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Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum?
Section B 2a-2e
Location: Where is Singapore?
Location: in Southeast Asia
It’s on the south of Malaysia
More than three quarters (四分之三)of the population in Singapore are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua.
It is an English-speaking country. So you can also practice English.
You can find a lot of food from China. So you won’t have any problems finding rice, noodles or dumplings
Chinese food
It is called “Night Safari”----a kind
of zoo opens when it is dark.
The temperature there is almost the same all year round ,and you can go there whenever you like.
Fast reading
Read the text as fast as you can and match the main idea of each paragraph:
Para1:
Para2:
Para3:
Para4:
The places of interest in Singapore.
The temperature in Singapore.
Singapore’s location, population and language.
Food we can find in Singapore.
The statements below are false(错的). Use information from the article to correct(订正) them.
2c
1. Most people in Singapore only speak English.
2. It is not easy to get many different kinds of good food in Singapore.
3. It’s better to see lions and tigers during the daytime because they will probably be awake.
4. It’s best to visit Singapore in the autumn.
both English and Chinese
very
at night
whenever you like
Phrases
1.成千上万
2.在东南亚
3.度假
4.一方面
另一方面
5.四分之三的人口
6.说英语的国家
7.做某事有困难
8.不管…还是
thousands of…
in southeast Asia
take a holiday to…
On one hand
On the other hand
three quarters of population
English-speaking country
have problems/trouble/difficulty doing sth…
whether…or(not)…
Phrases
1....看起来很奇怪
2.在白天
3.睡着 (进入睡眠)
4.醒来
5.一整年,一年到头
6.离……近
7.离……远
…seem strange (to do…)
during the daytime
be asleep (fall asleep) (be awake)
wake up
all year round = the whole year
be close to…
be far from…
Translate the sentences:
1. 你去过新加坡么?
2. 一方面,超过四分之三的人口是华人。
3. 另一方面,新加坡是说英语的国家。
Have you ever been to Singapore ?
On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese