课件47张PPT。Reading
Theme ParksWarming up and pre-reading Cooperative discussion:
1. Have you ever been to some parks?
2. What will you enjoy in the park, in your opinion?scenery fresh airexcitementWhat is a park?A park is a place _____ we can __________. A park is a place where people can ______
themselves, __________ from their busy lives
for a while.
In these parks, people ______ chatting, play
games, _____ ____ birds’ singing, or just
relax a bit. Families go there to have picnics
or have fun together.
amuseescapingsitlistentoWhat kinds of theme parks do you know?wildlife parkocean parksport theme parkCulture, __________ traditional culture and folk cultureincludingscience park future park history parkInvolve visitors in
physical exercise and athletic competitionsee how ancestors dressed,
worked and lived;
see how special groups of people (the minority) dress today, what they eat and what the homes look like; cook foods, take pictures in the special clothingsee characters from Disney films; exciting rides, visits to castles and see how the early settlers in America livedsee and swim with dolphins and learn about ocean lifetake part in experimentgo on imaginary trips to space and experience life in the futureHong Kong
Ocean Park Hong Kong
DisneylandDisneyland 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. DollywoodGuess ?Its theme:cultureCamelot?Its theme:Ancient EnglandCamelot Park位于英国的兰开斯特。该公园以传
说中的亚瑟王(King Arthur)居住的宫殿Camelot
来命名。卡默洛特公园的布置根据中世纪亚瑟
王(King Arthur)和圆桌骑士(Knights of the
Wizard)的传奇故事。而且该主题公园有奇幻的
魔术表演,骑士表演和音乐演奏会等。同时,
该公园环境优美,具有田园风光的气息。这
是英国一片充满幻想的土地。 1. Which kind of park would you like to visit most if you have the chance? Why? Do these parks charge people for admission?
Some of these parks charge people a lot for admission.Parks provide people with a place to _________ themselves and to _______ their busy life for a while. In recent decades, however, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment. We call them theme parks. The newamuseescape fromTheme Parks parks are usually huge places and have various things to see and do. Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme that the whole parks is based on. For example, a sport theme park will offer visitors sports to play or watch; a history or culture theme park will let us see how our ancestors dressed, worked or lived. The oldest theme park in the world is Disneyland. It seemed like a place of fantasy. Besides these, we have the ocean parks, the science theme parks and so on.purposeto entertainto make profitsto educateWhat are the three purposes of
the theme parks? Give examples.There are many rides to go on and shows to seeto entertainVisitors can learn about history, cultures and science.to educateAdmission fees are charged, extra payment is required for rides and shows, and souvenirs and brand-name items are sold.to make profitsReadingTHEME PARKS — FUN AND MORE THAN FUNWhere do you think you would see this kind of writing?You would see this kind of writing in a magazine or perhaps in some kinds of newspapers.Find out the main idea
(or topic sentence) 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 parkComplete the table below with
information from the passage.Decide if the following statements are true or false, according to the
information in the passage. If it is a false statement, rewrite it with correct information.1. Disneyland can be found everywhere.Disneyland can be found in several parts of the world.FYou can meet any cartoon character
you like at Disneyland.
3 Tourism develops where a Disneyland
is built.
4 Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA.You can meet fairy tale or Disneyland cartoon characters at Disneyland.TTFDollywood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA.5 Country music singers perform in
Dollywood throughout the whole year.
6 Dollywood has the only electric train still working on the USA.TF7 Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England.F Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy made in the American South 150 years ago.9 Camelot Park has an ancient English farm.
10 Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in swords fighting. 8 Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world.TTFCamelot Park does not have the oldest
roller coaster in the world.What is the meaning of the title
“ Theme Parks - 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. If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks, which will you visit? Why? various
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different park for almost everything: food, culture,
science, cartoon, movies or history. Some parks is
______ for having the biggest or longest roller coaster,
others for showing the famous ______ and sounds of
a culture.
The theme park you are probably most ___
with is Disneyland. As you ______ around the
_____ ____________ park, you may see Snow White
or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street. It also
has many exciting rides, from giant _________ships
to _______ free-fall drops. With all these attractions,
no________ _______ is increasing wherever there
is a Disneyland.
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the world. Famous country music groups ______
there all year in indoors and outdoor theatres.
People come from all over America to see carpenters
and other __________ make wood, glass and iron
objects in the _______ way.
If you want to __________ the ancient days and
great _____ of English knights and Ladies, princes
and queens, the Camelot Park is a good choice, which
is _________ after life in the days of King Arthur
and the knights of the Round Table. You also can
visit the farm area, and learn to how people in
ancient England _____ their farms and took care of
their animals.
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