1、Teaching Aims:Ability Aims:To improve some reading abilities through three passages.Knowledge Aims:To master expressions about music.Emotional Aims:To learn about the influence of music andform a positive attitude to life.1.Divide the passage into 3 parts according to the main ideasPara_ FeaturePara
2、_ OriginPara_ PopularityStep1:Fast Reading123-4 1.Through country music,people can express _.2.Where does country music come from?3.Where was country music popular at first?Step2:Careful Readingstrong human feelings and eventsIt comes from two kinds of music.One is The other isIt was popular mostly
3、in the South at first.Step3:DiscussionWhat information about country music have you got?Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music,through _ people can express _.It comes from_,which was popular mostly_ at first.The music now is popular_(全世界).whichstronghuman feelings and eventstwo kind
4、s of musicin the southall over the world1.What did Shania do in high schooland after graduation?2.Why did she have to look after her younger siblings when she grew up?3.How many CDs has Shania recorded in the Passage?1.What did Shania do in high schooland after graduation?She joined a local band,wit
5、h whichshe often performed.After that,Shania moved to Toronto,where she continued singing.2.Why did she have to look after her younger siblings when she grew up?Because her parents were killed in a car accident.3.How many CDs has Shania recorded in the Passage?She has recorded 4 CDs until now.Shania
6、 _(bear)into a common family in 1965.In high school,she joined a local band,_ she often performed.After _(graduate),she continued _(sing).At the age of 21,she began to take care of her younger siblings _ her own because of her parents _(die)in a car accident.Anyway,she _(manage)pay the bills by sing
7、ing everywhere.Until now,she _(record)4 CDs with many hit songs.SummaryWhat can we learn from the passage?was bornwith whichgraduationsingingondeathmanaged tohas recordedin 1965in high schoolafter graduationat the age of 21untilnowListening to musicIf you play an instrument as a kid,The reason why.is thatbecauseIt is good toSentence structures:Dear Li Hua,Im glad to receive your letter._ _Yours,Tom假设你是李华,你的朋友Tom对Country Music很感兴趣，得知你是个乡村音乐爱好者，特写信向你咨询相关信息(起源，歌手及特点等)，请你写封回信向她简单介绍，100词左右。Assignments for todayPolish your writing of country music.
