Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?
Section B
本单元是新目标八年级下册第8单元Section B 部分。话题为“country music”了解外国文化，乡村音乐的历史和发展。教学内容贴近学生生活，学生有一定学习兴趣。本单元的语言目标是学会引入初中阶段新的语法点：现在完成时态和2个已经“already.yet”用法区别。同时让孩子们爱音乐，陶冶情操，增加美感。
【知识目标】
Students?can?master?the?following?vocabularies?and?sentences:?
(1)?pop,?rock,?band.?
(2)?--What?kind?of?music?do?you?like??
??---I?like?pop?music/rock?music/country?music/light?music…???---Why?do?you?like…????---How?does?it?make?you?feel????---It?makes?me?feel…?
??---Who?is?your?favorite?singer?or?musician????---…
【能力目标】
Students?can?talk?about?some?information?of?some?songs,?singers?and?bands.
【情感目标】
Stimulate?students?to?know?more?about?music?and?love?music.
Teaching?Key?Points
1.?Learn?and?master?the?new?words?and?sentences.?
2.?Students?can?talk?about?some?information?of?some?songs,?singers?and?bands.
Teaching?Difficult?Points?
Can?talk?about?some?information?about?songs,?singers?and?bands?with?target?language.
Multimedia-assisted?teaching?and?learning?method,?and?task-based?language?method.
教学过程
Step?1?Warming-up?
Play?some?fragments?of?different?kinds?of?music:?
T:?What?kinds?of?music?are?they???
(They?are?pop?music/rock?music/country?music/light?music…)
How?does?each?song?make?you?feel??
Who?is?your?favorite?singer?or?musician??
Why?do?you?like?his?or?her?music??(Ask?one?student?for?example.)
Step?2?Listening?
1.?Before?listening.?
Look?at?the?picture?in?1b?and?talk?about:?
How?many?people?are?there?in?the?picture??
What?are?they?doing?now??Are?they?a?band??
?Listening.?
(1)?Work?on?1b.?
Listen?to?a?conversation?between?Alex?and?Dave.?
Write?A?for?Alex?or?D?for?Dave?next?to?each?opinion.??
(2)?Work?on?1c.?
Listen?again?and?take?notes.?Listen?again?and?check?your?answer.?
3.?After?listening.?
Complete?the?passage?according?to?the?chart?of?1c.?
Alex?is?listening?to?music.?Dave?thinks?the?song?sounds?really?good.?Alex?tells?him?that?the?________is?called“The?Toms”.?Dave?hasn’t?______of?them.?Alex?says?they?are?a?new?band?but?they’ve?already_____two?CDs.?Dave?thinks?they?must?be?really___________.?They?are?from?California,?in?the?United?States.?There?are?five?people?in?the?band?and?they’re?all__________boys.?They?are?playing?pop?music,?but?it?sounds?more?like_________.?Alex?likes?their?music?because?it’s?loud?and__________of?energy.?He?feels_________when?he?listens?to?it.
Step 3 Learn 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 singer, band or song?
Step?4?Fast?reading?
1.?What?can?you?know?from?the?title?and?the?picture??
2.Read?the?passage?quickly?and?finish?the?sheet:?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:?_____________?
3.Match the topic of each paragraph.
Step 5 Careful?reading
?Read?the?passage?again?and?underline?the?main?ideas.?
Then?use?the?underlined?text?to?write?short?answers?to?the?questions?below.?
First?paragraph?①Who?is?Sarah?????②Where?is?she?from????③What?does?she?like??
Second?paragraph?①What?is?country?music?????②What?is?country?music?about??
Third?paragraph?①What?is?Sarah’s?dream?????②Who?is?Garth?Brooks??
Use what- how- where- to ask Ss find the important sentences. Then get the target language.
Step?6 Writing?
2d?Use?the?notes?you?made?in?2c?to?write?a?short?summary?of?the?passage.?
Write?no?more?than?100?words.?e.g.????
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.?
Step?7?Summary?&?Exercise?
Some grammar in 2b.
2e?Tell?something?about?country?music?you?remember.?
