1. Unit 22
Theme Parks

2. Lead in
Rafting
Rock-climbing
Bungee jumping
Free-fall rides

3. Lead in
Ferris
wheel
Merry-go-round
Roller-coaster rides
Cable car

4. What ‘s a theme park
How many theme parks are mentioned in the text ?

5. How many theme parks are mentioned in the text ?
The world park
Universal studios

6. China Ethnic Culture Park

7. Ethnic
Culture park
World Park
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8. a Theme parks try to make sure that visitors leave knowing
Read the text and match the main ideas
a Theme parks try to make sure
that visitors leave knowing
more about their theme .
Para.1 :
b There are some famous
theme parks in America.
Para. 2 :
c Theme parks are becoming
more and more popular
around the world.
Para. 3 :
Para. 4 :
d Theme parks aren’t like
traditional amusement parks
and often teach visitors
something too.

9. skimming Read the text and find out the answers to the questions
1 . What’s a theme park ?
2 . How many theme parks are mentioned in the passage ?
And what are they ?
3 . What do the parks have in common ?
4. What’s the difference between a theme park and a
traditional amusement park ?
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10. skimming Read the text and find out the answers to the questions
1 . What’s a theme park ?
A theme park is a collection of rides , exhibitions or other
attractions that are based on a common theme .
2 . How many theme parks are mentioned in the passage ?
And what are they ?
Five . They are the World Park , China Ethnic Culture
Park , Ocean Park in Hong Kong , Disneyland
in California and Universal Studios in Florida .
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11. skimming Read the text and find out the answers to the questions
3 . What do the parks have in common ?
What they all have in common is that they combine fun
with the opportunity to learn something .
4. What’s the difference between a theme park and a
traditional amusement park ?
Unlike traditional amusement parks , theme parks often
want to teach visitors something.
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12. Fill in the blanks according to Para. 2
Many people come to theme parks for thrills and
entertainment. But theme parks also try to _______
______ that the visitors leave knowing more about
their_______ .Ocean park in Hong Kong is a good example
that both __________and________. Not only
can they find all the rides and attractions , they can also
find many opportunities to learn about
________________.the park has a conservation
center that can help _______ marine animals
and their ________ in the rivers and
coastal waters of Asia.
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make
sure
theme
educates
entertains
life in the oceans
protect
habitats

13. ( F ) ( F ) ( T ) ( F ) ( T ) ( T ) ( T )
Read the text and do some True or False statements
( F )
1. The World Park is the largest park in the world.
3. Ocean Park is divided into two sections , including the
Headland and the Lowland.
4. New Disney parks have opened only in the US.
Disneyland in California was one of the first theme
park to become popular around the world.
6. At Universal , all the rides and activities are based
on Universal Pictures movies.
2. Every year, there are more than five hundred
thousand students visiting Ocean Park.
( F )
( T )
( F )
( T )
( T )
( T )
7. Theme parks are becoming more advanced and
new technology allows us to experience almost
anything without danger

14. Parks Themes scanning The World Park World China Ethnic Culture park
Ocean
Ocean Park in Hong Kong
The world of Walt Disney
and his characters
Disneyland in California
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures movies
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15. What’s the future theme park like ?
Discussion:
What’s the future theme park like ?

16. fall through the air
take off in a rocket
fly a helicopter

17. discussion
Why are theme parks so popular?
People: more than just fun/ learn something
Theme parks: show … the world
teach … about nature.
combine …. with …
If you could visit one of the theme parks mentioned in the text, which one would you like to choose? Why?

18. 1. Get on line to search the information of a
homework
1. Get on line to search the information of a
certain theme park that you are interested in and
write a short description about that.
Tips :
Your description must contain the following points :
the name , the theme , attractions
foods , restaurants , cost … …

19. Lead-in

29. Costumes of minorities
Man
Tujia
Hui
Hani
Miao
Korean
Dong

30. Costumes of minorities
Dai
Costumes of minorities
Gaoshan
Uygur
Ethnic Costumes
中国民族服装
Baizu
Russian
Mongolians

32. dolphins
sharks
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dinosaur
seal

33. 香港海洋公园

34. disney

36. Lion King scanning As we all know , there are so many famous and
interesting cartoon films produced by Disneyland . Can you give us some examples ?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Lion King
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37. Tom and Jerry
Brother Bear
Beauty and Beast
Sleeping Beauty
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39. scanning