The Impact of Country Music on Sarah's Life

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While studying abroad in England, Sarah heard a country music song that changed her perspective on family and home. This experience led her to appreciate American country music and its reflection of traditional values from the southern states. Country music has become a source of comfort and belonging for Sarah, contrasting with modern songs that focus on money and success rather than community ties.

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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section B 2a-2e

UNIT 8 SECTION B Objectives To learn how a country music song changed Sarah s life. To learn some new words: forever, abroad, fan, southern, modern, success, belong, laughter, beauty, record, introduce, line

UNIT 8 SECTION B Have you heard of country music? Yes, I have. / No, I haven t. How much do you know about it?

UNIT 8 SECTION B (Country music) (Country and Western) 20 70

UNIT 8 SECTION B Discuss the questions with a partner. 2a 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?

UNIT 8 SECTION B A: Do you have a favorite singer? B: Yes, my favorite singer is Avril Ramona Lavigne. A: Where does she come from? B: She comes from Canada. And she is a famous pop singer. A: Why do you like listening to her songs? B: Because they make me feel excited.

UNIT 8 SECTION B Read the passage and complete the fact sheet on page 63. 2b Summarizing While reading, make notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary in your own words. This can help you better understand the text.

UNIT 8 SECTION B A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all

UNIT 8 SECTION B of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music

UNIT 8 SECTION B brings us back to the good old days when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. 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 and done some research on it.

UNIT 8 SECTION B 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!

UNIT 8 SECTION B Country Music Fact Sheet the southern states of America Where it is from:________________________ What kind of music it is:__________ A famous country music place in Nashville _________________________________ A famous country music singer:___________ The number of records he has sold: _________________ more than 120 million traditional Country Music Hall of Fame Museum Garth Brooks

UNIT 8 SECTION B 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? She is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family. 2c Where is she from? She is from US. What does she like? She likes American country music.

UNIT 8 SECTION B Second paragraph What is country music? Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. What is country music about? It reminds us that the best things in life are free laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.

UNIT 8 SECTION B Third paragraph What is Sarah s dream? Sarah dreams going to Nashville one day. Who is Garth Brooks? Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He s sold more than 120 million records.

UNIT 8 SECTION B Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words. 2d

UNIT 8 SECTION B Sample writing: Sarah is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family. While she was studying in England, she heard country music song which made her think of her family and friends. She became a fan of country music.

UNIT 8 SECTION B 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.

UNIT 8 SECTION B 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

UNIT 8 SECTION BLanguage points 1. fight over=fight about ... ... fight vi. fight with sb. have a fight with sb=get into a fight with sb 2. abroad adv. go abroad at home and aborad 3. come to do ( know, understand,realize,be.love eg. She come to know the iportance of learning English well.

UNIT 8 SECTION B 4. ever since then ever since since e.g. Ever since then, I have lived here. , 5.belong to ) The pen belongs to my father. ( ) (

UNIT 8 SECTION B 6. bring back to 7. the good old days 8.each other one another Lucy and I have known one another for years. each other one another each other's one another's ... ...

UNIT 8 SECTION B 9. e.g. This book reminds me that I should study hard. reminds sb. that+ 10. live adv. e.g. LangLang is playing live in our city tonight.

UNIT 8 SECTION B 11. He s sold more than 120 million records. million thousand hundred of -s Last year we planted two million trees. Millions of people watched the match on TV. -s

UNIT 8 SECTION B Exercises . 1. I like the house but I don t imagine I ll live there ______ ( ). 2. The _______ ( ) of almost any project depends largely on its manager. 3. This beautiful desk b______ to Lily. 4. They kept looking at _________ ( 5. As we approached the hall we could hear the sound of _________. ( ) laughter forever success elongs each other ) and smiling.

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

UNIT 8 SECTION B II. 1. Actually, I m a big fan of country music. 2. Can you introduce each other in English? 3. If you don t work hard, the success will not belong to you in the end.

UNIT 8 SECTION B 4. We often hear the baby cry in the street. 5. He spent millions of dollars building this school. 6. The country music reminds us the beauty of nature and the countryside.