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八下unit8 reading 七十二中学 靳璐 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. Garth Brooks Garth Brooks: 加斯·布鲁克斯(Garth Brooks 1962年2月7日-)是二十世纪九十年代以来最重要的乡村歌手，RIAA认证为美国最畅销的艺人之一，仅次于披头士和猫王，位列第三位。截止2013年底共发行19张专辑，其中9张为冠军专辑，6张获钻石唱片认证(与披头士并列第一)，全美唱片销量近7000万张，全球销量过2亿张，2012年选入乡村音乐名人堂。 Do you know what country music is? Country music: 是一种具有美国民族特色的流行音乐，于20世纪20年代兴起于美国南部，其根源来自英国民谣，是美国白人民族音乐代表。乡村音乐的特点是曲调简单，节奏平稳，带有叙事性，具有较浓的乡土气息，亲切热情而不失流行元素。多为歌谣体、二部曲式或三部曲式。 Country Music Fact Sheet Where it is from: ___________________ __________ What kind of music it is: _____________ the southern states of America country music A famous country music place in Nashville: _______________ A famous country music singer: ____________ The number of records he has sold: _____________ Tennessee Garth Brooks 120 million The main idea of para 1 : The main idea of para 2: The main idea of para 3: First paragraph Who is Sarah? Where is she from? What does she like? She is a fan of country music. She is from the US. She likes country music. Second paragraph What 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 so on. Third paragraph What is Sarah’s dream? To go Nashville one day. Who is Garth Brooks? Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. Fill in the blanks according to the article. used to, hear, call, with, from, abroad, change, not see, hope, success Sarah ______ fight over almost everything ____ her parents. Later she _____ a song when she studied ______. The song _______ her life forever. The song is ____ a country mus