Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?
(Section B 2a-2d)
Reading: A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
【教材 课题】人教版八年级英语上册。
【教材分析】
??1、教材内容简析：
人教版八年级下册第八单元中心话题是通过谈论最近发生的事情和经历，让学生学会掌握现在完成时的用法。通过本单元的学习使学生学会谈论最近发生的事情和经历，能够运用所学知识谈论刚刚最近读的文学作品和所欣赏的歌曲；通过阅读材料的学习，了解美国乡村音乐及如何谈论最喜欢的歌手或乐队。
??2、教学对象分析
??? 学生 (?http:?/??/?www.3edu.net?/??)通过本单元前期的学习,对现在完成时态的用法有了些许的语感和模仿运用的能力,也能够用简单的英语表达个人意见。
?【教学目标】
基于这是阅读课的第一课时，学生主要以阅读理解文本为目标，由此我确定了本节课的教学目标为：
1. 知识目标：
●学生能够基本了解本节课的单词和词组。了解本节课的单词有:beauty；abroad；fan; southern; modern; success; laughter; record; million等。词组有：ever since; used to; belong to; one another等。
2. 能力目标：
●学生能够通过略读、细读的方法阅读课文，能捕捉全文和段落大意。
●学生在阅读课文的过程中，能够排除不重要生词、推测关键词义，理解篇章。
●学生在阅读过程中形成正确的阅读策略，提高英语学习的积极性。???
3.情感目标：
●通过课堂学习活动，鼓励学生积极参与课堂活动，克服羞怯心理，加强与伙伴的合作，不怕出错，乐于纠错。
●激发其对英语的兴趣和喜爱，培养其学英语的积极性和自信心。
4. 文化意识目标：
●了解并学习美国乡村音乐。
教学重点：
1.现在完成时在阅读中的运用。
2.阅读过程中采用做笔记和划线找出文中的主旨大意，并能总结出文章核心内容。
教学难点：
阅读过程中采用做笔记和划线找出文中的主旨大意，并能总结出文章核心内容。了解并学习美国乡村音乐的知识。
【评价设计】
1.为了导入本节课的话题，且复习上节课的内容，采用free-talk 的形式谈论他们最喜欢的歌手或乐队，这样的设计，既复习旧知识，又为本文的即将进行的话题做了铺垫。
2.教师通过讲述自己最喜欢的歌手引入新的单词，激发了学生的学习兴趣，叙述完之后，让学生给以评价————What do you think of this song?既是对学生课前的熏陶，又调动了学生的积极性。
3.阅读中的回答问题、寻找关键字、分段总结，如此设计，均为对学生的阅读过程进行检测评价。
4.教师的即时鼓励性语言评价。
【教学过程】
Step 1 : Free Talk (2’)
(教师询问学生最喜欢的歌手或乐队，为引入本节课的话题做好铺垫。)
T: Let’s have a free talk! Do you have a favorite singer or band ? Who is she/he? Why do you like him? What do you think of his song?
Step 2: Ms Wang’s Favorite Singer (5’)
（基于语境创设的需要，通过语境引出文本出现的部分新单词，同时播放一段MV， 学生在欣赏的同时，潜移默化中初步感受美国乡村音乐的美好，增加了学生对文本的学习热情。)
T: Do you know who is my favorite singer? He is John Denver, a very famous singer from America. I like his songs because his songs are full of the beauty of nature. As I know, he has sold more than 700 million records. Ever since I heard his song on the radio, I have been a fan of him. Among all his songs, “Take me home, country road” is my favorite. Do you want to listen to it? While listening， please think about two questions:
l????? What kind of instrument does he play?
l????? Is this song about life in the city of countryside?
l????? What kind of song does it belong to ?
Step 3: Reading (25’)
1. Predict what the passage is about.
（引导学生根据图片和标题，预测文章将要讲述什么内容。）
Skill 1:The title and picture are helpful to get the main idea of the passage.
T: Class, look at the pictures and the title, can you guess what the passage is going to talk about ?
T：How a country music song changed Sara’s life forever? With this question in mind, let’s come to our reading...
2. Skimming
Task 1 ：Read and Complete
（通过略读文本，使学生初步熟悉乡村音乐的相关背景知识，对文章有一个宏观的把握，同时提醒学生根据关键字来快速获取信息，增强学生识别信息的能力。）
Skimming: (main idea)（match 连线）
Para1 What’s Sarah’s dream?
