八年级下册unit8 sectionB Reading.doc

Unit 8 Section B (2a-3a)Reading: A Country Music Song Changed Her Life ForeverStep 1: Lead-in. T: Good afternoon,class.Its a fine day today.Do you feel happy?Do you want to listen to a song with me?What kind of music do you like?Who is your favorite singer?Have you heard a musician called Garth Brooks?Now lets enjoy a beautiful song When you come back to me again. What do you think of the song?Do you like it?The musician of the song is Garth Brooks.He is one of the most successful musicians in American history.I like him very much.So does Sarah.Have you heard a girl called Sarah?Ok,Lets learn more about Sarah and music.Step 2 SkimmingTask 1. T:Read the passage quickly and tell me what this passage mainly talk about?One sentence is ok.While reading,please circle the new words.What does this passage mainly talk about? fan, success, record, modernStep 3 Careful readingTask 2T:Lets read para1 together and try to introduce Sarah in your own words. Sarah is an American Step 4Task 3 T: Boys read para2 together.Lets listen to him and fill in the mind-map（板书）.American country musicWhat? Where? Famous place? Famous singer? Past? Now? Step 5Task 4 T: Girls read para3 together.Then write short answers to the questions below. Q1: What are Sarahs two dreams?_ Q2: Who is Garth Brooks?_Step 6. pairworkTask 5T:We have learned a lot about this passage ,Now lets summarize the passage.We should use the reading strategy:summarizing.Ill give you 5minutes to write a short summary in your own words.T:Time is up.Close your books,Pairwork ,tell your partner the summary of the passage. When Sarah was a teenager , she used to fight over almost everything with her 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 theUS. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she was a fan of American country music. Sarah has neve been to Nashville yet but it is her dream to go there one day. Step 7Boys and girls ,Lets enjoy another beautiful song together.After learning this passage , we know a country music changed Sarahs life forever.After hearing the country music ,she moved a lot ,and understood a lot. We all like music, music can make us happy,relaxed or excited, it can bring us into a wonderful world. So Enjoy music, enjoy yourself ,enjoy your life, ! Step 8 HomeworkWrite an article about your favorite singer or music.板书Unit 8 Reading A Country Music Song Cha