剛剛完成了個人演講的嘉嘉,還未來得及喘口氣,就迎來了更大的挑戰——小組作業。
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這天課堂上,老師站在講台前宣佈:「同學們,接下來我們會進行一個小組報告,每組三到四人,請大家自由組隊。」
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嘉嘉一聽,頓時呆住。她望向四周,同學們已經開始三五成群地走在一起,她卻像一隻被遺忘的小貓,獨自在角落裡徘徊。
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「死啦,冇人識我……點組隊?」嘉嘉心急如焚,心想是不是應該厚住面皮,衝上前問人:「Hi, can I join your group?」
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但她還未鼓起勇氣,一個金髮女生已經坐到她旁邊,友善地笑道:「Hey, Ka Ka, do you want to join our group?」
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嘉嘉如獲救星,瘋狂點頭:「Yes yes yes!」
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組隊成功,她心裡稍稍安心,但當老師公佈報告主題時,她再次崩潰——「The Impact of Climate Change on Global Agriculture」。
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「完啦……呢個唔係普通英文,係專業英文!」嘉嘉心裡吶喊,「Climate change? Agriculture? 我連個 agriculture 點串都唔識!」
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她偷偷望向組員,發現他們已經開始熱烈討論,說什麼「greenhouse gases」「carbon footprint」「sustainable farming」,每一個詞都像火星文一樣飄過她的耳邊。
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嘉嘉滿臉困惑,只好強行裝作若有所思地點頭:「Oh… interesting… yeah, I totally agree!」
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但她內心只剩下一個念頭:「我根本唔知佢哋講緊咩!!!」
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嘉嘉的努力求生
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回到家後,嘉嘉坐在飯桌前,雙眼無神地望住阿楓。
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「咩事?表情咁驚恐?」阿楓咬住叉子問。
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「我有份 Climate Change 嘅小組報告……但我完全唔識講!」嘉嘉悲痛地撐住額頭,「成組人講到好流利,我連溫室氣體英文點講都唔知!」
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阿楓忍住笑:「greenhouse gas。」
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「Oh……」嘉嘉愣了一下,然後更絕望地望向阿楓:「點算?我聽唔明佢哋講咩,我又點幫手?」
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阿楓想了想:「妳有冇諗過,做 PowerPoint?」
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嘉嘉一拍大腿:「我最識整 PowerPoint!」
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阿楓點頭:「咁就得囉,妳負責視覺呈現,佢哋負責內容。」
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「但問題係……佢哋而家講緊資料,我連要打啲咩字都唔識……」嘉嘉哀怨地趴在桌上,「可唔可以請你幫我解釋 Climate Change 嘅嘢?」
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阿楓笑了笑,放下叉子:「好啦,等我嚟。」
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於是,當晚的「阿楓環保特訓班」正式開課。
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阿楓打開 YouTube,找了一條簡單易明的環保影片:「妳睇呢條片,呢個 Youtuber 會用最簡單嘅詞語解釋 Climate Change。」
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嘉嘉懷疑地點開,一邊睇一邊狂點頭:「哦哦哦,原來係咁……哎吔,早啲睇呢啲片咪唔使咁驚!」
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之後,阿楓又幫她整理了一份重點筆記,包括什麼是「carbon emissions」(碳排放)、「global warming」(全球暖化)、「renewable energy」(可再生能源)等重要詞彙,還教她如何用簡單的句子去解釋概念。
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嘉嘉感動得眼泛淚光:「表哥,你真係救世主!」
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「行啦行啦,返屋企溫書啦。」
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小組報告 D-Day
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到了報告當日,嘉嘉負責的 PowerPoint 已經準備就緒。她望著組員們心想:「唔好 NG、唔好 NG、唔好 NG……」
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輪到他們組上台時,金髮女生開場:「Today, our topic is ‘The Impact of Climate Change on Global Agriculture.’ Let’s start with the definition of climate change…」
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然後,嘉嘉負責的 PowerPoint 頁面成功無誤地展示出來。
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之後輪到嘉嘉,她需要負責簡單講解「carbon footprint」的影響。她深吸一口氣,照著阿楓幫她準備的句子念:「Carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities. It affects global warming and agriculture because…」
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她講得磕磕巴巴,但至少流暢地把整段內容念完。當她結束時,組員們都對她微笑點頭,顯然覺得她表現得不錯。
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報告完成後,老師點點頭:「Good job! Everyone did well, and I can see that Ka Ka made a great effort to contribute to the presentation.」
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嘉嘉驚訝地睜大眼睛:「佢讚我?」
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組員們回到座位時,金髮女生拍拍嘉嘉的肩膀:「You did great! See? It wasn’t so bad, right?」
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嘉嘉呆了一秒,然後笑了:「Yeah… it wasn’t so bad after all!」
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她長長地舒了一口氣,終於鬆了一大截。
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放學回到家後,阿楓問:「點呀?成功咗未?」
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嘉嘉舉起勝利手勢:「我唔單止冇 NG,仲畀老師讚咗!」
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阿楓點點頭:「好,咁下次唔使再驚小組報告喇。」
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嘉嘉笑:「仲未去到呢個 level,不過起碼……我學識點樣 survive 啦!」
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