Para2 Who is Sarah?
Para3 What is country music?
3. Careful-reading
Task 2: Para 1: Who’s Sarah?
(通过完成句子的方式，加深对文本的理解。同时也渗透了核心词汇abroad；fan; actually; used to帮助学生掌握词汇。并提示学生在阅读时，注意做笔记。)
Sarah is from the US, she used to fight everything with her family. While she was studying abroad in England, she actually missed her family and friends. Now,?she is a fan of American country music
Task 2: Para 2: What’s country music?
(通过寻找并分类关键字的方式，找出乡村音乐和现代音乐的区别。分类后，引导学生运用关键字对本段进行总结。在阅读过程中，提示学生划出关键词，帮助理解文本。)
Country Music Fact Sheet (乡村音乐简报)
1. What kind of music it is：________________________________
2. Where it is from: ___________________________________________
3. Country music are about: ____________________________________
4. The best things in life are: ___________________________________
Task 4: ?Read and Answer ---Para.3
(通过回答本段的两个问题，提炼出本段的重点，为学生做summary 做好铺垫。同时本段涉及到Nashville--country music的发源地，也是Sarah梦想去的地方，为了进一步理清为何Sarah想去Nashville，所以在这里插入相关的背景知识和Garth Grooks 的现场演唱的MV，增强了学生对Nashville和Garth Grooks的理解。)
Q：1. What’s Sarah’s dream??---To go to Nashville one day.???????????
?? 2. Who’s Garth Grooks??--- A famous country music singer.
Step 4： After -reading （8’)
（读后设计两个部分：首先是对阅读前的问题的回答，也是对文本的一个总结，引导学生思考回顾：乡村音乐是如何改变Sarah 的一生； 其二，通过三段文本的学习，让学生对文本做一个口头summary，从而加深对文章的理解，为下节课的复述做好准备。）
Sarah is from_______. She used to______ with her family. While she was studying_______, a country music song made her_______ Since then，she has been _______of country music.
Country music is a_______ kind of music from the_______states of America. It is about the time of _______days and the_______of nature and_______It reminds us of a time when people were kind to _______and trusted_______Sarah’s dream is to_______, and she hopes to _______one day.
Skill 2: Summarizing can help you better understand the text
Step 5: Summary (5’)
（这一部分是对整节课的总结，主要从文本的总结到情感的提升。采用图片与文字结合的音乐小诗，拓宽学生的知识面，引导学生热爱音乐，热爱生活。）
Music means a lot to human beings.
Music is fun and for your spirit.
Without music, life is a journey through a desert.
音乐是你灵魂的盛宴，
失去了音乐，
生活将如干涸的沙漠般难以穿越.
Step 8 . Homework （1’）
（本节课是阅读课的第一课时，针对此课目标，布置两个作业，一个是完善summary，为下节课的复述课文打下基础；另一个为开放性的作业，即查找更多关于美国乡村音乐的资料。）
?A: Make your summary more beautiful.
?B: Look for more country music songs if you like.
??????????????? ????????板书设计
Unit 6 Have you read Treasure Island yet ????????? full of ???????? the beauty of?Key words: used to---in the past????? actually-- in fact
教学反思：
本节课的阅读材料难度不小，话题对学生而言稍显陌生，有一定的距离感，我对文章进行了整合和设计，不仅体现了自己的思路，也有利于教学活动更好的开展。
本节课的教学难点是引导学生在阅读的过程中能借助关键信息对文本大意进行归纳或概述，由于给部分的阅读文本涉及到美国的乡村音乐，对于我们农村的学生而言，可能并不熟悉，因此，在教学时，我增加了适量的相关的文化背景知识介绍，同时在本节课的开始和中间环节播放了两首经典的乡村音乐视频，供学生欣赏体验，不仅增加了他们的文化积累，开阔视野，还能有效地调动学生学习英语的兴趣。
整节课的设计合理，突出了reading的特色，以阅读为主，主线条突出，舍弃了一些过于琐碎的知识，突出了阅读策略的渗透---通过题目预测文章的主要内容，下面的阅读训练分为skimming和careful-reading两部分，通过多种形式开展阅读，比较灵活。学生的活动有独立思考，也有小组交流，体现了生本特色和学思结合的课堂特点。内容的选择上也做了部分扩充，如关于Nashville的相关资料，对学生深入了解文章有很重要的帮助。
当然，这节课也有很多需要提高改进的地方：
1.我个人说的太多，没有把足够的时间教给学生；学生之间的交流过于少，学生课上回答的参与度比较小，学生口语表达的习惯和能力还需加强。
2.小组合作没有真正的运用到阅读中去，缺少考虑，是否活动里的小组活动真正有必要施行。有没有合作出“decision”，这也是我今后教学要注意的。
3.summary部分再给学生更多的时间，自己总结并能小组展示,这样就能照顾到不同层次的学生。
4.最后的情感提升，如若再给学生一点时间思考，真正起到思想的共鸣，那么这节课的情感目标能更好的达成。
总之，“打铁还需自身硬”要想课堂出彩，关键要不断提高自身素质，这样才能滋养出优秀的学生。学习之路其修远兮，吾将继续努力，不断求索！
Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?
