Complete the sentences. 1. 她已经去火车站接她朋友了。 She ___ ____ to the train station to meet her friend. 2. 谢谢你所做的一切。 Thanks for all that you ____ ____. has gone have done

3. 我很久没有看到你了。 I _______ ____ you for a long time. 4. 雨下了多久了？ How long ___ __ ____ raining? 5. 他很友好，从没有和任何人争吵过。 He is very friendly and ___ _____ argued with anyone. has it been has never haven’t seen

thousand num. 一千 thousands of 数以千计的

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

the Great Wall Have you ever been to these places?

the Palace Museum

the Terracotta Army

the Bird’s Nest

1a Match the pictures with names. a b c d ____ the Terracotta Army ____ the Great Wall ____ the Bird’s Nest ____ the Palace Museum a b c d

1b Listen to a student interviewing a foreign student. Check (√) the questions you hear. ____ Have you visited the Palace Museum? ____ Have you been to the Great Wall? ____ Have you been to the Bird’s Nest? ____ Have you seen the Terracotta Army? ____ Have you tried Chinese food? √ √ √

1c Listen again and take notes. Name: ______________________________ Country: ____________________________ How long in China: ____________________ Places visited: ________________________ _____________________________________ Food: _______________________________ Beijing Duck Australia two weeks the Palace Museum, the Great Wall, the Bird’s Nest, the Terracotta Army Peter

What places have you been to? Ask your partner. Have you visited …? Have you been to …? Have you seen …? Have you tried …? 1d Work in pairs.

What do you know about Singapore?

What do you know or want to know about Singapore? Discuss it with your group. 2a

Made up: main island 63 small islands Area: square kilometres. Population: 3,437,300 (Chinese 76.2 ％, Malays 13.8 ％, Indians 8.3 ％, Others 1.7 ％ ) Introduce Singapore briefly

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

1. Most people in Singapore only speak English. 2. It is not easy to get many different kinds of good food in Singapore. The statements below are false. Use information from the article to correct them. 2c both English and Chinese very

3. It’s better to see lions and tigers during the daytime because they will probably be awake. 4. It’s best to visit Singapore in the autumn. at night whenever you like

Fill in the conversation about Singapore using the information form 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 in ________ Asia. A: What languages do people _____ there? B: Mostly Chinese and _______. Have been Southeast speak English 2d

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 it is always _____ in Singapore? B: All ____ round! It’s always summer there! Have ever have see warm year

After reading, write down three or more things you have learned. We always remember things better if we take time to reflect.

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. 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。

Translate the following phrases. 1. 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

Make notes about Singapore. Write down anything that you remember. Do not look at the article.