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Unit 8
Have you read Treasure Island yet?
Period 5 Section B 2b-2e
1. Curriculum words: forever, abroad, actually, fan, southern, modern, success, belong, laughter, beauty, million, record
2. Expressions: country music, ever since, one another, millions of, belong to, fight over, the number of
3. Reading: A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
5. Reading skill: Summarizing
Learning Objectives
Lead-in
What kind of music is it?
What’s the name of the song? Who sang it?
How does the song make you feel?
It is country music(乡村音乐).
Take me home,Country Roads
by John Denver .
Answer the questions:
自学指导及检测一: Prediction
2.This kind of music is ____________ to Sarah.
1.______________________ changed her life forever.
A country music song
The title(标题) and the picture tell us...
3.This passage may talk about ____________ and ______________.
important
country music
Sarah’s change
自学指导及检测二: Fast Reading
To summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
How country music changed Sarah's life.
What country music is.
What Sarah's dream is.
Read Para. 1 and fill in the mind map
about Sarah
who
where
what
Sarah is a ___________
She is from ______
how
It made Sarah__________. She came to realize__________.
What does she like?
She has been a fan of________
teenager
the US
American country music
think about her family and friends
how much she missed all of them
自学指导及检测二: Careful Reading
自学指导及检测二: Careful Reading
Read Para. 2 and fill in the mind map
about
country music
where
what
Country music is a ________ kind of music.
It is from ___________
home
___________________ is the home of country music
about
It's about____________ a group.
It brings us back to the “_______days”.
It reminds us that _____ are free, such as ____________.
the southern states of America
traditional
Nashville,Tennessee
belonging to
laughter, friends, family,and the beauty of nature and the countryside
good old
the best things in life
自学指导及检测二: Careful Reading
Read Para. 3 and fill in the chart.
Things Sarah has done Things Sarah hopes to do
1. ________________
2. ________________ 4. _______________
3. ________________ 5. ________________
read about Nashville
done research on it
go to Nashville
listened to many
Garth's songs
see Garth sing live
教师点拨:
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
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.
adv. 永远
adv. 在国外;到国外
adv. 真实地;事实上
自从
n. 迷;狂热爱好者
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
为…而争吵/打架
fight
fight against 与…作战;与…作斗争
fight with 与…打架/作战
fight for 为…斗争
go abroad 出国
at home and abroad 在国内外
come to do sth. 逐渐;终于
常与know, understand, realize, be, love, like等连用,强调渐变过程。
Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
ever since then 从那时以来
ever since 相当于 since,ever 起强调作用。ever since 后可接短语或句子,也可单独使用。在含有 ever since 引导的时间状语从句的复合句中,主句常用现在完成时,从句常用一般过去时。
I haven’t heard from him ever since last year.
That night, my car crashed into a tree and everything
has changed ever since.
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.
adj. 南方的
adj. 现代的;当代的
n. 成功
belong v. 属于;归属
往昔的好日子
互相
n. 笑;笑声
n. 美;美丽
教师点拨:
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.
southern adj. 南方的;在南方的
south n. 南部
【拓展】其他方位词及其形容词形式:
east (东方) —eastern (东方的)
west (西方) —western (西方的)
north (北方) —northern (北方的)
northeast (东北) southeast (东南)
northwest (西北) southwest (西南)
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.
belong to 属于…,是…的成员 ,后接名词或人称代词。
【注意】belong to不能用于进行时,也不能用于被动语态。
可以用“be+名词性物主代词”替换。
sth. belongs to sb = sth. is sb’s。
e.g. The yellow car belongs to Mr. Smith
= The yellow car is Mr. Smith’s.
However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.
然而,乡村音乐把我们带回人们彼此友好、彼此信任的“美好旧时代”。
each other one another 意为“互相;彼此”。
one another 与 each other 同义。两者常用作动词或介词的宾语,不可作主语。所有格都是在词尾加“-’s”。
We communicate with one another (= each other) in this special language.
