Go for it! Grade Eight
Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum?
Writing (3a~3b)
Singapore
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Let’s watch a video of Singapore. （1st Stop）
Please try to write down the three places in Singapore
Welcome
to
Singapore
Let’s check.
A good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks (中国小吃)
Let’s check.
An excellent place to enjoy the fresh seafood
Let’s check.
A symbol of Singapore
A must visit (必去景点)if you visit Singapore
Discuss and match
In the new passage of Singapore, some sentences are missing. Discuss with your partners in groups and then match. Think about why you choose it in each blank.
Singapore--- A Place You Will Never Forget!
Para1
Have you ever been to Singapore? __________ On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to practice your English!
A. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.
B. Among them, Merlion Park is a must visit because it’s a symbol of Singapore.
C. For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.
D. Maxwell Food Center is a good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks. Also, you can enjoy the fresh seafood in East Coast Seafood Centre.
C
Topic Sentence
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Para2
Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China? In Singapore, you’ll find a lot of food from China. __________If you want to try new food, Singapore is also a good place. Whether you like Indian food, western food, or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore.
D
A. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.
B. Among them, Merlion Park is a must visit because it’s a symbol of Singapore.
C. For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.
D. Maxwell Food Center is a good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks. Also, you can enjoy the fresh seafood in East Coast Seafood Centre.
Discuss and match
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Para3
If you go to Singapore, many wonderful interesting places are there
for you.__________ Besides, you can’t miss the Night Safari--- a
zoo at night. At the Night Safari,you can watch animals, such as
lions, tigers or foxes in more natural environment than a normal zoo.
B
Discuss and match
A. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.
B. Among them, Merlion Park is a must visit because it’s a symbol of Singapore.
C. For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.
D. Maxwell Food Center is a good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks. Also, you can enjoy the fresh seafood in East Coast Seafood Centre.
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Para4
________This is because the island is so close to the equator. So you can choose to go whenever you like— spring, summer, autumn,
or winter! And, of course, it’s not too far from China!
A
Discuss and match
A. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.
B. Among them, Merlion Park is a must visit because it’s a symbol of Singapore.
C. For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.
D. Maxwell Food Center is a good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks. Also, you can enjoy the fresh seafood in East Coast Seafood Centre.
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Six Topics of Introducing a Place
Singapore
language
food
weather
places
population
location
general introduction
Hainan Island
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Hainan Island
Hainan Island--- A place you will remember for a lifetime.
Have you ever been to Hainan Island? It’s a beautiful place to take a holiday. It lies in Southern China and is the second largest island in China. About 8 million people live there. People in Hainan speak Putonghua or Hainan dialect (方言).
A Trip to Hainan Island (2nd Stop)
Read the article of Hainan Island. Check(√) the topic sentence and underline the six topics.
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If you go there, you can pay a visit to the beaches. There are many things you can do at the beach, such as scuba diving(潜水)，fishing, swimming, surfing and boating. One
great thing about Hainan is that you can visit Tian Ya Hai Jiao and Nanwan Monkey Island.
Have you ever tried Hainan food? In Hainan，you should
also try a lot of delicious food like Rice in Bamboo, Hainan Rice Noodles, etc. Whether you like Sichuan food or Hunan food, you will find it in Hainan.
The temperature in Hainan is almost the same all year round. No matter which season you choose to go there, there will always be fun and exciting activities for you. If you go there, I’m sure you will enjoy yourself.
A Trip to Hainan Island
Have you ever been to Hainan Island? It’s a beautiful place to take a holiday.
If you go there, you can pay a visit to the beaches.
One great thing about Hainan is that you can visit Tian Ya Hai Jiao and Nanwan Monkey Island.
In Hainan，you should also try a lot of delicious food
Whether you like Sichuan food or Hunan food, you will find it in Hainan.
Let’s read.
Brainstorm: How to write the topic sentence
Ways to show places and food
Sentence Patterns
Topic sentence:
Places to visit:
&
Food to eat:
Have you ever been to…?
It’s a …place to take a holiday.
If you go…, you can…
You should try…
You should pay a visit to…
One great thing about… is…
Whether you like… or…, you will find it in…
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Write an article to advertise Beijing or Yongzhou.
General introdution
Food/ Places
Topic sentence (Have you ever…?
It’s a…place to…)
Location
Population
Language
If you go…, you can…
You should pay a visit to…
You should try…
One thing about… is…
Whether you like…or…, you
will find it in…
Weather
Ending sentence
Let's check and share.
Singapore
Hainan
Beijing
Yongzhou
East, west, home is the best.
Love our hometown---Yongzhou
Let’s build Yongzhou--- A Civilized City (文明城市)
A Clean City
A Better City
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Homework:
2.Make a poster or an e-poster to advertise your hometown or a place you dream of.
1.Take some beautiful photos of your hometown.
Write an ad for sale for your favorite store.
