Part II.Teaching procedures

Step 1:Warming-up

Watch a video:Taylor Swift---never grow up

设计意图：通过播放一首现在流行的乡村音乐的视频，作为本节课的课前热身。

Step 2 :Leading-in

T:Do you know the singer?Have you ever heard this song?She is a famous country music singer.(T show the profile of Taylor Swift.)Now,I want to know something about your favorite singer.You can discuss these questions with your partner and then show your answers to us.

①.Who is your favorite singer?

②.What is your favorite song?

③.What do you know about the singer or the song?

Ss:My favorite singer is ...I like the song...best.The song is about .../The singer is ...

T:Most of you like pop music or rock.In this class,we will learn something another kind of music.

设计意图：教师先介绍一名乡村音乐歌手，这位歌手也是因为对乡村音乐的热爱，而成为了乡村音乐歌手，从而引入本节课的话题。

Step 3:Predicting

T:The title of the passage is very helpful.Let's look at the title of this passage,can you guess what the passage is about?

A country music song changed her life forever

What: A country music song

Who:She(A girl)

How:Changed her life forever

T:So this passage is about a girl and country music.This is the girl and her name is Sarah.What is she doing in the picture?(T show the picture of Sarah.)

Ss:She is playing the guitar.

T:That's right.Let's read the passage and learn more information about her.

设计意图：在阅读之前，可以通过对文章的标题和图片猜测，来预知本文的内容。

Step 4:While-reading

I.Skimming

T:Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph. Remember:main ideas are usually the first sentence or the last sentence.