Unit9ReadingHaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?授课教师：岳艳凤台四中2013.5.20Travelingthousandsofmilesisbetterthanreadingthousandsofbooks.行万里路，胜读万卷书。Love~:HaveyoueverbeentoMoscowinRussia?It’sverycoldinwinter!RedSquareissowonderful!Mike:HaveyoueverbeentoParis?EiffelTowerissotall!Franceisreallyaromanticcountry!Jane:I’vebeentoNewYorkintheUnitedStates.IsawtheStatueofLiberty!She’ssobeautiful!Allen:HaveyoubeentotheSydneyOperaHouseinAustralia?It’slikehugewhiteshells!KAKAXI:I’vebeentothegardencity!Isawthechildofthemermaidandthelion!HAHA~Justkidding~:DI’mnotadog:I’vebeentheretoo!“NightSafari”isexcellent!Cometomyblogandenjoythephotos!http://www.eblog.com/?inad123I‘mnotadoghttp://www.eblog.com/?inad123NightSafari新月象征国家，五颗星代表国家建立民主、和平、进步、正义和和平。新月和五颗星的组合紧密而有序，象征着新加坡人民的团结和互助的精神。Nationalflag狮子，是新加坡的象征，新加坡在马来语中是“狮子城”的意思；老虎，象征新加坡与马来西亚之间历史上的联系。红盾下方为金色的棕榈枝叶，底部的蓝色饰带上用马来文写着“前进吧，新加坡！”NationalemblemAnintroductiontoSingapore新加坡共和国（TheRepublicofSingapore）Location:InSoutheastAsia,closetotheequatorCapital:SingaporeCityArea:646squarekilometersPopulation:3.1millionPeople:Chinese78%,Malay14%,Indian7%Language:Putonghua,English,Malay,TamilClimate:Thetemperatureisalmostthesameallyearround,about20-30ºC.MajorIndustries:Shipping,banking,tourism,electronics,oilrefiningpopulationenvironment--What’sthepopulationofChina?--ThepopulationofChinais1.3billion.It’ssolarge!MorethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChineseinSingapore.Weshouldlivealow-carbonlifestyletoprotecttheenvironment.temperatureThetemperatureislow.Thetemperatureishigh.n.人口n.温度n.环境SkimmingSkimming:Canyoufindthetopicwords?HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?FormanyChinesetourists,thissmallislandinsoutheastAsiaisawonderfulplacetotakeaholiday.Ontheonehand,morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinese,soyoucansimplyspeakPutonghuaalotofthetime.Ontheotherhand,SingaporeisanEnglish-speakingcountry,soit’salsoagoodplacetopracticeyourEnglish!HaveyouevertriedChinesefoodoutsideofChina?Maybeyoufearthatyouwon’tbeabletofindanythingtoeatinaforeigncountry.InSingapore,however,you’llfindalotoffoodfromChina;youwon’thaveanyproblemfindingrice,noodles,ordumplings.However,ifyou’refeelingbrave,Singaporeisanexcellentplacetotrynewfood.WhetheryoulikeIndianfood,westernfoodorJapanesefood,you’llfinditallinSingapore.Mostlargecitieshavezoos,buthaveyoueverbeentoazooatnight?Singaporehasanightzoocalledthe“NightSafari”.Itmightseemstrangetogotoazoowhenit’sdark.Butifyou’veeverbeentoazooduringthedaytime,youmightunderstandwhythiszooissospecial.Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnight,sothisisthebesttimetowatchthem.Ifyougotoseelions,tigersorfoxesduringthedaytime,they’llprobablybeasleep!AttheNightSafari,youcanwatchtheseanimalsinamorenaturalenvironmentthananormalzoo.OnegreatthingaboutSingaporeisthatthetemperatureisalmostthesamealltheyearround.Thisisbecausetheislandissoclosetotheequator.Soyoucanchoosetogowheneveryoulike----spring,summer,autumn,orwinter!And,ofcourse,it’snottoofarfromChina!languagefoodzootemperatureLanguageFoodZooTemperatureSingaporeThinking:Thinking:Howisthearticleorganized?ScanningScanning:TrueorFalse?Correctthefalsesentences.1.SingaporeisasmallislandinEurope.2.PeopleinSingaporespeakChineseandEnglish.4...
