Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum? Section B (2a–2e) 语言目标: 1. 掌握本课时重点单词与短语:thousand, thousands of, on the one hand ... on the other hand, safe, simply, fear, whether, Indian, Japanese, fox, all year round, equator, whenever, spring, mostly等; 2.掌握本课时重点句型:For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. In Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings.等。 学习能力: 能够通过运用预测、略读、扫读等阅读策略,逐渐深入理解文章内容。 文化意识: 通过阅读,了解不同国家文化的特点,提高跨文化沟通能力。 课时教学目标 思维品质: 从不同角度了解新加坡,开阔视野,增长见识。 Watch the video and answer the question “What do you see in it?” Lead-in 新加坡共和国(英语:Republic of Singapore),城市基础设施排名世界第一。简称新加坡(Singapore),旧称新嘉坡、星洲或星岛,别称为狮城,是东南亚的一个岛国,政治体制实行议会共和制,首都为新加坡市。新加坡位于马来半岛南端、马六甲海峡出入口,由新加坡岛及附近63个小岛组成,其中新加坡岛占全国面积的88.5%。新加坡岛东西约50千米,南北 约26千米,国土面积733.1平方千米(2021 年)。截至2022年,新加坡总人口约564万。 主要民族为华族、马来族、印度族。 Background Lead-in 2a Discuss the questions with a partner. 1. Have you ever been to Singapore? 2. Do you want to know about it? 3. What do you know or want to know about Singapore? No, I haven’t. Yes, I do. I know Singapore is a small island in Southeast Asia. It is a beautiful country and the food is delicious there. Fast reading 2b 1. Read the article and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 B. The population and languages of Singapore. A. The food in Singapore. C. The weather in Singapore. D. A special zoo in Singapore. Fast reading 2b 2. Read the article and answer the question “How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore?” There are eight reasons for visiting Singapore: 1. a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday 2. can speak Putonghua 3. a good place to practice English 4. able to find a lot of food from China 5. a place to try new food 6. the Night Safari 7. the temperature is almost the same all year round (so you can visit it at any time) 8. not too far from China 2b Making Notes After reading, write down three or more things you have learned. We always remember things better if we take time to reflect. 做笔记 Reading strategy 2b Careful reading ①Have you ever been to Singapore? For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to practice your English! “thousands of+ 可数名词复数”表示约数,“数千……” adj. 安全的 safely adv. 安全地 多于,超过 less than 少于;不足 pop ... ...
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