2014八年级下册人教版英语unit8全单元课件77798

1、Look at the picture. Have you read these books? 1a Have you read these books? Check () the ones you know._ Alice in Wonderland _ Little Women 爱丽丝梦游仙境爱丽丝梦游仙境 小妇人小妇人_ Treasure Island _ Olive Twist 金银岛金银岛 雾都孤儿雾都孤儿_ Robinson Crusoe _ Tom Sawyer 鲁滨逊漂流记鲁滨逊漂流记 汤姆汤姆索亚历险记索亚历险记Lets learn the new words. 1. tre

2、asure n. 珠宝，财富珠宝，财富 （不可数名词）；珍藏品（可数名词）（不可数名词）；珍藏品（可数名词） e.g. They went to there to look for treasure. 他们去那儿寻宝。他们去那儿寻宝。 This museum has many art treasures. 这家博物馆收藏了许多艺术珍品。这家博物馆收藏了许多艺术珍品。 2. island n. 岛（可数名词）岛（可数名词） e.g. an island 一个岛屿一个岛屿 Treasure Island 宝岛宝岛3. classic n. 名著；经典著作（可数名词）名著；经典著作（可数名词） e.

3、g. I like reading classics. 我喜欢阅读名著。我喜欢阅读名著。4. page n. 页（可数名词）页（可数名词） e.g. five pages 5页页 on page 5 在第五页上在第五页上5. hurry v. 匆忙，赶快匆忙，赶快 词组：词组： in a hurry (n.) 匆忙地匆忙地 hurry to do sth. 匆忙地做某事；匆忙地做某事； hurry to+地点地点 匆忙地赶到某地；匆忙地赶到某地； hurry up 快点快点 赶快赶快6. due adj. 预定的预定的, 到期的到期的 e.g. The plane is due at Lond

4、on at five. 飞机定于五点到达伦敦。飞机定于五点到达伦敦。 I am due to speak tomorrow. 我预定明天讲话。我预定明天讲话。 短语：短语：due to 由于由于 e.g. a mistake due to carelessness 由于粗心而犯的错误由于粗心而犯的错误BookTitleNameHave they read it?What do they think of it?NickJudySandyAlanKate Harryexcitingwonderfulfantastic1b Listen and complete the chart.Treasur

5、e IslandRobinson CrusoeLittle womenA: Have you read Little Women yet?B: No, I havent. Have you?A: Yes, I have already read it.B: Whats it like?A: Its fantastic.1c Practice the conversation. Then talk about the other books in 1a.1. Treasure Island Mark / Tina2. Olive Twist Mark / Tina 3. Robinson Cru

6、soe Mark / Tina 4. Tom Sawyer Mark / Tina 2a Listen. Who has read these books? Circle the names.1. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures. ( )2. Robinson Crusoe is a classic. ( )3. Tina thinks that Treasure Island is a fantastic book. ( )4. Tom Sawyer i

7、s about a boy who lives in the United Kingdom. ( )2b Listen again and write T for true and F for false.FFTTA: Has Tina read Treasure Island?B: Yes, she has. She thinks its fantastic.A: Whats it about?B: Its about2c Use the information in 2a and 2b to talk about the books.Have you ever read these boo

8、ks? Whats it about?2d Role-play conversation.1. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures. 雾都孤儿雾都孤儿是一个男孩去海是一个男孩去海边发现一个充满珍宝的岛的故事。边发现一个充满珍宝的岛的故事。 full of 满是满是的；的；(有有)大量的大量的 e.g. The area is full of beautiful lakes and rivers. 这个区域有大量美丽的湖泊和河流。这个区域有大量美丽的湖泊和河流。

9、2. Have you at least read the back of the book to see what its about? 至少你已经读过书的背面，了解了它的至少你已经读过书的背面，了解了它的大致内容吧？大致内容吧？此句中的动词此句中的动词see表示表示“(通过查看、打通过查看、打听等听等)弄清、了解；查看、发现弄清、了解；查看、发现(信息或信息或事实事实)”。作这种用法时，。作这种用法时，see常接常接how, what, when等引导的宾语从句等引导的宾语从句。e.g. He agreed to go with me to see what was wrong. 他同意跟

