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 California 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. 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 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 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 from the US. She likes country music.

Second paragraph What is country music? What is country music about? It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of American. Many songs are about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money, success, it reminds us that the best things in life are free—laughter friends, family, the beauty of nature and so on.

Third paragraph What is Sarah’s 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。 e.g. She used to sing this song, but now she doesn’t. 她过去经常唱这首歌，但是现在 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 完成时连用，要求动词必须是延续 性动词。 e.g. Ever since then, I have lived here. 从那时以来我就住在这儿。

3. It reminds us that the best thing in life is free…. reminds sb. that+ 从句 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。

4. Sarah hasn’t 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 e.g. It is my dream to go to America. 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 “ 看见某人做某事 ” 。 类似的感官动词还有： watch, feel, hear, listen to, smell 等用于主动语态时， 后面可以接名词（或代词） + 不带 to 的不定式（或 v-ing 形式）。

see sb. do sth. 意为 “ 看到某人做了某 事 ” ，强调看到动作的全过程。而 see sb. doing sth. 意为 “ 看到某人正在做某事 ” ， 强调看到的动作正在进行。例如： Mary saw him clean the classroom. 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。

2) live adv. 意为 “ 在现场直播；在现场表 演 ” e.g. LangLang is playing live in our city tonight. 朗朗今晚在我们城市举办现场演 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 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

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