英语人教版八年级下册Unit 8 Section B Reading.doc

八年级下Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?Section B Reading: A country music song changed her life forever1、Teaching objectivesKnowledge objectivesa) .To understand the content of the passage.b) .To understand present perfect.Ability objectivesa) .To improve reading and writing abilities. b) .To develop the ability of summarizing.Emotional attitudes and moral valuesa) .To develop interests in country music.b) .To know more about American culture.2、Teaching important and difficult points a).The important point is using the reading strategies while reading and get the ideas about the passage.b).The difficult points are retell and summary.3、Teaching procedures Step 1:Warming-upWatch a video：Garth Brooks- The RiverStep 2 :Leading-inStep 3:Predicting1、Ask Ss to look at the title of this passage, and guess what the passage is about?A country music song changed her life foreverWhat: _ Who: _ How: _ 2、Match the main idea of each paragraphPara. 1 Sarahs dreamPara. 2 Some information about SarahPara. 3 The introduction(介绍) of country musicStep 4: Careful reading. ( Give some tips while reading ) Who is Sarah? Where is she from?Paragraph1 What changes Sarah? What does she like?Underline the information in the text while reading.Summary：Sarah, a girl from _, likes _ very much. It _ her life _. What is country music?Paragraph 2 What is country music about?Underline the information in the text while reading.Mind-map of Para 2. a traditional kind of music _ from _. is the home. Country music belong to a group _ each other and _, friends,_,_ one another the beauty of _ and the _Summary：Country music is _It is about _ What is Sarahs dream?Paragraph 3 Who is Garth Brooks? What does Sarah hope to do?Mind-map of Para 3. go to . (Country Music Hall of Fame Museum)Sarah dreams to see sing live one day. is one of musicians.Garth Brooks has sold records.Complete the country music fact sheet on P63.Step 5: Post-reading Retell the story according to the mind-map: an American . who used to. Sarah heard a song full of feelings about.and made her. became a fan of.A Country Music SongChanged Her Life Forever is a traditional kind of music from. Country music about belonging to a group reminds us when people were.and. go to Nashville Sarah dreams see Garth Brooks .one day Step 6: SummaryT:Close your book and try to remember what we have learned this class. About Sarah. Summary About country music.T show some famous sayings on music.If you are unhappy, music will make you happy, if you are happy, music will make you happier.Without music life could be a mistake.Step 7:Homework Level A: Rewrite the summary of the passage better.Level B: Search more information about your favorite kind of music, write a short passage to introduce it.板书设计Unit 8 A country music song changed her life forever teenager fight over Sarah full of feelings about made her think about became a fan ofA Country Music SongChanged Her Life Forever is from Country music about belonging to a group kind to each other trust one another go to Nashville Sarah dreams see Garth Brooks singAfter-class reading:1、Read the information about country music and complete the chart: About Country Music In the 1950s, American music was about love and money. In the 1960s, songs were often full of anger, and some of them made fun of political leaders. Today country music is a big business. It brings in a lot of money. It reaches all parts of the US, from Los Angeles in the west to New York in the east. It remains much the same as before. A common subject is “the good old days”. In “the good old days”, people thought well of each other. People loved life in the open air. They believed that the best things in life were free: sunshine, laughter, country walks, friends and music. During the 1990s, American country music became more and more popular. Country song writers were not writing about the modern values of the US, such as money, success or expensive things to buy. Instead, they were writing about things that meant something to everyone, like belonging to a group. Popular singers: Among the many country music singers, John Denver is one of the most famous. There are some other well-known country music singers, such as Kenny Rogers, Vince Gill, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.2、Read the information about Garth Brooks About Garth Brooks Garth Brooks (born on February 7, 1962 ) is an American country singer and song writer. He is the most important country singer in the twentieth Century. Garth has had great success in the country single and album charts. In 1991, he broke this record: his second album, No Fences won the country music charts. No Fences finally achieved sales of more than 17million records. After Garth, the dominant role of country, the next album, Ropinthe Wind became the pop music charts. In this process, the country music gave up its many traditional but very characteristics of things, but perhaps this is the reason why Brooks is important.By the end of 2013 , he has had a total of 19 albums, 9 champion album, 6 received diamond certification (RIAA), the album sales of nearly 70 million, global sales reached more than 200 million. It s a great honor to be elected to the Country Mu