Unit 1 Have you ever been to an amusement park?
[00:08.39]Have you ever been to Singapore?
[00:10.81]Section 1 Before You Read
[00:13.34]GROUPWORK
[00:15.28]It's good to find out about a place you are
[00:17.89]going to visit before you go there.
[00:21.01]Choose a place to visit,
[00:23.15]and write down four things your group knows
[00:25.99]about it.
[00:29.03]Section 2 While You Read
[00:32.92]Learning strategy:
[00:35.30]REFLECTING
[00:37.30]After reading,write down three or more things
[00:41.36]you have learned.
[00:42.90]We always remember things better if we take time
[00:47.03]to reflect.
[00:49.16]Have you ever been to Singapore?
[00:53.05]For many Chinese tourists,
[00:54.44]this small island in Southeast Asia
[00:56.98]is a wonderful place to take a holiday.
[00:59.89]On the one hand,more than three quarters of
[01:03.07]the population are Chinese,
[01:04.68]so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of time.
[01:08.00]On the other hand,Singapore is an English-
[01:10.70]speaking country,so it's also a good place to
[01:13.72]practice your English!
[01:14.79]Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of
[01:17.50]China?
[01:18.72]Maybe you fear that you won't be able to find
[01:21.29]anything to eat in a foreign country.
[01:23.52]In Singapore,however,you'll find a lot of food
[01:26.50]from China;
[01:27.87]you won't have any problem finding rice,noodles,
[01:30.64]or dumplings.
[01:32.00]However,if you're feeling brave,Singapore is an
[01:35.46]excellent place to try new food.
[01:38.09]Whether you like Indian food,
[01:40.13]western food,or Japanese food,
[01:42.56]you'll find it all in Singapore!
[01:44.87]Most large cities have zoos,
[01:47.32]but have you ever been to a zoo at night?
[01:49.82]Singapore has a night zoo called the
[01:51.78]"Night Safari".
[01:53.42]It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it's
[01:56.40]dark.But if you've ever been to a zoo
[01:59.00]during the daytime,
[02:00.42]you might understand why this zoo is so special.
[02:04.11]A lot of animals only wake up at night,
[02:06.77]so this is the best time to watch them.
[02:09.30]If you go to see lions,tigers,or foxes during
[02:12.62]the daytime,they'll probably be asleep!
[02:15.41]At the Night Safari,you can watch these animals
[02:18.60]in a more natural environment than a normal zoo.
[02:21.78]One great thing about Singapore is that the
[02:24.29]temperature is almost the same all year round.
[02:27.52]This is because the island is so close to the
[02:30.22]equator.
[02:31.40]So you can choose to go whenever you like-spring
[02:34.34]summer,autumn,or winter!
[02:37.38]And,of course,it's not too far from China!
[02:41.50]Section 3 After You Read
[02:45.43]3a Complete the word map with the words from the
[02:49.11]reading.
[02:51.40]3b Now add more words that you know to each
[02:55.02]group above.
[02:56.86]Compare your words with your partner's.
[03:00.49]3c The statements below are all false.
[03:05.11]Using information from the reading,
[03:07.99]write four true sentences.
[03:12.20]Section 4 Go for it!
[03:15.65]Write an ad for your hometown or for a place
[03:19.31]you have been to.
[03:21.33]Include details about why people should visit it
[03:26.37]If you have time!
[03:28.30]Think of five unusual things you have done.
[03:33.18]Find other people in your class who have done
[03:36.11]the same things.
[03:38.36]Have you ever eaten ice cream with rice?
[03:41.53]No,I haven't.
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