You may write for KFC
BBG Supermarket
Xinhua Bookstore
Homework:
Homework
Singapore
Hainan
Beijing
Yongzhou
East, west, home is the best.
Love our hometown---Yongzhou
Let’s build Yongzhou--- A Civilized City (文明城市)
A Clean City
A Better City
Singapore
Hainan
Beijing
Yongzhou
East, west, home is the best.
Love our hometown---Yongzhou
Let’s build Yongzhou--- A Civilized City (文明城市)
A Clean City
A Better City
Singapore
Hainan
Beijing
Yongzhou
East, west, home is the best.
Love our hometown---Yongzhou
Let’s build Yongzhou--- A Civilized City (文明城市)
A Clean City
A Better City
Let’s travel to Beijing .
Population:
21.73 million people
Peking
duck
Candied haws
the Great Wall
the Bird’s Nest
Let’s travel to Yongzhou.
Population:
6.31million people
Liuzi Temple
The Old Town
of
Lingling
Liuzi Street
Yuanwei Street
Binjiang Park
Yongzhou
Rice Noodles
Yongzhou Duck
Language
Singapore: Chinese and English.
Hainan: Chinese (Putonghua)
Hainan Island
Position
Singapore: a small island in Southeast Asia
Hainan: in Southern China
the second largest island in China
Singapore VS. Hainan
Population
Singapore: than three quarters of the population are Chinese.
Hainan: About 8 million people live there.
Singapore VS. Hainan
Sigapore: Maxwell Food Center is a good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks. Also, you can enjoy the fresh seafood in East Coast Seafood Centre. Whether you like Indian food, western food, or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore.
Food
Singapore VS. Hainan
Hainan:In Hainan you should also try a lot of delicious food like Rice in Bamboo, Hainan power, etc. Whether you like Sichuan food or Hunan food, you will find it in Hainan.
Places
Singapore VS. Hainan
Singapore: Maxwell Food Center is a good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks. Also, you can enjoy the fresh seafood in East Coast Seafood Centre. Besides, you can’t miss the Night Safari--- a
zoo at night.
Hainan: If you go there, you can pay a visit to the beaches. One great thing about Hainan is that you can visit Tian Ya Hai Jiao and Nanwan Monkey Island.
Topics About a Place
Hainan
food
weather
places
population
position
Mr. Walker is a foreign teacher from Singapore. He wants me to suggest some places to visit in China. Here is my guide to Hainan.
Position
in Southern China
the second largest island in China
What do you know about Hainan?
Population
More than three quarters of the population are Chinese.
What do you know about Hainan?
Food
What do you know about Hainan?
Places
Merlion Park, a symbol of Singapore.
Night Safari--- a zoo at night.
What do you know about Hainan?
Read my ad and fill in the blanks.
2_________________________________
We sell all our clothes at very good prices. Do you like jackets?
3
————————————————————Do you need T-shirts? Only 30 yuan! How much are our bags? They are only 60 yuan.
4_________________________________
1 ________________
A.Come to Miss Zhang's Clothes Store now.
B.We have purple jackets for only 50 yuan!
C.Miss Zhang’s Clothes Store
D.Come and buy your clothes at our great sale!
Store Name
Key Sentence
Things and Prices
Ending Sentence
Let's check.
Read the ad and check (√) the four elements in the ad.(广告四要素)
(B)
Mr. Strong’s Sports Store
Come and buy your balls at our great sale.
We are having a big sale! Do you like basketballs? They are only 50 yuan. Do you like footballs? They are only 49 yuan. Do you like volleyballs? They are only 48 yuan.
Come to Mr Strong's Sports Store now.
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Ads PK: Which ad is better?
(A)
Miss Zhang’s Clothes Store
Come and buy your clothes at our great sale!
We sell all our clothes at very good prices. Do you like jackets? We have purple jackets for only 50 yuan! Do you need T-shirts? Only 30 yuan! How much are our bags? They are only 60 yuan.
Come to Miss Zhang's Colthes Store now.
(B)
Mr. Strong’s Sports Store
Come and buy your balls at our great sale.
We are having a big sale!
Do you like basketballs? They are only 50 yuan. Do you like footballs? They are only 49 yuan. Do you like volleyballs? They are only 48 yuan.
Come to Mr Strong's Sports Store now.
Groupwork: Things and Prices
How to show things in an ad.
(广告中 介绍商品的句型)
How to tell prices in an ad.
(广告中 表达价格的句型)
1 Do you like...?
2 ?
3 ?
4 ?
1 They are only...
2 ?
3 ?
4 ?
...
...
Let's share.
Choose the best ad in your group and act it out.
Let's act.
Ads Time
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Writing is fun.
Passion for Writing
Passion for Life
Passion lives here.
Let's watch a video.
Welcome to
Miss Zhang 's Clothes Store
Groupwork: Things and Prices
How to show things in an ad.
(广告中 介绍商品的句型)
How to tell prices in an ad.
