(共16张PPT)
Do you have a favorite singer or band
Do you have a favorite song
What fact do you know about your favorite singer, band or song (where from/How many CDs/popular song etc.
Pre-reading
Title (题目)
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
music
What kind of
country
Tip 1:The title(题目) is very important for reading.
Is country music very important to Sarah
It changed her life forever.
What’s Sarah’s dream
Who is Sarah
What is country music
Para1
Para2
Para3
Match the ideas of each paragraph
While-reading
Tip 2 : Topic sentence(主题句) is usually the first/last sentence.
Country Music Fact Sheet
Where it is from: _________________________
What kind of music it is: _____________________
a traditional kind of music
southern states of America
2b
A famous country music place in Nashville: __________________________________
A famous country music singer: ____________
The number of records he has sold: _______________________
Country Music Hall of Fame Museum
more than 120 million
Garth Brooks
Para1: Who is Sarah
Sarah
studied __________________in England.
is from___________________.
___________missed her family and friends.
is a_______of American _____________.
abroad
the US
actually
fan
country music
Careful Reading
Para2: What is country music
country music:
many songs these days:
southern
modern life
old days
success
laughter
beauty
trusted one another
Careful Reading
1.What’s Sarah’s dream
To go to Nashville one day.
A famous country music singer.
Para3 Answer the questions
2. Who is Garth Brooks
Careful Reading 细读
3. Is Sarah Garth Brooks' fan How do you know
She has already listened to most of his songs.
She hopes to see him sing live one day.
Garth Brooks
The River
Work in group of two
Sarah is from…, she is a fan of….and she likes…very much.
Country music is a ….kind of music. It’s from the……of America. It is about……..and beauty.
Sarah’s dream is…., she hopes to…..
Tip 3: Summarizing(总结)can help you better understand the text.
Post-reading: Summary
We all like music, music can make us happy, relaxed or excited…, it can bring us into a wonderful world.
Enjoy music, enjoy your life, enjoy yourself !
When Sarah was a teenager, she
used to fight over almost everything
with her family.
used to 过去常常,used to+动词原形。
e.g. She used to sing this song.
她过去经常唱这首歌。
2. It reminds us that the best thing in life
is free….
reminds sb. that+从句 使某人想起某事
e.g. This book reminds me that I should
study hard.
这本书提醒我应该努力学习。
3. Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but
it is her dream to go there one day.
It is one’s dream to + do sth.
做某事是某人的梦想
e.g. It is my dream to study in Peking University.
在北京大学学习是我的梦想。
Homework:
Review the language points in the passage after class.
Remember to enjoy music.
Be sure to love life.