Unit 9Unit 9

Have you ever been to an

amusement park?

Reading

Do you know these countries?

Japan

the United Kingdom

Mexico

India

Singapore

Which countries do you want to visit? Why?

Talk with your classmates, and write the

information down.

Country Reason

Australia It is beautiful.

India ...

… …

What do you know about Singapore? Say

something about it.

What’s the attraction of Singapore?

Singapore’s attraction lies in its language,

food, zoo (especially the night zoo) and the

temperature (weather).

Read the passage and find out the answer to the question.

3a Complete the word map with the words from the

reading.

names of places

China,

animals

lions,

seasons

summer,

languages kinds of food

rice,Chinese,

Singapore Night Safari all year round Chinese,

English

all kinds of

food

4. It’s best to visit Singapore in autumn.

3c The statements below are all false. Using information from the reading. Write four true sentences.

1. Singapore is a big country in Europe.

Southeast Asiasmall

all kinds of

2. In Singapore, you can only find Japanese food.

any seasons

3. It’s good to see lions and foxes during the daytime because they’ll probably be awake. night

What do you know about the

countries you want to visit?

on one hand, on the other hand

一方面，另一方面On one hand, loss imply gain; on the other hand, gain imply loss.

塞翁失马，安知非福；塞翁得马，安知非祸。

Translation 一方面，我想去那个派对；但另一方面，我不得不学习。On one hand, I want to go to the party, but on the other hand I have to study.

whenever 无论何时 I’ll discuss it with you whenever you like.

你愿意什么时候我就什么时候和你商量这件事。

Whenever she comes, she brings a friend.

她每次来都带个朋友。

特殊疑问词 +ever ：无论 ... however, whenever, wherever 是疑问副词 , 引导让步状语从句。 However hard he try, he can't succeed. Whenever I see him, he always smiles to me. Wherever you go, don't forget your hometown.

whoever, whomever, whatever 是疑问代词 , 引导让步状语从句或名词性从句。 Whoever does wrong should be punished. I will give the prize to whomever you recommend. I will buy you whatever you want.

1. If we work with a strong will ， we can overcome any difficulty, ______ great it is. A. what B. how C. however D. whatever2. It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____ he or she wants. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever

3. We’ll have to finish the job ， _______. A. long it takes however B. it takes however long C. long however it takes D. however long it takes

C

B

D

all year round 一年到头，终年

= the whole year

The temperature there is almost the same all

year round.

那里的温度终年几乎一样。

for years 很长时间

year after year 年复一年，每年（重复）

(= year in year out)

year by year 一年年（逐渐变化）

More Expressions

Homework

Write an ad for your hometown or for a place

you have been to. Include details about why

people should visit it.

Have you ever been to …?_________________

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