课件21张PPT。Unit 8
Have you read Treasure Island yet?Section B
ReadingGarth is one of the most successful country musicians in American history.功能:To talk about how a country music song change one’s life
词汇和常用表达: forever, abroad, fan, southern, fight over, come to realize ,ever since …
学习策略:To train reading skills:
读前predicting and scanning
读中note taking
读后 retell
文化知识:了解美国乡村音乐及西方文化,培养学生阅读兴趣及文学鉴赏能力,陶冶思想情操。 Teaching and learning aimsStep1:Show Time
1: Something about country music
2: Phrases and stuctures
3: Difficulities and problems乡村音乐(Country music)是一种具有美国民族特色的流行音乐,于20世纪20年代兴起于美国南部,其根源来自英国民谣,是美国白人民族音乐代表。乡村音乐的特点是曲调简单,节奏平稳,带有叙事性,具有较浓的乡土气息。
如果说好莱坞是美国的电影之乡,那么田纳西州首府纳什维尔就是美国的音乐之乡。“纳什维尔”就不单单指一个地名,而成为人们印象中美国乡村音乐的代名词。Can you find the following phrases and write them down ?
1.因…争吵 _________________
2.在国外学习 _________________
3. 通过收音机 ________________
4.开始意识到 _________________
5. 从那时起 __________________
6.例如 __________________
Check your preview fight overstudy abroadon the radiocome to realizeever since thensuch asCan you find the following phrases and write them down ?
7. 归属,属于 ______________
8. 彼此,互相 ______________
9. 去过(某地) ______________
10. 做一些研究 ______________
11. 最成功的音乐家 ____________
12. 现场演唱 ____________
Check your preview belong toone another/ each otherhave/has been todo some researchthe most successful musiciansing liveT: Do you love music?
.......
T: Why do you like listening to music?
.....Step2:Warming-up and Leading-inFree talk (心灵鸡汤)Music can make our life more and more beautiful and meaningful . Read the passage quickly and get the general idea .Pre-readingThe general idea of the article is about _______
A. Sarah
B. A country music song changed Sarah’s life forever
C. Country Musicpredicting and scanningBTask1:Read quickly again and match each paragraph with it's main idea.The first paragraph
The second paragraph
The third paragraph
?Sarah's dream to go to Nashvill
?What changed Sarah's life
?An introduction to country music
Task 2: Read quickly and find out what they mean.(key words)Fast-readingPara. 1 ①England
②the US
Para. 2 ③the southern states of America
Para. 3 ④Country Music Hall of Fame Museum
⑤Garth Brooks
⑥120 million②It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US.③ Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states
of America④ She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum
in Nashville.⑤Garth Brooks is one of the most successful musicians in
America history.⑥ He’s sold more than 120 million records. ?She studied abroad in England five years ago.2cFirst paragraph
Who is Sarah?
Where is she from?
What does she like?Second paragraph
What is country music?
What is country music about?Third paragraph
What is Sarah’s dream?
Who is Garth Brooks?Task4: Read carefully and take notes or underline.Step3:Cooperation(Careful-reading)note takingCareful-readingWho is Sarah?
Where is she from?
What does she like?
note taking1. Read the first paragraph and underlineAmerican country music teenager, fight over almost everything with her familythe US Careful-readingWhat is country music?
a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America
What is country music about?
the best things in life: trust, laughter, friends, family, the beauty of nature and the countryside. note taking2. Read the second paragraph and underlinecareful-readingWhat’s Sarah’s dream?
Who is Garth Brooks?
note taking3. Read the third paragraph and underlinego to Nashville most successful, more than 120 million.Task 2: complete the fact sheet.(2b)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:
____________________________the southern states of America a traditional kind of music aboutbelonging to a group, people being kind to each other and trusting one anotherCountry Music Hall of Fame MuseumGarth BrooksMore than 120 millionStep 4 Consolidation:1.Read recite and try to retell the passage
2.Remember the language points we have learned in the passage2cFirst paragraph
Who is Sarah?
Where is she from?
What does she like?Second paragraph
What is country music?
What is country music about?Third paragraph
What is Sarah’s dream?
Who is Garth Brooks?Mind mapComplete the passage without looking at your book.Country is a ____________ kind of music from the
_________ states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is
the _________of country music. Many songs these days
are just about ________ life in the US, such as the
__________ of money and _________, but not about
___________ to a group. However, country music
brings us back to the “good old days” when people were
______ to each other and _________ one another. It
_______us that the best things in life are free—laughter,
friends, family, and the ________ of nature and the
countryside.traditionalsouthernhomemodernimportancesuccessbelongingkindtrustedremindsbeautyStep 5 The end-of- class testHomeworkWrite a passage about your favorite music. Please explain why.HomeworkYou must:
1.Memorize the new words.
2. Finish the workbook(P112).If you can:
Use the notes to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.(2d)