义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册Section B(2a-selfcheck)thousand num.一千一千thousands of 数以千计的数以千计的safe adj.安全的安全的fear v. & n.害怕；惧怕害怕；惧怕Indian adj.印度人；印度的印度人；印度的Japanese adj.日本人；日本人；日本的日本的fox n.狐狸狐狸equator n.赤道赤道spring n.春天春天What do you know about Singapore?What do you know or want to know about Singapore? Discuss it with your group.2aMadeup:mainisland63smallislandsArea:697.1squarekilometres.Population:3,437,300(Chinese76.2,Malays13.8,Indians8.3,Others1.7)Singaporesgeographicalposition(地理位置地理位置)Asmallisland(1)_Language(s)peoplespeakinSingapore(2)_FoodwecanfindinSingaporeChinesefood,(3)_andJapanesefood.inSoutheastAsiaPutonghuaandEnglishIndianfood,westernfoodFill in the blanks according to the article.NameofthenightzooinSingapore(4)_TemperatureinSingaporeItis(5)_allyearround.NightSafarialmostthesameRead the article. How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore?2b1.MostpeopleinSingaporeonlyspeakEnglish.2.ItisnoteasytogetmanydifferentkindsofgoodfoodinSingapore.The statements below are false. Use information from the article to correct them.2cbothEnglishandChinesevery3.Itsbettertoseelionsandtigersduringthedaytimebecausetheywillprobablybeawake.4.ItsbesttovisitSingaporeintheautumn.atnightwheneveryoulikeFill in the conversation about Singapore using the information form the article.A:IamgoingtoSingaporenextweek._youever_therebefore?B:Yes,Ive_toSingaporemanytimes.Itsmyfavoritecountryin_Asia.A:Whatlanguagesdopeople_there?B:MostlyChineseand_.HavebeenbeenSoutheastspeakEnglish2dA:Whataboutthefood?Isitgood?B:Itsexcellent!_youevertriedIndianfood?IndianfoodisreallygoodinSingapore.A:Isee.Haveyou_heardoftheNightSafari?Someonetoldmetogothere.B:Yes!I_beentotheNightSafari.Itwasreallyexcitingto_theanimalsinthedark.A:Anditisalways_inSingapore?B:All_round!Itsalwayssummerthere!HaveeverhaveseewarmyearAfterreading,writedownthreeormorethingsyouhavelearned.Wealwaysrememberthingsbetterifwetaketimetoreflect.1.ontheonehandontheotherhand一方面一方面另一方面另一方面e.g.Ontheonehand,shetaughtEnglish,ontheotherhandshelearnedChinese.她一方面教英她一方面教英语,一方面学一方面学习汉语。2.morethanthreequartersofthepopulationareChinesequartern.四分之一；一刻钟四分之一；一刻钟threequarters四分之三四分之三e.g.Ivegottogoinaquarterofanhour.一刻钟以后我就得走了。一刻钟以后我就得走了。3.Maybeyoufearthatyouwontfearv.害怕；担心害怕；担心e.g.Manypeoplefearchangebecausetheydonotliketheoldwaystobechanged.很多人惧怕变化，因为他们不喜欢很多人惧怕变化，因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式被改变。旧有的生活方式被改变。4.Alotofanimalsonlywakeupatnightwakev.醒来；唤醒醒来；唤醒(wokewoken)e.g.ShewentupstairstowakeJohn.她上楼去叫醒约翰。她上楼去叫醒约翰。5.Itmightseemstrangetogotoa)“好像，似乎好像，似乎”,其后加形容其后加形容词。e.g.Heseemsunhappytoday.他今天好像不高他今天好像不高兴。Sheseemsverysad.她似乎很她似乎很伤心。心。b)seem+(tobe)+n.e.g.Theyseem(tobe)doctors.他他们好像是医生。好像是医生。c)seem+(tobe)+介介词e.g.ItseemslikeyearssinceIlastsawher.自从上次遇到她自从上次遇到她,好像已好像已过了了许多年。多年。d)seemtodo.e.g.Heseemstobehappy.他好像很高兴。他好像很高兴。Mymotherseemedtoknowthat.我妈妈好像知道那件事。我妈妈好像知道那件事。e)Itseemsthat+从句从句e.g.Itseemsthatheishappy.=Heseems(tobe)happy.他好像很快乐。他好像很快乐。Translate the following phrases.1.在东南亚在东南亚_2.四分之三人口四分之三人口_3.做某事有困难做某事有困难_4.在白天在白天_5.睡醒睡醒_6.处于一个自然的环境中处于一个自然的环境中1._7.一年到头，终年一年到头，终年_insoutheastAsiathreequartersofpopulationhaveproblemsdoingsth.duringthedaytimewakeupinanaturalenvironmentallyearround结束语结束语 Talents come from diligence Talents come from diligence and knowledge is gained by and knowledge is gained by accumulationaccumulation天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累