2014英语八下Unit9-Have-you-ever-been-to-amuseum--Secti

cadbDoyouknowaboutthecountry?theUnitedKingdomHaveyoueverbeentherebefore?Doyouknowthecountry?ChinaDoyouknowthecountry?AmericaDoyouknowthecountry?JapanWhatisthenameofthecountry?Doyouknow?SingaporetheLionCity.ItisalsocalledHaveyoueverbeentherebefore?Isitbeautiful?Location:WhereisSingapore?Location:inSoutheastAsiaIt’sonthesouthofMalaysiaWhatdoyouknowaboutSingapore?BeforeyoureadMorethanthreequarters（四分之三）ofthepopulationinSingaporeareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghua.ItisanEnglish—speakingcountry.SoyoucanalsopracticeEnglish.BeforeyoureadYoucanfindalotoffoodfromChina.Soyouwon’thaveanyproblemfindingrice,noodlesordumplingsChinesefoodBeforeyoureadhave…problem(in)doingsth做．．．有困难Ifyouarebrave(勇敢),itisanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetherIndianfood,Japanesefoodorwesternfood.(无论----还是)BeforeyoureadItiscalled“NightSafari”----akindofzooopenswhenitisdark.BeforeyoureadThetemperaturethereisalmostthesameallyearround,andyoucangotherewheneveryoulike.1.WhereisSingapore?2.WhatlanguagedopeoplespeakinSingapore?It’sanislandinSoutheastAsia.ChineseandEnglish.3.WhycanwespeakChineseinSingapore?4.CanwespeakEnglishthere?Why?BecausemorethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese.Yes.BecauseSingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry.WhileyoureadHaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?ForthousandsoftouristsfromChina,thissmallislandinSoutheastAsiaisawonderfulandsafeplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotoftime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soit’salsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!Whileyouread1thousandnum.一千thousandsof数以千计的Therearethousandsofstudentsinourschool.Canyouguesshowmanythereare?Ithinkthereareseventhousand.2onetheonehand…ontheotherhand一方面。。。另一方面Ontheonehandheisreallyclever,ontheotherhandheputsgoodusetohisbrain.3safeadj.安全的=/=dangeroussafetyn.safelyadv.Itissafetocrossthestreetwhenthetrafficlightisgreen.4simplyadv.仅仅simpleadj.Whatweneedissimplymoney,moneyandmoney.5…SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,so…新加坡是一个说英语的国家名词加动词的ing形式组合而成grass-eatinganimalsanapple-pickingtripaheartwarmingstoryaboutwhosavedhismother’slife•方位：northsouthwesteastnorthwestnortheastsouthwestsoutheast1.CanwefindanyChinesefoodthere?2.WhatkindofChinesefoodcanwefind?Yes,wecan.Rice,noodlesanddumplings.3.Canwetryanykindofnewfoodthere?4.Whatkindsofnewfoodcanwefind?Yes,wecan.Indianfood,westernfoodandJapanesefood.WhileyoureadHaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon’tbeabletofindanythinggoodtoeatwhenyoutravel.InSingapore,however,you’llfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwon’thaveanyproblemgettingrice,noodles,ordumplings.Singaporeisanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,westernfood,orJapanesefood,you’llfinditallinSingapore!Whileyouread6fearv.n.Helookedatthethiefwithfear.7whetherconj.Iwonderwhetheryouwillcomeornot.8Indianadj.n.TheIndianpeopleloveIndianculture.9Japanesen.adj.Japann.TheseJapanesearefromJapan,theycanspeakJapanesewell.Whileyouread1.Singaporehasaspecialzoocalled__________________.2.Alotofanimals________atnight,sothisis_____________towatchthem.3.Atthezoo,youcanwatchlions,tigers,andfoxesina____________thananormalzoo.the“NightSafari”wakeupmorenaturalenvironmentthebesttimeMostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?SingaporehasaNightSafari.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenit’sdark.However,ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,they’llprobablybeasleep!.Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthananormalzoo.Whileyouread1.WhatistheweatherlikeinSingapore?Why?2.WhencanwegotoSingapore?Thetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround.Becauseitissoclosetotheequator.Whenever(atanytimeofyear/inanyseason)WhileyoureadOnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround.Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.Soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike—spring,summer,autumn,orwinter!And,ofcourse,it’snottoofarfromChina!Whileyouread10allyearroundWhatisthetemperatureinyourhometownallyearround?11equatorn.Itishotneartheequator.12whenevern.Wheneveryougo,Iwillprovideyouhelp.13springn.Leavesturngreeninspring.Section3AfterYouReadCompletethewordmapwiththewordsfromthereading.namesofplacesChina,Singaporeanimalslions,NightSafariseasonssummer,allyearround－languageskindsoffoodrice,allkindsoffoodChinese,Chinese,English2cThestatementsbelowarefalse.Usinginformationfromthearticlestocorrectthem.1MostpeopleinSingaporeonlyspeakEnglishspeakChineseandEnglisheasy2ItisnoteasytogetmanydifferentkindsoffoodinSingapore.anyseason3It’sgoodtoseelionsandtigersduringthedaytimebecausethey’llprobablybeawake.night4It’sbesttovisitSingaporeintheautumn.HavebeenSoutheastspeakEnglishHaveeverhavewatchwarmyearbeenMakealistoffactsaboutyourhometownoraplaceyouhavebeento.Thinkaboutthesetopics.Size,locations:over16800squaremeters,inthesouthofChinaPopulation:20186Weather:warmHistory:alonghistoryPlacestovisit:Tian’anmenSquare,thePalaceMuseum…ThingstoeatBeijingduck()1.Singaporeisagoodplaceto______.A.visitB.takeavacat