Reading Theme Parks- FUN AND MORE THAN FUN Reading Theme Parks- FUN AND MORE THAN FUN

Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 There are various kinds of _____________ If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to ___________ Come to ___________to have fun learning all about America’s __________ southeastern culture To enter a world of ________ about ancient England, come to _______________ Dollywood Disneyland Camelot Park theme parks historical fantasy Give the main idea of each paragraph:

Find out some characters and activities in the text.

Disneyland Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Snow White and seven Dwarfs are Disneyland__________ characters. cartoon

Knights of The Round Table

King Arthur

In __________, you can watch magic shows with Merlin the Wizard. Camelot Park Merlin the Wizard

Free-fall drops

Pirate ship

Roller coaster

__________has one of the best old wooden roller coasters, Thunderhead Dollywood

Country music groups perform

Carpenters and craftsmen and their works

Try traditional candy

Fighting with swords or on houseback

Bungee jumping

You can see beautiful bald eagles in the world’s largest ________________________________. bald eagle preserve

Bald eagles

Steam-engine train

Take a ride on the only steam-engine Train still working _________________________________. in the southeast USA

scanning Read the passage again. This time you should read carefully, then do exercise 3 on page 35. If it is a false statement, rewrite it with correct information.

Complete the table with information from the passage. Park Name Theme Example of Activities Disneyla nd Detailed reading fairy tale stories travel through space, visit a pirate ship, meet fairy tale characters, ride a swinging ship, go on a free-fall drop

Park Name Theme Example of Activities Dolly wood culture of the southeast ern USA listen to American country music, see traditional craftsmen and their work, try some traditional candy, ride on an old steam engine, see bald eagles, ride on Thunderhead and other rides

Park Name Theme Example of Activities Camelot ancient English history and stories watch magic shows, see fighting with swords or on horseback, visit farm section, learn about farms in ancient England

1. Disneyland can be found everywhere 2. You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disneyland. 3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. in several parts of the world fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters

5. Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year. 6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in the USA 7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste Candy like the candy made in ancient England. 4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA. steam-engine Dollywood the American South 150 years ago

9. Camelot Park has an ancient English farm. 10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. 8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. does not have

1. more than 在本句意为 “ 不仅仅是 ……; 不只是 ……” This book is more than a grammar. 这不只是本语法书。 另外, more than happy/glad/willing, etc (to do sth) 表示 “ 非常乐意 ( 做某事 )” 。 We are more than happy to show you around Beijing. 我非常乐意带你到北京到处看看。

2.various adj. 各种各样的，不同的；好几个，很多 There are _________________________. 鸡蛋有各种各样的做法。 __________________ they had seen the accident. 许多人说他们目睹了这次的事故。 various ways of cooking an egg Various people said vary v. 变化；改变。 例如： Habits and hobbies vary from person to person. 习惯与爱好因人而异。 The temperature varied throughout the day. 气温一整天变化无常。

variety n. 变化，多样性，种类 The shopping center sells a variety of goods. 在学校里我们学习各种东西 。 At school we learn a variety of things. She made the children glad _________________ ( 用各种方法 ). in a variety of ways 购物中心出售各种各样的商品。

3.no wonder: “ 难怪；不足为奇 ” 后面必须接一个完整的句子。 No wonder you’ve got a headache – you drank so much wine. 你喝了那么多酒，难怪你头疼。 （ 1 ） wonder n. 惊异；惊奇；惊叹。 a look of wonder 惊异的神情 （ 2 ） wonder n. 奇迹；奇观；奇才；奇事； do wonders 创造奇迹

4.wherever (conj. & adv.): 无论哪里；无论什么情况下 She is followed by that person wherever she goes. 让 无论她去哪里, 那个人都跟着她。 You can sit wherever you want. 你想坐哪里就坐哪里。让

类似用法的还有 whichever, whatever, whenever, whomever 等。 It has the same result whichever way you do it. 让 不管你怎么做, 结果都一样。 Take whichever you want. 名 / 宾 你想拿哪个就拿哪个。

Whatever I have also belongs to you. 名 / 主 我所有的一切也属于你的。 Whatever happens, I’ll always be on your side. 让 不管发生什么事, 我总会站在你一边的。

5. fun: have fun: enjoy oneself 尽情地玩 for fun: for pleasure 为了娱乐 a lot of / much / no fun 有趣 / 没趣 (be) in fun 在开玩笑 have fun (in) doing sth. 干某事开心 The little cat is full of fun. It’s no fun spending the weekend doing nothing. enjoyment; pleasure (U)