Have you been to Singapore?

Where would you like to go to take a holiday? Why ?

take a vacation

quite good

1. It is a small island in Southeast Asia.

2. You can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. only3. It is called “a garden city”.

Have you ever heard of Singapore?What do you think of it?

My dream place

It’s a wonderful and excellent place to take a holiday.

Singapore

in Southeast Asia

赤 道equator

an island

Singapore is close to the equator.

The temperature is almost the same all year round. It’s about 24 --27 .℃ ℃

You can choose to go whenever you like.

A. 温度 B. 气候 C. 季节

What do you want to know before you travel to another place?

A. Food in Singapore

B. The history of Singapore

C. Singapore—a wonderful place to take a vacation for Chinese

D. Some famous places of interest in Singapore

What’s the main idea of the article?

Look at the title and picture, predict what we’ll read about.

Scan the passage and find how many parts it has.浏览

Singapore

location & population & language

food

Night Safari.

weather

Para.1:

Para.2:

Para.3:

Para.4:

Find the key words in each paragraph ( 自然段 ).

关键词

location （位置） population( 人口 )

language

food

Night Safari

weather

Write down the important information after reading.

In southeast of Asia

Three quarters of population are Chinese

Chinese and English

All kinds of food such as Indian food, Japanese food. (excellent)

Watch animals in more natural environment (special)

The temperature is almost the same all year round

Which one is right? big country.Singapore is a small country.

Southeast Asia.Singapore is in Northeast Asia.

More than 3 quarters of the population are Chinese. More than half of

Read Para 1

Is it True of False?• You won’t have any problem finding rice,

noodles or dumplings in Singapore.

• In Singapore, you can only find Indian food.

• Singapore is an excellent place to try new food.

all kinds

of

Read Para 2

Can you make them perfect?

1. Night Safari is a _________.

2. A lot of animals ________ at

night, so this is the best time to

watch them.

3. At the zoo, you can watch lions,

tigers, and foxes in a ________________________

than a normal zoo.

A special zoo called

________Night Safari

zoowake up

more natural environment

Read Para 3

Can you answer them well?

﹡How’s the weather in Singapore? Why? The temperature is almost the same all year round.Because it’s close to the equator. ﹡ Which season can we choose to go to Singapore?We can go to Singapore in any season.

spring summer autumn winter

Read Para 4

_____________________________? For many Chinese tourists, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful place to take a holiday.__________________, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, _____you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of time.________________, Singapore is an English-speaking country, ____it’s also a good place to practice your English!

Para.1

Have you ever been to Singapore

On the one hand

On the other handso

so

Conjunctions( 连接词 )Useful expressions

____________________________________________? Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything to eat in a foreign country. In Singapore,________, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem finding rice, noodles, or dumplings.___________, if you’re feeling brave, Singapore is an excellent place to try new food. _________you like Indian food, western food, _____Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore .

Para.2

Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China

however

Whetheror

However

Conjunctions( 连接词 )

Hypothesis n. 假设

Most large cities have zoos, ___ _______________________ ________?Singapore has a night zoo called the “Night Safari”. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark. But if you’ve ever been to a zoo during the daytime, you might understand why this zoo is so special. A lot of animals only wake up at night, _____this is the best time to watch them. If you go to see lions, tigers, or foxes during the daytime, they’ll probably be asleep! At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in more natural environment than a normal zoo.

Para.3

have you ever been to a zooat night

so

but

1. Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything to eat in a foreign country. 2. However, if you’re feeling brave, Singapore is an excellent place to try new food.3. … Hypothesis n. 假设

One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round. This is because the island is so close to the equator. So you can choose to go whenever you like-spring, summer, autumn, or winter! And, of course, it’s not too far from China!

Para.4

One great thing about …is that…

This is because…

Sentence structure

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

The attractions for the tourists:

Who can say out the most reasons to visit Singapore?

First , …..

Second , …….

Third, ……

Fourth,……

Fifth, ……

Sixth, …….

……

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Don’t miss Singapore!

Welcome to Singapore! Singapore is a fun place to visit. Have your ever been to Singapore? The air is clear and the street is clean. It’s called Garden City. You can have fun visiting Night Safari. It’s very interesting to watch them at night. You can eat much special food there. There are all kinds of delicious food and the people there are friendly. Come and have a look. You can’t miss it.

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Write an ad for Longkou

You can write about the following thingsYou can write about the following things::You can begin like this: Have you ever been to…?

Country

population

weather

locationfamous place

language

food

people

You can make a title （标题） like:

Homework

1.Oral: A dialogue between a tourist from China and a travel agent from Singapore.

2. Written: Article imitation