2a-2e 前置作业：
任务1：预习2a文章。
任务2：自主学习拼读unit8 P62单词，再小组一起齐读。
任务3：想出一个你喜欢的歌手，根据下面问题提示列一个关于他/她的清单。
1. Who is your favorite singer? _________________________
2. When did he/she become famous? _________________ 2
3. What’s his/her most famous song? ____________________
4. What are his/her songs about? _______________________
5. How many CDs has he/she sold? _____________________
6. Is he/she still popular now? ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
7. How do you feel ab (?http:?/??/?www.21cnjy.com?)out his/her music? ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section B (2b)
TaskⅠ. While - reading
1.Skimming: (main idea)（match 连线）
Para1 What’s Sarah’s dream?
Para2 Who is Sarah?
Para3 What is country music?
2.Careful reading:
Para 1: Fill in the blanks
studied___________ in England.
Sarah is from___________.
realized how much she__________ missed her family and friends.
21教育网 is a ______ of American___________________.21cnjy.com
Para2: Finish the Country Music Fact Sheet
Country Music Fact Sheet (乡村音乐简报)
1. What kind of music it is：____________________________________
2. Where it is from: ____________________________________________
3. Country music are about: ____________________________________
4. The best things in life are: ____________________________________
Para3：Answer these questions
1. What is Sarah’s dream?
__________________________________________________
2. Who is Garth Brooks?
__________________________________________________
3. How many records has Garth Brooks sold?
__________________________________________________www.21-cn-jy.com
TaskⅡ. After reading
1. Writing
My Favorite Singer
My favorite singer is ________. He/she became famous in_____. His/Her most famous song is ______. And he/she has sold ______ records. His/Her songs are about ___________________.
He/She is _____(not/still) popular now. His/Her music makes me __________________.
Warming-up
Do you like music?
What kind of music do you like?
Title (题目)
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
music
What kind of
?
country
While Reading
Sarah
What’s Sarah’s dream?
Who is Sarah?
What is country music?
Para1
Para2
Para3
Skimming 略读
（Main idea 每段大意，
match连线）
抢答
Para1: Who is Sarah?
Sarah
studied________________in England.
is from___________.
realized how much______________
missed her family and friends.
is a_______of American _____________.
abroad(在国外）
the US
actually（真实地）
fan
country music
Careful Reading 细读
Para2: What is country music?
Country Music Fact Sheet (乡村音乐简报）
What kind of music it is: ________________
2. Where it is from: ______________________
3. Country music are about: _______________
4. The best things in life :
________________
a traditional kind of music
the southern states of America
belonging to a group; “good old days”
laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside
Para2: What is country music?
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.
To go to Nashville one day.
A famous country music singer.
1. What is Sarah’s dream?
2. Who is Garth Brooks?
3. How many records has Garth Brooks sold?
Para3: What’s Sarah’s dream?
He’s sold more than 120 million records.
Where
what
when
how
what name
what kind
where from
when famous
how many(CDs)
how do you like
How to talk about your favorite singer ?
After reading
Writing:
My Favorite Singer
My favorite singer is ________. He/she became famous in_____. His/Her most famous song is ______. And has sold ______records. His/Her songs are about ______________.
He/She is _____(not/still) popular now. His/Her music makes me ______________.
根据前置作业任务3所列信息完成下面短文：介绍你所喜爱的歌手。
Summary
This class we learned
1. something about______________.
2. Reading tips :
Title Topic sentence
country music
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 !
Homework:
Write a short summary of the passage with the notes in 2c.
Remember to enjoy music.
Be sure to love life.
It’s important for us to be happy.
