Unit 8 Reading A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever =all one’s life

Take Me Home ，Country Roads by John Denver Almost heaven West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain Shenandoah River Life is old there Older than the trees Younger than the mountains Growing like a breeze Country roads take me home To the place I belong West Virginia Mountain Mama Take me home country road All my memories Gather round her Miner's Lady Stranger to blue water Dark and dusty Painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine Tear drops in my eyes Country roads， take me home West Virginia Mountain Mama Take me home ，country roads I hear her voice in the morning hours She calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away And driving down the road I'll get a feeling That I should have been home Yesterday , yesterday Country roads ,take me home To the place I belong Take me home ,country roads

Introduction(介绍) of the song Take Me Home Country Road Name : ______________________ A. Say You Say Me B.Take Me Home Country Road. John Denver Singer:________________________ A. John Denver B.Michael Jackson the US From:__________________________ A. China B. the US country music Kind:__________________________ A. rock music B. country music About:_________________________ beauty of nature and the countryside A. modern life B. the beauty of nature and the countryside This song was his great success. He sold more than 100 million records.

Let’s read the title and learn. A country Music song Changed Her life Forever It’s about ___________ and __________. country music a girl/Sarah Is country music very important to Sarah? It changed her life forever. =all one’s life

Read quickly to find the main idea. It tells us what country music is and what it’s about. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 It tells us what has changed Sarah’s life. It tells us what Sarah’s dream is.

？ Summary Paragraph 1 Sarah’s change country music misses her family Underline what Sarah used to be like and now. Sarah’s change ？ country music Used to _____________________ _____________________. Now _______________ misses her family fight over almost everything with her family. Summary A. 与……打架 B 与……争吵 Fill in the blanks: Sarah used to , but now she because of a country music song.

Paragraph 2 Read the following statements .(T for true, F for false) 1.Country music is a traditional kind of music from the western states of America. 2.Country music is about modern life. 3.Many songs these days are about belonging to a group. 4.Country music brings us back to the “good old days” 5.Country music reminds us that the best things in life. F southern F Many songs these days F Country music T “Good old days ”refers to the time _______________. T The best things are ______________.

What is Sarah’s dream? And why? Paragraph 3 Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are 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. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day. What is Sarah’s dream? And why? Is Sarah Garth Brooks’s fan? How do you know? Who is Garth? She has already listened to most of his songs. She hopes to see him sing live one day.

Let’s say something about Garth Brooks and Sarah. successful Garth Brooks is one of the most ______ (成功) musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million ____（唱片）. He is also a country music singer. His beautiful songs make him be remembered by people _____(all his life). When Sarah was studying ______ (in foreign countries) in England, a country music song she heard changed her life. Now she has been a ____(迷) of Garth and country music. She enjoys the ____ (beautiful) of his music. She has already listened to most of his songs. She hopes to see him sing____ (现场) one day. records forever abroad fan beauty live

Groupwork Whose fan do you like to be? Rock singer Musician (the US) Record: Thriller (104million) Gave away (＄300million) Pop singer (the US) Record: Yesterday Once More(100 million) Karen Carpenter Michael Jackson (Notes: successful/success records fan forever beauty….) After the warm discussion, we all want to be the fan of ….because he/She is …..The song …was his/her great ….He/She sold ….His/Her beautiful music makes us….Although they died many years ago, we still….

Let’s learn to write. Summarizing （概括） What is country music? about? Who is Sarah? (used to… But now…） Summarizing （概括） What is Sarah’s dream? Who is Garth Brooks?

Summary Sarah is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family. While she was studying in England, she heard a country music song which made her think of her family and friends. She became a fan of country music. Country music is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. It is about belonging to a group and reminds us of a time when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. Sarah’s dream is to visit Nashville, and she hopes to see Garth Brooks sing live one day.

Music plays a very important part in our daily life Music plays a very important part in our daily life. It belongs to everybody. If you are unhappy, music will make you happy. If you are happy, music will make you happier. Music is the medicine of the breaking heart. ---Leigh Hunt （李亨特，1784-1859.英国诗人） Without music, life is no value. ---Nietzsche(尼采) Love music, enjoy our life.

Homework Level A: 1. Summarize the passage ‘’A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever’’. Level B: 2.Finish Country Music Fact Sheet in Page 63.