1、Section B 1 (1a-2e) Step 1 Warm-upShow 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 wordsLearn the new words: pop, rock, band, country music, forever, abroad, actually, ever since, fan, southern, modern, suc
2、cess, belong, one another, laughter, beauty, million, record Step 3 Listening1b Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex and D for Dave next to each opinion._ The Toms must be popular._ The Toms play pop music._ The Toms music sounds more like rock._ Listening to The Toms is
3、a good way to wake up.1c Listen again. Take notes.Band nameCountryNumber of people in the bandKind of musicWhy Alex and Dave like to listen to this bandAlex:Dave:Step 4 Speaking1d Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen to and why. How doesthe music make them feel?Make a conversa
4、tion like:A: What kind of music do you listen to?B: I listen to pop music.A: Why do you listen to it?B: I like it.A: How does the music make them feel?B: It makes me relaxed.Step 5 New words1. fan n. 迷；狂热爱好者2. laughter n. 笑；笑声3. beauty n. 美；美丽4. record n. 唱片；记录 v. 录制；录（音） e.g. The machine is recordi
5、ng now. (v.) 那个机器正在录音。5. 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。6. abroad adv. 在国外，到国外 go study abroad e.g. Are you going abroad for your holiday? 你打算去国外度假吗？7. actually adv. 真实地，事实上 in fact e.g. Actually, thats not quite right. 实际上，那不完全对。8. southern adj.
6、南方的 e.g. She lives in southern Italy. 她住在意大利南部。9. 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？10. success n. 成功 a great success; successful; successfully e.g. He had finally achieved success. 他终于获得了成功。11. belong v. 属于，归属 belong to (介词）+人 e.g. The British and Dutch belong to t
7、he same race. 英国人和荷兰人是同一种族。12. million num.一百万 two million; millions of e.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。Step 6 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. Wha
8、t 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
9、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 underlinedtext to write short answers to the questions below.First paragraph:Who i
10、s Sarah?Where is she from?What does she like?Second paragraph:What is country music?What is country music about?Third paragraph:What is Sarahs dream?Who is Garth Brooks?Step 7 Language points1.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.
11、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。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 things in life are free.reminds sb.
12、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
13、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
14、“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。Step 8 Writing2d Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Writeno more than 100 words.示例：Sarah is an American girl. She likes country music. She is a fan of countrymusic. Country music is a t
15、raditional music from the southern states ofAmerica. Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance ofmoney and success. Sarahs dream is to go to Nashville because Garth Brooks isthere. She likes to listen to his songs. Garth is one of the most successfulmusicians in American his
16、tory.Step 9 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 过去常常fight over 争吵return home 回家on the radio 在收音机上make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事think about 考虑come to realize 逐渐认识到ever since 自从以来the hom
17、e of 的家such as 例如belong to 属于be kind to sb. 对某人友好trust one another 互相信任remind sb. that 使某人想起have been to 去过do research on 研究hope to do sth. 希望做某事观察与思考 have been to 与 have gone toe.g. (1) I have been to Beijing. (2) Where is he? He has gone to Beijing._曾经去过某地，现在不在那里，已经回来了。_去了某地，还没回来或在路上，可能还在那里。【活学活用】
18、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 will be back soon. A. has been B. is going C. has gone D. will go3.May I speak to Lin Tao? Sorry, he is not in. He _ to Changsha. A. has been B. has gone C. went Keys: ACBStep 10 Homework1.Learn the new words and expressions by heart.2. Write an article about your favorite singer.
