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Unit 5 Theme parks
Period 1 Warming-up & Reading
When I am free, I would like to do……
Discussion
Have you ever been to parks If you have, why do you go there
Lead in
sit chatting,play chess,play games, listen to birds’ singing or just relax a bit.
A garden in Suzhou
a traditional Chinese park
A garden in Suzhou
have a walk in our spare time
to escape busy lives for a while and relax ourselves
to enjoy beautiful scenery
What kind of park is it, a traditional park or a theme park
It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme – that the whole park is based on.
What is the theme park
_________ by ticket only.
They’ll ________ you for __________
admission
admission
charge
At the entrance gate:
--What can remind you of your visit several years later
-- Photos and _________
souvenirs
profit
They make a ________ by the charges for admission and by selling souvenirs in their shops.
What activities can we take in a amusement theme park
Amusement park
Bumper car
Merry-go-round
Ferris wheel
Pirate ship
slide
roller coasters
bungee jumping
Free-fall rides
Horror films
merry-go-round
Roller-coaster rides
Bungee jumping
Horror Films
Free-fall rides
Ferris wheel
slide
bumper car
Pirate ship
Has your partner ever tried any activity mentioned above Why or why not
2.Which activity does your
partner prefer in an
amusement park Why
Pair Work----Interview
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
Theme park
Theme park
Theme park
Theme park
Guess which are parks and which are theme parks
Theme Parks
– Fun and More Than Fun
Pre-reading
1. Which park would you like to visit most if you have the chance
2. What do you suppose a theme park is
(theme: a main subject or idea)
3. Can you name some kinds of theme
parks you know
wildlife park
ocean park
Disneyland
folk culture village
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.
Skimming
1. Read the passage quickly for the
general idea.
2. Which theme parks are mentioned in the text
Disneyland, Dollywood, Camelot Park,
Read the passage quickly and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph:
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3:
Para. 4:
Different kinds of theme parks.
England’s Camelot Park
Disneyland.
Dollywood
Complete the table with information from the passage.
Park Name Theme Example of Activities
Disneyland
Detailed reading
fairy tale stories
____________space, visit________________, meet ________characters, ride a _________ship, go on a _________drop
travel through
a pirate ship
fairy tale
swinging
free-fall
Park Name Theme Example of Activities
Dollywood
culture of the southeastern USA
listen to_________________, see _________________and their work, try some traditional________, ____on an old steam engine, see_______________, ride on Thunderhead and other rides
American country music
traditional craftsmen
candy
ride
bald eagles
Park Name Theme Example of Activities
Camelot
ancient English history and stories
watch______________, see fighting with ______or on horseback, visit farm section, __________farms in ancient England
magic shows
swords
learn about
Listen to the tape and then do these T or F exercises.
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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.
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True False
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3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built.
4. Dolly wood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA.
5. Country music singers perform in Dolly wood throughout the whole year.
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True False
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6. Dolly wood has the only electric train still working in the USA .
Dolly wood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA.
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×
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.
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×
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 .
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True False
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10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting.
True False
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Discuss the questions below.
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.
1. What is the purpose of Dollywood What kind of people do you think will visits this theme park
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
Free-fall rides
Where do you think they are
Where do you think they are
Where do you think they are
If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go to the theme park to enjoy yourselves
Discussion
Retell the text.
Homework
Disneyland park
Now let’s see what kind of theme park it is:
Thank you for attending!
Good-bye!