Book 4 Unit 5 Theme Parks Warming up and Reading
1. Warming up:
Look at the blackboard and answer the following questions:
Have you ever been to a park? If you have, what do you do there?
What do you think a theme park is? What is the difference between a common park and a theme park?
What activities can we take in a theme park?
2. Pre-reading
1) Look at the pictures of different theme parks and guess their themes.
2) Think about the question: Is a theme park just for fun?
3. Fast reading
What is the meaning of the title “Theme Park – Fun and more than fun”?
_________________________________________________________________________
Read the passage quickly for the general idea of the passage. ( )
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.
Find out the topic sentence/main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1 _______________________________________________________
Para. 2 _______________________________________________________
Para. 3 _______________________________________________________
Para. 4 _______________________________________________________
Step 4. Careful reading
Find out the theme, characters and activities in each park in the text and fill in the blanks.
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Place
__________
__________
Camelot Park
Theme
___________
_____________
_____________
Characters
Snow White
___________
__________ groups
_________
craftsmen
King Arthur
_______________
Merlin __________
Activities
travel ______________
visit_________________
meet________________
ride on_____________ and _______________
visit a _________
ride on ___________
see __________
take____________________
watch _____________
visit_______________
visit _______________
True or false questions.
1). Disneyland can be found everywhere. ( )
2). You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney land. ( )
3). Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. ( )
4). Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA. ( )
5). Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year. ( )
6). Dolly wood has the only electric train still working in the USA. ( )
7). Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England. ( )
8). Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. ( )
9). Camelot Park has an ancient English farm. ( )
10). Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. ( )
5. Discussion
Design a new theme park that will attract as many visitors as possible. The following questions should be included:
What is the name of your park?
What is the theme of your park?
What kind of places, shows and activities will you have in your park?
What do you expect visitors to learn from it?
If possible, make a map of your park and mark all the places of interest, including activities, shows or demonstrations.
6. Homework
Make a poster to advertise your theme park to your class. If possible, make a small model of your theme park and display it to the class.
Book 4 Unit 5 Theme Parks Warming up and Reading
教学设计
一、教学目标
本单元以Theme parks 为话题，旨在通过本单元的教学，使学生了解分散于世界各地的各种各样的主题公园，学会向别人介绍某个景点的大体情况，以及计划各项活动，同时培养学生对世界及生活的热爱。
二、学情分析
学生现阶段处于高一下学期，求知欲强，对周围的事物较为敏感，有自己的观点和看法，他们不满足于教科书上的知识，想获得更多的信息。在英语学习上，他们不只是想把英语作为一门死记硬背的课程来学，更希望能学到知识性和趣味性兼有的内容，从英语学习中获得更多的知识和能力。因此，应结合学生的实际情况，因材施教，激发学生兴趣，让学生主动学习，配合教师开展活动，学有所获。
三、学时目标
1.能力目标
使学生了解分散于世界各地的各种各样的主题公园，了解传统公园和主题公园的区别，完成阅读理解练习。
2.学能目标
学会总结对比相同点和不同点。
3.情感目标
通过本文激发学生对于世界各地主题公园的求知欲，通过设计自己的主题公园来培养学生创造力和发散性思维。使学生形成积极的情感态度，主动思维，大胆表述，提高语言实际运用能力，同时，又使他们陶冶情操、拓展视野，开发思维能力，发展个性，提高人文素养，形成正确的价值观和人生观。
四、重点难点
重点：阅读理解，找出文段大意，总结文意。
难点：用学到的知识介绍某个景点的大体情况
五、教学步骤
Step 1. Warming up:
Ask questions about parks and theme parks, show the students pictures about parks and theme parks, letting them tell the difference between the two kinds.
Show pictures about activities in a theme park and ask the students to tell the name of the activities, which at the same time arouse the students’ interest in theme parks.
Step 2. Pre-reading
Show more pictures about parks with different themes and ask the students to guess the theme of each park. Categorize the themes into entertainment, culture, nature and so on, thus leading to the topic of the reading passage: theme parks -- fun and more than fun.
Step 3. Fast reading
See a video clip, and read the passage quickly.
What is the meaning of the title “Theme Park – Fun and more than fun”?
Read the passage quickly for the general idea of the passage. (D)
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.
Find out the topic sentence/main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1 There are various kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything.
