2014人教版八年级(下册)英语unit8SectionB课件
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2014人教版八年级下册英语unit8SectionB课件
1d. Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen to and why. How does the music make them feel?
What kind of music? Why do they listen to it? How does it make them feel?
Country Music Fact Sheet
Where it is from:_________________ the southern states of America What kind of music it is:________ traditional A famous country music place in Nashville： __________ Country Music Hall of Fame Museum Garth Brooks A famous country music singer:_________ The number of records he has sold: _____________ more than 120 million
5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold?
6. How did you find out about him/her?
7. Is he/she still popular today?
8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to others? 9. How do you feel about his/her music/books? 10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself?
人教版英语八年级下unit 8课件 sectionB(1a—2c)
dictionary CD flowers bicycle
camera soccer
scarf
photo album
Have your ever received any pets as gifts?
what animal is it ? Who gave it to you? How do you keep it ?
Reading 阅 读 提 示
A world of Animal Mysteries
动物世界是神秘的，河马和乌龟也能做朋友，究竟是什么 使不同类的动物也会成为好朋友呢？
The animal world is full of secrets and wonders.A rabbit can be as big as a dog.A hippo(河马)can make friends with a tortoise. Do these stories sound unbelievable?Scientists have found they are true. Here are some of strange animal stories. Tony is a young hippo. He lost his family during the Indian Ocean Tsunami three years
Play with them. And make it feel your to them.
Animals are our friends. animals are kind of wealth of the world. Without them, It will be lifeless in nature. We should get on well with animals.
人教版八年级英语下册Unit 8 Section B 3a-Self Check
Think of a singer or writer you know well.
3a Make a ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱist of facts about him/her. Think of
the following:
1. Who is the singer/writer? 2. When did the singer/writer first become
I like his music very much. It is pop music, but it has a mix of other kinds of music, such as R&B, rap, and rock. Many of his songs are about the world we live in. One of my favorite songs is Dao Xiang, which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult.
hard.
Ⅲ.翻译下列句子。 1. 你曾经吃过鱼和薯条吗？ Have you ever had / eaten fish and chips? 2. 我刚刚丢了我的化学书。 I have just lost my chemistry book. 3. 他已经吃过午饭了。
up.
Exercises
Ⅰ.用适当的时态填空。
1. __H__a_v_e you __s_e_e_n__(see) the movie yet? 2. My brother _h_a_s_n_’_t _b_e_e_n__(not be) back yet. 3. Both of them __c_a_m_e___ (come) to Hong Kong
人教版英语八年级下 Unit8 SectionB
He likes pop. He doesn’t care for rock music. n. 流行音乐 n. 摇滚乐
band n. 乐队 e.g. Which band do you like?
你喜欢哪个乐队？
探究点一 Listening
1b Listen to a conversation between Alex
4. southern adj. 南方的 e.g. She lives in southern Italy.
她住在意大利南部。 5. modern adj. 现代的;当代的 e.g. What do you think of modern art?
你对现代艺术怎么看？
6. success n. 成功 — a great success; successful; successfully
1d
Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen to and why. How does the music make them feel?
1. What kind of music do you listen to? 2. Why do you listen to it? 3. How does it make you feel?
e.g. The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已从120万增加到了180万。
探究点二 Discussion
Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Do you have a favorite singer or band? 2. Do you have a favorite song? 3. What facts do you know about your
band n. 乐队 e.g. Which band do you like?
你喜欢哪个乐队？
探究点一 Listening
1b Listen to a conversation between Alex
4. southern adj. 南方的 e.g. She lives in southern Italy.
她住在意大利南部。 5. modern adj. 现代的;当代的 e.g. What do you think of modern art?
你对现代艺术怎么看？
6. success n. 成功 — a great success; successful; successfully
1d
Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen to and why. How does the music make them feel?
