Unit6HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet?SectionB(2a-2e)TeachingAims1.KnowledgeaimsStudentscanmasterthefollowingvacabuloriesandsentences:(1)countrymusic,forever,abroad,actually,eversince,fan,southern,modern,success,belong,oneanother,laughter,beauty,million,record,introduce.(2)①Sarahhasn’tbeentoNashvilleyet,butitisherdreamtogothereoneday.②Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.2.AbilityAims(1)TolearnhowacountrymusicsongchangedSarah’slife.(2)Cansummarizethemainideasofthetextbymakingnotesorunderliningthetopicsentences.3.MoralAimsStimulatestudentstoknowmoreaboutmusicandlovemusic.TeachingKeyPoints1.Learnandmasterthenewwordsandsentences.2.TolearnhowacountrymusicsongchangedSarah’slife.3.Cansummarizethemainideasofthetextbymakingnotesorunderliningthetopicsentences.TeachingDifficultPointsCansummarizethemainideasofthetextbymakingnotesorunderliningthetopicsentences.TeachingMethodsMultimedia-assistedteachingandlearningmethod,andtask-basedlanguagemethod.TeachingStepsStep1Warming-up1.ListentoasongTheDance—byGarthBrooks.2.Haveadictationofthewords.3
Step2DiscussionDiscussthequestionswithapartner.1. Doyouhaveafavoritesingerorband?2.Doyouhaveafavoritesong?3.Whatfactsdoyouknowaboutyourfavoritesinger,bandorsong?Step3Reading1.Fastreading(1)Whatcanyouknowfromthetitleandthepicture?(2)Readthepassagequicklyandfinishthesheet:CountryMusicFactSheetWhereitisfrom:___________________Whatkindofmusicitis:_____________AfamouscountrymusicplaceinNashville:_______________Afamouscountrymusicsinger:____________Thenumberofrecordshehassold:_____________2.Carefulreading(2c) Readthepassageagainandunderlinethemainideas.Thenusetheunderlinedtexttowriteshortanswerstothequestionsbelow.Firstparagraph①WhoisSarah? ②Whereisshefrom? ③Whatdoesshelike?Secondparagraph①Whatiscountrymusic? ②Whatiscountrymusicabout?Thirdparagraph①WhatisSarah’sdream? ②WhoisGarthBrooks?Step4Writing2d Usethenotesyoumadein2ctowriteashortsummaryofthepassage.Writeno3
morethan100words.e.g. SarahisanAmericangirl.Shelikescountrymusic.Sheisafanofcountrymusic.CountrymusicisatraditionalmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.ManysongsareaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyandsuccess.Sarah’sdreamistogotoNashvillebecauseGarthBrooksisthere.Shelikestolistentohissongs.GarthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansinAmericanhistory.Step5Summary&Exercise2e Tellsomethingaboutcountrymusicyouremember.Listquestionsaboutwhatotherfactsyouwouldliketoknowaboutcountrymusic.补充:乡村音乐(Countrymusic),又称“乡村与西部音乐”(CountryandWestern),是当代音乐的一种风格形式。其根源可追溯至上世纪20年代,起源于美国南部与阿帕拉契山区,人们公认田纳西州纳什维尔地区是乡村音乐的故乡,并建有专门的乡村音乐博物馆。此音乐风格于70年代在世界各地得以快速普及,受到广大青年的欢迎,并由“乡村音乐”逐步取代了“乡村与西部音乐”的称法。乡村音乐的曲调,一般都很流畅、动听,曲式结构也比较简单,多为歌谣体、二部曲式或三部曲式。美国著名的乡村歌手包括约翰·丹佛(JohnDenver)、肯尼·罗杰斯(KennyRogers)、加思·布鲁克斯(GarthBrooks)等Step6Homework1. Rememberthenewwordsandexpressionsbyheart.2.Writeanarticleaboutyourfavoritesinger.3