Unit9 Reading Singapore-A Place You Will Never Forget!

Guessing game What country is it?

the United Kingdom Do you know the country? Have you ever been there before?

Do you know the country? France Have you ever been there before?

Do you know the country? Canada Have you ever been there before?

Do you know the country? the United States Have you ever been there before?

Do you know the country? Australia Have you ever been there before?

Do you know the country? Japan Have you ever been there before?

Singapore Is it beautiful? It is also called the Lion City. What is the name of the country? Do you know? Singapore Is it beautiful? the Lion City. It is also called Have you ever been there before?

Singapore-A Place You Will Never Forget! Finding the main idea What four aspects(方面)of Singapore are mentioned? Para.1 __________________ Singapore Para.2 _________________ Para.3 _________________ Para.4 _________________ temperature language zoo food

Location: Where is Singapore? What do you know about Singapore? Location: Where is Singapore? Location: in Southeast Asia It’s on the south of Malaysia

It is an English—speaking country. So you can also practice English. More than three quarters （四分之三）of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua. 　　　　 It is an English—speaking country. So you can also practice English.

Chinese food You can find a lot of food from China. So you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings have…problem (in) doing sth 做．．．有困难

It is also an excellent place to try new food It is also an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, western food or Japanese food.(无论----还是)

It is called “Night Safari”----a kind of zoo opens when it is dark The temperature there is almost the same all year round, and you can go there whenever you like.

Paragraph 1 It’s an island in Southeast Asia. Chinese and English. 1. Where is Singapore? 2. What language do people speak in Singapore? It’s an island in Southeast Asia. Chinese and English. 3. Why can we speak Chinese in Singapore? 4. Why can we speak English in Singapore? Because more than three quarters of the population are Chinese. Because Singapore is an English-speaking country.

Rice, noodles and dumplings. Paragraph 2 Can we find any Chinese food there ? 2. What kind of Chinese food can we find ? Yes, we can. Rice, noodles and dumplings. 3. Can we try any kind of new food there? 4. What kind of new food can we find ? Yes, we can. Indian food, western food and Japanese food.

1. Singapore has a special zoo called __________________. Paragraph 3 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. “Night Safari” wake up the best time more natural environment

1. What is the weather like in Singapore ? Why? Paragraph 4 1. What is the weather like in Singapore ? Why? 2. When can we go to Singapore? The temperature is almost the same all year round. Because it is so close to the equator. Whenever (at any time of year/ in any season)

Task 1 2c Correct the following statements 1 Most people in Singapore only speak English speak Chinese and English It is not easy to get many different kinds of food in Singapore. easy 3 It’s good to see lions and tigers during the daytime because they’ll probably be awake. at night 4 It’s best to visit Singapore in the autumn. You can whenever you like

A: I’m going to Singapore next week. ___ you ever ____ there before? Task 2 2d Fill in the conversation about Singapore using the information from the article. 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 in _________ Asia. A: What languages do people _____ there? B: Mostly Chinese and _______. A: What about the food? Is it good? Have been been Southeast speak English 22

A: And is it always _____ in Singapore? 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! Have ever have watch hot year 23

safe place to take a holiday can speak Putonghua there Task 3 2e Make notes about Singapore. Write down anything that you remember. Do not look at the article. 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 24

Add some facts to our hometown-Ningbo Task 4 Add some facts to our hometown-Ningbo location: population: people: weather: places to visit: things to eat: in the east… over 7,600,000 friendly,… comfortable,… Tianyi Pavilion,… seafood,…

Ningbo – A Place You Will Never Forget Task 5 Write an advertisement for Ningbo Ningbo – A Place You Will Never Forget Useful sentences: ◆ Have you ever tried / seen / been …? ◆ If you…, you will / can … ◆ You should … ◆ One great thing about … is … 26

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