1. 新课标人教版课件系列 《高中英语》 必修 4- 5.5

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3. 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.

4. Hyde Park ( 海德公园 ) is the most well-known park in London. It used to be a hunting park for the Royal family in the 18th Century. Now it is open to the public and people can enjoy themselves there with the various activities, including horse-riding. 演讲者之角（ Speakers‘ Corner ）， 肯辛顿花园（ Kensington Gardens ） 蛇形湖（ Serpentine ） 圆池（ Round Pond ） 艾伯特王子纪念馆（ Albert Memorial ） 戴安娜王妃的儿童游乐场

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

6. 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.

9. What other kinds of theme park do you know? folk culture village wildlife park ocean park sport theme park

10. Reading: 1. Answer the questions: 1). What is the basic purpose of the theme parks? What do people do there? 2). Do these parks charge people for admission? 3). What is the purpose of a theme park? 4). What is the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park? 5). What activities will be offered to visitors in a sports theme park? 6). Can they do shopping there? What can they buy? 7). What can visitors see and do in history or culture theme parks? 8). What is Disneyland like? What can visitors do there? 9). What can people do in marine or ocean theme parks, science theme parks and future theme parks?

11. 2. Give the main idea in each paragraph: Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3: Para. 4: Para. 5: Para. 6: Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. Theme parks have been designed to provide entertainment with a variety of things to see and do. Theme parks have a certain idea/theme that the whole park is based on History and culture theme parks. Disneyland. Ocean parks and science theme parks. Theme of the Passage: Theme parks can be both entertaining and educational, and can be based on many different ideas.

12. Comprehending 1. Why do people build so many theme parks? Purpose 1 : _________________________ Purpose 2 :____________________ Purpose 3 :____________________ Explanation 1: Explanation 2: Explanation 3: To provide entertainment To educate To make profits Because they have a variety of things to see and do. Visitors can learn about history, cultures and science. Admission fees are charged, extra payment is required for rides and shows, and souvenirs and brand-name items are sold. Purpose 4 :_____________________________________________ Explanation 4: To provide people with some unusual experiences There are parks for people to experience the life in the past, in the future, in the ocean and so on.

13. Q : What is the meaning of the title “Theme parks---- Fun and more than fun”? An: The title means that theme parks are fun to visit, but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.

14. Language points in the passage: 1. meet one’s need/requirement/demands eg: We’ll try our best to meet the requirements of the customers. This kind of product has met the advanced world standard. 2. a variety of 3. charge n./v. 4. not just… but also… = not only… but also… ( 连接对等的成分 ) eg: He didn’t come for a variety of reasons. There are a large variety of kinds to choose from. eg: How much do you charge for mending a pair of shoes? The medicine is free of charge. 相同意思词组 : not merely… but also, not only… but… as well, not only… too 5. a certain + n. （单数） = some + n. （单数）

15. 6. base on/upon 7. along with eg: The book is based on a true story. Scientific theory must be based on facts. eg: The student, along with his parents, has gone abroad. She took all her books to the new house, along with all the letters from her friends. 8. name after eg: This island was named after its discoverer. They named the little girl Susan --- after her mother.

16. 9. such… that, so… that 1) such + a (an) adj. + 单数名词 + that 从句 such + adj. + 复数名词 + that 从句 such + adj. + 不可数名词 + that 从句 2) so + adj. (adv.) + that 从句 so + adj. +a (an) + 单数名词 + that 从句 so + many (few) + 复数名词 + that 从句 so + much (little) + 不可数名词 + that 从句 eg: He is such a clever boy that everyone in his family likes him very much. He is so clever a boy that everyone in his family likes him very much. 注意 : many, few, much, little 表示多或少时，前面用 so. little 表示 ” 小 ” 时, 前面用 such. eg: There is so little water in the glass that I am still thirsty. He is such little a boy that his parents won’t take him to the park.

17. Homework: 1. P35 Learning about language Ex 1 – Ex 4 2. P70 Ex 1 – Ex 3