1、Section B 1a2b,Unit 8Have you read Treasure Island yet?,八年級(jí)英語下 新目標(biāo) 人,Who is your favorite singer or musician? Why do you like him or her?,Which band do you like?,Whats the general idea of the conversation? . A.Alex and Dave are talking about The Toms and their music. B.Alex likes The Toms but Dave d

2、oesnt. C.Dave likes The Toms but Alex doesnt.,Listen for the general idea of 1b.,A,Listen to a conversation between Alex and Dave. Write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion.,_ The Toms must be popular. _ The Toms play pop music. _ The Toms music sounds more like rock. _ Listening to The To

3、ms is a good way to wake up.,D,D,A,D,Listen again and take notes.,The Toms,United States,Five,Pop , but sounds more like rock,Its loud and full of energy and makes him excited.,Itll wake him up and make him happy for the rest of the day!,Ask your friends and parents what kind of music they listen to

4、 and why. How does the music make them feel?,教材解讀 The Toms must be popular. must意為“一定”,在這里表示有把握的推測(cè),只用在肯定句中,否定句中表推測(cè)用cant代替。cant表示很有把握的否定猜測(cè),意為“不可能”。 He got up at seven thirty.He must be late for school today.他七點(diǎn)半起的。今天他上學(xué)一定會(huì)遲到。 Its Sunday today.Mr.Li cant be in the office.今天是星期天。李老師不可能在辦公室。 【拓展】may表示不太

5、確定的(可能性小)猜測(cè),意為“也許,可能”,多用于肯定句或否定陳述句中,may后應(yīng)接動(dòng)詞原形,無動(dòng)詞時(shí)應(yīng)加be動(dòng)詞。 Today is sunny.It may be sunny tomorrow,too.今天是晴天。明天可能也是晴天。,Discuss the questions with a partner.,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?,T

6、he article is talking about . A.Sarah B.a country music song which changed Sarahs life forever C.country music,Read the article fast and find the general idea of 2b.,B,Read the passage again and try to match each paragraph with its main idea. The first paragraph The second paragraph The third paragr

7、aph,A.Sarahs dream to go to Nashville,B.What changed Sarahs life,C.An introduction to country music,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: _,Country Music Fact Sheet,Tennessee,tradit

8、ional,the southern states of America,Garth Brooks,more than 120 million,Read the passage and complete the fact sheet.,Write“T” or “F”for each sentence. 1.Sarah used to fight over almost everything with her family. 2.Sarah heard a song full of feelings about returning home in China. 3.Country is a tr

9、aditional kind of music from the southern states of America. 4.Sarah has been to Nashville. 5.Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history.,T,F,T,F,T,教材解讀 1.Ever since then,she has been a fan of American country music. ever since/ever since then意為“從那時(shí)起一直到現(xiàn)在”。是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的標(biāo)志。 I have ne

10、ver been there ever since then.自那以后我再也沒去過那兒。 How long has he had a fever? 他發(fā)燒有多久了? Ever since this morning. 從今天早上開始直到現(xiàn)在。,【辨析】since,for since,for兩者都可用于完成時(shí)的句子里,for后面的賓語是一段時(shí)間,而since跟過去某一時(shí)間點(diǎn)或表示過去的句子。 I have been teaching for twenty years in this school.我已在這所學(xué)校任教20年了。 Ive been skating since I was six yea

11、rs old.從6歲起我就開始溜冰了。 Hes lived here since he was born. 他出生以來就一直住在這里。,2.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. such as在口語中相當(dāng)于介詞 like,意為“諸如,像,例如”,such as后面不可用逗號(hào),后接動(dòng)詞時(shí)用動(dòng)名詞形式。 She likes drinks,such as tea

12、and coffee. 她喜歡飲料,例如茶和咖啡。 I have lots of interests,such as singing, dancing,drawing and so on.我有許多業(yè)余愛好,例如唱歌、跳舞、畫畫等等。,belong v.屬于,歸屬,通常與介詞 to 連用。belong to意為“屬于,是成員”,表示屬于某人、為某人之物,表示持續(xù)的過程,不可用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)?！癰elong to+sb.”相當(dāng)于be sb.s 。 The house belongs to my grandfather.這房子是我祖父的。 What party do you belong to? 你是屬

