Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section B 同步课件 +嵌入音频 （18张PPT）

Unit 8
Section B
壹
Warm up
What kind of music do you like?
country music
jazz
rock
pop music
classical music
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.
D
D
A
D
1c Listen again and take notes.
Band name
Country
Number of people
in the band
Kind of music
Why Alex and
Dave like to
listen to this band
Alex:
Dave:
The Toms
United States
Five
Pop，but sounds more
like rock
It’s loud and full of
energy and makes him
excited.
It’ll wake him up and
make him happy for the rest
of the day!
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:
___________________
2b Country Music Fact Sheet
Country Music Hall of Fame Museum
traditional
the southern states of America
Garth Brooks
more than 120 million
2c 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.
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.
贰
Language points
While she was studying abroad in English, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio.
1. full of : 充满，加在名词后面，做后置定语。
be full of = be filled with
2. at home and abroad 在国内外
go abroad 出国
3. board: 动词，登船
abroad: 副词，在国外
Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
1. ever since then: 从那时以来，常与现在完成时连用，动词需延续性动词。
Ever since then, I have lived here.
2. since: 其后加表示过去的时间词，可以是单词，短语或句子，主句常用现在完成时。
eg: They have lived in Puning since/ever since they got married.
Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belong to a group.
1. success: n. 成功[U]；n 成功的人或事[C]
v.succeed ; adj.successful ; adv. successfully
2. belong v. 归属，属于
belong to sb = be +one's(名物代/所有格)
[注意] belong to：没有被动语态，主动表被动
This book belongs to me.=This book is mine.
country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.
1. each other = one another
2. 可以加名词所有格
- each other's
- one another's
It reminds us that the best things in life are free.
1. remind: 动词；使想起，使记起
remind sb that...
remind sb of sth/sb
3. remind: 动词，提醒
remind sb of/about sth
remind sb to do sth
remind sb that...


He's sold more than 120 million records.
1. record: 动词；录制
名词；唱片，记录
2. record holder: 记录保持着
set a record: 创记录
break the record: 打破记录
keep a record of: 保持...的记录
Have you introduced this singer/writer to others?
1. introduce: 动词；介绍，引见
introduction: 名词：介绍
2. introduce sb/sth to: 向...介绍/引见
introduce oneself: 自我介绍

the first line in the song/book
1. line: 名词；行，排
动词；排成一排，排队
2. in line: 有秩序，成一条线
in line with: 符合，与...一致
on line: 在线的，联机的
finishing/starting line: 终点线/起点线
wait in line: 排队等候
Thank you!