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1、Unit8HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet?SectionB2a-2e八年级(下)ObjectivesTolearnhowacountrymusicsongchangedSarah’slife.Tolearnsomenewwords:forever,abroad,fan,southern,modern,success,belong,laughter,beauty,record,introduce,line…Yes,Ihave./No,Ihaven’t.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?Haveyouheardofcountrymusic
2、?乡村音乐(Countrymusic)，又称“乡村与西部音乐”(CountryandWestern)，是当代音乐的一种风格形式。其根源可追溯至上世纪20年代，起源于美国南部与阿帕拉契山区，人们公认田纳西州纳什维尔地区是乡村音乐的故乡，并建有专门的乡村音乐博物馆。此音乐风格于70年代在世界各地得以快速普及，受到广大青年的欢迎，并由“乡村音乐”逐步取代了“乡村与西部音乐”的称法。乡村音乐的曲调，一般都很流畅、动听，曲式结构也比较简单，多为歌谣体、二部曲式或三部曲式。美国著名的乡村歌手包括约翰·丹佛(JohnDenver)、肯尼·罗杰斯(KennyRogers)、加思·布鲁克斯(
3、GarthBrooks)等。Nowlet’senjoyaclassiccountrymusicsong.2aDiscussthequestionswithapartner.1.Doyouhaveafavoritesingerorband?2.Doyouhaveafavoritesong?3.Whatfactsdoyouknowaboutyourfavoritesinger,bandorsong?A:Doyouhaveafavoritesinger?B:Yes,myfavoritesingerisAvrilRamonaLavigne.A:Wheredoesshecomefro
4、m?B:ShecomesfromCanada.Andsheisafamouspopsinger.A:Whydoyoulikelisteningtohersongs?B:Becausetheymakemefeelexcited.PairWork2bReadthepassageandcompletethefactsheetonpage63.SummarizingWhilereading,makenotesorunderlinethemainideasinthetext.Afterreading,writeashortsummaryinyourownwords.Thiscanhe
5、lpyoubetterunderstandthetext.WhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.Butfiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsaboutreturninghomeontheradio.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.ShecametorealizehowmuchsheACount
6、ryMusicSongChangedHerLifeForeveractuallymissedallofthem.Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.ManysongsthesedaysarejustaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyand
7、success,butnotaboutbelongingtoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree—laughter,friends,family,andthebeautyofnatureandthecountryside.Sarahhasn’tbeentoNa