(广告中 表达价格的句型)
1 Do you like...?
1 They are only...
2 ?
3 ?
4 ?
2 ?
3 ?
4 ?
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(A)
Mr. Strong’s Sports Store
Come and buy your balls at our great sale.
We are having a big sale! Do you like basketballs? They are only 50 yuan. Do you like footballs? They are only 49 yuan. Do you like volleyballs? They are only 48 yuan.
Come to Mr Strong's Sports Store now.
You are the boss! Read the ad and check (√) the four elements in the ad.(广告四要素)
Let's check.
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Grade this ad by the following four elements.
Let’s discuss and grade(给......打分).
25
25
10
25
85
Four elements
(100) Ad ( A )
Store name (25)
Topic sentence (25)
Things and prices (25)
Ending sentence (25)
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Let's brainstorm.
How to show things in an ad. (广告中 介绍商品的句型)
Ways
to
show things
Do you like...?
Do you need...?
Do you want...?
How much are...?
*
Let's discuss.
How to tell prices in an ad.(广告中 多种表达价格的句型)
Ways
to
tell prices
?
?
?
?
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Let's write sentences.
Rewrite things and prices in different ways for Mr. Strong's Sports Store.
Write an ad for the store you want to have in the future . Remember your ads should have store name, topic sentence, things and prices and ending sentence.
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Let's act.
Choose the best ad in your group and act it out.
Ads Time
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Let’s summarise: writing structure
Topic
sentence
Things
and
prices
Ending
sentence
Store
name
Write an ad for sale for your favorite store.
You may write for KFC
BBG Supermarket
Xinhua Bookstore
Homework:
Homework
Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum?
Writing (3a---3b)
Task 1Watch the video and write down the three places in Singapore.（写出视频中的三个地点）
1._____________ 2.______________ 3._______________
Task 2 Match and discuss why you choose it.（选择填空并讨论理由）
A. One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.
B. Among them, Merlion Park is a must visit because it’s a symbol of Singapore.
C. For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.
D. Maxwell Food Center is a good place to try different kinds of Chinese snacks. Also, you can enjoy the fresh seafood in East Coast Seafood Centre.
Singapore--- A Place You Will Never Forget!
Have you ever been to Singapore? __________ On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to practice your English!
Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China? In Singapore, you’ll find a lot of food from China. __________If you want to try new food, Singapore is also a good place. Whether you like Indian food, western food, or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore.
If you go to Singapore, many wonderful interesting places are there for you.__________ Besides, you can’t miss the Night Safari--- a zoo at night. At the Night Safari, you can watch animals, such as lions, tigers or foxes in more natural environment than a normal zoo
________This is because the island is so close to the equator. So you can choose to go whenever you like— spring, summer, autumn,
or winter! And, of course, it’s not too far from China!
Task 3 Draw a mind map of the six topics of introducing a place (补全城市介绍六要素的思维导图)
(
Singapore
)
location
(地理位置)
Task 4 Read the article of Hainan Island. Check(√) the topic sentence and underline the six topics. （读文章，勾选主题句并画出六要素）
Hainan Island--- A place you will remember for a lifetime.
Have you ever been to Hainan Island? It’s a beautiful place to take a holiday. It lies in Southern China and is the second largest island in China. About 8 million people live there. People in Hainan speak Putonghua or Hainan dialect (方言).
If you go there, you can pay a visit to the beaches. There are many things you can do at the beach, such as scuba diving(潜水)，fishing, swimming, surfing and boating. One great thing about Hainan is that you can visit Tian Ya Hai Jiao and Nanwan Monkey Island.
Have you ever tried Hainan food? In Hainan，you should also try a lot of delicious food like Rice in Bamboo, Hainan Rice Noodles, etc. Whether you like Sichuan food or Hunan food, you will find it in Hainan.
The temperature in Hainan is almost the same all year round. No matter which season you choose to go there, there will always be fun and exciting activities for you. If you go there, I’m sure you will enjoy yourself.
Task 5 Read & Brainstorm: How to write the topic sentence
Ways to show places and food
Sentence pattern（句型总结）
Topic sentence: Have you ever been to…? It’s a …place to take a holiday.
Places to visit:___________________ ______________________________
& _____________________ ____________________________
Food to eat ________________________ _________________________
Task 6 3b Write an article to advertise Beijing or Yongzhou. (根据提示写一篇介绍北京或永州的作文)
要求：1.包含地理位置，人口，语言，特色美食，游览地点，天气等要素。2，标题自拟，内容充实，语句通顺，不少于80词。(提示词: dialect方言)
Beijing：in the north of… 21.73million people; Peking duck; candied haws(冰糖葫芦)；the Great Wall; the Bird’s Nest
Yongzhou: in the southwest of; 6.31million people; Yongzhou Duck; Yongzhou Rice Noodles; Yuanwei Street; Bingjiang Park; Liuzi Temple; Liuzi Street; the Old Town of Lingling (零陵古城)
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