Unit 8Have you read Treasure Island yet?,Section B 11a-2e,Who is your favorite singer or musician?Why do you like him or her?,Warming up,He likes pop. He doesnt care for rock music.,n. 流行音乐,n. 摇滚乐,New words,band n. 乐队e.g. Which band do you like? 你喜欢哪个乐队？,_ The Toms must be popular._ The Toms play pop music._ The Toms music sounds more like rock._ Listening to The Toms is a good way to wake up.,D,D,D,A,Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion.,1b,Listening,The Toms,California,Five,Listen again and take notes.,1c,Pop music,Because its loud and full of energy.,Because it will wake him up in the morning and make him happy for the rest of the day.,1. What kind of music do you listen to?2. Why do you listen to it?3. How does it make you feel?,Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen to and why. How does the music make them feel?,Speaking,1d,fan n. 迷；狂热爱好者,laughter n. 笑；笑声,football fans,New words,beauty n. 美；美丽,record n. 唱片；记录 v. 录制；录（音）,The machine is recording now. (v.) 那个机器正在录音。,1. forever adv. 永远；不断地e.g. The little boy is forever asking questions. 这小男孩老是没完没了的问问题。2. abroad adv. 在国外，到国外 go study abroade.g. Are you going abroad for your holiday? 你打算去国外度假吗？,Words study,3. actually adv. 真实地，事实上 in facte.g. Actually, thats not quite right. 实际上，那不完全对。4. southern adj. 南方的e.g. She lives in southern Italy. 她住在意大利南部。5. modern adj. 现代的，当代的e.g. What do you think of modern art? 你对现代艺术怎么看？,6. success n. 成功 a great success; successful; successfullye.g. He had finally achieved success. 他终于获得了成功。7. belong v. 属于，归属 belong to (介 词）+人e.g. The British and Dutch belong to the same race. 英国人和荷兰人是同一种族。,8. million num.一百万 two million; millions ofe.g. The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已从120万增加到了180万。,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,Garth Brooks,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,Country Music Fact SheetWhere it is from: _ _What kind of music it is: _,the southern states of America,country music,Reading,Read the passage and complete the fact sheet.,2b,A famous country music place in Nashville: _A famous country music singer: _The number of records he has sold: _,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 paragraphWho 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.,Second paragraphWhat 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.,Third paragraphWhat is Sarahs dream?To go Nashville one day.Who is Garth Brooks?Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history.,When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. used to 过去常常，后跟动词原形。e.g. She used to sing this song, but now she doesnt. 她过去经常唱这首歌，但是现在 不唱了。,Language points,2. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. ever since then 从那时以来，与现在 完成时连用，要求动词必须是延续 性动词。e.g. Ever since then, I have lived here. 从那时以来我就住在这儿。,3. It reminds us that the best thing in life is free. reminds sb. that+从句 使某人想起某事e.g. This book reminds me that I should study hard. 这本书提醒我应该努力学习。,4. Sarah hasnt been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. It is her dream to + do sth. 做某事是某人的梦想e.g. It is my dream to go to America. 去美国是我的梦想。,5. I hope to see him sing live one day!1) see sb. do sth. 表示“看见某人做某事”。类似的感官动词还有：watch, feel, hear, listen to, smell 等用于主动语态时，后面可以接名词（或代词）+ 不带to 的不定式（或v-ing形式）。,see sb. do sth. 意为“看到某人做了某事”，强调看到动作的全过程。而see sb. doing sth.意为“看到某人正在做某事”，强调看到的动作正在进行。例如：Mary saw him clean the classroom. 玛丽看见他打扫教室了。Mary saw him cleaning the classroom. 玛丽看见他正在打扫教室。,2) live adv. 意为“在现场直播；在现场表演” e.g. LangLang is playing live in our city tonight. 朗朗今晚在我们城市举办现场演 奏。,Writing,Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.,