1、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 like? 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. _ Listenin
2、g to The Toms is a good way to wake up. D D D A Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion. 1b Band name Country Number of people in the band The Toms California Five Listen again and take notes. 1c kind of music Why Alex and Dave like to list
3、en to this band Alex: Dave: Pop music Because 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? 2. Why do you listen to it? 3. How does it make you feel? Ask your friends and parents what kind o
4、f music they listen to and why. How does the music make them feel? 1d What kind of music? Why do they listen to it? How does it make them feel? Friend 1 Friend 2 Parents fan n. 迷；狂热爱好者迷；狂热爱好者 laughter n. 笑；笑声笑；笑声 football fans beauty 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
5、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 abroad e.g. Are you going abroad for 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 fact e
6、.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. success n. 成功成功 a great success; successful; successfully e.g. He had fin
7、ally 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 of e.g. The population 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
8、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. 2a Garth Brooks 1. Read the passage and make notes or underline the main idea of the text. 2. After reading, w
9、rite a short summary in your own words. Country Music Fact Sheet Where it is from: _ _ What kind of music it is: _ the southern states of America country music Read the passage and complete the fact sheet. 2b A famous country music place in Nashville: _ A famous country music singer: _ The number of
10、 records he has sold: _ Tennessee Garth Brooks 120 million Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. First paragraph Who is Sarah? Where is she from? What does she like? 2c She is a fan of country music. She is fr
11、om 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
12、nature and so on. Third paragraph What 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 过去常常，后跟动词原形。过去常常，后跟动词原形。 e.g. She u
13、sed 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. 从那时以来我就住在这儿。从那时以来我就住在这儿。 3. It remind
14、s us that the best thing in life is free. reminds sb. that+从句从句 使某人想起某事使某人想起某事 e.g. This book reminds me that I should study hard. 这本书提醒我应该努力学习。这本书提醒我应该努力学习。 4. Sarah hasnt been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. It is her dream to + do sth. 做某事是某人的梦想做某事是某人的梦想 e.g. It is my d
15、ream to go to America. 去美国是我的梦想。去美国是我的梦想。 5. I hope to see him sing live one day! 1) see sb. do sth. 表示“表示“看见某人做某看见某人做某 事事”。类似的感官动词还有：”。类似的感官动词还有：watch, feel, hear, listen to, smell 等用于主动语等用于主动语 态时，后面可以接名词（或代词）态时，后面可以接名词（或代词）+ 不带不带to 的不定式（或的不定式（或v-ing形式）。形式）。 see sb. do sth. 意为“意为“看到某人做了某看到某人做了某 事事”
16、，强调看到”，强调看到动作的全过程动作的全过程。而。而see sb. doing sth.意为“意为“看到某人正在做某事看到某人正在做某事”，”， 强调看到的强调看到的动作正在进行动作正在进行。例如：。例如： 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。 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。 2) live adv. 意为“在现场直播；在现场表意为“在现场直播；在现场表 演”演” e.g. LangLang is playing live i
17、n our city tonight. 朗朗今晚在我们城市举办现场演朗朗今晚在我们城市举办现场演 奏。奏。 Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words. 2d Sarah is an American girl. She likes country music. She is a fan of country music. Country music is a traditional music from the southern state
18、s of America. Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success. Sarahs dream is to go to Nashville because Garth Brooks is there. She likes to listen to his songs. Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. Close your book. What facts ca
19、n you remember about country music? Tell a partner. What other facts would you like to know about country music? Make a list of questions. 2e used to fight over return home on the radio make sb. do sth. think about come to realize ever since 过去常常过去常常 争吵争吵 回家回家 在收音机上在收音机上 使某人做某事使某人做某事 考虑考虑 逐渐认识到逐渐认识到
20、 自从自从以来以来 the home of such as belong to be kind to sb. trust one another remind sb. that have been to do research on hope to do sth. 的家的家 例如例如 属于属于 对某人友好对某人友好 互相信任互相信任 使某人想起使某人想起 去过去过 研究研究 希望做某事希望做某事 have been to 与与 have gone to e.g. (1) I have been to Beijing. (2) Where is he? He has gone to Beijin
21、g. _曾经去过某地，现在不曾经去过某地，现在不 在那里，已经回来了。在那里，已经回来了。 _去了某地，还没回来或在去了某地，还没回来或在 路上，可能还在那里。路上，可能还在那里。 have been to have gone to 1.Where is John? He _ the science lab. A. has gone to B. has been to C. went to 2.Where is my sister, mum? She _ to the library. She will be back soon. A. has been B. is going C. has gone D. will go A C 3.May I speak to Lin Tao? Sorry, he is not in. He _ to Changsha. A. has been B. has gone C. went B 1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Write an article about your favorite singer.
