SectionB2a-2e\nObjectivesTolearnsomethingaboutSingapore.Torememberthenewwords:thousand,safe,simply,fear,whether,Indian,Japanese,fox,whenever,spring,mostly…\nWhatdoyouknowaboutSingapore?\n\nWhatdoyouknoworwanttoknowaboutSingapore?Discussitwithyourgroup.2a\nReadthearticle.HowmanyreasonscanyoufindforvisitingSingapore?MakingNotesAfterreading,writedownthreeormorethingsyouhavelearned.Wealwaysrememberthingsbetterifwetaketimetoreflect.2b\nHaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soit’salsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!Singapore—APlaceYouWillNeverForget!\nHaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon’tbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,however,you’llfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwon’thaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodlesordumplings.Singaporeisalsoanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,WesternfoodorJapanesefood,you’llfinditallinSingapore!\nMostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenit’sdark.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,they’llprobablybeasleep!Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthaninanormalzoo.\nOnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround.Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.Soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike—spring,summer,autumnorwinter.And,ofcourse,it’snottoofarfromChina!\nWhereisSingapore?2.WhatlanguagesdopeoplespeakinSingapore?3.WhatkindsoffoodcanweeatinSingapore?ItisinSoutheastAsia.(para1)ChineseandEnglish.(para1)Chinese/Indian/Western/Japanesefood.(para2)Accordingtothepassage,answerthesequestions.\n4.Whatisthebesttimetowatchanimals?Why?5.Whyisthetemperaturealmostthesameallyearround?Atnight.Becausealotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight.Becausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.(para4)(para3)\n1.wonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday;2.canspeakPutonghua;3.goodplacetopracticeEnglish;4.abletofindalotoffoodfromChina;5.placetotrynewfood;6.theNightSafari;7.temperatureisalmostthesameallyearround(soyoucanvisititatanytime)8.nottoofarfromChinaReasonsforvisitingSingapore:\n1.MostpeopleinSingaporeonlyspeakEnglish.2.ItisnoteasytogetmanydifferentkindsofgoodfoodinSingapore.3.Itisbettertoseelionsandtigersduringthedaytimebecausetheywillprobablybeawake.4.ItisbesttovisitSingaporeintheautumn.Thestatementsbelowarefalse.Useinformationfromthearticletocorrectthem.speakEnglishandChinese.2ceasynightYoucanvisitSingaporeallyearround.\nA:I’mgoingtoSingaporenextweek.______youever_______therebefore?B:Yes,I’ve_______toSingaporemanytimes.It’smyfavoritecountrytovisitin________Asia.A:Whatlanguagesdopeople_______there?B:MostlyChineseand___________.A:Whataboutthefood?Isitgood?FillintheconversationaboutSingaporeusingtheinformationfromthearticle.HavebeenbeenSoutheastspeakEnglish2d\nB:It’sexcellent!_______youevertriedIndianfood?IndianfoodisreallygoodinSingapore.A:Isee.Haveyou______heardoftheNightSafari?Someonetoldmetogothere.B:Yes!I_______beentotheNightSafari.Itwasreallyexcitingto_______theanimalsinthedark.A:Andisitalways________inSingapore?B:All_______round!It’salwayssummerthere!Haveeverhaveseehotyear\nCompletethewordmapwiththewords fromthepassage.namesofplacesChina,Singapore,SoutheastAsia,zoo,NightSafarilions,tigers,foxes→→animals\nseasonssummer,spring,autumn,winterChinese,Putonghua,Englishrice,noodles,dumplings,Indian/Western/Japanesefood→→→languageskindsoffood\nMakenotesaboutSingapore.Writedownanythingthatyouremember.Donotlookatthearticle.2e____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n1.ontheonehand…ontheotherhand一方面……另一方面……e.g.On the one hand, she taught English.on the other hand,she learnedChinese.她一方面教英语，一方面学习汉语。Languagepoints\n2.…morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese…quartern.四分之一；一刻钟threequarters四分之三e.g.I’vegottogoinaquarterofanhour.一刻钟以后我就得走了。\n3.…SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,so…新加坡是一个说英语的国家English-speaking的意思是“说英语的；英语为母语的；使用英语的”，是由English和speaking两个词组构成，这是英语中一种常见的形容词构词形式，即：由名词和动词的-ing形式组合而成。如：食草动物一次采摘苹果之旅grass-eatinganimalsanapple-pickingtrip\n4.Maybeyoufearthatyouwon’t…fearv.害怕；担心e.g.Manypeoplefearchangebecausetheydonotliketheoldwaystobechanged.很多人惧怕变化，因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式被改变。\n5.Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight…wakev.醒来；唤醒(woke；woken)e.g.ShewentupstairstowakeJohn.她上楼去叫醒约翰。\n6.Itmightseemstrangetogoto…a)“好像，似乎”,其后加形容词。e.g.Heseemsunhappytoday.他今天好像不高兴。Sheseemsverysad.她似乎很伤心。b)seem+(tobe)+n.e.g.Theyseem(tobe)doctors.他们好像是医生。c)seem+(tobe)+介词e.g.ItseemslikeyearssinceIlastsawher.自从上次遇到她,好像已过了许多年。\nd)seemtodo.e.g.Heseemstobehappy.他好像很高兴。Mymotherseemedtoknowthat.我妈妈好像知道那件事。e)Itseemsthat+从句e.g.Itseemsthatheishappy.=Heseems(tobe)happy.他好像很快乐。\n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_____________insoutheastAsiathreequartersofpopulationhavetroubledoingsth.duringthedaytimewakeupinanaturalenvironmentallyearroundI.汉译英。Exercises\n1.—Haveyou_____readthepoemIf?—Yes.Ireallyenjoyit.A.stillB.everC.yetD.been2.—____youever____WestLakebefore?—Yes.Iwenttherelastsummer.A.Have;beentoB.Have;gonetoC.Have;beeninⅡ.单项选择。\n3.—HaveyoueverbeentoHangzhou,Lucy?—No,Ihaven’t.Whataboutyou?—______.A.SodoIB.MeneitherC.Me,tooD.SohaveI4.—Iprefertoeatcakesthathavecreamontop.—____!Theyaredelicious.A.GoodluckB.Me,tooC.IhopesoD.You’rekidding\n5.______ofthestudentsinourclass_____moneyforthedisabledthesedays.A.Twothird;haveraisedB.Twothirds;hasraisedC.Twothree;haveraisedD.Twothirds;haveraised\n6.—Whataboutthesetwosweaters,madam?—_____ofthemfitsme.Couldyoushowmeanotherone?A.BothB.EitherC.NoneD.Neither7.—WhereisZhangMing?—Oh,don’tyouknowhe_____toBeijingtoseehisparentsandhe’llbebacktomorrow?A.hasgoneB.hasbeenC.hadgone\n8.—____youever____Shanghaifor2010WorldExpo?—Notyet.Iwillvisititthissummervacation.A.Had;gonetoB.Have;gonetoC.Had;beentoD.Have;beento9.—WhereisJohn?—He____tothelibraryandhe_____thereforanhour.A.hasbeen;hasbeenB.hasgone;hasbeenC.goes;wentD.hasbeen;willbe\n—Iamworriedabout_______Icanenteragoodhighschoolornot.—Takeiteasy.Believeinyourself!A.thatB.whenC.whetherD.where中考链接C\nWriteashortadtointroduceQingdaotoforeigntouristswiththeinformationyousearchedontheInternet.Homework
