歌名:Healthy Food
作者: Cookie Monsters and Fly Girls
歌词:
Cookie Monster: Well, me known for eating cookie. When me don't, they shout,
"Look! He trying to throw loyal fans a curve! What's he doing eating fish or vegetable dish?! Man, he sure got a bunch of nerve!"
Well, me answer you straight.
When you filling a plate taking only cookies, all wrong. 'Cause you also gotta eat fruit or veggies or meat if you want to be healthy and strong.
Yo!
Cookie Monster and Food: Healthy food. Boy, it tastes so good.
Me one healthy dude
'cause me eat healthy food.
Cookie Monster: Me love it.
Cookie Monster and Food: Boiled or stewed.
Cookie Monster: Me love it.
Cookie Monster and Food: Whole or chewed.
Cookie Monster: You'd feel just great if you'd eat some-
Cookie Monster and Food: Healthy food!
Cookie Monster: Me promise that when you eat varied menu, you get more out of every meal.
You need balanced diet, come on and try it,not believe how great you feel!
Munch some carrots or beans, or poultry and greens, along with your chocolate chip. And banana or plum will make you go,
"Yum!".
Nutrition-it really hip!
Food: Healthy food.
Cookie Monster: Oh, boy, it--
Cookie Monster and Food: Tastes so good.
Cookie Monster: Me one--
Cookie Monster and Food: Healthy dude.
Cookie Monster: 'Cause me eat---
Cookie Monster and Food: Healthy food!
Cookie Monster: Me love it--
Cookie Monster and Food: Boiled or stewed!
Cookie Monster: Me love it--
Cookie Monster and Food: Whole or chewed.
Cookie Monster: You'd feel just great if you'd eat some--
Cookie Monster and Food: Healthy food!
Food: Healthy food!
歌词大意:
Cookie Monster通过列举多种健康食物以及健康的生活方式来提倡大家要健康饮食;
背景信息:
Healthy Food是美国儿童电视剧节目Sesame Street(《芝麻街》)中的一首歌曲。该歌曲借助节目中的一位主人公Cookie Monster(饼干怪兽)的身份来讲述健康饮食的重要性,旋律简单易记,富有节奏感,Cookie Monster与Fly Girls的和声使得整首歌曲更有层次感,能够更好地将歌词传达给听众;
教学建议:
该歌曲可以作为 “Healthy Diet”课堂post-reading环节的导入曲,通过欢快轻松的歌词调动学生的积极性,引导学生关注歌词中出现的有关健康饮食的建议,结合歌曲与生活实践,制定英文版的健康饮食表,并用英语给同学们介绍自己的健康饮食表。