Teaching Aims 1. Knowledge aims
Students can master the following vacabulories and sentences:
(1)country music, forever, abroad, actually, ever since, fan, southern, modern, success, belong, one another, laughter, beauty, million, record, introduce.
(2) ①Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. ② She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. 2. Ability Aims
(1) To learn how a country music song changed Sarah’s life.
(2) Can summarize the main ideas of the text by making notes or underlining the topic sentences. 3. Moral Aims
Stimulate students to know more about music and love music. Teaching Key Points
1. Learn and master the new words and sentences. 2. To learn how a country music song changed Sarah’s life.
3. Can summarize the main ideas of the text by making notes or underlining the topic sentences. Teaching Difficult Points
Can summarize the main ideas of the text by making notes or underlining the topic sentences. Teaching Process
Step 1 Warming-up and lead in
1. Review what we’ve learned yesterday. Some kinds of music: pop, rock, classical music, light
music, jazz and country music. Then ask students how the music make you feel.
2. Look at a video of a song live-- country roads, take me home. Let students guess what kind od music it is. Then lead in today’s passage. Step 2 Presentation
1. Introduce something about country music to students.
2. Lead students read new words of this passage. Try to remember them. Step 3 Discussion
Discuss the questions with a partner. 1. Do you have a favorite singer or band? 2. Do you have a favorite song?
3. What factsdo you know about your favorite singer, band or song? Step 4 Reading 1. Fast reading
(1) What can you know from the title and the picture? (2) Read the passage quickly and finish the sheet: 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: _____________
2. Careful reading
2c： Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. Step 5 Writing
2d Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words. e.g.
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. Sarah’s dream is to go to Nashville because Garth Brooks is there. She likes to listen to his songs. Garth is one of the most successful musStep Step 6 Summary & Exercise
2e Tell something about country music you remember. List questions about what other facts you would like to know about country music. Step 7 Homework
1. Remember the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Write an article about your favorite singer.
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