Revision of Theme Parks
Teaching Aims:
Get students to be interested in the topic of theme parks.
Introduce some latest news to students, for example: news about the Harbin Ice and Snow world and news about the Changchun Movie Century City and introduce some other famous theme parks in China.
Revise the following words and expressions: theme, various, fantasy, attraction, tourism, wherever, unique, preserve, deed, admission, , be famous for, no wonder, be modeled after, in advance, get close to, come to life
Revise some important sentences: Wherever…, not only… but also…, With… no doubt…For those who…, imperative sentences…have fun doing…
Arouse the Ss’ interests of the theme parks
Improve the Ss’ speaking ability and writing ability
Teaching important points :
Get students to be interested in the topic of theme parks in China
Get students to use the important points skillfully.
Improve Ss’ speaking ability and writing ability.
Teaching difficult points:
How to lead them to be interested in the topic of theme parks in China.
How to revise the important words, expressions and sentences.
How to make them speak;
Teaching methods
Pair work or group work or individual work;
Ask-and-answer
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Lead in
Dear boys and girls, would you please tell me the name of this song?
What is the special meaning of this song?
Yes, Shanghai 2010 world Expo is a big theme park. In this world, there are many theme parks.
How many theme parks are mentioned in this unit? What are they?
Why do so many tourists go to the theme parks?
设计意图：一开始用better city better life 这首歌引出theme，并且对文章内容进行大概的复习。
Step2 Revision of words
Christmas village
There are v_____ kinds of t_____ parks in China, but Christmas village is a u____ one, as it is in the “North Pole of China.” In this park, you can enjoy several a______, for example, ski resort and home of Santa Claus--- a world of f______.
“D____ are better than words”. Dear friends, if you like, please go there as soon as you gain the a________ to the Christmas village.
设计意图：这一步骤，通过圣诞村的文章让学生对本单元的重点单词复习巩固。
Step3 Revision of expressions
It is an interesting place, but it has not been opened yet. But you can go to other theme parks in Heilongjiang.
Harbin Ice and Snow World
Harbin __________ its ice carving, which _____________ all kinds of buildings. The ice carving looks quite fantastic as if it makes everything_________. __________it attracts many tourists at home and abroad .
The 12th Harbin Ice and Snow World was opened on December 24, 2010. Many tourists booked the tickets ________ so as to _________ ice and snow and have a better understanding of the art of ice carving. What a fantasy!
设计意图：这个步骤的主要目的是复习词组。通过哈尔滨的冰雪大世界的介绍，把词组放到情景中去，从而显的不那么枯燥。
Step4 Revision of sentences
If you don’t like the cold weather, you can go to Yunnan province.
Have you ever been to Yunnan?
What impresses you most in Yunnan?
Have you been to the Yunnan Ethnic Village?
Please read these sentences, and find out the important structures in them.
Yunnan Ethnic Village
1. With so many ethnic groups, no wonder Yunnan is a big tourism province.
2. Wherever you go and whatever you do, you’ll always find something amusing in the village.
3. Yunnan Ethnic Village attracts not only Chinese visitors, but foreigners as well.
4. Come to the village to have fun learning about the culture of Chinese ethnic groups
1).吸引游客的不仅仅是鲜艳的服装，还有美丽的姑娘们。
2).有这么多的节日，难怪民族村都挤满了来自全国各地的游客。
3).到云南民族村来体验不一样风俗的乐趣吧。
4).无论你走到哪里，你总能欣赏到独特的少数民族的音乐。
设计意图：先通过一段文字，让学生朗读，然后找出重点，在通过超连接的形式进行巩固。
Step5 proof reading
what theme parks did we talk about just now?
Winter holiday is coming, have you made any plan to go there? Now, Tom, one of my students has made the plan of his winter vacation. Since his English is not very good, let’s go through his passage and help him to correct mistakes.
With winter holiday approach, I together with my sister is going to take trips to some famous theme parks in China. Famous as the fantastic ice carving, Harbin Ice and Snow World is the first place where I want to visit. Then I’d like to chose Yunnan Ethnic Village. There were various kinds of attractions, but everything is entertaining. If possible, Shanghai Happy Valley will be my last destination. For those who like thrilled life, it is one of the most popular place. I’m sure we will have a fun in these theme parks!