10、我去了解一下毛病出在哪里。他同意跟我去了解一下毛病出在哪里。 First of all, we need to take some time to see how it works. 首先，我们需要花些时间了解一下它首先，我们需要花些时间了解一下它是如何运作的。是如何运作的。3. You should hurry up. 你需要加快速度。你需要加快速度。hurry up 赶快；赶快；(急忙急忙)做某事做某事e.g. Hurry up, or we cannot get to the railway station on time.快些，否则我们不能按时赶到火车快些，否则我们不能按时赶到火车站了

11、。站了。 4. Steve: The book report is due in two weeks. Amy: Yes, I know 是的，我知道是的，我知道1) due adj. 预定；预期；预计预定；预期；预计 后边后边引出预期的时间、地点引出预期的时间、地点等，还常等，还常 常构成常构成短语短语be due (to do something)或或be due (for something)。e.g. Our plane is due at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 12:30. 我们的飞机预计于我们的飞机预计于12：30降落

12、在上海虹降落在上海虹桥国际机场。桥国际机场。 Rose is due to start school in January. 罗丝一月份就要开始上学了。罗丝一月份就要开始上学了。 You are due for a medical examination next month. 你的身体检查预定在下个月。你的身体检查预定在下个月。2) I know表示说话人对所谈的观点、内容表示说话人对所谈的观点、内容已了解，无需多说已了解，无需多说，相当于汉语中，相当于汉语中“我我早知道了；我全都了解早知道了；我全都了解”这样的意思，这样的意思，区别于许多日常交际场合中表示区别于许多日常交际场合中表示“我明

13、我明白了；我知道了；我懂了白了；我知道了；我懂了”的用法的用法。e.g. A: Its already very late. You should get some rest. 已经很晚了，你应该休息了。已经很晚了，你应该休息了。 B: Well, I know. Thanks. 对，我是知道的。谢谢。对，我是知道的。谢谢。注意，注意，当我们获知对方提供的信息后，常当我们获知对方提供的信息后，常用用I see. 表示表示“我知道了；我明白了；我我知道了；我明白了；我懂了懂了”。 e.g. A: He lives in the countryside but works in the city

14、during the week. 他住在乡下，但工作日在城里上班。他住在乡下，但工作日在城里上班。 B: Oh, I see. 哦，我知道了。哦，我知道了。Phrases: hear of 听说听说 be like 像像一样一样 go out 出去出去 full of 充满充满 finish doing sth. 做完某事做完某事 be about 关于关于 grow up 长大长大 put +代词代词+ down 把把放下放下 hurry up 快点快点Sentences: 1. Have you ever read Little Women yet? 你曾经看过小妇人吗？你曾经看过小妇人吗

15、？2. Whats it like? Whats it about? 它是关于什么的？它是关于什么的？3. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures.雾都孤儿雾都孤儿是一个男孩去海是一个男孩去海边发现一个充满珍宝的岛的故事。边发现一个充满珍宝的岛的故事。4. Steve, have you decided yet which book to write about for English class? 史蒂文，你决定为英语课写哪本书了吗？史蒂文，你决定为英语课写哪本

16、书了吗？5. The book report is due in two weeks. 读书报告两周后必须完成。读书报告两周后必须完成。根据所给汉语填空。根据所给汉语填空。1. I hear some of us like reading _ (名著名著).2. How many _ (页页) have you read?3. Its already 7 oclock. Lets _ (赶快赶快).4. The book report is _ (到期到期) in five days.classicspageshurry updue5. There are some big _ (岛岛) in

17、 our country.6. My father has a box full of _ (珠宝珠宝).islandstreasuresLearn the new words and expressions by heart.Robinson Crusoe 鲁滨逊漂流记鲁滨逊漂流记由英国作家丹尼尔由英国作家丹尼尔笛福所笛福所著。它是一部家喻户晓的现实主义回忆录式冒险著。它是一部家喻户晓的现实主义回忆录式冒险小说。作者受一个苏格兰水手海上遇险的经历启小说。作者受一个苏格兰水手海上遇险的经历启发写成的。发写成的。 鲁滨逊漂流记鲁滨逊漂流记是一部流传很广，影响很是一部流传很广，影响很大的文学名著。

