Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 9 Have you ever been to
a museum?
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fox
foxes
Night Safari
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Lion City
Singapore– A Place You Will Never Forget!
What is the passage about?
Singapore
Never Forget
?
Food in Singapore
A brief introduction to Singapore
Temperature in Singapore
Zoo in Singapore
Fast reading
Para 1
Para 2
Para3
Para 4
Match each part with the main ideas.
three quarters
Careful reading
Para 1
A brief introduction to Singapore
in Southeast Asia
more than _______________(3/4) of the population are Chinese
Chinese and English
Singapore is a wonderful and safe place to take a
holiday for a lot of Chinese tourists.
not dangerous
thousands of
Careful reading
Para 2
Food in Singapore
You will find it all in Singapore.
Chinese food
rice
noodles
dumplings
New food
Indian food
Western food
Japanese food
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 in
a normal zoo.
the “Night Safari”
wake up
more natural environment
the best time
Careful reading
Para 3
Zoo in Singapore
4. What is the best time to watch animals ?
Why?
At night. Because a lot of animals only wake up at night.
Careful reading
Para 4
Temperature in Singapore
2、Why?
1、What is the temperature like in Singapore?
Because the island is so close to the equator.
It’s almost the same all year round.
the whole year
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
Listening
Listen and underline some difficult sentences that you may not understand.听录音，划出难理解的句子。
Para 1:
Para 2:
just
On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time.
Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore!
Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel.
worry
Listening
Listen and underline some difficult sentences that you may not understand.听录音，划出难理解的句子。
Para 3:
Para 4:
It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark.
So you can choose to go whenever you like — spring, summer, autumn or winter.
You might feel
any time
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
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
Make notes about Singapore. Write down anything that you remember. Do not look at the article
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Making Notes
language:
food:
places to visit:
temperature:
people:
location:
we should take time to reflect to remember things better.
Oral homework：
Recite some beautiful sentences.
2. Written homework:
A. Finish the exercise book 4.
B. Search the Internet and know
more about Singapore.
Southeast Asia
equator
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Location:
[əu]
Where is it?