(共22张PPT)
Section B(2a-2e)
UNIT 9
Have you ever been to a museum
Where have I been
If you are lucky, you can see some movie stars there.
It's a place that makes lots of movies.
a famous university
Where have I been
Kulangsu
(鼓浪屿)
Where have I been
landmark:
Oriental pearl
(东方明珠)
What should I think about before going to Singapore
Singapore
places of interest transport
food location
money language
weather
Before reading:
Look at the title and picture, predict what we’ll read about.
What’s the main idea of the article
A. Food in Singapore
B. The history of Singapore
C. Singapore—a wonderful place to
take a vacation for Chinese.
D. Some famous places of interest
in Singapore.
Scan
Scan the passage and find how many parts it has.
浏览
Singapore
Para.1:
Para.2:
Para.3:
Para.4:
Find the key words in each paragraph (自然段).
关键词
location & population & language
food
zoo
temperature
1. Each group read one of passages,and try to find out the information of this passage according to the questions.
2. change the group member to get information about the rest of passages from others.
3. Share the information of the article.
careful-reading
jigsaw reading
1. Where is Singapore
2. What language do people speak in Singapore
Paragraph 1
It’s an island in Southeast Asia.
Chinese and English.
3. Why can we speak Chinese in Singapore
4. Can we speak English there Why
Because more than three quarters of the population are Chinese.
Yes. Because Singapore is an English-speaking country.
Can we find any Chinese food there
2. What kind of Chinese food can we find
Paragraph 2
Yes, we can.
Rice, noodles and dumplings.
3. Can we try any kind of new food there
4. What kinds of new food can we find
Yes, we can.
Indian food, western food and Japanese
food.
While you read
【议】
Paragraph 3
While you read
1. Singapore has a special zoo called __________________.
2. A lot of animals ________ at night, so this is_____________ to watch them.
3. At the zoo, you can watch lions, tigers, and foxes in a ____________than a normal zoo.
the “Night Safari”
wake up
more natural environment
the best time
【议】
1. What is the weather like in Singapore
Why
Because it is so close to the equator.
2. When can we go to Singapore
Paragraph 4
The temperature is almost the same all year round.
Whenever (at any time of year/ in any season)
3.Is it far from China to Singapore
No, it is not too far from China.
While you read
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
Have you ever been to Singapore This small island is in _____________. It is a wonderful place to___________ for tourists from China.___________, you can simply speak Putonghua. _______________, Sigapore is an________________country. So it’s also a good place to_____________.
Southeast Asia
take a holiday
On the one hand
On the other hand
English-speaking
Practice your English
Please fill in the blanks.( 短文填空)
Singapore
location &
language
the weather
the Night Safari
the food
the population
How to describe a country
Homework:
hometown
places to visit
location &
size
history
the food
population
weather
Write sth about your hometown or a place you like.
seem的用法
“好像、似乎” , 其后加形容词。
He seems unhappy today.
他今天好像不高兴。
She seems sad.
她似乎很伤心。
Explanation
1) seem +(to be) +n.
They seem (to be) doctors.
他们好像是医生。
2) seem +(to be) +介词
It seems like years since I last saw
Mr. Green.
从上次遇到格林先生, 好像与过了许多年。
3) seem to do something.
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。
4) It seems that + 从句
It seems that he is happy.
= He seems (to be) happy.
他好像很快乐。
Description of a place
history
food
temperature
places to visit
population
location
1). be located in … 2). lies in …
1) …has a history (of … years)
2) …with a long history (of … years)
1). has a population of …
2) …is a … with a population of …
Have you ever tried…
At/In…, you can…
warm, dry, humid[ hju:m d, hot, cold, sunny, stormy, cool , rainy…
Summary
Writing for strategies
写作策略
Homework
1. Learn the new words we learned
today by heart.
2. Read the reading passage “Have
you ever been to Singapore ” again
and again until you reach fluency.
3. Write a passage---“Have you ever
been to Shicheng ”and hand it in
tomorrow.