八下 Unit 9 （Reading Page 70）
Step I. Before reading: Say something about Singapore Step II. While reading:
1. How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore? 2. Read the whole passage and translate the phrases:
成千上万的游客 在东南亚 度假 一方面 四分之三的人口 另一方面 一个说英语的国家 练习说英语
中国以外 一些好吃的东西 一个极好的地方 印度食物 日本食物 睡觉 大多数的大城市 在白天 在更自然的环境里 全年 靠近赤道 远离中国 3. Read the first paragraph and finish the following:
1) Most people in Singapore only speak English. ( T or F ) 2) The population of China ______(be)over 1.3 billion.
Three quarters of the population in the city ________(be) English.
___________(三分之二) of the warm water ______(have/has) already been
used up.
____________________________(十分之七的学生)in the class ________ (be)girls.
3) England and America are _____________ ______________(说英语的国家). ___________________________(练习说英语) is our main activity. He didn’t _________________________(过去练习说英语).
Are you used to __________________(说英语) in English classes now? 4)翻译句子(英译汉)：Don’t get angry---I’m simply asking you for help. 4. Read the second paragraph:
1) It is not easy to get many different kinds of good food in Singapore. ( T or F)
2)分析句子：Maybe you fear that you won’t be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. ① ② ③ ⑤ ④ ① 的同义词_______
② 的同义词________ 扩展：fear for为……担心 fear的例句: We all fear illness and death. ③ _______从句 ④ ___________从句 ⑤ to eat 后置_______修饰__________
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例题： ---Shopping with me?
---Sorry, I have a lot of clothes _______(洗).
我有一些重要的事要告诉你。_______________________. 3) 归纳：have a good time doing=have fun doing=enjoy oneself doing
have problem（s） doing, have trouble doing, have difficulty doing have trouble with…
4) whether conj. if 不管……(还是);是否 She asked me whether(=if) I was Spanish.
I worry about whether I hurt her feelings.
(作介词的宾语时不能用if)
Whether she will go to the zoo, I don’t know.
(宾语从句置于句首时不能用if)
I don’t know whether to leave or stay.
(用在动词不定时前面时不能用if)
Whether you go (or not), he will go.
(状语从句并常与or not连用置于句首时不能用if)
The question is whether we should go on with this work .
(引导表语从句时不能用if)
例题：
---Do you think _______ Xiao Ming can pass the high school entrance exam or not?
---Sorry, I’ve no idea.
A. that B. which C. if D. whether 5. Read the third paragraph and answer questions:
① What kind of zoo does Singapore have? ②When is it the best time to go there? Why? ③How can you watch these animals? 6. The fourth paragraph:
What is the main idea of this paragraph? Where is Singapore?
Is Singapore far from China? Step III. After reading:
Write down three or more things you have learned.
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