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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet
Section B 2a-2e
New Words
forever (adv.)
abroad (adv.)
actually (adv.)
fan (n.)
southern (adj.) modern (adj.)
永远
在国外:到国外
真实地;事实上
迷;狂热爱好者
南方的
现代的;当代的
success (n.)
belong (v.)
laughter (n.) beauty (n.)
million (num.)
record (n.&v.)
introduce (v.)
成功
属于;归属
笑;笑声
美;美丽
一百万
唱片;记录;录制
介绍;引见
fan
abroad
southern
forever
Words game
modern
success
laughter
belong
beauty
record
introduce
自从
互相
读一读泡泡中的单词,并翻译。
What kind of music do you like best
What is the function(作用) of music
Free talk
We all like music because music can make us happy,
relaxed or excited…, and it can bring us into a wonderful world.
Good music can make us realize...
love
memories
hometown
family
乡村音乐(Country music),又称“乡村与西部音乐” (Country and Western),是当代音乐的一种风格形式。其根源可追溯至上世纪20年代,起源于美国南部与阿帕拉契山区,人们公认田纳西州纳什维尔地区是乡村音乐的故乡,并建有专门的乡村音乐博物馆。
此音乐风格于70年代在世界各地
得以快速普及,受到广大青年的
欢迎,并由“乡村音乐”逐步取
代了“乡村与西部音乐”的称法。
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2a
Do you have a favorite singer or band
2. Do you have a favorite song
3. What facts do you know about your favorite
singer, band or song
Pre-reading: Prediction
Look at the picture and the title of the passage. Try to predict:
1. What kind of music
does the girl like best
She likes country
music best.
2. How has country music
changed her life
Maybe the music makes her calm down.
Tips: Look at the title and picture, and predict what you will read about.
Read the passage and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Sarah’s dream
Sarah’s change
Country music
Tips: The topic sentence usually is the first or last sentence in each paragraph.
Careful reading
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.
Used to __________ almost everything _____________.
While she was ______________ in England, she heard a song _____________ about _______________.
She came to realize ___________ she actually ______
all of them.
She has been a fan of ______________________.
fight over
with her family
studying abroad
full of feelings
returning home
how much
missed
American country music
Read para.2 carefully and answer the questions.
What's the difference between many songs these days and country music
Many songs these days
Country music
such as _________________________________
about ________________________________
brings us back to ______________
the importance of money and success
best things in life like...
modern life
good old days
about ___________
Read para.3 carefully and fill in the blanks.
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 Brooks sing live
read a lot
done some research
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:
_________________
Country Music Fact Sheet
Country Music Hall of Fame Museum
traditional
the southern states of America
Garth Brooks
more than 120 million
Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below.
First paragraph
Who is Sarah
Where is she from
What does she like
She is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family.
She is from US.
She likes American country music.
2c
Second paragraph
What is country music
What is country music about
Country is a traditional kind of music
from the southern states of America.
It reminds us that the best things in life are free — laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Third paragraph
What is Sarah’s dream
Who is Garth Brooks
Sarah dreams going to Nashville one day.
Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records.
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
Let’s read. Pay attention to the following phrases and patterns.
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
fight over 为……而争吵/打架
fight for 为……而战
fight with sb. 和某人打架
fight against 对抗…… ;反对……
abroad前不加冠词,也不能与in, at, to等介词连用,但可与from连用。
go abroad 出国
at home and abroad 在国内外
live abroad 住在国外
on the radio 通过收音机
on TV 通过电视
on the phone 通过电话
on line 在线
on the Internet 在网上
come to do sth. (事情)逐渐……;终于……
表示达到某种状态,常与know, understand, realize, be, love, like等动词连用,强调渐变过程。
ever since 自从,相当于since, ever起强调作用。其后接表示过去的时间点,可以是单词、短语或从句,句子或主句通常用现在完成时。
a fan of ……迷
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 one
another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free—
laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
success n. 成功
succeed v. 成功
successful adj. 成功的
successfully adv. 成功地
when引导的定语从句,修饰good old days
be kind to sb. =
be friendly to sb.
