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UNIT 5 CHAPTER 2 Destination: Singapore

Before You Read A Think about answers to these questions.
Five-Star Hotels
1 What are the best hotels in your city?
2 What do you know about Singapore?
3 Do you know anything about the hotel in the passage?

B Discuss your answers with a partner.

Reading Skill A Scan the passage on the next page. Find answers to the questions
Scanning below.
1 What can you do for fun at the hotel? ___________ _
Remember: You scan
to find information fast. 2 How long did it take to build the hotel? __________ _
You don't read every
word. You only look for
the information you 3 Who is Wolfgang Puck? _______________ _
need.
4 How high are the buildings? ______________ _

5 How long is the pool? ________________ _

B Read the information in the list. Then answer the question below, using
your answers from A.

For our trip, my family wants ...
• a hotel in Singapore
• a view of the city
• a hotel where we can eat and swim
• a place to go shopping and find entertamment

Is the Marina Bay Sands Hotel a good place for your family to stay? Why?

C Now read the entire passage on the next page. Then answer the
questions on page 66.

Reasons tor being a good reader. When learners are good readers they make progress in all
areas of language learning. Becoming a good reader will help you accomplish your goals for using English.

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