1、Unit 8,Section BPeriod 2 (2a-Self Check),2a,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?,Read the passage and complete the fact sheet.,2b,Country Music Fact Sheet Wh
2、ere 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: _,2c,Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the underlined text to write short answers to the questions below.,First p
3、aragraph Who is Sarah? Where is she from? What does she like?,Second paragraph Who is country music? What is country music about?,Third paragraph What is Sarahs dream? Who is Garth Brooks?,2d,Use the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.,2e,Close
4、 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.,3a,Think of a singer or writer you know well. Make a list of facts about him/her. Think of the following:,Who is the singer/writer? When
5、 did the singer/writer first become famous? How and why did he/she first become famous? What famous songs/books has he/she recorded/written? When?,How many CDs/books has he/she sold? How did you find out about him/her? Is he/she still popular today? Have you introduced this singer/writer to others?
6、How do you feel about his/her music/books? Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself?,3b,Complete the summary of the play.,the first line in the song/book the book/song was written/recorded by enjoyed success in successful song/CD/book I listen to this song/read this book when The song/book m
7、akes me feel,Self Check,1,Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box.,1. What do you think _ this dress? Do you think it looks good on me? 2. The little boy was so hungry that he didnt put his spoon _ at all. He just kept on eating.,down of about back up,down of about back up,3. She grew _
8、 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.,2,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.,1. I _ (join) the book club last month and
9、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) any time to read it yet.,3,Make a list of the things you have done and the ones you havent done yet this week. Then ask two other students.,
