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Unit 9
Unit 9
Have you ever been to a museum?
To read and understand the passage about Singapore
To read for specific information
To learn to make notes after reading
To learn new words:
thousand, safe, simply, fear, whether, Indian, Japanese, fox, whenever, spring, mostly…
thousand num. 一千
thousands of
数以千计的; 许许多多的
Indian adj. 印度的
n. 印度人
Japanese adj.日本的; 日本人的; 日语的
n. 日本人; 日语
fox n. 狐狸
equator n. 赤道
spring n. 春天
on the one hand … on the other hand …
一方面……另一方面……
safe adj. 安全的; 无危险的
simply adv. 仅仅; 只; 不过
fear v. & n. 害怕; 惧怕
whether conj. 不管……(还是); 或者……(或者); 是否
all year round 全年
whenever conj. 在任何……时候; 无论何时
mostly adv. 主要地; 通常
location n. 地点; 位置
What should you consider if you want to travel?
places to visit
weather
best time to go
and stay there
transportation
food
people
history
Look at the pictures and guess which country it is.
Discuss with your group members.
1. Have you ever been to Singapore?
2. What do you know or want to know about Singapore?
Merlion 鱼尾狮 (新加坡城市的标志)
Esplanade-Theaters on the Bay
滨海艺术中心
Sentosa Island
圣淘沙岛
Night Safari
夜间野生动物园
Read the article. How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore?
There are eight reasons for visiting Singapore:
1. wonderful and safe place to take a holiday
2. can speak Putonghua
3. good place to practice English
4. able to find a lot of food from China
5. place to try new food 6. the Night Safari
7. temperature is almost the same all year round (so you can visit it at any time) 8. not too far from China
language
Read the article again. Find the key words from each paragraph. Then complete the blanks.
food
文章的大意往往在第一段或最后一段,而每一段的段落大意通常是第一句或最后一句。
zoo
temperature
languages: _________ and __________
food: _________ food and ________ food, such as _______ food, ________ food, or _________ food
zoo: There is a ____________ that you can go __________.
temperature: It’s almost ________________________.
Chinese
English
Chinese
new
India
Western
Japanese
Night Safari
at night
the same all year round
1. Most people in Singapore only speak English.
Most people in Singapore speak English as well as Putonghua.
2. It is not easy to get many different kinds of good food in Singapore.
It is easy to get many different kinds of good food in Singapore.
The statements below are false. Use information from the article to correct them.
You do not read everything in detail, just scan the passage.
Close textbooks before correct the sentences.
3. It’s better to see lions and tigers during the daytime
because they will probably be awake.
It is better to see lions and tigers at night because they will
probably be awake.
4. It’s best to visit Singapore in the autumn.
You can visit Singapore at any time of the year.
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Let’s have a check!
Fill in the conversation about Singapore using the information from the article.
A: I am going to Singapore next week. _______ you ever _______ there before?
B: Yes, I’ve ________ to Singapore many times. It’s my favorite country to visit in __________ Asia.
A: What languages do people _______ there?
B: Mostly Chinese and _________.
Have
been
been
Southeast
speak
English
A: What about the food? Is it good?
B: It’s excellent! _______ you ever tried Indian food? Indian food is really good in Singapore.
A: I see. Have you _______ heard of the Night Safari? Someone told me to go there.
B: Yes! I _______ been to the Night Safari. It was really exciting to ___________ the animals in the dark.
A: And is it always ___________ in Singapore?
B: All ______ round! It’s always summer there!
Have
ever
have
watch / see
sunny / hot
year
Singapore — A Place You Will Never Forget!
It is in _________ ________ and isn’t too far from _______.
Asia
China
*More than three quarters of the ___________ are Chinese, so you can speak Putonghua there.
*It is an ______________ country, so it’s a good place to _________ your English.
population
English-speaking
practice
Languages
Location
*You will find a lot of food from China, such as _______________
__________.
*It’s also an excellent place to ___________, like Indian food, Western food and Japanese food.
try new food
rice, noodles and
Food
Its temperature is ______________ all year round because it’s close to the equator.
almost the same
It has a Night Safari, a _____ that you can visit at night. Many animals only _______ at night, so you can watch animals in a _______________ environment at this zoo.
more natural
zoo
wake up
Climate
Place to
visit
Southeast
dumplings
After reading, write down three or more things you have learned. We always remember things better if we take time to reflect.
Making Notes
What do you know about Singapore?
Singapore
language
food
weather
zoo
population
location
Location: Where is Singapore?
in Southeast Asia
Language
Chinese and English.
A lot of food from China, such as rice, noodles and dumplings.
Indian food, Western food and Japanese food.
Food
Population
More than three quarters of the population are Chinese.
Zoo
Singapore has a special zoo called the “Night Safari”. A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them.
The temperature is almost the same all year round.
Weather
一方面,另一方面
2. 在做某事上有困难
3. 做某事似乎……
4. 醒来
5. 无论何时
6. 全年
on the one hand, on the other hand
have problems in doing…
It might seem … to do sth.
wake up
whenever
all year round
Ⅰ. 从方框中选择合适的单词填空,使每个句子在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。
1. It’s dangerous to play here. You should go to a _______ place.
2. The girl _______ to speak in front of the class. She is too shy.
3. Many flowers come out in _______. They make the city beautiful.
simple, Japan, safe, fox, whenever, spring, fear, most
safe
fears
spring
4. You can enjoy all the water sports or _______ lie on the beach.
5. She’s studying modern __________ language and culture.
6. We can see many kinds of animals in the zoo, such as monkeys, pandas, _______ and so on.
7. After leaving school, she spent a year traveling, _______ in Africa and Asia.
8. __________ he sees me, he asks me lots of strange questions.
simple, Japan, safe, fox, whenever, spring, fear, most
simply
Japanese
foxes
mostly
Whenever
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思,完成英语句子,每空一词。
1. 在植树节那天,成千上万的学生去植树。
On Tree Planting Day, __________ _______ _________ went to plant trees.
2. 一方面,冰激凌很好吃,但另一方面,它使人发胖。
_______ _______ _______ _______, ice-cream is delicious, but _______ _______ _______ _______, it is fattening.
3. 博物馆全年开放。
The museum is open _______ _______ _______.
thousands of students
On the one hand
on the other hand
all year round /
the whole year
4. 地球上三分之一的土地是沙漠。
_______ _______ of the land on the earth _______ desert.
5. 不管她这次是赢是输,这都是她的最后一次机会。
_________ _______ _______ _______ _______ this time, this is her last chance.
A / One third is
Whether she wins or loses
Make notes about Singapore. Write down anything you remember. Do not look at the article.
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