1. What kind of music do you listen to? 2. Why do you listen to it? 3. How does it make you feel?
e.g. The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已从120万增加到了180万。
探究点二 Discussion
Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Do you have a favorite singer or band? 2. Do you have a favorite song? 3. What facts do you know about your
英语人教版八年级下册Unit-8-(Section-B-1a-2a)
Section B（1a-2a）教案学校：剑川县弥沙乡初级中学教师：杨泽全一、教学目标：新课标提出：英语课程的学习，既是学生通过英语学习和实践活动，逐步掌握英语知识和技能，提高语言实际运用能力的过程；又是他们陶冶情操、拓展视野、丰富社会经历、开发思维能力和提高人文素养的过程。
根据新课标强调的“知识与技能、过程与方法、情感态度与价值观”三维目标，我结合这一阶段学生的实际拟订了以下教学目标：1）知识目标：掌握pop, rock, band等和音乐有关的词，学会用who is your favorite singer or musicial? Why do you like? What kind of music?以及回答。
会使用现在完成时表达。
2）能力目标：能听懂听力材料，并能做相应的练习；学会用who is your favorite singer or musicial? Why do you like? What kind of music?以及回答来谈论有关音乐的话题。
能读懂对话的内容。
3）情感态度与价值观目标：通过同学间的交流合作学习，培养学生合作意识和团队精神，增进同学之间相互了解，相互关心。
二、学情分析八年级学生经过一年多英语的学习，两极分化更明显，个别的语法知识的掌握还不够牢固，尤其是个别题目反复做过几次也没能把握好，1.部分学生的基础知识不够扎实，学生遗忘知识快，过去滚瓜烂熟的东西一段时间不用就忘了。
2.学生的应变能力有待提高，不能正确写出单词的正确形式。
3.理解能力不强，阅读理解失分较多，不能理解通篇大意。
4.不能熟练运用学过的句型。
面对学生掌握英语的程度不一，将采用分层教学与整体教学相结合的方式完成教学任务，努力提高他们的英语水平。
另外，学生在情感态度,学习策略和文化意识方面还存在诸多需要进一步解决的问题。
例如：个别学生不明确学习英语的目的；有些同学对学好英语缺乏自信，不敢用英语表达；缺乏小组合作意识；一些学生没养成良好的学习习惯，不能做好课前预习课后复习，学习没有计划性和策略性；不善于发现和总结语言规律，不注意知识的巩固和积累。
2014新目标人教版八年级英语下unit8课件
--I think it’s fantastic.
---Have you read Tom Sawyer yet? ---No, I haven't.Have you?
---Yes,I have already read it. 注：“already和yet”的 区别. already 用于 肯定句中。 yet 用于否定句和疑问句 中。
Journey to the West.
Have you heard of this book?
• 杰夫.何金斯是一个小 男孩，他渴望并且热 衷于出海寻宝。有一 次，他到了金银岛寻 宝，与海盗、水手打 交道，亲身体验到船 员之间真诚、忠实、 虚伪、残暴的种种现 象，目睹了一幕幕令 人惊心动魄的故事。
sectionA 1a-1c
review
Complete the chart.
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
high
higher
the highest
dangerous
long popular
more dangerous the most dangerous longer more popular the longest the most popular
already 用在肯定句中 yet 用在疑问句和否定句中
Homework
• 1.复习动词的过去分词。 • 2.运用“have +动词的过去分 词”的句型造五个句子。
Alice in Wonderland
Have you heard of this book?
• 通过记叙有一个叫鲁 滨孙的人在一次航海 中遇到大风，他被大 浪冲到了一个无名的 没有人居住的荒岛上 。他在这个荒岛上克 服重重困难生活了二 十六年，最后回到了 英国的故事，表现了 他不畏艰险、聪明能 干、机智坚强、临危 不惧、勇敢乐观和强 烈的求生精神。
英语人教版八年级下册Unit 8 Section B (1a-1e)
Unit8 Section B(1a-1e)
一教学目标
1. 知识与能力
能够正确使用现在完成时及有关音乐的表达：record, fan, ever since, full of feelings, be long to, bring back, sing live等。
2. 技能目标: 能够通过彼此交流了解歌曲、歌手、乐队的信息并能作评论。
3.情感目标: 激发学生对音乐及生活的热爱。
二学情分析
该部分的教学重点是通过听说能让学生感同身受并用所学知识来谈论音乐，以及对音乐的理解。
在该部分的教学过程中，一方面学生可能需要老师更多地引导他们在听力过程中如何借助关键词。
另一方面，老师需要介绍音乐及复习形容词，在教学过程中渗透文化教学，尽可能增加学生的文化积累，开阔视野，从而充分地让学生体会音乐的魅力并有效地调动学生学习英语的兴趣。
3重点难点
教学重点：通过听说能让学生感同身受并用所学知识来谈论自己喜欢的音乐。
教学活动
活动1【导入】教学过程
Step1. Warming-up
Talk about music
(设计意图：通过课前播放音乐和自我介绍，活跃课堂气氛并且拉近与学生的距离。
在与学生互动谈论音乐的过程中，从而引出话题。
)
Step2. Review
What kind of music is it? What’s it like?
Step3 Listening (task 1,2,3)
Step4 sing 2 pieces of songs
Step5 talk about “which one do you like,and why”。
人教英语八年级下册 Unit 8 Section B 2b (共18张PPT)
Careful reading
Read para3,fill in the blanks.
Sarah’s dream
Go to__N_a_sh_v_i_ll_e_o_n_e_d_a_y.____
Hope to see Garth Brooks __si_n_g_l_iv_e_o_n_e_d_a_y_. _________
What it reminds
us
the importance The best things in life are of money and free--- laughter ,friends, . success . family, the beauty of nature
and countryside.
_h_e_r_f_am__i_ly_,but now she misses her family because of a_c_o_u_n_t_ry_ _m__u_s_ic_song.
Careful reading
Read para2,write T for true and F for false.
China. 4.Everyone wants to achieve beauty (美丽）
and health. 5.This pen__b_e_lo_n_g_s___ (属于）to me.
Read the passage again , try to better understand it and fill in the blanks.
合作探究 展我风采
Use the information you get in 2b to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.
新人教版八年级英语下册第八单元完整ppt课件
Unit 8
Section B
Period 4 (2a-Self Check)
学习目标
1.会听说读写词汇:forever,abroad,fan,southern, modern,success,belong,laughter, beauty,record,introduce
2.会听说读写短语: ever since,one another,study abroad, the beauty of nature
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知识点
2. record 名词-唱片，记录 So far he has made five records.到现在为止他已经制做了
五张唱片。 record 短语： break a record 打破记录 make a record 创造纪录 keep a record 保持记录 world record 世界纪录 3. record 动词-录制；录音 4. recorder 录音机 5. introduce sb./sth. to sb.把某人l_li_o_n_r_e_co_r_d_s_________
知识点
1.belong to sb. 属于某人. eg:This book belongs to Lucy. 注：belong 不可用于进行时态和被动语态 例题：This car__B___Mr.Zhang now. A. is belonging to B. belongs to B. C. is belonged to D. belongs
2.会听说读写短语: ever since,one another,study abroad, the bauty of nature
3.会读并翻译句子: Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet. The best things in life are free.
Section B
Period 4 (2a-Self Check)
学习目标
1.会听说读写词汇:forever,abroad,fan,southern, modern,success,belong,laughter, beauty,record,introduce
2.会听说读写短语: ever since,one another,study abroad, the beauty of nature
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知识点
2. record 名词-唱片，记录 So far he has made five records.到现在为止他已经制做了
五张唱片。 record 短语： break a record 打破记录 make a record 创造纪录 keep a record 保持记录 world record 世界纪录 3. record 动词-录制；录音 4. recorder 录音机 5. introduce sb./sth. to sb.把某人l_li_o_n_r_e_co_r_d_s_________
知识点
1.belong to sb. 属于某人. eg:This book belongs to Lucy. 注：belong 不可用于进行时态和被动语态 例题：This car__B___Mr.Zhang now. A. is belonging to B. belongs to B. C. is belonged to D. belongs
2.会听说读写短语: ever since,one another,study abroad, the bauty of nature
3.会读并翻译句子: Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet. The best things in life are free.
