Textbook uses pop singer to inspire students

陜西西安外國語大學 楊艷鑫

大家希望在課本上看到自己的偶像嗎？這個已經不是白日夢了！作為聯合國兒童基金會青年教育使者，王源在第七屆聯合國經濟與社會理事會青年論壇上演講的照片出現在某初中政治教材上，快來看看吧！

題材文章詞數偶像與教育3 2 3 難度 ★★體裁建議用時說明文6′

難詞掃障

1.plenaryn.全體會議

2.counciln.會議；理事會

3.ideologyn.意識形態

4.amassv.積累

5.skyrocketv.飛漲；猛增

6.inflatedadj.膨脹的

The name of Wang， 18， a member of the popular Chinese band TFBOYS and also UNICEF Special Advocate for Education，appeared in a textbook on education in politicsforninth graders.According to a photo posted by a Sina Weibo user，it is an essay calledOpen China needs me，which mentioned the singer.The photo shows Wang speaking in English before the closingplenaryof the 2017 Economic and SocialCouncilYouth Forum in New York in January.

“Using recent， popular examples like Wang'saddressis a good way of makingideologyand morality education moreaccessibleto middle school students，” Shi Wenxue， a Beijingbased culture critic， toldGlobal Timeson Wednesday，adding education experts who edit the textbookstookWang's positive influencein-to consideration.

In November 2017，Wang was named one of 30 Most Influential Teens byTimemagazine.On Sina Weibo，Wang hasamassedmore than 68 million followers. “In 2016，hissingle Because I met youwas watched more than 300 million times and reposted more than 400 million times，” reports said.

Parents and teachers interviewed on Wednesday agreed with the method.A parent of a middle school student in Beijing said，“Children have their own idols.As long as these idols have a positive impact on them，parents will notdisruptit.”A middle school teacher in Taiyuan has a similar view， noting “Taking a positive idol as a role model can help students pay more attention in class and improve teaching quality.”

However，some netizens pointed out Wang is only an entertainment star who shouldn't be given such great credit.Too much praise and honor may make this 18-year-old young boy's confidenceskyrocket， and even getinflated，which is not good for his future development.They argue the speech was not written by the idol himself，therefore he does notdeservethe praise.

Reading Check

Which idol would you like to see in your textbook？ Why？

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.addressn.演講

2.accessibleadj.可理解的

3.take sth into consideration考慮某事

4.singlen.單曲

5.disruptv.使中斷；破壞

6.deservev.值得

Ⅱ.Difficult sentences

1.用最近流行的例子，比如王的演講，是一個很好的方式，使思想道德教育更容易為中學生所理解。

Using recent，popular examples like Wang's address is _______ideology and morality education _______middle school students.

2.只要這些偶像對孩子有積極的影響，父母就不會破壞它。

As long as these idols _______them，parents will not disrupt it.

3.然而，一些網友指出，王只是一個娛樂明星，不應該得到如此高的評價。

However，some netizens _______Wang is only an entertainment star who shouldn't be given _______.