英語人教版八年級下冊Unit8 2a-2d.docx

Section B 1 (2a-2e)Step 1 Warming up Show some pictures about singers and musicians. Ask and answer: Who is your favorite singer or musician? Why do you like him or her?Step 2 New words1. fan n. 迷；狂熱愛好者2. laughter n. 笑；笑聲3. beauty n. 美；美麗4. record n. 唱片；記錄 v. 錄制；錄（音）e.g. The machine is recording now. (v.) 那個機器正在錄音。5. forever adv. 永遠；不斷地e.g. The little boy is forever asking questions. 這小男孩老是沒完沒了的問問題。6. abroad adv. 在國外，到國外 go study abroade.g. Are you going abroad for your holiday? 你打算去國外度假嗎？7. actually adv. 真實地，事實上 in facte.g. Actually, thats not quite right. 實際上，那不完全對。8. southern adj. 南方的e.g. She lives in southern Italy. 她住在意大利南部。9. modern adj. 現(xiàn)代的，當代的e.g. What do you think of modern art? 你對現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)怎么看？10. success n. 成功 a great success; successful; successfullye.g. He had finally achieved success. 他終于獲得了成功。11. belong v. 屬于，歸屬 belong to (介詞）+人e.g. The British and Dutch belong to the same race. 英國人和荷蘭人是同一種族。12. million num.一百萬 two million; millions ofe.g. The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已從120萬增加到了180萬。Step 3 Discussion & Reading2a 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?Reading guidance1. 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. Reading tasksRead the passage and complete the fact sheet.Country Music Fact SheetWhere 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: _2c Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. First paragraphWho is Sarah? Where is she from? What does she like? Second paragraphWhat is country music?師播放幾首經(jīng)典鄉(xiāng)村音樂的歌曲如離家五百里jambalaya，What is country music about?Third paragraphWhat is Sarahs dream?Who is Garth Brooks?Step 3 Language points1. When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. used to 過去常常，后跟動詞原e.g. She used to sing this song, but now she doesnt. 她過去經(jīng)常唱這首歌，但是現(xiàn)在不唱了。2. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. ever since then 從那時以來，與現(xiàn)在完成時連用，要求動詞必須是延續(xù)性動詞。e.g. Ever since then, I have lived here. 從那時以來我就住在這兒。3. It reminds us that the best thing in life is free. reminds sb. that+從句 使某人想起某事e.g. This book reminds me that I should study hard. 這本書提醒我應(yīng)該努力學(xué)習(xí)。4. Sarah hasnt been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. It is her dream to + do sth. 做某事是某人的夢想e.g. It is my dream to go to America. 去美國是我的夢想。 5. I hope to see him sing live one day!1) see sb. do sth. 表示“看見某人做某事”。類似的感官動詞還有：watch, feel, hear, listen to, smell 等用于主動語態(tài)時，后面可以接名詞（或代詞）+ 不帶to 的不定式（或v-ing形式）。see sb. do sth. 意為“看到某人做了某事”，強調(diào)看到動作的全過程。而see sb. doing sth.意為“看到某人正在做某事”，強調(diào)看到的動作正在進行。例如：Mary saw him clean the classroom. 瑪麗看見他打掃教室了。Mary saw him cleaning the classroom. 瑪麗看見他正在打掃教室。2) live adv. 意為“在現(xiàn)場直播；在現(xiàn)場表演”e.g. LangLang is playing live in our city tonight. 朗朗今晚在我們城市舉辦現(xiàn)場演奏。Step 4 Writing2d Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words. 示例： Sarah is an American girl. She likes country music. She is a fan of country music. Country music is a traditional music from the southern states of America. Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success. Sarahs dream is to go to Nashville because Garth Brooks is there. She likes to listen to his songs. Garth is one of the most successfulmusicians in American history. Step 5 Summary & Exercise2e Tell something about country music you remember. List questions about what other facts you would like to know about country music.used to 過去常常fight over 爭吵return home回家on the radio在收音機上make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事think about考慮come to realize逐漸認識到ever since自從以來the home of 的家such as 例如belong to屬于be kind to sb. 對某人友好trust one another互相信任remind sb. that使某人想起have been to去過do research on研究hope to do sth. 希望做某事觀察與思考 have been to 與 have gone toe.g. (1) I have been to Beijing. (2) Where is he? He has gone to Beijing. _曾經(jīng)去過某地，現(xiàn)在不在那里，已經(jīng)回來了。 _去了某地，還沒回來或在路上，可能還在那里。 活學(xué)活用1.Where is John? He _ the science lab. A. has gone to B. has been to C. went to2.Where is my sister, mum?She _ to the library. She wil