课件18张PPT。人教新目标（2012版） 八年级英语（下）Unit8 Section B (2a-2d) Reading
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
Unit 8 Reading
A Country Music Song Changed her life Forever Section B 2a-2d预习检测一 一、根据所给汉语提示完成单词。
1.Lei Feng will live_______.（永远）in our hearts.
2.While she was studying ______(在国外）,she heard a song full of feelings about returning home.
3. Most of them came from ________ (南方的）part of China.
4.Everyone wants to achieve (美丽）and health.
5.This pen__________ (属于）to me.
foreverabroadbeautysouthernbelongs
come to realize
on the radio
think about
ever since then
fight over
used to
return home
过去常常
因…而争吵
回家
在收音机上
考虑, 想起
逐渐认识到
自从那时起预习检测二 把下列英语短语和正确的汉语意思
匹配起来。remind sb. that…
do research on…
hope to do sth.
belong to
have been to…
trust one another
be kind to sb.
the home of
……的发源地
属于
对某人友好
互相信任
使某人想起
曾经去过…
做......的研究
希望做某事Sarah’s dream is go to Nashville to see Garth Brooks sing live one day.
Sarah is an American girl and she loves American country music
Country music is a traditional kind of music. It is about belonging to a group
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph1
Paragraph2
Paragraph3
Scanning (略读）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?Task1: Read carefully and underline the answers on the passage.（2c）Careful readingCareful-readingWho is Sarah？
Where is she from？
What does she like?
note taking1. Read the first paragraph and underlineAmerican country musicShe was a teenager, was studying abroad in Englandthe US Careful-readingWhat is country music?
A traditional kind of music from the southern
states of America
What is country music about?
About the “good old days”;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 to see him sing live Garth is one of the most successful musicians
in American history, he’s sold 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 about belonging to a group, people being kind to each other and trusting one anotherCountry Music Hall of Fame MuseumGarth BrooksMore than 120 millionCareful readingcareful-readingTask3. Why did a country music song changed Sarah life forever?
A short summary:
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. Sarah is __ ________girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family. While she was studying__ ______ , she heard a country music song which made her_____ _____her family and friends. She became a fan of _______ ______. Country music is a ________ ___ ____music from the states of America. It is about ________ ___a group and
us of a time when people ____ ____ __each other and trusted___ ______. Sarah’s dream is to visit Nashville, and she ____ __ ___Garth Brooks sing live one day.an American in Englandthink aboutcountry musictraditional kind ofbelonging toremindswere kind toone another hopes to seeSouthern根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1.This book ________ __（属于）the school library.
2.He _____ __(过去常常)get up late. But now he often
gets up at 5:30a.m.
3.田纳西州的纳什维尔是乡村音乐的发源地。
Nashville ,Tennessee is ___ _____ __ country music.
4.My cousin Jerry is ________ _______(留学) in
Canada now.
5.近来许多歌曲是关于美国的现代生活的，比如金
钱和成功的重要性。
Many songs these days are just about ______ ____ in
the US, such as ___ _________ ___ money and
success.belongs toused tothe home ofstudying abroad modern life the important ofMusic is the medicine of the breaking heart.
---Leigh Hunt
（李亨特，1784-1859.英国诗人）Love music, enjoy our life.音乐是医治心灵创伤的良药
Thanks for listening! Homework
Surf the Internet to find more information about country music.
Writing a passage about your favorite singer.
