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Section B (2a-2d)
Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum
学习目标
【知识目标】
Important words:fox,whenever,spring,mostly,safe,simply,fear,whether,Singapore,population
Important phrases:all year round,whether…or,three quarters of,during the daytime,on the one hand… on the other hand,thousands of,Southeast Asia,Western food,Indian food,Night Safari,wake up,be close to
Important sentences:
1.You won't have any problem getting rice,noodles and dumplings.
2.A lot of animals only wake up at night,so this is the best time to watch them.
Do you know these countries
the United Kingdom
Lead in
Mexico
Singapore
thousand num.
一千
thousands of
数以千计的
探究点一 New words
safe adj. 安全的
fear v. & n.害怕;惧怕
Indian adj.
印度人;印度的
Japanese adj.
日本人;日本的
fox n.狐狸
equator n.赤道
spring n.春天
What do you know about Singapore
探究点二 Reading
Made up: main island 63 small islands
Area: 697.1 square kilometres.
Population: 3,437,300
(Chinese 76.2%, Malays 13.8%,
Indians 8.3%, Others 1.7% )
Introduce Singapore briefly
What should you consider if you want to travel
places to visit
weather
best time to go
and stay there
transportation
food
people
history
Discussion
What do you know or want to know about Singapore Discuss it with your group.
2a
Singapore’s geographical position
(地理位置) A small island (1) ________________
Language(s) people speak in Singapore (2) _____________ ____________
Food we can find in Singapore Chinese food, (3) _________________ _____ and Japanese food.
in Southeast Asia
Putonghua and English
Indian food, Western food
Fill in the blanks according to the article.
Name of the night zoo in Singapore (4) ___________
Temperature in Singapore It is (5) _________
_____ all year round.
Night Safari
almost the
same
Read the article. How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore
2b
探究点三 Reading
There are eight reasons for visiting Singapore:
a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday
can speak Putonghua
a good place to practice English
be able to find a lot of food from China
an excellent place to try new food
has a Night Safari
The temperature is almost the same all the year round. (So you can visit it at any time.)
not too far from China
2c
The statements below are false. Use information from the article to correct them.
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 is better to see lions and tigers during the
daytime because they will probably be awake.
4. It is best to visit Singapore in the autumn.
speak both English
very
and Chinese.
at
night
whenever you like.
( ) 1. Singapore is a small country in Southeast Asia, and more than three quarters of the population are Chinese.
( ) 2. For Chinese people, Singapore is a good place to take a holiday and practice English.
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请根据短文内容, 判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
( ) 3. We can find lots of Chinese food in Singapore, but it’s not easy to find dumplings there.
( ) 4. We’d better see lions, tigers and foxes in the zoo at night because they’ll probably be awake.
( ) 5. Singapore is close to the equator, so we can visit it whenever we like — spring, summer, autumn or winter.
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F
A: I’m 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 _______.
A: What about the food Is it good
Fill in the conversation about Singapore using the information from the article.
Have
been
been
Southeast
speak
English
2d
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!
ever
Have
have
watch
hot
year
Suggested answers:
safe place to take a holiday
can speak Putonghua there
good place to practice English as well
different kinds of food
night Safari
temperature the same all year round
Make notes about Singapore. Write down anything that you remember. Do not look at the article.
2e
1. on the one hand… on the other hand
一方面……另一方面……
e.g. On the one hand, she taught English, on the other hand she learned
Chinese. 她一方面教英语, 一方面学习汉语。
探究点四 Language points
2. …more than three quarters of the population are Chinese…
quarter n. 四分之一;一刻钟
three quarters 四分之三
e.g. I’ve got to go in a quarter of an hour.
一刻钟以后我就得走了。
3. May be you fear that you won’t…
fear v. 害怕;担心
e.g. Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be changed. 很多人惧怕变化,因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式被改变。
4. A lot of animals only wake up at
night…
wake v. 醒来;唤醒 (woke woken)
e.g. She went upstairs to wake John.
她上楼去叫醒约翰。
5. It might seem strange to go to…
a) “好像,似乎” , 其后加形容词。
e.g. He seems unhappy today.
他今天好像不高兴。
She seems very sad. 她似乎很伤心。
b) seem + (to be) + n.
e.g. They seem (to be) doctors.
他们好像是医生。
c) seem + (to be) + 介词
e.g. It seems like years since I last saw her.
自从上次遇到她, 好像已过了许多年。
d) seem to do.
e.g. He seems to be happy.
他好像很高兴。
My mother seemed to know that.
我妈妈好像知道那件事。
e) It seems that + 从句
e.g. It seems that he is happy.
= He seems (to be) happy.
他好像很快乐。
在东南亚 _______________
2. 四分之三人口 ________________________
3. 做某事有困难 ______________________
4. 在白天 ________________
5. 睡醒 ________
6. 处于一个自然的环境中
______________________
7. 一年到头,终年 _____________
in southeast Asia
three quarters of population
have problems doing sth.
during the daytime
wake up
in a natural environment
all year round
I. Translate the following phrases.
Exercise
Ⅱ. 根据句意,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. How many ________(fox) can you see in Picture B
2. He ________(fear) that he won’t find Chinese food in the restaurant.
3. Do you know this ________(India) girl can speak Chinese
foxes
fears
Indian
4. My cousin has taught ___________ (Japan) in a university for two years.
5. Every year ___________(thousand) of people come here to watch the special birds.
Japanese
thousands
Ⅲ. 根据句意,选择恰当的短语填空,有的需要变换形式。
take a holiday, all year round, three quarters, wake up, close to
1. This country is ___________ the equator, so it’s always very hot.
2. I like going to Hong Kong to ______________ with my family.
close to
take a holiday
take a holiday, all year round, three quarters, wake up, close to
3. He is used to swimming every day, so he swims in the sea ______________.
4. In our class ______________ of the students are very interested in science fiction.
5. Mom, Alan ______________ but he hasn’t got up.
all year round
three quarters
has woken up
1. To read and understand the passage about Singapore
2. To read for specific information
3. To learn to make notes after reading
4. To learn new words: thousand, safe, simply, fear, whether, Indian, Japanese, fox, whenever, spring, mostly…
Summary
Make notes about Singapore. Write down anything that you remember. Do not look at the article.
Homework