3. List?questions?about?what?other?facts?you?would?like?to?know?about?country?music.
Step?8?Homework?
1. Remember?the?new?words?and?expressions?by?heart.?
2.?Write?an?article?about?your?favorite?singer.?
课件20张PPT。Warming-up?pop musicThe BeatlesHave you heard of country music?
Are you interested in country music? Listen 1bLook at the picture in 1b and talk about:
How many people are there in the picture?
What are they doing now? Are they a band? 1b: Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion._______ The Toms must be popular.
_______ The Toms play pop music.
_______ The Toms’ music sounds more like rock.
_______ Listening to The Toms is a good way to wake up.DDADListen 1cThe Tomsthe United StatesFivePop, but sounds more like rockTheir music is loud and full of energy. He feels excited when he listens to their music.He thinks that listening to their music every morning will wake him up and make him happy for the rest of the day.Listen again and take notes.Learn 2aDiscuss 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 singer, band or song?Learn 2bRead the passage and complete the fact sheet.
Where it is from:
What kind of music it is:
southern states of Americaa traditional kind of music about belonging to a group, people being kind to each other and trusting one anotherA famous country music place in Nashville:
A famous country music singer:
The number of records he has sold: Country Music Hall of Fame MuseumGarth Brooksmore than 120 millionNew Wordssouthern 南方的 fan 粉丝
success 成功 modern 现代的
abroad 在国外 beauty 美丽
laughter 欢笑 million 百万的
record 唱片 forever 永远
actually 真实的 ever since 自从
one another 互相
Careful?readingMatch the topic of each paragraph.Para1
Para2
Para3Sarah’s dream
Sarah’s changes
Country musicRead the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below.Learn 2cFirst paragraph
Who is Sarah?
Where is she from?
What does she like?Second paragraph
Who is country music?
What is country music about?Third paragraph
What is Sarah’s dream?
Who is Garth Brooks?Learn 2bUnderline what Sarah used to be like and now.Sarah’s change Used to
_____________________
_____________________.Now
_______________fight over almost
everything with her family.misses her family？country musicStrategy: Read and underline the main ideas.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.WhowhereWhat does she likeMain idea:Fill in the blanks:
Sarah used to ,
but now she because of a country music song.fight over almost everything with her familymisses her familyPara. 1Country 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 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.
What Strategy: Read and underline the main ideas.Para. 2Sarah 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
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.
What are Sarah’s 2 dreams?
Who is Garth?
Is Sarah Garth Brooks’s fan? How do you know?
She has already listened to most of his songs.She hopes to see him sing live one day.How did country music change Sarah forever?Para. 3 Sarah is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family. While she was studying in England, she heard a country music song .It made her think of her family and friends. She became a fan of country music. Country music is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. It brings people back to the old happy days and reminds people that the best things in life are free. Sarah’s dream is to visit Nashville, and she hopes to see Garth Brooks sing live one day.
Writing Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.Grammar each other 和one another 同义，并无质上的区别, 一般情况
下两者通用，只one another所指的“互相；彼此”较each
other更加笼统。试比较：
We both often help each other at school.
在学校我们两人经常互相帮助。
Teachers would encourage their students
to help one another / each other in class.
课堂上老师们会鼓励学生之间互相帮助。PracticeFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.1. I ________ (join) the book club last month and I ________ (read) five books already.
2. I only _______ (start) taking French classes last week and I _______________ (learn) 50 French words already.
3. Tony _______ (buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he ____________________ (listen) to it yet.4. They ___________ (listen) to many songs by The Beatles, but they cannot _______ (sing) any of them.
5. She ________ (see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she ________________ (have) any time to read it yet.joinedhave readstartedhave learnedboughthave listenedsingsawhas not/hasn’t listenedhas not/hasn’t hadSummarizing （概括）Who is Sarah?
(used to… But now…）
where is she from?
what does she like?What is country music?
What is country music about? What is Sarah’s dream?
Who is Garth Brooks? SummarizeLevel A:
1. read 2b.
Level B:
2. Summarize the passage “A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever’’.
Homework
