Grass Grew All Around" dengan lancar, bolehlah menyanyi mengikut gaya 'country & western' penyanyi ini pula. CATCHY! Pelat Amerika penyanyi dewasa ini jauh lebih baik. Bolehlah digunakan untuk memantapkan lagi sebutan.





* Jika tidak dapat mendengarnya di sini (atau untuk download lagu ini), mohon KLIK SINI


Terdapat beberapa lagu lain seperti ini. InsyaAllah akan saya upload kemudian.

Selamat mencuba!


Syalina Ahmad