For the summer learning journey we had to retell Yursa Mardini's story.
When Yursa Mardini was a little kid she was afraid to get in the water. The pool didn’t just scare her it excited her too. So she bravely went into the water and soaked her head for a second. Then she started swimming. She was now swimming competitively. And she was winning competitions. Now the pool was her favourite place to go. When Yursa Mardini was swimming she felt like she was in a whole new world. When she pushed herself harder all she heard was her heartbeat and the water. When Yursa Mardini was 13 her country was at war. People protested at the streets and spoke their minds. And the government shot them. For the first year they were safe. Rebel formed around the city and battled the government for control around the city. She went swimming later on and kept on practicing then everything went back to normal because she went on a boat and the engine stopped working so her and her sister managed to save 20 people.
I liked this activity because we got to listen to a audiobook.
How would you retell Yursa Mardini's story?
Hi Nicholas,
ReplyDeleteYou have included a lot of details in your recount of Yusra Mardini's story - that's great. I'm not sure that everything has gone back to normal in her home country of Syria though. In fact, there is still a very big war going on there. Yusra now lives in Germany where she is much safer.
She is also famous for having helped to save a lot of people from drowning when the boat they were travelling in stopped working. That is very brave, isn't it?
Listening to audiobooks is a great way to learn - did you enjoy listening to this story?
Best wishes,
Laura