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Unit 8
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
Section B 2b-2e
Music is a melody, is some memories, is a story, is sometimes a kind of a company.
音乐，是一种旋律，是一些回忆，
是一个故事，是有些时候的某种陪伴。
Discussion
Do you have a favorite singer or band ？
Do you have a favorite song ？
What facts do you know about favorite singer，band or song ？
What kind of music are
these songs？
folk music（民族）
rock music（摇滚）
classical music（古典）
pop music（流行）
country music （乡村音乐）
one of the famous country music songs
How much do you know about country music？
Country music originated （起源） in the southern United States in the 1920s.
The characteristics (特点） are that the tune （曲调） is simple， the rhythm（节奏） is steady （平
稳的），and it is narrative
（叙事性）.
How much do you know about country music？
There are many famous
singers , such as Garth
Brook，The Beatles(披头士),
Eagles (老鹰乐队）.
Predicting
From the title (题目) and the picture, the passage may talk about......
___________ and ____________.
A girl
country music
A girl has changed because of country music.
Fast - reading
Find out the main idea of
each paragraph.
Sarah’s dream
Sarah's change
Country music
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Country Music Fact Sheet
Where it is from：____________________
What kind of music it is: ______________
____________________________________
A famous country music place in Nashville:
________________________________________
A famous country music singer: _____________
The number of records he has sold:
________________________
Scanning
The southern states of America
A traditional kind of
music from the southern states of America
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Garth Brooks
More than 120 million
Careful-reading
Para 1
Who is Sarah
Where ia she from
What does she like
A teenager.
America.
粉丝；爱好者
Country music.
How many time periods （时间段） are mentioned in this paragraph？
Careful-reading
Para 1
Sarah's change
When she was
a teenager,
Five years ago,
Ever since then,
She used to __________
almost everything with
___________
She heard a song full of __________________
________________
on the radio.She _______
______how much she actually_________her family and friends.
She has been _______
of American country music.
Country music is important to Sarah.
fight over
her family
feeling about
returning home
come to
realize
missed
a fan
Careful-reading
Para 2
the home of country music
乡村音乐的发源地
Careful-reading
Para 2
What's difference between many songs these day and
country music
Many songs these day
Country music
about ___________
such as ___________
about ___________
brings us back to ______________
the importance of money and success
belonging to a group
modern life
good old days
Deep-reading
Para 2
What kind of music does the writer prefer（更喜欢），
songs these days or country music？
Why？
Because country music reminds us that the best thing
in life are free.
What are the best things in life
...It reminds us that the best things in life are free ——laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
破折号：表示解释说明
The writer wants to tell us,
Country music can bring us into a wonderful world.
Deep-reading
Para 3
Sarah's dream
How many Sarah's dreams are
mentioned
Two
go to _________ one day
hope to see _____ one day
What did she do to make her
dreams come ture
She has already ______ about Nashville and _____________ on it
Nashville
Garth Brook sing live
read a lot
done some sesearch
live: 现场的
Deep-reading
Para 3
Why does Sarah wants to go to Nashville
Because there is the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville .
乡村音乐名人堂与博物馆
There are a lot of concerts with famous musicians and singers.
About Garth Brooks
one of ______________________ in American history.
has sold __________________ records.
the most successful musicians
more than 120 million
唱片，专辑
About Garth Brooks
Sarah loves Garth Brook , because_____
A . Garth Brooks is very famous
B. His songs can bring her the best thing.
C. Garth Brooks can take her to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Summarizing
After reading, write a short summary (总结) in your own word. This can help you better understand the text.
notes
main idea
Sarah
Sarah likes country music
Sarah's dream
is an American girl who used to......
Country music is...... because it can.......
She hopes ....... and see.....
Do you think Sarah's dream will come ture
What did Sarah get from country music
love
memories
hometown
family
Do you like country music？
Do you think country music is
good music or not？
In your opinion，
what kind of music that
could be called
good music
Not all popular music is
good music..
Really good music will be
everlasting(永恒的).
Good music can make us
realize life.
What other facts would you like to know about country music？
Make a list of questions.
Language points
Language points
为了...而争吵
留学
充满
回家
开始意识到
从那以后
美国南部
乡村音乐的发源地
属于
带某人回到...
1.When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. (Para1)
fight over 为……争吵
fight for + 抽象名词 “为......而斗争”
have a fight with 和......打了一架
e.g. She used to sing this song.
她过去经常唱这首歌。
used to 过去常常，used to+动词原形
2. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. （Para1）
actually adv.真实地，事实上。
come to realize 开始意识
come to 此处意为“（事情）逐渐……；终于……”，表示达到某种状态，常与know, understand, realize, be, love, like等静态动词连用，强调渐变过程。
3. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. （Para1）
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。
4. Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.（Para2）
southern adj. 南方的；在南方的
south n. 南部
【拓展】其他方位词及其形容词形式：
east (东方) —eastern (东方的)
west (西方) —western (西方的)
north (北方) —northern (北方的)
northeast (东北) southeast (东南)
northwest (西北) southwest (西南)
5. 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. （Para2）
success n. 成功 succeed v. 成功，达到
successful adj. 成功的
successfully adv. 成功地
短语：succeed in doing sth.
make a success 取得成功
5. 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. （Para2）
belong to“属于……，是……的成员”，、
后接名词或人称代词宾格。
【注意】belong to不能用于进行时，也不能用于被动语态。
可以用“be＋名词性物主代词”替换。
sth. belongs to sb = sth. is sb’s。
e.g. The yellow car belongs to Mr. Smith = The yellow car is Mr. Smith’s.
6. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.（Para2）
然而，乡村音乐把我们带回人们彼此友好、彼此信任的“美好旧时代”。
each other和one another是相互代词，
意为“互相；彼此”。
be kind to 对……友好= be friendly to
kind of “有点儿，有几分”相当于a little 或 a bit。
7. It reminds us that the best thing in life is free….
（Para）
reminds sb. that+从句 使某人想起某事
remind sb. of sb./sth. 使某人想起某人/事
remind sb. to do sth 提醒某人做某事
e.g. This book reminds me that I should study hard.
这本书提醒我应该努力学习。
8. Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day.（Para3）
It is one’s dream to + do sth. 做某事是某人的梦想
make one's dream come true
使某人的梦想实现
e.g. It is my dream to study in Peking University.
在北京大学学习是我的梦想。
9. I hope to see him sing live one day. （Para3）
hope to do sth 希望做某事
hope + that 从句 希望某人做某事
e.g ： I hope （that） you can travel to Beijing.
e.g. I hope to travel to Beijing.
我希望去Beijing旅行。
hope sb. to do sth
错误用法
American country music these days.......
American country music these days.......
Music is the medicine of
troubled mind.
—— Walter Hadden