18、它表现了强烈的资产阶级进取精大的文学名著。它表现了强烈的资产阶级进取精神和启蒙意识。作者用生动逼真的细节把虚构的神和启蒙意识。作者用生动逼真的细节把虚构的情景写得使人如同身临其境，使故事具有强烈的情景写得使人如同身临其境，使故事具有强烈的真实感。小说主人公鲁滨逊也成为欧洲文学史上真实感。小说主人公鲁滨逊也成为欧洲文学史上一个很著名的文学形象。一个很著名的文学形象。 小说分三部分：第一部分写鲁滨逊初出茅小说分三部分：第一部分写鲁滨逊初出茅庐，最初三次航海的经过及其在巴西经营种植庐，最初三次航海的经过及其在巴西经营种植园的情况；第二部分详细描述了主人公流落荒园的情况；第二部分详细描述了主人公流落荒

19、岛，独居岛，独居28年的种种情景；第三部分简要交代年的种种情景；第三部分简要交代了鲁滨逊回国后的命运及这个海岛未来的发展了鲁滨逊回国后的命运及这个海岛未来的发展趋向。趋向。ship n. 船（可数名词）船（可数名词） ships; by ship 乘船乘船tool n. 工具（可数名词）工具（可数名词） tools; with tools 用工具用工具gun n. 枪（可数名词）枪（可数名词） guns; with a gun 用枪用枪sand n. 沙滩，沙（不可数名词）沙滩，沙（不可数名词）else adv. 其他的，别的其他的，别的 something else 别的东西别的东西, wh

20、at else 别的什么别的什么cannibal n. 食人肉者（可数名词）食人肉者（可数名词） cannibals towards prep. 朝，向，对着朝，向，对着 run towards run toland n. 陆地，大地（不可数名词）陆地，大地（不可数名词） on land 在陆地上在陆地上Read the passage and answer the following questions.1. What does Robinson Crusoe wait for? 2. Why does Robinson Crusoe call the man Friday?Another

21、ship.Because that was the day he met the man.3aSkimming (略读法略读法)：跳跃式阅读，注重跳跃式阅读，注重开头、结尾、关键词、主题句。开头、结尾、关键词、主题句。Guessing (猜读法猜读法)：联系上下文，利用构联系上下文，利用构词法，猜猜词义。词法，猜猜词义。Realizing (悟读法悟读法)：通过关键词、句、段通过关键词、句、段的理解，了解作者意图，文章主旨。的理解，了解作者意图，文章主旨。1. 先认真阅读每个题目的意思，弄清先认真阅读每个题目的意思，弄清要求我们寻找什么信息。要求我们寻找什么信息。2. 带着问题，再来读短文。在

22、短文中带着问题，再来读短文。在短文中认真寻找我们所需的信息，在有相认真寻找我们所需的信息，在有相关内容的地方，应多读几次认真理关内容的地方，应多读几次认真理解，以找到想要找的信息。解，以找到想要找的信息。3. 最后，再通读一遍，检查一下所找最后，再通读一遍，检查一下所找的答案是否正确。的答案是否正确。Read the passage again. Find words that have these meanings.1. You can use these to shoot things: _2. Something you use to travel in the sea: _3. A p

23、iece of land in the middle of the sea: _4. You can use these to cut things: _5. Signs left behind by someone or something: _gunsshipislandknivesmarks3b3cCorrect the sentences.1. Robinson Crusoe arrived on the island with enough food and drink.2. Friday made a small boat.3. Robinson had some food and

24、 tools when he first arrived on the island. nothing.Robinson Crusoe made a small boat.Robinson had nothing when he first arrived on the island. 4. Robinson used the ship to build a house.5. Friday saw some marks of another mans feet on the beach.6. Robinson tried to kill the two men.cut down trees t

25、o build a house.Robinson Crusoe saw some marks of another mans feet on the beach.Some cannibals tried to kill the two men.arrive on this islandmake a boatbring backgive upwait forcut downbuild a house到达这个岛到达这个岛制作船制作船带回来带回来放弃放弃等候等候砍倒砍倒建房子建房子kill for food the marks of another mans feetwho elsesee sb.

