Unit 8 Reading

A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever

=all one’s life

Take Me Home ， Country Roads by John DenverAlmost heaven West VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountain Shenandoah RiverLife is old thereOlder than the treesYounger than the mountainsGrowing like a breezeCountry roads take me homeTo the place I belongWest Virginia Mountain MamaTake me home country roadAll my memories Gather round herMiner's Lady Stranger to blue waterDark and dusty Painted on the skyMisty taste of moonshine Tear drops in my eyesCountry roads ， take me homeTo the place I belong

West Virginia Mountain MamaTake me home ， country roadsI hear her voice in the morning hoursShe calls meThe radio reminds me of my home far awayAnd driving down the roadI'll get a feelingThat I should have been homeYesterday , yesterdayCountry roads ,take me homeTo the place I belongWest Virginia Mountain MamaTake me home ,country roadsCountry roads ,take me homeTo the place I belongWest Virginia Mountain MamaTake me home ,country roadsTake me home ,country roadsTake me home ,country roads

country music

Introduction( 介绍 ) of the song

Name : ______________________ Take Me Home Country Road

Singer:________________________A. John Denver B.Michael Jackson

John Denver

From:__________________________A. China B. the US

the US

Kind:__________________________

A. modern life B. the beauty of nature and the countryside

beauty of nature and the countryside

A. rock music B. country musicAbout:_________________________

A. Say You Say Me B.Take Me Home Country Road.

This song was his great success. He sold more than 100 million records.

Title: 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.

Let’s read the title and learn.

=all one’s life

Read quickly to find the main idea.

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

It tells us what country music is and what it’s about.

It tells us what has changed Sarah’s life.It tells us what Sarah’s dream is.

Sarah’s change

Used to__________________________________________.

Now_______________fight over almost

everything with her family.misses her family

A. 与……打架 B 与……争吵Fill in the blanks:Sarah used to ,but now she because of a country music song.

Summary

country music？

Paragraph 1 Underline what Sarah used to be like and now.

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

F

T

T

southern

Country music

“Good old days ”refers to the time _______________.

The best things are ______________.

Many songs these days

F

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 andsome 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?She has already listened to most of his songs.She hopes to see him sing live one day.

Paragraph 3

Who is Garth?

Let’s say something about Garth Brooks and Sarah.

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.

successful

records

foreverabroad

fanbeauty

live

Groupwork

Michael Jackson Karen Carpenter

Rock singerMusician(the US)Record: Thriller (104million)Gave away ( ＄ 300million)

Pop singer(the US)Record:Yesterday Once More(100million)

(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….

Whose fan do you like to be?

Summarizing （概括）

Let’s learn to write.

Who is Sarah? (used to… But now… ）

What is country music?

What is country music

about?

What is Sarah’s dream?

Who is Garth Brooks?

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. 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.

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.