人教版英语八年级下unit 8Section B 2课件
GROUPWORK
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping pets in an apartment, and fill in the table.
Advantages good company tages can be noisy
1. Pot-bellied pigs make good pets. 2. The advantages are that they make good friends. The disadvantages are that they get too big to sleep in the house and they need a lot of love.
Unit 8
Why don’t you get her a scarf? Section B2 3a-4
What do you think of hamsters? I think they are friendly and they have short hair.
What do you think of snakes? I think they are scary and dangerous.
Read the article again and tell whether the sentences are True or False.
1. The most popular pets these days are dogs. 2. The name of David Smith’s pet is Jerry. 3. Life with a pig is always perfect.
interesting beautiful
英语人教版八年级下册Unit 8 Section B 3a-selfcheck
up in a small town, although she lives 3. She grew ____
in a big city now.
4. For homework, our teacher told us to write
______ about our summer vacation. 5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us back _____ to our school.
2. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. ever since then “从那时以来”，与现在 完成时连用，要求动词必须是延续性动词。 e.g. Ever since then, I have lived here. 从那时以来我就住在这儿。
3b
Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use.
the first line in the song / book the book / song was written / recorded by enjoyed success in successful song / CD / book I listen to this song / read this book when … The song / book makes me feel …
5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold? 6. How did you find out about him/her? 7. Is he/she still popular today? 8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to others? 9. How do you feel about his/her music/ books? 10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself?
人教版英语八年级下课件unit8 sectionB
Peter
dog
make you happy good company
One mouse, two mice
noisy
cat
can catch mice
not friendly enough
pig
can be noisy
eat a lot
spider
scary
parrot
interesting can talk
Our group thinks the goldfish is the best pet for a six-year-old boy, because it’s easy to take care of…
trendiest
Pot-bellied pig
make the best pets my best friend
Hamsters are popular pets, People like them because they are quiet and clean. …
1.squeal 尖叫声 4.giggle 咯咯地笑
2.hop 跳跃 3.in fright 惊骇地 5.cuddly适于搂抱的
Poems（诗） about pets
People or animals?
a lucky dog 幸运儿 a clever dog 聪明小孩 gay (jolly) dog 快活的人 work like a dog 拼命工作 Every dog has his / its day. 凡人皆有得意日。 catwalk 猫步 old cat 脾气坏的老太婆 barber’s cat 面有病容饥色的人 copy cat 看样学样的人 as sick as a cat 某人病得很厉害 like a cat on hot bricks 像热锅上的蚂蚁 When the cat’s away，the mouse will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王. a little bird 消息灵通的人 birds of a feather 志趣相投的人
dog
make you happy good company
One mouse, two mice
noisy
cat
can catch mice
not friendly enough
pig
can be noisy
eat a lot
spider
scary
parrot
interesting can talk
Our group thinks the goldfish is the best pet for a six-year-old boy, because it’s easy to take care of…
trendiest
Pot-bellied pig
make the best pets my best friend
Hamsters are popular pets, People like them because they are quiet and clean. …
1.squeal 尖叫声 4.giggle 咯咯地笑
2.hop 跳跃 3.in fright 惊骇地 5.cuddly适于搂抱的
Poems（诗） about pets
People or animals?
a lucky dog 幸运儿 a clever dog 聪明小孩 gay (jolly) dog 快活的人 work like a dog 拼命工作 Every dog has his / its day. 凡人皆有得意日。 catwalk 猫步 old cat 脾气坏的老太婆 barber’s cat 面有病容饥色的人 copy cat 看样学样的人 as sick as a cat 某人病得很厉害 like a cat on hot bricks 像热锅上的蚂蚁 When the cat’s away，the mouse will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王. a little bird 消息灵通的人 birds of a feather 志趣相投的人
人教版八年级下册英语课件《Unit8sectionB(2a2e)》 (共26张PPT)
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Task 3 Rewrite the passage.
