资源简介 (共13张PPT)Unit9 Have you ever been to a museum TRAVELSection B 2b Reading课文知识点串讲Singapore—A place You Will Never Forget!Have you ever been to Singapore For thousands oftourists 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!TRAVEL你曾经去过新加坡吗?对于来自中国的成千上万的游客来说,这个位于东南亚的小岛是一个度假的绝好且安全的地方。一方面,它四分之三以上的人口都是中国人,所以很多时候你可以只说普通话,另一方面,新加坡是一个讲英语的国家,所以它还是一个你练习英语的好地方!TRAVEL你曾经在中国以外的地方尝试过中餐吗?也许你怕在旅行时你会找不到任何好吃的东西。但是在新加坡你会发现好多来自中国的食物;你会毫不费力地吃到米饭、面条或饺子。新加坡也是一个绝好的尝试新食物的地方。不管你是喜欢印度食物、西方食物,还是日本食物,你都会在新加坡找到!Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In Singapore, however, you’ll find a lot of food from China; you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Singapore!TRAVEL大多数大城市都有动物园,但是你曾在晚上去过动物园吗?新加坡有一个夜间野生动物园。天黑的时候去动物园似乎可能很奇怪。但是如果你在白天去看狮子、老虎或者狐狸,它们可能在睡觉!许多动物只在夜晚醒来,所以这是观看它们的最好时间。在夜间野生动物园,你可以在一个比普通动物园更自然的环境中观赏这些动物。Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zooat night Singapore has a Night Safari. It might seemstrange to go to a zoo when it’s dark. However, if you go to see lions, tigers or foxes during the daytime, they’ll probably be asleep! A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them. At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a more natural environment than in a normal zoo.TRAVEL关于新加坡特别好的一点是其气温全年几乎是一样的,这是因为这个岛屿距赤道很近。所以你可以选择在任何你喜欢的时候一春天、夏天、秋天或者冬天前往。当然了,它离中国也不是很远!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!1. For thousands of tourists from China,this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. 对于来自中国的数以千计的游客来说,东南亚的这个小岛是一个极好且安全的度假的地方。 (课本第70页2b)(1)thousands of 意为“数以千计的;许许多多的”,后接可数名词复数,用于表示不具体的数目。Thousands of middle school students want to work as a teacher in the future. 许许多多的中学生将来想当老师。Our hometown is becoming more and more beautiful. _________ visitors come here on weekends.A. Hundred B. HundredsC. Hundred of D. Hundreds of小试牛刀【拓展】thousand 前面有具体的数词或several等时,用单数形式,其后不加-s,也不和of连用。 与thousand用法类似的词还有hundred、million、billion等。There are five thousand teachers in the province. 这个省有五千名教师。(2)safe 形容词,意为“安全的;无危险的”,其反义词为dangerous,意为“危险的”。This place is very dangerous. You should go to a safe place. 这个地方很危险,你应该去一个安全的地方。【拓展】safe的名词形式是safety,意为“安全”,反义词是danger。A driver must think of safety. 司机一定要考虑到安全。2. On the one hand,more than three quarters of the population are Chinese.... On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country...一方面,超过四分之三的人是华裔......另一方面,新加坡是一个说英语的国家....... (课本第70页2b)(1)on the one hand...on the other hand 意为“一方面.......另一方面......”,引出不同的,尤指对立的观点、思想等。On the one hand this activity makes people happy. On the other hand people have to afford too much money while doing it. 一方面这个活动让人们快乐,另一方面做这个活动时人们不得不花掉太多的钱。(2)three quarters 意为“四分之三”。在英语中,表达分数时要注意:分子用基数词,分母用序数词,即“子基母序”。当分子大于1的时候,分母要用复数形式。a quarter 四分之一a/one sixth 六分之一five sevenths 七分之五【拓展】含有分数的短语做主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式要与分数后的名词的数保持一致。若为可数名词复数,谓语动词也要用复数形式;若为可数名词单数或不可数名词,谓语动词用单数形式。Three fifths of the students in our class are girls. 我们班里五分之三的学生是女生。Two thirds of the water is used for farming. 三分之二的水被用于灌溉农田。3. Whether you like Indian food,Western food ot Japanese food,you’ll find it all in Singapore! 无论你是喜欢印度食物、西方食物还是日本食物,在新加坡你都会找到!(课本第70页2b)whether 连词,意为“不管......(还是);或者......(或者)”,可与or(not) 连用,引导让步状语从句。Whether it is cloudy or rainy tomorrow, I’ll go camping. 不管明天是阴天还是下雨天,我都要去野营。Whether you like it or not, you’ll have to do it. 不管你喜欢还是不喜欢,你将不得不做这件事。【拓展】whether用做连词,还可意为“是否”,引导宾语从句,有时可与if互换。He asked whether/if we wanted a drink. 他问我们是否想喝一杯。4. This is because the island is so close to the equator. 这是因为这个岛离赤道很近。(课本第70页2b)be close to 意为“接近;靠近”,尤指时间、空间、数量等方面的接近。be close to 表达距离“近”时,可与be near to/next to 互换,其反义短语为be far from “离.......远”。It’s close to eleven o’clock.I have to go home.快十一点钟了。我得回家了。The shops are close to our home.商店离我们家很近。5. So you can choose to go whenever you like—spring,summer,autumn or winter. 因此,你可以选择你喜欢的任何时间去——春天、夏天、秋天或冬天。(课本第70页2b)(1)choose to do sth. 意为“选择做某事”,动词不定式做choose的宾语。He chose to play chess with me. 他选择和我一起下国际象棋。(2)whenever 连词,意为“在任何......的时候;无论何时”,引导让步状语从句,相当于 no matter when。You can ask for help whenever/no matter when you need it.你如果需要帮助随时可以提出来。ThanksTRAVEL 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览