Section B 1 2a-2c

Review --Have you ever been to…? --Yes, I have. --No, I haven’t. --Has he/she ever been to…? --Yes, he/she has. --No, he/she hasn’t.

Have you ever been to Singapore?

Singapore What do you know about Singapore? language position population Singapore food weather zoo

position: Where is Singapore? position: in Southeast Asia

The sky flyer 摩天轮

Gardens by the bay 滨海花园

The sky way 空中走廊

Marina bay sands 金沙酒店

Bird park 飞禽公园

Universal studios 环球影城

Universal studios 环球影城

Night safari 夜间动物园

Read the article. How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore? 2b

First reading The introduction of Singapore The food of Singapore 1.The main idea of paragragh one: 2. The main idea of paragragh two: 3.The main idea of paragragh three: 4.The main idea of paragragh four: The introduction of Singapore The food of Singapore The night safari of Singapore The weather of Singapore

Second reading on the one hand… on the other hand 一方面……另一方面…… Language points 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 One third 三分之一 two fifths 五分之二 e.g One fifths of the water is dirty. 五分之一的水是脏的。

3. May be you fear that you won’t… fear v. 害怕；担心(doing/to do) e.g. Students in Class Two fear to see Mrs Yuan. 二班的学生害怕见袁老师。 The shy girl fears looking up at others. 这个害羞的女孩害怕抬头看别人。

My mother seemed to know that. 我妈妈好像知道那件事。 4. It might seem strange to go to… a) “好像，似乎” , 其后加形容词。 e.g. She seems very sad. 她似乎很伤心。 b) 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。

c) It seems that + 从句 e.g. It seems that he is happy. = He seems (to be) happy. 他好像很快乐。

Third reading 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

Third reading Name of the night zoo in Singapore (4) ___________ Temperature in Singapore It is (5) _________ _____ all year round. Night Safari almost the same

Night safari

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