人教版英语八下（初二）Unit 8 Section B 2a—3b Self check (共21张).ppt

Unit 8 Reading country music kinds of music rap rock music pop music 自 学 展 示 Do you have a favorite singer or band? 2. Do you have a favorite song? 3. What facts do you know about the singer, band or song? fan n. 迷；狂热爱好者 football fans laughter n. 笑；笑声 beauty n. 美；美丽 record n. 唱片； 记录 v. 录制；录（音） success n. 成功 million num.一百万 two million 二百万 millions of 数百万的… successful adj. 成功的 successfully adv. 成功地 Title A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever It’s about _____________________. country music and a girl Is country music very important to Sarah? Yes, it changed her life forever. Tip 1: Before reading, We can read the title and look at the pictures carefully to predict what we’ll read next. 精 讲 梳 理 Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Tip 2: We can get the main idea from the first or the last sentence in each paragraph. 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 the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. 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 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--laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. 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