2d Use the notes you made in 2c to
write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.
Sarah is an American girl. She likes country music.She is a fan of country music. Country music is a traditional music from the southern states of America. Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance of Money and success.Sarah’s dream is to go to Nashville because Garth Brooks is there. She likes to listen to his songs.Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history.
Task 3 Rewrite the passage.
2d Use the notes you made in 2c to
write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.
Sarah is an American girl. She likes country music.She is a fan of country music. Country music is a traditional music from the southern states of America. Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance of Money and success.Sarah’s dream is to go to Nashville because Garth Brooks is there. She likes to listen to his songs.Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history.
人教版八下英语Unit8第5课时(SectionB2a-2e)
乡村音乐的曲调，一般都很流畅、动听，曲式结 构也比较简单，多为歌谣体、二部曲式或三部曲式。
乡村音乐出了两位十分知名的畅销歌手。一位是 艾维斯·普利斯莱，人称“猫王”，同时也是新音乐类型 摇滚乐的代表人物。另一位是当代音乐家加思·布鲁 克斯（Garth Brooks），拥有超过两亿的全球专辑销 售量，是美国历史上最畅销的歌手。
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Third paragraph • What is Sarah’s dream?
Her dream is to visit Nashville. • Who is Garth Brooks?
Garth Brooks is a famous country singer who has sold more than 120 million records.
往昔的好日子 country music brings us back to the “good old days” when
each other 互相 people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It
laughter n. 笑；笑声 reminds us that the best things in life are free — laughter,
mainstream pop arena.
2a Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Do you have a favorite singer or band? 2. Do you have a favorite song? 3. What facts do you know about your favorite
人教版八年级英语下册Unit 8 Section B Period Two (2b-3a)课件(共29张PPT)
Although the car is old, it still runs well. (= The car is old, but it still runs well.) 尽管这辆小车旧了，但是依然跑的不错。 I don’t want to go to bed, although it’s past midnight. (= It’s past midnight, but I don’t want to go to bed.) 虽然现在已过半夜12点了，但我却不想睡 觉。
vegetables.
A. and B. but C. or D. also
3. Jim’s parents want him ___ more fruit.
A. eating B. eat C. to eat D. eats
4. Maria likes ___ every morning. A. run B. running C. runs D. runing
too late. 现在你知道你错了，但是已经太晚了。 此处it’s too late与before共同组成从句， 表示“不要等到为时已晚；不要等到来不 及的时候；趁着还来得及”，这也是一种 常见的用法。如：
You should work harder before it’s too late to catch up. 你应当更加用功，别等到为时过晚而赶不 上了。(你现在用功还赶得上) I'm afraid it's too late to catch the first bus. 赶头班车恐怕来不及了。
It's too late to change your mind now; so there is no point in shedding tears. 你现在改变主意已经太迟了，所以为此 而伤心落泪是毫无用处的。
八年级英语下册教学课件《Unit 8 第5课时( B 3a- Self Check)》
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Jay Chou. He is brilliant. His songs are excellent.
Who is the singer?
4. For homework, our teacher told us to write ___a_b_o_u_t___ our summer vacation.
5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _b_a_c_k_ to our school. 在……结尾/末尾， 在……尽头
3b Write an article about the singer or writer.
Here are some words and phrases you can use.
行，排 the first line in the song/book the book/song was written/recorded by enjoyed success in successful song/CD/book I listen to this song/read this book when … The song/book makes me feel …
The bottle ___is____ _fi_ll_e_d__ _w__it_h___ water.
5. 这个钱包一定属于萨姆。他的身份证在里面。 The wallet must _b__el_o_n_g__ __t_o__ Sam for his ID card is in it.
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Second paragraph 第2段
What is country music?
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.
What is country music about?
It reminds us that the best things in life are free — laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Unit 8
Have you read Treasure Island yet?
1a. Who is your favorite singer or musician? Tell your partner why you like him or her.
1b. Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion.
actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted
others? 9. How do you feel about his/her music/books? 10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs
yourself?
