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Pre- enjoying

LA ____________ CA _____________ WV______________NY ____________ HI _____________ FL ______________

Please point out which states the abbreviations stand for respectively.

With the help of the following descriptions, canyou guess which state the song is sung about?

a) it has many mines （煤） b) another name of the state is Mountain

State

c) the motto （口号，箴言） of the state is Mountaineers Always Free

d) it used to be a part of Virginia

Enjoying the song

The song will be played for the first time. Enjoy it and think about the following question.

2. Listen to the song again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1) The song is about West Virginia that is like a heaven. 2) The song tells us that something terrible happened in the singer’s home. 3) The song shows the singer’s love and care for his home. 4) The song is mainly about the pollution in West Virginia.

1. What do you think is the mood （心情） of the singer? a) Very sad. b) Cheerful. c) Blue. d) Homesick( 想家的，思乡的 ).

1. From the first part we know the singer’s hometown is _____. a) West Virginia b) Blue Ridge Mountain c) Shenandoah River

2. “Almost heaven, West Virginia…”means _____. a) West Virginia is more beautiful than heaven b) West Virginia is almost as beautiful as heaven c) West Virginia is less beautiful than heaven

3. What is younger than the mountain? a) Life. b) The tree. c) The river.

A

1. Match the beginning of each line with its correct ending. All my mem’ries, gather ‘round her. Miner’s lady, painted on the sky. Dark and dusty, teardrop in my eyes. Misty taste of moonshine, stranger to blue water.

2. According to this part, which statement below is NOT true _____. a) The singer grew up in his hometown. b) In his hometown the singer has many memories, either happy or blue. c) The singer’s hometown is not as beautiful as before. d) Though his hometown is polluted, he loves it as before. e) When the singer thinks of the miner’s lady he can’t help crying.

B Listen to the second part of the song

1. According to what you hear, complete the following lyrics with the help of the Chinese. I hear her voice, In the morning hours she ______________( 向我呼唤 ) The radio ________________________( 使我想起远方的家园 ). And drivin’ down the road I get a feeling That I ___________________ , yesterday( 昨天就应该把家还 )2. What does “she” refer to? (line2) a) Miner’s lady b) Mountain Momma c) Home d) The radio

3. “The radio reminds me of my home” means _____. a) The radio tells me not to forget to go home b) The radio makes me think of my home. c) The radio is unforgettable.

C Listen to the last part of the song

Let’s sing

Pay attention to the pronunciation skills such as liaison( ) and incomplete plosion( ↓ ).

Almost heaven, West Virginia.

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky.

Blowing like a breeze.

Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eyes.

I hear her voice in the morning hours she calls me.

And driving down the road I get the feeling that I

should have been home yesterday.