Who is your favorite singer or musician? Why do you like him or her?

He likes pop. He doesn’t care for rock music. n. 流行音乐 n. 摇滚乐

band n. 乐队 e.g. Which band do you like? 你喜欢哪个乐队？

____ The Toms must be popular. ____ The Toms play pop music. ____ The Toms’ music sounds more like rock. ____ Listening 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 The United States Five Listen again and take notes. 1c

kind of music Why Alex and Dave like to listen to this band Alex: Dave: Pop music Because it’s loud and full of energy. He feels excited when he listens to their music. 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 of 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 laughter n. 笑；笑声 football fans

beauty n. 美；美丽 record n. 唱片；记录 v. 录制；录（音） The machine is recording now. (v.) 那个机器正在录音。

1. forever adv. 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。 2. abroad adv. 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？

3. actually adv. 真实地，事实上 — in fact e.g. Actually, that’s not quite right. 实际上，那不完全对。 4. southern adj. 南方的 e.g. She lives in southern Italy. 她住在意大利南部。 5. modern adj. 现代的，当代的 e.g. What do you think of modern art? 你对现代艺术怎么看？

6. success n. 成功 — a great success; successful; successfully e.g. He had finally achieved success. 他终于获得了成功。 7. belong v. 属于，归属 — belong to ( 介 词） + 人 e.g. The British and Dutch belong to the same race. 英国人和荷兰人是同一种族。

8. million num. 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 120 万增加到了 180 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, write 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 A traditional kind of music about belonging to a group,people being kind to each other and trusted one another Read the passage and complete the fact sheet. 2b

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 Garth Brooks more than 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? 2c She is a fan of country music./She is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family.

Where is she from? She is from the US/America. What does she like? She likes country music.

Second paragraph What is country music? It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. What is country music about? It’s about belonging to a group and reminds us of a time when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.

Third paragraph What is Sarah’s dream? To go to/visit Nashville one day. Who is Garth Brooks? Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history./He is a famous country singer who has sold more than 120 million records.

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。

When I was young I’d listen to the radio Waiting for my favorite songs When they played I’d sing along It made me smile. Those were such happy times And not so long ago How I wondered where they’d gone But they’re back again Just like a long lost friend All the songs I loved so well. Yesterday Once More The Carpenters Click it.

Every Sha-la-la-la Every Wo-o-wo-o Still shines Every shing-a-ling-a-ling That they’re starting to sing. So fine. When they get to the part Where he’s breaking her heart It can really make me cry Just like before It’s yesterday once more.

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box. 1. What do you think _____ this dress? Do you think it looks on me? 2. The little boy was so hungry that he didn’t put his spoon _____ at all. He just kept on eating. down, of, about, back, up of down

3. She grew ____ in a small town, although she lives in a big city now. 4. For homework, our teacher told us to write _____ our summer vacation. 5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _____ to our school. about back up

joined have read started have learned II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. 1. I _______ (join) the book club last month and I _________ (read) five books already. 2. I only _______ (start) taking French classes last week and I ___________ (learn) 50 French words already.

3. Tony ________ (buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he ____________ (listen) to it yet. 4. They ___________ (listen) to many songs by The Beatles, but they cannot _____ (sing) any of them. 5. She ____ (see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she _________ (have) anytime to read it yet. have listened sing saw hasn’t had bought hasn’t listened

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 states of America. Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success.

Sarah’s 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 can 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 争吵 回家 在收音机上 使某人做某事 考虑 逐渐认识到 自从 …… 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 例如 属于 对某人友好 互相信任 使某人想起 去过 研究 希望做某事

have been to 与 have gone to e.g. (1) I have been to Beijing. (2) Where is he? He has gone to Beijing. _____________ 曾经去过某地，现在不在 那里，已经回来了。 _____________ 去了某地，还没回来或在 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

6. Can I ________ ( 介绍 ) my wife? 7. He was completely attracted by her _______ ( 美丽 ). 8. M ______ technology has opened our eyes to many things. 9. I had always been attracted by the idea of working ______ ( 在国外 ). 10. What did she ________ ( 事实上 ) say? introduce beauty odern abroad actually

6. Can I ________ ( 介绍 ) my wife? 7. He was completely attracted by her _______ ( 美丽 ). 8. M ______ technology has opened our eyes to many things. 9. I had always been attracted by the idea of working ______ ( 在国外 ). 10. What did she ________ ( 事实上 ) say? introduce beauty odern abroad actually

1. She’s _____ (live) here ever since she was ten. 2. Both of them ___________ (be) in Hong Kong for ten days. 3. Both of them ________ (come) to Hong Kong ten days ago. 4. Half an hour _____________ (pass) since the train __________ (leave). 5. Mary________ (lose) her pen. ________ you _______(see) it here and there? 二、用适当的时态填空： lived have been went has passed left has lost Have seen

1. Learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2. Write an article about your favorite singer.