Para 1 What is Sarah's dream?

Para 2 Who is Sarah?

Para 3 What is country music?

设计意图：快速浏览文章，找出文章的段落大意。教师在学生阅读之前，可以讲授阅读技巧，即段落大意一般在第一句或最后一句。

II.Careful reading

1.Read Para 1 and underline the main idea.Use the main idea to answer the questions.

①Who is Sarah?

②Where is she from?

③What does she like?

④How did country music change her life?

After reading,T can make a mind map for Ss to understand better.

Mind-map of Para 1.

a teenager who used to fight over almost everything with her family.

Sarah is from America.

a fan of American country music.

is full of feelings about returning home.

Country music

made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US.

T:Listen to the tape and repeat Para 1.

设计意图：带着问题进行阅读，可以培养学生的阅读能力。教师补充了一个问题，是为了帮助学生更好的理解乡村音乐是如何改变了Sarah的。读完之后，通过Mind-map的方式帮助学生理清文章的思路。

2.Read Para 2 and underline the main idea.Use the main idea to answer the questions.

①What is country music?

②What is country music about?

After Ss answer the question,T show the history of country music.Then,T show the chart and ask Ss to compare country music with songs these days.