Have you ever been to parks? If you have, why do you go there? Warming Up Have you ever been to parks? If you have, why do you go there? Amuse ourselves, escape our busy lives for a while. For example, sit chatting, play chess, play games, listen to birds’ sing and so on.

What is a park? What is a park for?

Theme Parks It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme – that the whole park is based on.

There are many kinds of theme parks in the world. Look at the pictures of some world theme parks and try to get the theme of the park.

aircraft carrier 航天奇观 天津基辅航母 军事主题公园 shuttle

roller coaster ride 兰州龙“文化” 主题公园 意大利加达云霄乐园 history

folk custom/ folkways 流溪河国家森林公园 丽江世界遗产公园 nature

韩国汉城乐天世界 (Lotte World) marine 韩国汉城乐天世界 (Lotte World) 香港海洋公园 entertainment

Ocean Park in Hong Kong It is divided into two sections, Headland, Lowland The discovery of the Ancient World ,dinosaur exhibition, Dolphin University, Butterfly House, two giant pandas.

in Canada take part in all kinds of activities in water World Waterpark in Canada take part in all kinds of activities in water

the most well-known park in the world Hyde Park the most well-known park in the world used to be a hunting park for the Royal family in the 18th century Best-known for the Speaker’s Corner

A garden in Suzhou is a place when people have a walk in their spare time to enjoy the beautiful trees, flowers, lakes, stones, buildings and relax themselves.

Common parks A garden in Suzhou Hyde Park 苏州园林 海德公园

What kind of activities do people do in a park?

free- fall rides roller coaster

rafting rock climbing

motorbike surfing

What other kinds of theme parks do you know?

Various theme parks Things to do Sports theme parks History theme park Culture theme park offer visitors sport to play the past come to life… cook cultural foods…

Disneyland Marine or ocean theme park Science theme park Future park see characters from Disney films see and swim with dolphin… take an active part in… go on imaginary trips…

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.

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

Yunnan Nationalities Villages