1、section b2a 2efan n. 迷；狂熱愛好者迷；狂熱愛好者laughter n. 笑；笑聲笑；笑聲football fansbeauty n. 美；美麗美；美麗record n. 唱片；記錄唱片；記錄 v. 錄制；錄（音）錄制；錄（音）the machine is recording now. (v.) 那個(gè)機(jī)器正在錄音。那個(gè)機(jī)器正在錄音。1. forever adv. 永遠(yuǎn)；不斷地永遠(yuǎn)；不斷地e.g. the little boy is forever asking questions. 這小男孩老是沒完沒了的問問題。這小男孩老是沒完沒了的問問題。2. abroad adv. 在

2、國外，到國外在國外，到國外 go study abroade.g. are you going abroad for your holiday? 你打算去國外度假嗎？你打算去國外度假嗎？3. actually adv. 真實(shí)地，事實(shí)上真實(shí)地，事實(shí)上 in facte.g. actually, thats not quite right. 實(shí)際上，那不完全對(duì)。實(shí)際上，那不完全對(duì)。4. southern adj. 南方的南方的e.g. she lives in southern italy. 她住在意大利南部。她住在意大利南部。5. modern adj. 現(xiàn)代的，當(dāng)代的現(xiàn)代的，當(dāng)代的e.g. w

3、hat do you think of modern art? 你對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)怎么看？你對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)怎么看？6. success n. 成功成功 a great success; successful; successfullye.g. he had finally achieved success. 他終于獲得了成功。他終于獲得了成功。7. belong v. 屬于，歸屬屬于，歸屬 belong to (介介 詞）詞）+人人e.g. the british and dutch belong to the same race. 英國人和荷蘭人是同一種族。英國人和荷蘭人是同一種族。8. millio

4、n num.一百萬一百萬 two million; millions ofe.g. the population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已從人口已從120萬增加到了萬增加到了180萬。萬。1. 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

5、partner.2agarth brooks加加斯斯布魯克斯布魯克斯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.country music fact sheetwhere it is from: _ _what kind of music it is: _the southern states of americacountry musicread the passage an

6、d complete the fact sheet.2ba famous country music place in nashville: _a famous country music singer: _the number of records he has sold: _country music hall of fame museumgarth brooksmore than 120 millionread the passage again and underline the main ideas. then use the underlined text to write sho

7、rt answers to the questions below. first paragraphwho is sarah? where is she from? what does she like? 2cshe is a fan of country music.she is from the us.she likes country music.a country music song changed her life foreverwhen sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her

8、family. but five years ago, while she was studying abroad in england, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. it made sarah think about her family and friends back in the us. she came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. ever since then, she has been a fa

9、n of american 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 s

10、o on. country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of america. nashville, tennessee is the home of country music. many songs these days are just about modern life in the us, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. however, country music bri

11、ngs us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. it reminds us that the best things in life are free- laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.third paragraphwhat is sarahs dream?to go nashville one day.who is garth brooks

12、?garth is one of the most successful musicians in american history.sarah hasnt been to nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. she has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. she knows that there is a country music hall of fame museum in nashville. there are

13、also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like garth brooks. sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “ garth is one of the most successful musicians in american history. hes sold more than 120 million records. i hope to see him sing live one day!1.

14、 when sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. used to 過去常常，后跟動(dòng)詞原形。過去常常，后跟動(dòng)詞原形。e.g. she used to sing this song, but now she doesnt. 她過去經(jīng)常唱這首歌，但是現(xiàn)在她過去經(jīng)常唱這首歌，但是現(xiàn)在 不唱了。不唱了。2. ever since then, she has been a fan of american country music. ever since then 從那時(shí)以來，與現(xiàn)在從

15、那時(shí)以來，與現(xiàn)在 完成時(shí)連用，要求動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù)完成時(shí)連用，要求動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù) 性動(dòng)詞。性動(dòng)詞。e.g. ever since then, i have lived here. 從那時(shí)以來我就住在這兒。從那時(shí)以來我就住在這兒。3. it reminds us that the best thing in life is free. reminds sb. that+從句從句 使某人想起某事使某人想起某事e.g. this book reminds me that i should study hard. 這本書提醒我應(yīng)該努力學(xué)習(xí)。這本書提醒我應(yīng)該努力學(xué)習(xí)。4. sarah hasnt been

16、 to nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. it is her dream to + do sth. 做某事是某人的夢(mèng)想做某事是某人的夢(mèng)想e.g. it is my dream to go to america. 去美國是我的夢(mèng)想。去美國是我的夢(mèng)想。 5. i hope to see him sing live one day!1) see sb. do sth. 表示表示“看見某人做某看見某人做某事事”。類似的感官動(dòng)詞還有：。類似的感官動(dòng)詞還有：watch, feel, hear, listen to, smell

17、等用于主動(dòng)語等用于主動(dòng)語態(tài)時(shí)，后面可以接名詞（或代詞）態(tài)時(shí)，后面可以接名詞（或代詞）+ 不帶不帶to 的不定式（或的不定式（或v-ing形式）。形式）。 see sb. do sth. 意為意為“看到某人做了某看到某人做了某事事”，強(qiáng)調(diào)看到，強(qiáng)調(diào)看到動(dòng)作的全過程動(dòng)作的全過程。而。而see sb. doing sth.意為意為“看到某人正在做某事看到某人正在做某事”，強(qiáng)調(diào)看到的強(qiáng)調(diào)看到的動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行。例如：。例如：mary saw him clean the classroom. 瑪麗看見他打掃教室了?，旣惪匆娝驋呓淌伊恕ary saw him cleaning the clas

18、sroom. 瑪麗看見他正在打掃教室。瑪麗看見他正在打掃教室。2) live laiv adv. 意為意為“在現(xiàn)場直播；在在現(xiàn)場直播；在現(xiàn)場表演現(xiàn)場表演” e.g. langlang is playing live in our city tonight. 朗朗今晚在我們城市舉辦現(xiàn)場演朗朗今晚在我們城市舉辦現(xiàn)場演 奏。奏。use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. write no more than 100 words.2d sarah is an american girl. she likes

19、 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. sarahs dream is to go to nashville because garth brooks is there. she likes to listen to h

20、is songs. garth is one of the most successful musicians in american history. a country music song changed her life forever sarah used to fight over almost everything with her family. but five years ago, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. it made sarah miss her famil

21、y and friends .ever since then, she has been a fan of american country music. country is a traditional kind of american music. because country music brings us back to the good old days“ when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. it reminds us that the best things in life are free.s

22、arahs dream is to go back to nashville one day. she knows there are a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like garth brooks, one of the most successful musicians in american history.a country music song changed her life forever！close your book. what facts can you remember about country music? tell a partner. what other facts would you like to know about country music? make a list of questions.2eused tofight overreturn home on the radiomake sb. do sth.think aboutcome to real