文档介绍：Unit 8
Section B
2a-2e
Who is your favorite singer or musician?
Why do you like him or her?
Revision
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?
Discuss the questions with a partner.
Discussion
2a
一、创设情境，呈现目标
Teaching aims（教学目标）
1. Reading practice
2. Reading strategy: Summarizing
Language points（语言点）
要求掌握以下词汇:used to, on the radio,
made sb. do sth., ever since then, the home of,
belong to, remind sb. of sth., have been to, one day
2. 要求掌握以下句型：
She 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.
3. 了解异国文化: 了解Country Music
Difficulties（难点）：能正确运用现在完成时
1. Read the passage and make
notes or underline the main idea
of the text.
2. After reading, write a short
summary in your own words.
阅读指导
二、自主学习，交流展示
2b
Country Music 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:_____________
the southern states of America
country music
Reading
Read the passage and complete the fact sheet.
Task 1
Tennessee
Garth Brooks
120 million
Read the passage again and underline
the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to
write short answers to the questions below.
First paragraph
Who is Sarah?
Where is she from?
What does she like?
2c
She is a fan of country music.
She is from the US.
She likes country music.
Task 2 Read 2c
Second paragraph
What is country music?
It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of American.
What is country music about?
Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money, success, free, friends, family, the beauty of nature and so on.