UNIT8KnowingtheworldLesson5AproThailand助力教学仅限个人使用，

1Warmingup助力教学仅限个人使用，

Whatdoyouknowaboutforeigncountries?InThailand,wecanseeelephants.WecanfeelfourseasonsintheUSA.助力教学仅限个人使用，

Thailandisabeautifulcountry.It’sinSoutheastAsia.ThecapitalofThailandisBangkok.PeopleinThailandspeakThai,ChineseandMalay.Thaiisthenationallanguage.“Thai”meanspeople.How’stheweatherinThailand?Itisusuallyhotanddry,butitrainsalotinJulyandAugust.PeoplecallThailandthe“LandofElephants”.ElephantsaregoodhelpersinThailife.Theycanclearland,cuttrees,carryheavythings,andevenlookafterbabies!TheWaterFestivalisanimportantfestivalinThailand.IfyouwanttovisitThailandinApril,remembertotakearaincoatwithyou!1Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.助力教学仅限个人使用，

1Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.AWhereisThailand?BWhatlanguagesdopeoplespeakinThailand?CWhenistherainyseasoninThailand?It’sinSoutheastAsia.PeopleinThailandspeakThai,ChineseandMalay.InJulyandAugust.助力教学仅限个人使用，

1Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.DWhatcanelephantsdoinThailife?EWhatisThailand’simportantfestival?Theycanclearland,cuttrees,carryheavythings,andevenlookafterbabies.TheWaterFestival.助力教学仅限个人使用，

2LanguagePoints助力教学仅限个人使用，

Thailandisabeautifulcountry.泰国是一个漂亮的国家。beautifuladj.漂亮的；美好的Whatabeautifulday!多么美好的一天！Iboughtabeautifuldress.我买了一条漂亮的裙子。【拓展】beautyn.美，漂亮；美好的事物beautifullyadv.漂亮地，美好地1助力教学仅限个人使用，

Thaiisthenationallanguage.泰语是国语。nationaladj.国家的，民族的Tian’anmenSquareisthesymbolofChina.天安门广场是中国的象征。【拓展】nationn.国家，民族internationaladj.国际的NationalDay国庆节2助力教学仅限个人使用，

IfyouwanttovisitThailandinApril,remembertotakearaincoatwithyou!如果你想在四月份游览泰国，记得带上雨衣！本句为“if引导的条件状语从句+祈使句”结构。if意为“如果”，