english travel: all about singapore

Let’s learn about Singapore!

Which country is Singapore?

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Which country is Singapore?

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Germany

Vietnam

Thailand

Singapore

Which Flag below belongs to Singapore?

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Which Flag below belongs to Singapore?

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Puerto Rico

Taiwan

Malaysia

Singapore

Primary Languages in Singapore:

What currency is used in Singapore?

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Conversions

$1 SGD = $0.75 USD

$1 SGD = 16,000 VND

$5 SGD

What’s the pricein USD / VND?

$5 SGD

Approximately:

$3.70 USD80,000 VND

Khai is caught chewing gum. He has to pay a $1000 SGD fine.

How much is this fine inUSD and VND?

Khai is caught chewing gum. He has to pay a $1000 SGD fine.

USD = $730 USDVND = 17 Million (16.9)

What can you do & see in Singapore?

The Flower Dome / Gardens by the Bay

One of the Top 10 Indoor Gardens in the World; it houses over 500,000 plants!

Dragonfly bridge

Water play areas in the Gardens by the Bay

The Cloud Forest inside the Flower Dome

Marina Bay Sands

Sky park ( $23 adults $12 children)

Casino

ArtScience Museum

Merlion

Merlion is a 70-tonne half mermaid-half Lion, the mythical creature of Singapore. The surrounding area is popular for relaxing and taking in the view.

The Singapore Flyer

The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel.

You can view the city fromabove

4-course dinner = 2 full rotations (1hr)$269++ /couple

The Singapore Zoo

The Singapore Zoo has an excellent reputation for being one of the best zoos in the world.

The zoo houses 315 – species of animals (15% are endangered).

Animals are kept in large, natural spaces.

Sentosa is an Island Resort(like vinpearl land)

“Little India”

Chinatown

What’s for dinner?

Chicken Rice: Chicken is boiled in a broth; a spicy chili/ginger/soy sauce is

served with it. Mmmmmmm!

Chili Crab: Stir-fried crab in a sweet/savory tomato & chili sauce. It’s not that spicy!

Laksa: Laksa is a spicy noodle soup (mix of malay & chinese flavors). Usually madewith chicken, prawn (shrimp), or fish. They commonly use coconut milk.

Satay: Usually made with chicken & served with a peanut sauce.

Singaporean Noodles: Stir-fried noodles with curry powder, bean sprouts, soy sauce and chili. Can be vegetarian or served with chicken, beef, char sui pork orprawn

Do’s & Don’ts in Singapore

DON’T chew gum (in public)

DO carry around some coins (to use forpublic toiletsand vendingmachines)

Don’t tip. Tipping isn’t part of the culture in Singapore.In fact, the government discourages is.

DO stand on the Left side of the escalator. The right side are for people who are in a hurry and needto pass.

DON’T eat food on the MRT (mass rapid transport) – Singapore’s excellent subway.

DO look out for packetsof tissue or umbrellas ontables or seats.

People use these to reserve or “save” their seat!

DON’T litter.

Singapore has heavyfines for littering!

DO bargain/negotiate prices when shopping at markets orplaces that don’t have a fixed price.* Also, if you want to buy food, always ask the price first…