26、doing sth.run towardshelp sb. do sb. teach sb. sth.杀死杀死作为食物作为食物另一个人的脚印另一个人的脚印还有谁还有谁看见某人正在做某事看见某人正在做某事朝朝跑跑帮助某人做某事帮助某人做某事给某人起名为给某人起名为教某人某事教某人某事 1. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. 虽然我失去了一切，但是没有失去生命。虽然我失去了一切，但是没有失去生命。 although“虽然，尽管虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语，引导让步状语从句，不能与从句，不能与but连用

27、。连用。 e.g. He is young, but he works hard. 他年龄小，但是工作很努力。他年龄小，但是工作很努力。2. So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship. 因此我不放弃，要等候另一只船。因此我不放弃，要等候另一只船。 another 既可用作形容词，也可用作代词。既可用作形容词，也可用作代词。用作形容词时，意思是用作形容词时，意思是“又一的；再一又一的；再一的的”，修饰名词，位于名词前；用作代，修饰名词，位于名词前；用作代词时，意思是词时，意思是“另一个另一个”。e.g. Just at that

28、 time, another man came in. Saying is one thing and doing is another. another还可以和数词连用，常放在数还可以和数词连用，常放在数词的前面，意为词的前面，意为“还；再；又还；再；又”。 e.g. We need another three man to help do the work.3. How long have they been here? 你来这儿多久了？你来这儿多久了？ how long 常用于询问时间，意为常用于询问时间，意为“多多久；多长时间久；多长时间”，与现在完成时连用，与现在完成时连用，要求谓语

29、动词必须是延续性动词。要求谓语动词必须是延续性动词。 e.g. How long have you had the book? 你买这本书多久了？你买这本书多久了？4. Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a broken ship. 在那之后不久，我看见一些食人肉质在在那之后不久，我看见一些食人肉质在试图杀死两个来自破船上的人。试图杀死两个来自破船上的人。 see sb. doing sth.意为意为“看到某人正在做看到某人正在做 某事某事”，强调看到的动作正在进行。，强调看到的动作正在进

30、行。e.g. Mary saw him cleaning the classroom. 玛丽看见他正在打扫教室。玛丽看见他正在打扫教室。see sb. do sth. 意为意为“看到某人做了某看到某人做了某事事”，强调看到动作的全过程。，强调看到动作的全过程。e.g. Mary saw him clean the classroom. 玛丽看见他打扫教室了。玛丽看见他打扫教室了。【运用【运用】将下列汉语句子与英文翻译相匹配。将下列汉语句子与英文翻译相匹配。( ) 昨天我看见她正在花园里干活。昨天我看见她正在花园里干活。( ) 昨天我看见她在花园里干活了。昨天我看见她在花园里干活了。A. I s

31、aw her work in the garden yesterday.B. I saw her working in the garden yesterday.BA5. One of them died, but the other ran towards my house. 他们当中一个人死了，但是另一个朝他们当中一个人死了，但是另一个朝我的房子跑来。我的房子跑来。 run towards 朝朝跑跑 e.g. He ran towards the station. 他跑着去火车站。他跑着去火车站。6. I named him Friday because that was the day

32、I met him. 我管他叫我管他叫Friday因为那是我遇见他的那因为那是我遇见他的那一天。一天。 name作动词，意为作动词，意为“命名；给命名；给取取名名”。固定搭配。固定搭配“name + sb. + 名字名字”意为意为“给某人取名为给某人取名为”。 e.g. Lucy named her little son David. 露西给她的小儿子取名为戴维。露西给她的小儿子取名为戴维。1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.2. Retell the story of Robinson Crusoe.Read the followi

33、ng sentences we have seen.Have you read Little Women yet? Yes, I have./ No, I havent. Has Tina read Treasure Island yet? Yes, she has. She thinks its fantastic.Have you decided which book to write about yet?Yes, I have. Ive already finished reading it. It was really good.用法用法1. 表示过去发生或已经完成的某一动作表示过去发

34、生或已经完成的某一动作 对现在造成的影响或结果。对现在造成的影响或结果。 e.g. Have you had your lunch yet? Yes, I have. Ive just had it. (现在现在 我不饿了。我不饿了。)2. 表示动作或状态从过去某一时刻开始，表示动作或状态从过去某一时刻开始，一直延续到现在，而且可能还要继续一直延续到现在，而且可能还要继续下去。下去。e.g. I havent seen her these days. Ive known Bob for three years. Ive been at this school for over two year

35、s. 时间状语时间状语already, yet, just, ever, never, before构成构成现在完成时是由现在完成时是由“助动词助动词have / has+ 动动词的过去分词词的过去分词”构成的，规则动词的过构成的，规则动词的过去分词构成与过去式相同，不规则动词去分词构成与过去式相同，不规则动词的过去分词则需逐个记忆。的过去分词则需逐个记忆。 动词的过去式的变化和过去分词的动词的过去式的变化和过去分词的变化并不完全相同。我们对它们作了一变化并不完全相同。我们对它们作了一个大致的分类。个大致的分类。 (注：例子中单词的变注：例子中单词的变化顺序为：动词原形化顺序为：动词原形 动词