Para. 2 Disneyland— the fantasy amusement park
Para. 3 Dollywood—the traditional culture park
Para. 4 England’s Camelot Park— the history theme park
Step 4. Careful reading
Find out the theme, characters and activities in each park in the text. (Show pictures of the theme, characters and activities to the students)
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Place
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot Park
Theme
Fantasy Amusement
Culture
History
Characters
Snow White
Mickey Mouse
country music groups
carpenters
craftsmen
King Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Merlin the Wizard
Activities
travel through space;
visit a pirate ship;
meet favorite fairy tale;
ride on giant swinging ships,
and free-fall drops
visit a candy shop
take a ride on the only steam-engine train
see bald eagles
take the best old wooden roller coaster -- Thunderhead
watch magic shows,
visit the jousting area,
visit the farm area
True or false questions (Ask the students to tell why the question is true or false)
1). Disneyland can be found everywhere. ( F )
2). You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney land. ( F )
3). Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. ( T )
4). Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA. ( T )
5). Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year. ( T )
6). Dolly wood has the only electric train still working in the USA. ( F )
7). Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England. ( F )
8). Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. ( F )
9). Camelot Park has an ancient English farm. ( T )
10). Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. ( T )
Step 5. Discussion
Design a new theme park that will attract as many visitors as possible. The following questions should be included:
What is the name of your park?
What is the theme of your park?
What kind of places, shows and activities will you have in your park?
What do you expect visitors to learn from it?
※Ask the students to make a map of their park and mark all the places of interest, including activities, shows or demonstrations. (Optional. Show the students two examples of maps)
※Offer the students some possible themes to choose from.
Step 6. Homework
Make a poster to advertise your theme park to your class. If possible, make a small model of your theme park and display it to the class.
课件53张PPT。Unit 5 Theme parksWarming up
and Reading襄阳四中英语组 武芳Have you been here? Is it a theme park or a common park? A common parkWhat do people do there? A common park is a place where we relax ourselves and escape our busy lives for a while. For example, we can sit chatting play chess, play games, listen to birds’ sing and so on. A common parkWhat do you think a theme park is? QuestionA theme park
(e.g. Disneyland)Theme Park
It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme – that the whole park is based on.What can we do in a theme park?merry-go-roundRoller-coaster ridesFerris wheel slide bumper car Pirate ship Bungee JumpingFree-fall ridesActivities we can take in
a theme parkAmusement parkumper carerry-go-rounderris wheel
irate shiplideoller coasterungee jumpingree-fall ridesRBMFSBFP Let’s go to the theme parks in the world.Guess The theme of these theme parks意大利加达
云霄乐园韩国首尔乐天世界 (Lotte World) roller coaster funentertainment丽江世界遗产公园兰州龙“文化”
主题公园cultural heritageChinese dragon cultureculture流溪河国家森林公园oceanforest香港海洋公园natureIs a theme park just for fun? ThinkingActually, it is more than fun.Theme Parks
– Fun and More Than Fun See a video clip and read after itFast Reading1. What is the meaning of the title “Theme
Park – Fun and more than fun”?The title means that theme parks are
fun to visit, but that they can also be
educational and can offer useful
information.Fast Reading2. 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.Fast ReadingD3. Find out the topic sentence/
main idea of each paragraph.There are various kinds of
theme parks, with a different
park for almost everything.Para. 1Disneyland— the fantasy
amusement parkPara. 2Para. 3Para. 4Dollywood—the traditional
culture parkEngland's Camelot Park— the
history theme parkCareful Reading1. Find out the theme, characters and
activities in each park in the text.DisneylandPara 2Fatasy AmusementTheme:CharactersMickey Mouse
Snow WhiteActivitiesTravel through spaceMeet your favorite fairy taleActivitiesFree-fall dropsVisit a pirate ship/ giant swinging shipDollywood Para 3Theme: CultureCharactersCountry music groupCarpenterActivitiesVisit a candy shopTake a ride on the
only steam-engine
train still working in the southeast USAActivitiesSee bald eaglesTake a ride on the best old wooden roller coaster -Thunderhead Camelot ParkPara 4Theme: HistoryKing ArthurCharacters Merlin the WizardActivitiesWatch magic showsVisit the jousting areaVisit the farm area2.True or False 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 Dollywood throughout the whole year. □ □√True False□ □√□ □√6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in the USA .
Dollywood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA.□ □×True False7. 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 False8. 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□ □√DiscussionIn groups, create your own theme park that will attract as many visitors as possible. The following questions should be included: What is the name of your park?
What is the theme of your park?
What kind of places, shows and activities will you have in your park?
What do you expect visitors to learn from it?
group workIf possible, Make a map of your park and mark all the places of interest, including activities, shows or demonstrations.Now let’s design our own theme park !
movie
theme
ocean
Some possible themes for your theme parkscience life in the futureBrainstorming:
food
Make a poster to advertise your theme park to your class. If possible, make a small model of your theme park and display it to the class. Homework
Thank you!