We are surprised at one another’s /each other’s ideas.
It reminds us that the best thing in life is free….
reminds sb. that+从句 使某人想起某事
remind sb. of sb./sth. 使某人想起某人/事
remind sb. to do sth 提醒某人做某事
e.g. This book reminds me that I should study hard.
这本书提醒我应该努力学习。
Sarah 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 done some research on it. She knows that there is the Country Music Hall of Fame and 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!"
adj. 成功的
num. 一百万
n. 唱片;记录v. 录制;录(音)
教师点拨:
It is one’s dream to + do sth. 做某事是某人的梦想
do research on sth. 做...的研究
乡村音乐名人堂博物馆
adv. 在现场直播;在现场表演(或录制)
He's sold more than 120 million records.
million num. 一百万
million 作数词,前面有具体数字时,million 后不能加 –s,也不能跟 of。millions of 意为“数百万的”,millions 前不能加具体数字,of 后面跟可数名词复数。
There are about two million people in the city.
Millions of children don’t have enough food to eat.
hundreds of 成百上千的 thousands of 成千上万的
billions of 数十亿的
The number of the records he has sold
the number of ……的数量
the number of 表示“……的数量”,后跟可数名词复数;作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。
a number of 表示“一些;若干”,后跟可数名词复数;作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
The number of the books is about 100.
A number of students are going on a trip this weekend.
Reading Strategy(阅读策略)
While reading, make notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary in your own words.
当阅读文章的时候,你可以记笔记、列提纲或者在文章中划出主要观点。读完之后,用自己的话写一个简短的摘要小结。这可以帮助你更好的理解文章。
自学指导及检测三: Post Reading
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Who is Sarah?
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?
Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.
2d
Sarah is an girl who used to almost everything with her family. While she was studying in England, she heard a music song which made her think of her . She became a of country music. Country music is a kind of music from the southern states of America. It is about a group and reminds us of a time when people were and . Sarah’s dream is to Nashville, and she hopes to see sing one day.
American
fight over
country
family and friends
fan
traditional
belonging to
kind to each other
trusted one another
visit
Garth Brooks
trusted one another
What does the writer want to tell us?
Country music can bring us into a wonderful world.
Enjoy the video: Believe in music
New words
Expressions
Article
Reading Strategy
country music forever abroad actually fan southern
modern success belong laughter beauty million record
ever since belong to one another millions of the number of
aboard
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
Summarizing
How Sarah became a fan of country music.
Introductions on country music.
Sarah’s dream.
in fact
each other
n. & v.
a number of
used to do sth. come to do sth.
Summary
Exercises:
一、单项选择
It’s sometimes hard to tell one twin from ______.
A. another B. some other C. other D. the other
—A number of volunteers ______ willing to teach in China’s rural areas.
—Yes, the number ______ getting bigger and bigger.
A. is; is B. are; is C. is; are D. are; are
1
2
D
B
Exercises:
Every year, _____books are donated to the children in poor areas.
A. million B. millions C. millions of D. million of
He took up my cell phone and made a long distance call as if the phone _____ him
A. belonged to B. was belonging to
C. was belonged D. had been belonged to
3
4
C
A
Exercises:
二、 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,其中有两个多余项。
We all know that Diaoyu Island ________ to China.
We planted ________ of trees last year.
A number of tourists ________ to Hangzhou many times because it's such a beautiful city.
They had a __________ meeting yesterday.
Yesterday Cathy was very happy and her ________ filled her room.
1
2
3
4
5
belongs
success, belong, million, laugh, be
millions
have been
successful
laughter
Exercises:
三、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
The picture reminds me of the ________(美) of the countryside.
Many ________(粉丝) are waiting at the airport.
What's the most important event in ________(现代的) Chinese history?
Xiao Wang wants to study ________(到国外) after finishing high school.
I live in the ________(南方的) part of China.
1
2
3
4
5
beauty
fans
modern
abroad
southern
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