13、于哪個(gè)黨派的?,3.However,country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. kind作形容詞意為“仁慈的,和藹的,好的,友好的”,be kind to sb.表示“對(duì)某人友好、親切”,相當(dāng)于be friendly to sb.。 She is very kind to us.她對(duì)我們很友好。 My uncle is a kind person.Hes very kind to others.我的叔叔是個(gè)善良的人

14、。他對(duì)別人很友好。,each other意思是“彼此”。 We should care for each other and help each other.我們應(yīng)當(dāng)互相關(guān)心、互相幫助。 one another相當(dāng)于each other。 We all try to help one another. 我們都盡力互相幫助。 【拓展】表示兩者事物中的“一個(gè),另一個(gè)”用onethe other。one after another表示“一個(gè)接一個(gè)地”。 One took a taxi,and the other walked home.一個(gè)人打車回家,另一個(gè)人則步行回家。 The students

15、came one after another. 同學(xué)們一個(gè)接一個(gè)地來到了。,4.Sarah hasnt been to Nashville yet. have/has been to 表示“曾經(jīng)去過或到過某地”,去的人已回來, 否定形式在have/has后加not。 They have been to Beijing many times.他們?nèi)ミ^北京許多次。,【拓展】(1) have/has gone to 去某地了,指人已經(jīng)走了(至少目前不在說話的地點(diǎn),在去的途中或已經(jīng)到目的地)。 Kate isnt at home.She has gone to school.凱特不在家。她上學(xué)去了。(

16、在路上或已經(jīng)在學(xué)校了) (2) have/has been in/at表示“已在某地或已經(jīng)在某地待了多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間”,當(dāng)后面接副詞here/there/home等時(shí),介詞in/at要省略。 She went to Beijing three years ago.She has been there for three years.她三年前去了北京。她在北京已經(jīng)待了三年了。,5.Hes sold more than 120 million records. hundred百,thousand千,million百萬,這幾個(gè)詞前面有具體的數(shù)詞(one, two)時(shí),不能在它們的后面加s和of?！癶undr

17、eds of/thousands of/millions of”表示“數(shù)百的/數(shù)千的/數(shù)百萬的”,這幾個(gè)帶of的短語前不能加具體數(shù)字,可以加some,several等。 five hundred people五百人 eight million dollars八百萬美元 millions of trees幾百萬棵樹 thousands of tourists成千上萬名游客,6.I hope to see him sing live one day! hope to do sth.表示“希望做某事”。 She hopes to have a chance to visit the USA.她希望有

18、個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)到美國(guó)參觀。 We hope to see you again soon. 希望不久能再次見到你。 【拓展】hope一般是指有把握實(shí)現(xiàn)的“愿望,希望”,hope后不可接復(fù)合賓語,即“賓語+不定式”,hope不可接雙賓語,作簡(jiǎn)略回答時(shí),hope后可接替代詞so或not。 I hope I will pass the exam. 我希望我能通過考試。 Will it rain tomorrow? 明天會(huì)下雨嗎? I hope so.我希望如此。,one day有一天,通常用于過去時(shí)或?qū)頃r(shí)的句子中,表示“(過去的)某一天,有一天,(將來的)總有一天”。 Youll come to see t

19、he importance of English one day.總有一天你會(huì)明白英語的重要性。,7.The number of records he has sold the number of表示“的數(shù)量”,后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù),謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。 The number of the students in this class is fifty-five.這個(gè)班的學(xué)生人數(shù)是55人。,【拓展】a number of意為“很多的,一些”,后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù),謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。a small number of少數(shù),后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù),謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù); a large number of 意為“很多的,大

20、量的”,后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù),謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。 I have a number of things to do today. 今天我有許多事要做。 If a small number of students have problems, they can ask teachers for help.如果一小部分學(xué)生有問題,他們可以向老師尋求幫助。 There are a large number of people in the hall.大廳里有許多人。,Sarah fight over almost everything her parents.Later she a song when sh

21、e studied .The song her life forever.The song is a country music singer Garth Brooks,one of the musicians in American history. Sarah the singer yet,but she has listened to many of his songs.She to see him one day.,Fill in the blanks according to the article.,used to, hear, call, with, from, abroad, change, not see, hope, success,used to,with,heard,abroad,changed,from,called,most successful,hasnt seen,hopes,1.I