Unit 9 Have you ever been to a
Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum? Section B (2 a-2 d)
Lead in: Do you know these countries? the United Kingdom
Mexico
Singapore
探究点一 New words thousand num. 一千 thousands of 数以千计的
fox n. 狐狸 equator n. 赤道 spring n. 春天
探究点二 Reading What do you know about Singapore?
What do you know or want to know 2 a about Singapore? Discuss it with your group.
Introduce Singapore briefly 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% )
Fill in the blanks according to the article. in Southeast Asia Putonghua and English Indian food, Western food
Night Safari almost the same
探究点三 Reading 2 b Read the article. How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore?
The statements below are false. Use 2 c information from the article to correct them. 1. Most people in Singapore only speak English. both English and Chinese 2. It is not easy to get many different kinds of good foods in Singapore. very
3. It’s better to see lions and tigers during the daytime because they will probably be awake. at night 4. It’s best to visit Singapore in autumn. whenever you like
探究点四 Language points 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。
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. Maybe you fear that you won’t… fear v. 害怕;担心 e. g. Many people fear changes 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 (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。
Quiz Fill in the conversation about Singapore using 2 d the information form the article. A: I am going to Singapore next week. _____ Have you ever been ____ there before? B: Yes, I’ve been ____ to Singapore many times. It’s Southeast Asia. my favorite country in ____ A: What languages do people speak _____ there? English B: Mostly Chinese and _______.
A: What about the food? Is it good? Have you ever tried Indian B: It’s excellent! _____ food? Indian food is really good in Singapore. ever heard of the Night A: I see. Have you ____ Safari? Someone told me to go there. B: Yes! I have ____ been to the Night Safari. It was see/watch really exciting to _____the animals in the dark. A: And it is always warm _____ in Singapore? B: All year ____ round! It’s always summer there!
Translate the following phrases. in Southeast Asia 1. 在东南亚 ________ quarters of population 2. 四分之三的人口 three ____________ have problems doing sth. 3. 做某事有困难 ___________ the daytime 4. 在白天 during ________ wake up 5. 唤醒 ____ 1. 6. 处于一个自然的环境中 a natural environment 2. in ___________ all year round 7. 一年到头,终年 _______
Homework Make notes about Singapore. Write down anything that you remember. Do not read the article.
Thank you!
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