3b. Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use.
_D__ The Toms must be popular. _D__ The Toms play pop music. _A__ The Toms’ music sounds more like rock. _D__ Listening to The Toms is a good way to
wake up.
famous? 3. How and why did he/she first become famous? 4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded
/written? When?
5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold? 6. How did you find out about him/her? 7. Is he/she still popular today? 8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to
Third paragraph 第3段
What is Sarah’s dream?
Sarah dreams going to Nashville one day.
Who is Garth Brooks?
Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records.
What kind of music?
Why do they listen How does it make them
to it?
feel?
Friend 1 Friend 2 Parents
2a. Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Do you have a favorite singer or band? 2. Do you have a favorite song? 3. What facts do you know about your
one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free — laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great
The number of records he has sold: _m_o_r_e_t_h_a_n__1_2_0_million
2c. Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. First paragraph 第1段
3a. Think of a singer or writer you know well. Make a list of facts about him/her. Think of the following:
1. Who is the singer/writer? 2. When did the singer/writer first become
Who is Sarah? She used to fight over almost everything with her family when she was a teenager. Where is she from?
She is from US. What does she like?
She likes American country music.
Country Music Fact Sheet
Where it is from:_t_h_e_s_o_u_t_h_e_rn__s_ta_t_e_s_of America
What kind of music it is:_t_r_a_d_it_i_o_nal
A famous country music place in Nashville： _C__ou_n_t_r_y_M__usic Hall of Fame Museum A famous country music singer:_G_a_r_t_h_B__r_ooks
favorite singer, band or song?
2b. Read the passage and complete the fact sheet on page 63.
Summarizing While reading, make notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary in your own words. This can help you better understand the text.
1c. Listen again and take notes.
Band name
Country Number of people in the band
Kind of music
Why Alex and Dave like to listen to this band
The Toms United States
country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!”
Second paragraph 第2段
What is country music?
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.
What is country music about?
It reminds us that the best things in life are free — laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Unit 8
Have you read Treasure Island yet?
1a. Who is your favorite singer or musician? Tell your partner why you like him or her.
1b. Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion.
actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted
others? 9. How do you feel about his/her music/books? 10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs
yourself?
3b. Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use.
_D__ The Toms must be popular. _D__ The Toms play pop music. _A__ The Toms’ music sounds more like rock. _D__ Listening to The Toms is a good way to
wake up.
famous? 3. How and why did he/she first become famous? 4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded
/written? When?
5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold? 6. How did you find out about him/her? 7. Is he/she still popular today? 8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to
Third paragraph 第3段
What is Sarah’s dream?
Sarah dreams going to Nashville one day.
Who is Garth Brooks?
Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records.
What kind of music?
Why do they listen How does it make them
to it?
feel?
Friend 1 Friend 2 Parents
2a. Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Do you have a favorite singer or band? 2. Do you have a favorite song? 3. What facts do you know about your
one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free — laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great
The number of records he has sold: _m_o_r_e_t_h_a_n__1_2_0_million
2c. Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. First paragraph 第1段
3a. Think of a singer or writer you know well. Make a list of facts about him/her. Think of the following:
1. Who is the singer/writer? 2. When did the singer/writer first become
Who is Sarah? She used to fight over almost everything with her family when she was a teenager. Where is she from?
She is from US. What does she like?
She likes American country music.
Country Music Fact Sheet
Where it is from:_t_h_e_s_o_u_t_h_e_rn__s_ta_t_e_s_of America
What kind of music it is:_t_r_a_d_it_i_o_nal
A famous country music place in Nashville： _C__ou_n_t_r_y_M__usic Hall of Fame Museum A famous country music singer:_G_a_r_t_h_B__r_ooks
favorite singer, band or song?
2b. Read the passage and complete the fact sheet on page 63.
Summarizing While reading, make notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary in your own words. This can help you better understand the text.
1c. Listen again and take notes.
Band name
Country Number of people in the band
Kind of music
Why Alex and Dave like to listen to this band
The Toms United States
country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!”