36、的过去式动词的过去式 动词的过去分词动词的过去分词)一、过去式和过去分词的变化相同一、过去式和过去分词的变化相同规则变化规则变化：1. 一般在动词词尾直接加一般在动词词尾直接加ed。如：。如： pick picked picked; wish wished wished; stay stayed stayed2. 以不发音的以不发音的e结尾的动词后面加结尾的动词后面加d。如：。如：like liked liked; hope hoped hoped; phone phoned phoned3. 以以“辅音字母辅音字母 + y”结尾的动词，变结尾的动词，变y为为i，再加再加-ed。如：。如： s

37、tudy studied studied; hurry hurried hurried; reply replied replied4. 词尾只有一个辅音字母的重读闭音节动词尾只有一个辅音字母的重读闭音节动词，要双写辅音字母，再加词，要双写辅音字母，再加-ed。如：。如：stop stopped stopped; clap clapped clapped不规则变化：不规则变化：5. 以不变应万变以不变应万变。如：。如： let let let; put put put; read read read6. 若中间有双写若中间有双写e，则去掉一个，则去掉一个e，单词，单词末尾再加末尾再加t。如：。

38、如： feel felt felt; keep kept kept; sleep slept slept7. 结尾的字母结尾的字母d变变t。如：。如： lend lent lent; build built built; send sent sent8. 变为以变为以-ought或或-aught结尾结尾。如：。如： buy bought bought; bring brought brought; catch caught caught; teach taught taught句式句式1. 肯定句：主语肯定句：主语 + have / has + 过去分词过去分词 (+ 其他其他)2. 否定句：

39、主语否定句：主语 + have / has + not + 过去过去 分词分词(+ 其他其他)3. 一般疑问句：一般疑问句：have/ has + 主语主语 + 过去过去 分词分词(+ 其他其他)4. 特殊疑问句特殊疑问句：1) 特殊疑问词特殊疑问词 (不是句子主语不是句子主语) + have / has + 主语主语+过去分词过去分词 (+ 其他其他)2) 特殊疑问词特殊疑问词(是句子主语是句子主语)+have / has+ 过去分词过去分词(+ 其他其他)already和和yet都可以作为现在完成时的标都可以作为现在完成时的标志词，但它们的用法不同。志词，但它们的用法不同。already一

40、般用于肯定句中一般用于肯定句中。如：。如： We have already cleaned up our classroom. 注意：注意：already用于疑问句中时通常表用于疑问句中时通常表示惊奇示惊奇。如：。如： Have you finished your homework already? I cant believe it.yet一般用于疑问句和否定句中一般用于疑问句和否定句中。如：。如： Have you seen her yet? The bus hasnt come yet.1. Write the forms of the past tense and past parti

41、ciple: drink _ _ see _ _ find _ _ leave _ _ tell _ _drank drunksaw seenfound foundleft lefttold told Why is Mr. Yang still in the teachers office? Maybe he _ his work yet. A. doesnt finish B. hasnt finished C. havent finishedB 4a Use the words in brackets to complete the conversations.1. A: Would yo

42、u like something to drink? B: No, thanks. _. (just/ drink some tea)2. A: I heard you lost your key. _? (find) B: No, not yet.I have just drunk some teaHave you found it3. A: Do you know when Tom is leaving? B: _. (already/ leave) A: When _? (leave) B: This morning.4. A: Is your sister going to the m

43、ovies with us tonight? B: No. _. (already/ see the film)He has already leftdid he leaveShe has already seen the film5. A: What do your parents think about our plan? B: I _. (not/ tell them/yet)havent told them yet4b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets. Sally _ (lov

44、e) reading. In the morning she reads the newspaper and in the evening she reads books. She _ already _ (read) more than 100 different books. Her favorite kind of books is science fiction. She is interested in science and technology and loves to imagine what the world _ (be) like in 50 years. lovesha

45、sreadwill be She _ (finish) reading a book about robots last week and _ (write) a book report about it next week for her French class. Every time she is in the library, Sally looks at the many books she _ (not read) yet and she cant wait to read them.finishedwill writehasnt read4c Complete the chart

