1、Unit 8 Section B-2 Class Type Reading and writingObjectives To personalize Ss the target language and prepare Ss for the subsequent reading activity.To prepare Ss to write using the target language.Key structure1. When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family.2.
2、 Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.3. when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.4. It reminds us that the best things in life are freeDifficulties How to write using the target language.Vocabularyforever, abroad, actually, modern, success, belong, laught
3、er, beauty, record, introduce, lineused to, ever since, belong to, each other, one anotherPeriods 1ProcedureLead-in Enjoy a piece of country music.Step 1 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
4、favorite singer, band or song?Step 2 Show some pictures about some singers and make conversations.Step 3 Read the passage and complete the fact sheet.Step 4 Introduce Garth Brooks briefly.Step 5 Enjoy a video about Garth Brooks.Step 6 Read the passage again and underline the main ideas. Then use the
5、 underlined text to write short answers to the questions below.Step 7 Read each paragraph and answer the questions.Step 8 WritingUse the notes you made in 2c to write a short summary of the passage. Write no more than 100 words.Step 9 Introduce some knowledge of country music briefly.Step 10 Think o
6、f a singer or writer you know well. Make a list of facts about him/her. Step 11 Brainstorm.Introduce the definition of “prefixes and suffixes”.Step 12 Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use.Step 13 Do self check.Step 14 Learn some new words.Step 15 Language points: explain the key words and phrases in section B-2.Step 16 More exercises about the language points.
