Unit 5 Theme parks

Warming up Cooperative discussion: What is a park? What is a park for? 2. What kind of activities do people do in a park?

What do you suppose a theme park is? Hong Kong Ocean Park

Hong Kong Disneyland

Disneyland is the oldest theme park in the world and it is the most popular park in the world, too. In the Disneyland, people can not only enjoy the exciting activities there, but also get close to the life-size cartoon characters like the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, which appear in some of Walt Disney’s famous cartoon films. zxxk

Window of the World in Shenzhen

World Water park in Canada is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.

China Folk Culture Village

Shenzhen Happy Valley zx、xk

Yunnan Nationalities Villages

Now guess which are parks and which are theme parks?

Free talk What is the difference between tradtional parks and the theme parks?

Pre-reading What do you think you can see in a theme park? buildings, castles, statues, rare animals and birds, and so on.

What activities can we take in a theme park? Merry-go-round Bumper car roller coasters Ferris wheel Amusement park slide Pirate ship bungee jumping Horror films Free-fall rides

merry-go-round

roller-coaster rides

Bungee jumping

Ferris wheel

bumper car slide

Pirate ship

Interview Has your partner ever tried any activity mentioned above? 2. Which activity does your partner prefer in an amusement park? Why?

Theme parks -Fun and more than fun

Skimming Read the passage quickly for the general idea. A. Theme parks are more than amusement. B. Theme parks are places for people to amuse themselves. C. Theme parks have a variety of things to see and do. D. Theme parks have a certain idea.

□ □ □ □ Listen to the tape and then do these T or F exercises. × × 1. Disneyland can be found everywhere. Disneyland can be found in several parts of the world. 2. You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney land. You can meet fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters at Disneyland. True False □ □ × □ □ ×

□ □ □ □ □ □ √ √ √ 3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. 4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA. 5. Country music singers perform in Dolly wood throughout the whole year. True False √ □ □ √ □ □ √ □ □

□ □ 6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in the USA. Dolly wood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA. True False □ □ ×

7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England. Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy made in the American South 150 years ago. True False □ □ ×

□ □ □ □ 8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. Camelot Park does not have the oldest roller coaster in the world. 9. Camelot Park has an ancient English farm. True False □ □ × □ □ √

10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. True False √ □ □

Give the main idea of each paragraph: Scanning Give the main idea of each paragraph: Para. 1: Different kinds of theme parks. Para. 2: Disneyland. Passagetiona Para. 3: Dollywood Para. 4: England’s Camelot Park

The text mainly introduces ____________, which include different themes, and then it gives _____ examples. theme parks three Passagetiona

Detailed reading Complete the table with information from the passage. Name: __________ Location: In several parts of the world Theme: Fairy tale stories Activities: Disneyland

◆ Travelling through space ◆ Visiting a pirate ship ◆ Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon __________ ◆ Riding in a swinging ship ◆ Going on a free-fall drop characters

Name: Dollywood Location: In the Smoky Mountains in ____________________ Theme: _______________________ _____________________ Activities: the southeastern USA America’s traditional southeastern culture

◆ Listening to country music ◆ Watching _________ making objects ◆ Trying traditional candies ◆ Riding on the only ________________ ◆ Watching bald eagles ◆ Riding on Thunderhead craftsmen steam-engine train

Name: Camelot Park Location: In ________ Theme: Ancient English history and stories Activities: ◆ Watching magic shows ◆ Visiting the jousting area ◆ Visiting the _____ area and learning about farms in ancient England England farm

Fill in the blanks according to the text. Lily, Jim, Tony, Jane and Kate want to visit a theme park. After reading the text, please give them some suggestions. 1. Lily is interested in the life of ancient people, so she could visit _____________. Camelot Park

2. Jim wants to experience rides, especially the wooden roller coaster, so __________ is a good place for him. 3. Jane is a girl who likes fantasy and loves fairy tales very much, so she is advised to visit __________. 4. Kate is crazy about American country music, so she may go to ___________. Dollywood Disneyland Dollywood

Discuss the questions below. 1. What is the purpose of Dollywood? What kind of people do you think will visits this theme park? The purpose of Dolly wood is to show and celebrate America’s traditional southeastern culture. Probably a lot of Americans will visit this theme park.

2. What do you know about ancient English stories 2. What do you know about ancient English stories? What other activities do you imagine there are at Camelot Park? 3. Disneyland is a place to have fun. What will you do if you have a chance to visit Disneyland? 4. If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks, which will you visit? Why?

Where do you think they are? Free-fall rides

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Homework 1. Read the passage carefully and underline some words, phrases or sentences which you don’t understand. 2. Preview– learning about language.