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

Unit 8 Section B Reading (2a-2e)A country music songs changed her life foreverTeaching 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.3.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.Teaching procedures Step 1:Warming-upWatch a video:Taylor Swift-never grow up 设计意图：通过播放一首现在流行的乡村音乐的视频，作为本节课的课前热身。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.设计意图：教师先介绍一名乡村音乐歌手，这位歌手也是因为对乡村音乐的热爱，而成为了乡村音乐歌手，从而引入本节课的话题。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 What: A country music song Who:Her(A girl) How:Changed her life foreverT: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?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 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.)T:Listen to the tape and repeat Para 3.设计意图：通过展示Garth Brooks的背景资料，让学生更全面的了解乡村音乐。Step 5:.Post-readingT:Now we know something about Sarah and country music.Please try to retell the story. Summarizing can help you better understand the text. 设计意图：在复述文章的环节，还是采用阅读时划分的小组，每两小组复述一段。小组之间复述之后可以进行比较，教师综合较好的复述进行展示。作为口头输出，复述短文可以帮助学生更好的理解语篇。 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.设计意图：通过写作，达到笔头输出。在经过口头输出的复述之后，学生对缩写已有一定的思路。Step 7:SummaryT:Close your book and try to remember what we have learne