Resenhas - Rip Van Winkle

Cyntia.Paludo 29/09/2023

Rip Van Winkle
“Rip Van Winkle” is a legend that was published in 1819. I read it in a book called Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (yes, the legend I read is a part of a book). Both titles are legends by Washington Irving (1783-1859), he was one of the first American writers. In general, the language of this legend is very easy for elementary English students, because it’s a reader version. There’s a vocabulary in this book with some words that are a little unknown (not very common) for the difficult English level of the book’s language. These words are redefined with paraphrases, with easier words in a kind of footnote and it helps a lot during the reading. You agree that reading in English is very important to learn English, right?
When we read, our vocabulary keeps more rich, we can write better (the words come on the tip of the tongue), the pronunciation keeps more easy and I could quote others vantages.Thus, reading helps us a lot (and it's not just about English); if we want to learn any other languages, reading is very important and we learn something when we make it. Before the reading I thought that I couldn't understand the history, I thought that I'd use a lot of the translator but I read and I understood the history easily. Because of this, I felt happy. I believe that the readers are the first option for elementaries students. When we are acquiring a new language we can't understand all of the constructions and the readers are adapted for it, they understand our little knowledge and thus, we can acquire more knowledge. Magic. This is a good definition for when we read something that's not in Portuguese and we understand. Not rarely is difficult to study other languages (even for those who like to study languages) but the results are gratifying.
Basically, Rip is a man that doesn't work on his farm but he always helps his neighbors. His wife said, hungry: - You are not good to work! In a day, Rip went to walk to the mountains near his village and met a lot of short men. They drank a strange drink, Rip too. He slept. When Rip woke up, he came back to his house. In his village, anyone knows him. Rip saw a woman and a man: they were his children who grew up. Rip touched his face and felt that he had long white face hair. The poor man said what happened to him but no one believes in his story. A few moments later, an old man said that he believes in the Rip's story. What did this man know about this event? If you want to discover all these mysteries (and you'd be crazy if you didn't want to), read this legend! I bet you don't feel repentance.
When we talk about age, this legend is recommended for children, but it can be interesting for adults and young people too, because fantasy reading is important for mental health. The importance of fantasy is obvious because sometimes reality is so difficult and let's go to a new and unreal world to refresh our minds. It's a subterfuge.
But when we talk about a difficult level of language, this legend is appropriate for elementary English students.


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Sekhmet 11/11/2021

Bom
Conta, com muito humor e ironia, assim como toques da magia das fábulas indígenas, a história de Rip Van Winkle que "tira uma soneca" por 20 anos de sua vida nas montanhas Catskill, conhecida como montanha das fadas.

Gi 30/10/2020

Surpreente
Eu pensei que não iria gostar desse conto, mas além do contexto histórico da formação dos Estados Unidos, eu consegui uma conecçao com o personagem e até senti por ele estar tão perdido em um novo mundo.

Gabriela4547 14/09/2020

Precisei ler duas vezes e da explicação da professora de Literatura Inglesa para conseguir entender o que estava acontecendo na história. Após isso, ficou claro o contexto histórico da formação dos Estados Unidos abordado no enrendo.