对某人友好
one another= each other 互相,常作动词或介词的宾语。one another与each other的所有格均是在其后加-’s。
that引导的宾语从句,作remind的宾语
beauty n. 美;美丽
beautiful adj. 美丽的;美好的
beautifully adv. 漂亮地;美好地
belong to 属于;归……所有,不用于被动语态,也不用于进行时。
to为介词,后接名词或人称代词的宾格形式,不能接名词性物主代词或名词所有格。
belong to+名词/人称代词宾格= be+名词所有格/名词性物主代词
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 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!”
it作形式主语
不定式短语是真正的主语
have/has been to+地点名词 去过某地
表示现在已不在那里了。当表示地点的词为副词时,则省略to。
one day指将来或过去的某一天
用于表示将来或过去的句子中
some day指将来的某一天
用于表示将来的句子中
与具体的数字连用时,表示确切的数目,其后不加-s,而且不与of连用。
当表示概数时,前面没有具体数字,其后加-s,而且要与of连用。
与million用法类似的词还有hundred, thousand, billion(十亿)。
hope表示可以实现的希望
hope to do sth. 希望做某事 不能用hope sb. to do sth.
hope+(that) 从句 希望……
wish表示某种强烈的愿望或难以实现的愿望
wish to do sth. 希望做某事
wish sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
wish+(that) 从句 希望……
wish+宾语+宾语补足语(形容词或名词)表示美好的祝愿
live
adv. 在现场直播
adj. 活的;有生命的;活生生的,只作定语
v. 居住;生活;过……生活
record n. 唱片;记录
break a record 打破纪录
hold/keep a record 保持纪录
set a record 创造纪录
record v. 录制;录(音)
Translate the phrases into Chinese.
1. fight over sth. with sb.
2. on the radio
3. came to realize
4. ever since
5. a fan of
6. do some research on sth.
7. belong to
8. the importance of
与某人争吵某事
在收音机上
逐渐意识到……
自从
……迷
对……做了一些研究
属于;为……所拥有
……的重要性
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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. But Many songs these days are about modern life in the US, such as the importance
Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.
2d
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
of money and success but not about belonging to a group. 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.
Close your book. What facts can you remember about country music Tell a partner. What other facts would you like to know about country music Make a list of questions.
2e
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight
over almost everything with her family.
used to “过去常常”,后跟动词原形
e.g. She used to sing this song, but now she doesn’t.
她过去经常唱这首歌,但是现在不唱了。
Language points
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。
3. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as …, but not about belonging to a group.
belong to可以表示“属于(某人)”或“属于(某团体或组织)”等。
这钢笔是我父亲的。
The pen belongs to my father.
他是吉他俱乐部的成员。
He belongs to the guitar club.
4. Country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.
each other与one another均可表示“相互”。
我和露西相识好多年了。
Lucy and I have known one another for years.
女孩们互相看了看。
The girls looked at each other.
5. 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。
6. 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 go to America.
去美国是我的梦想。
7. I hope to see him sing live one day!
1) see sb. do sth. 表示“看见某人做某事”。类似
的感官动词还有:watch, feel, hear, smell 等用于
主动语态时,后面可以接名词(或代词)+ 不带
to 的不定式(或v-ing形式)。
see sb. do sth. 意为“看到某人做了某事”,强
调看到动作的全过程。而see sb. doing sth.意
为“看到某人正在做某事”,强调看到的动正
在进行。
e.g. Mary saw him clean the classroom.
玛丽看见他打扫教室了。
Mary saw him cleaning the classroom.
玛丽看见他正在打扫教室。
2) live adv. 意为“在现场直播;在现场表演”。
e.g. LangLang is playing live in our city
tonight.
朗朗今晚在我们城市举办现场演奏。
8. He’s sold more than 120 million records.
million与thousand,hundred用法一样:
与具体数词连用时,用单数形式,后面不加-s
与of连用表示约数时,后面必须加-s,且不
与数词连用。
去年我们种了两百万棵树。
Last year we planted two million trees.
上百万人都在电视上观看了这场比赛。
Millions of people watched the match on TV.