第八单元haveyoureadtreatureislandyet.ppt

Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. How much do you know about it? Have you heard of country music? 乡村音乐(Country music)， 又称“乡村与西部音乐” (Country and Western)，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(John Denver)、肯尼· 罗杰斯(Kenny Rogers)、加思· 布鲁克斯(Garth Brooks)等。 Now let’s enjoy some country music songs: country music forever abroad actually ever since fan southern modern 乡村音乐 adv. 永远 adv. 在国外；到国外 adv. 真实地；事实上 自从 n. 迷；狂热爱好者 adj. 南方的 adj. 现代的；当代的 Words and expressions success belong one another laughter beauty million record introduce line n. 成功 v. 属于；归属 互相 n. 笑；笑声 n. 美；美丽 num. 一百万 n. 唱片；记录 v. 录制；录音 v. 介绍；引见 n. 行；排 To learn how a country music song changed Sarah’s life To learn the new words: forever, abroad, fan, southern, modern, success, belong, laughter, beauty, record, introduce, line… Click it. 2b Country Music Fact Sheet Where it is from: _________________________ What kind of music it is: ____________ __________________________________ __________________________________ _______________________ Read the passage and complete the fact sheet. 2b a traditional kind of music about belonging to a group, people being kind to each other and trusting one another southern states of America A famous country music place in Nashville: __________________________________ A famous country music singer: ____________ The number of records he has sold: _______________________ Country Music Hall of Fame Museum more than 120 million Garth Brooks Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below. 2c Underlined sentences: When Sarah was