英语人教版八年级下册Unit8-Section B2a-2e.doc

A Country Music Song Changed Her Life ForeverPart I. Teaching material1. Status and functionThe topic of this unit is about literature and music. Such a topic is related to our daily life, so its easy to arouse students learning interests. As we all know, reading has a great effect on speaking and writing. Therefore this lesson is in the important position of the teaching material.2. Teaching objectivesKnowledge objectives1).To understand the content of the passage.)2.To understand present perfect.Ability objectives1).To improve reading and writing abilities. 2).To develop the ability of summarizing.Emotional attitudes and moral values1).To develop interests in country music.2).To know more about American culture.3.Teaching important and difficult points 1).The important point is using the reading strategies while reading and get the ideas about the passage.2).The difficult points are retell and summary.Part II. Teaching procedures Step 1: Warming-upWatch a video: Taylor Swift-never grow up Step 2 : Leading-inT: Do you know the singer? Have you ever heard this song? She is a famous country music singer.(T show the profile of Taylor Swift.)Now, I want to know something about your favorite singer. You can discuss these questions with your partner and then show your answers to us. .Who is your favorite singer? .What is your favorite song? . What do you know about the singer or the song?Ss: My favorite singer is .I like the song.best. The song is about ./The singer is .T: Most of you like pop music or rock. In this class, we will learn something another kind of music.Step 3: PredictingT: The title of the passage is very helpful. Lets look at the title of this passage, can you guess what the passage is about? -A country music song changed her life forever T:So this passage is about a girl and country music. This is the girl and her name is Sarah. What is she doing in the picture?(T show the picture of Sarah.)Ss: She is playing the guitar.T: Thats right. Lets read the passage and learn more information about her.Step 4: While-readingI. SkimmingT: Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraphs . Remember: main ideas are usually the first sentence or the last sentence. Para 1 What is Sarahs dream? Para 2 Who is Sarah? Para 3 What is country music?II. Careful reading.1. Read Para 1 and underline the main idea. Use the main idea to answer the questions. .Who is Sarah? .Where is she from? .What does she like? .How did country music change her life?After reading, T can make a mind map for Ss to understand better.Mind-map of Para 1. a teenager who used to fight over almost everything with her family. Sarah is from America. a fan of American country music. is full of feelings about returning home. Country music made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US.T: Listen to the tape and repeat Para 1.2. Read Para 2 and underline the main idea. Use the main idea to answer the questions. .What is country music? .What is country music about? After Ss answer the question, T show the history of country music. Then, T show the chart and ask Ss to compare country music with songs these days.Country musicSongs these daysmodern life laughter success family friends trust one anotherthe importance of money the countryside the beauty of nature kind to each other Mind-map of Para 2. a traditional kind of music Nashville Tennessee from southern states of America. is the home. Country music belong to a group kind to each other and laughter, friends, family trust one another the beauty of nature and the countrysideT: Listen to the tape and repeat Para 2.3.Read Para 3 and underline the main idea. Use the main idea to answer the questions. .What is Sarahs dream? .Who is Garth Brooks? (PPT shows the background of Garth Brooks.)Mind-map of Para 3. go to Nashville.(Country Music Hall of Fame Museum) Sarah dreams to see Garth Brooks sing live one day. is one of the most successful musicians. Garth Brooks has sold more than 120 million records.T: Listen to the tape and repeat Para 3.Step 5:.Post-readingT: Now we know something about Sarah and country music. Please try to retell the story according to the mind-map. Summarizing can help you better understand the text. 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: Writing T: Just now we have retold the passage. Now you have to write a summary of the passage. You can use the information in the mind-map. Remember , write no more than 100 words.Step 7: SummaryT:Close your book and try to remember what we have learned this class.If you are unhappy, music will make you happy, and if you are happy, music will make you happier.Without music life could be a mistake. Step 8:Homework 1. Prefect your writing.2. Do some research on other kinds of music.板书设计Unit 8 A country music song changed her life foreve