46、 with information about you and your friend.A: What books have you already read?B: I have already read Tom Sawyer and Harry Potter.A: What do you think of them?B: Well, I think Harry Potter was exciting, but Tom Sawyer was a bit boring.YouYour friend CommentsBooks I have already readMovies I have al

47、ready seenSongs I have already heard( )【2013广西贵港广西贵港】 Do you know the movie Lost in Thailand? Yes. I _ it twice. Its funny. A. saw B. see C. have seen D. will see C( )【2013黑龙江牡丹江黑龙江牡丹江】 Lunch? No, thanks. I_. A. will eat B. am eating C. have eaten( )【2013 湖北黄冈湖北黄冈】 Where is Tom? We cant find him any

48、where. Perhaps he _ home. A. has come B. is going C. went D. was goingCARetell what you did yesterday and what you have done now.Who is your favorite singer or musician?Why do you like him or her? He likes pop. He doesnt care for rock music. n. 流行音乐流行音乐n. 摇滚乐摇滚乐band n. 乐队乐队e.g. Which band do you lik

49、e? 你喜欢哪个乐队？你喜欢哪个乐队？_ The Toms must be popular._ The Toms play pop music._ The Toms music sounds more like rock._ Listening to The Toms is a good way to wake up.DDDAListen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion.1bBand nameCountryNumber of people i

50、n the bandThe TomsCaliforniaFiveListen again and take notes.1ckind of musicWhy Alex and Dave like to listen to this bandAlex:Dave:Pop musicBecause its loud and full of energy.Because it will wake him up in the morning and make him happy for the rest of the day.1. What kind of music do you listen to?

51、2. Why do you listen to it?3. How does it make you feel?Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen to and why. How does the music make them feel?1dWhat kind of music?Why do they listen to it?How does it make them feel?Friend 1Friend 2Parentsfan n. 迷；狂热爱好者迷；狂热爱好者laughter n. 笑；笑声笑；笑声f

52、ootball fansbeauty n. 美；美丽美；美丽record n. 唱片；记录唱片；记录 v. 录制；录（音）录制；录（音）The machine is recording now. (v.) 那个机器正在录音。那个机器正在录音。1. forever adv. 永远；不断地永远；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。这小男孩老是没完没了的问问题。2. abroad adv. 在国外，到国外在国外，到国外 go study abroade.g. Are you going abroad f

53、or your holiday? 你打算去国外度假吗？你打算去国外度假吗？3. actually adv. 真实地，事实上真实地，事实上 in facte.g. Actually, thats not quite right. 实际上，那不完全对。实际上，那不完全对。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. 现代的，当代的现代的，当代的e.g. What do you think of modern art? 你对现代艺术怎么看？你对现代艺术怎么看？6. s

54、uccess n. 成功成功 a great success; successful; successfullye.g. He had finally achieved success. 他终于获得了成功。他终于获得了成功。7. belong v. 属于，归属属于，归属 belong to (介介 词）词）+人人e.g. The British and Dutch belong to the same race. 英国人和荷兰人是同一种族。英国人和荷兰人是同一种族。8. million num.一百万一百万 two million; millions ofe.g. The population

55、 has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. 人口已从人口已从120万增加到了万增加到了180万。万。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 partner.2aGarth Brooks 1. Read the passage and make note

56、s 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 and complete the fact sheet.2bA famous country music place in Nashvil

57、le: _A famous country music singer: _The number of records he has sold: _TennesseeGarth Brooks120 millionRead the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. First paragraphWho is Sarah? Where is she from? What does she like

58、? 2cShe is a fan of country music.She is from the US.She likes 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,

59、free, friends, family, the beauty of nature and so on. Third paragraphWhat is Sarahs dream?To go Nashville one day.Who is Garth Brooks?Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history.1. When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. used to 过去常

60、常，后跟动词原形。过去常常，后跟动词原形。e.g. She used to sing this song, but now she doesnt. 她过去经常唱这首歌，但是现在她过去经常唱这首歌，但是现在 不唱了。不唱了。2. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. ever since then 从那时以来，与现在从那时以来，与现在 完成时连用，要求动词必须是延续完成时连用，要求动词必须是延续 性动词。性动词。e.g. Ever since then, I have lived here. 从那时以来我就住