Unit 8Have you read Treasure Island yet Section B (2a–2e) 课件- 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section B (2a–2e) 1 语言目标： 1. 掌握本课时重点单词与短语：country music, forever, abroad, actually, ever since, fan, southern, modern, success, belong, one another, laughter, beauty, million, record等； 2.通过阅读活动进一步巩固学生对现在完成时的认识和理解； 3. 掌握本课时重点句型：Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American Country music.等。 学习能力： 通过完成阅读任务，引导学生梳理知识框架，找规律找方法 , 使阅读能力和信息提取能力得到提升. 文化意识： 通过讲述萨拉的经历，让学生了解美国乡村音乐以及乡村音乐名人，开拓视野，培养学生的跨文化意识。 课时教学目标 思维品质： 使学生热爱生活， 享受生活的乐趣，树立追逐梦想、不甘平凡的远大理想。 2 Enjoy a video and say what kind of music it is? Lead-in 3 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? Yes, my favorite singer is Celine Dion. Yes, it’s My Heart Will Go On. She is from Canada and she is a famous pop singer. 4 2a How to talk about your favorite singer, band or musician? facts Who is the ...? Where is ... from? When did ... become famous? What kind of music does ... play? How many CDs has ... recorded? How many members does ... have? Why is ... popular? 5 2b Fast reading 1. Read the article and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 B. Sarah’s change because of American country music. A. Sarah’s dream about going to Nashville. C. The differences between country music and the songs these days. 6 2b 2. Read the article and complete the 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: __________________ a traditional kind of music southern states of America about belonging to a group, people being kind to each the Country other and trusting one another Music Hall of Fame and Museum Garth Brooks more than 120 million 7 2b 3. Read the first paragraph and answer the question “What changed Sarah?” 4. Read the second paragraph and judge the sentences True (T) or False (F). (1)Rock music is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. _____ (2)Country music reminds us that the best things in life are free. _____ A song full of feelings about returning home. F T Fast reading 8 2b Fast reading 5. Read the third paragraph and answer the question “What does Sarah hope to do one day?” Sarah hopes to go to Nashville and see Garth Brooks sing live one day. 9 2b Summarizing While reading, make notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary in your own words. This can help you better understand the text. 10 2b Careful reading ①When 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. A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 be used to doing... 习惯做…… 时间+ago ……之前 adv. 在国外，到国外 go abroad 出国； at home and abroad 在国内外 be full of=be filled with 充满…… 在广播中 想到 开始意识到 =in fact 事实上 ……的粉丝 自从那时起（现在完成时标志） 11 ②Country 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. 传统类型的…… 现代生活 n. 成功 achieve success 取得成功succeed v. 成功 successful adj. 成功的 属于…… be kind to 对……友善 = each other 互相 remind sb.+that 从句/of 提醒某人…… n. 笑，笑声 laugh v. 笑，发笑 laugh at 嘲笑 ……的美丽 beautiful adj. 美丽的 12 ③Sarah 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!” it is one’s dream to do sth. 做某事是某人的梦想 do research on sth. 做关于某事的研究 num. 一百万，与具体数字连用时用单数 millions of 数百万 n. 唱片，纪录 break the record 打破纪录；set a new record 创下一个新纪录 v. 录制，录（音） 13 “2b”针对练习 一、选择单词或短语填空。 1. Years later, he decided to do _________ on hybrid rice. 2. He seems to be doing nothing, but _________ he is thinking. 3. I heard this song ____________ and it just took my breath away. 4. CCTV Spring Festival Gala is about bringing ____________ to thousands of people. 5. Use the camera to record the ____________ of life. 6. Please ____________ me if I forget the time of the meeting. beauty research actually on the radio laughter remind actually research remind on the radio beauty laughter 14 二、单项选择。 （ ）1. She used to ___ with her parents, but now she is used to ___ with her classmates. A. live; live B. live; living C. living; living （ ）2. The teapot is heavy. It must ___ water． A. be full with B. be filling of C. be full of （ ）3. Friends and relatives greet ___ during Chinese New Year. A. one another B. each others C. the other （ ）4. ___, I’ve been a member of the art club. A. Since B. Not yet C. Ever since then （ ）5. ___ people know about Susan Boyle now. A. Millions of B. Millions C. Million B C A C A 15 三、根据汉语提示完成句子。 1. 我的梦想是出国留学。 It is my dream to ___________________. 2. 我们为你选择了来自郎朗的唱片。 The ________ we have chosen for you is from Lang Lang. 3. 不要以成败评价一个人。 Don’t judge a person by his ___________________. 4. 人们开始意识到计算机对现代生活的影响。 People are beginning to ________ the influence of computers ___________________. 5. 旗袍是来自中国的传统类型的服装。 Cheongsam is ___________________ clothes from China. record go abroad to study success or failure on modern life realize a traditional kind of 16 2c Who is Sarah? Where is she from? What does she like? Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. Sarah is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family. She is from America. She likes country music. First paragraph 17 2c What is country music? What is country music about? It is about belonging to a group and reminds us of a time when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. Country music is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Second paragraph 18 2c What is Sarah’s dream? Who is Garth Brooks? Garth Brooks is a famous country singer who has sold more than 120 million records. Her dream is to visit Nashville. Third paragraph 19 2d Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words. 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 which 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 is about belonging to a group and reminds us of a time when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. Sarah’s dream is to visit Nashville, and she hopes to see Garth Brooks sing live one day. 20 2e Close your book. What facts can you remember about country music? Tell a partner. What other facts would you like to know about country music? Make a list of questions. 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. 21 More facts 乡村音乐（Country music），又称“乡村与西部音乐”（Country and Western），是当代音乐的一种风格形式。其根源可追溯至上世纪20年代，起源于美国南部与阿帕拉契山区，人们公认田纳西州纳什维尔地区是乡村音乐的故乡，并建有专门的乡村音乐博物馆。此音乐风格于70年代在世界各地得以快速普及， 受到广大青年的欢迎，并由“乡村音乐”逐步取代了“乡村与 西部音乐”的称法。 乡村音乐的曲调，一般都很流畅、动听，曲式结构也 比较简单，多为歌谣体、二部曲式或三部曲式。美国著名的 乡村歌手包括约翰·丹佛（John Denver）、肯尼·罗杰斯 （Kenny Rogers）、加思·布鲁克斯（Garth Brooks）等。 2e 22 Extended exercise Read the passage again, finish the diagram and retell the passage. When Sarah was a ________, she used to _________________ ___________ with her family. teenager fight over almost everything Five years ago, a song made Sarah realize how much she __________ her family and friends. missed 23 American country music Sarah dreams of __________________ where there is ________ ________________________________________ and a lot of ______________________________________________________________. Ever since then, she has been a fan of _____________________. Country Music: Home: ___________________ Theme: brings us back to _____________________   Significance: reminds us that _____________________________ Nashville, Tennessee the “good old days” the best things in life are free going to Nashville the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers 24 Lavf58.46.101 $$