设计意图: 这个步骤主要是通过篇章的形式来巩固前面学过知识。
Step6 reading the material and discussion
Introduce Changchun Movie Century City, and ask students to enjoy the following passage with two tasks:
1).What are mentioned about the city?
2).Appreciate the passage and find out the useful words, sentences and structures
Changchun Movie Century City, is located beside the Jingyuetan National Forest Park in Jilin province. It is the first international film theme park in China, built by Changchun Film Studio, which spent millions of dollars on the construction of the park. The City is divided into three parts: the Film Entertainment Base, the Film Producing Base and the Outer Door Scene Base.
The Changchun Movie Century City combines entertainment with education. It is also a "City of Special Effects", such as IMAX 3D Movies. Moreover, the Changchun Film Studio owns the only copyright in the world of some classical films
Bearing in mind the purposes of "seeking for knowledge, innovation and uniqueness", the designers emphasize on the participation and entertainment on the visitors' part. In the city, visitors also get to know the procedures in producing a film, some of them being secrets in the 60-year filmmaking history of Changchun Film Studio.
? Changchun Movie Century City, with its high standard, excellent plan, outstanding construction and first-class management, warmly welcomes visitors from around the world. We wish that Changchun Movie Century City, being worldly renowned, will lead people to experience a dreamy world and to feel the touch of nature.
What about your theme park?
Work in groups and design a theme park.
设计意图：到上一步骤为止，内容基本复习完了。这个步骤的两部分分别是阅读和讨论。阅读材料是长影世纪城，让同学们在读的同时，找要写这样的文章需包括哪些要素。接下来再让同学们找出其中的有用的结构和词组。最后让同学们自己设计主题公园。
Step7 homework
1. Please write down your theme park on your exercise book .
2.Surf the Internet to find out more theme parks in China
设计意图：最后形成书面的形式对本节课进行总的反馈。
板书设计：
Theme Parks
elements useful phrases or structures
theme be located…
purpose be divided into
location combine with
cost bearing in mind…
attraction/ seek for
uniqueness emphasize on
…
课件30张PPT。Theme ParksA really big theme park ---the theme of Shanghai 2010 World Expobetter city better lifeLooking Back1. How many theme parks ….?
2.Why do so many tourists go to the theme parks?There are _______kinds of parks with different themes in the world.
The most popular one is D___________.
D_________ and England’s C_______ Park are also famous.
If you are interested in the science fiction, f__________ is a good choice.
In a word, you can have fun and ________ fun in the theme parks.isneylandollywooduturoscopemore thanamorotvariousAny theme parks in China ?Christmas village to be opened
in Mohe(漠河) Heilongjiang, ChinaChristmas Village There are v_____ kinds of t_____ parks in China, but Christmas village is a u____ one. It is located in the “North Pole of China.” In this park, you can enjoy several a______, for example, ski resort and home of Santa Claus--- a world of f______.
“D____ are better than words”. Dear friends, if you like, please go there as soon as you gain the a________ to the Christmas village.arioushemeniquettractionsantasyeedsdmissionHarbin Ice and Snow WorldHarbin Ice and Snow World Harbin __________ its ice carving, which _____________ all kinds of buildings. The ice carving looks quite fantastic as if it makes everything_________. __________it attracts many tourists at home and abroad .
is famous foris modeled aftercome to lifeNo wonderno wonder in advance come to life
be famous for get close to be modeled after The 12th Harbin Ice and Snow World was opened on December 24, 2010. Many tourists booked the tickets ________ so as to _________ ice and snow and have a better understanding of the art of ice carving. What a fantasy!
be modeled after, in advance , come to life
no wonder, be famous for, get close to
in advance
get close to
Yunnan Ethnic Village1. With so many ethnic groups, no wonder Yunnan is a big tourism province.
2. Wherever you go and whatever you do, you’ll always find something amusing in the village.
3. Yunnan Ethnic Village attracts not only Chinese visitors, but foreigners as well.
4. Come to the village to have fun learning about the culture of Chinese ethnic groups!Yunnan Ethnic Village
_________________________________________________________________________________________Shanghai Happy Valley1.In the Happy Times area, there is the Coaster-Fireball. It is the first ________(wood) roller coaster in China, and is _________(shield) against the bad weather.
2.The Gold Mine Town is a ________ (create) of American West during the gold rush.
3.If you get tired of extreme sports and ______ (thrill), you can ______ (head) for the Ants Kingdom.
4.Besides these ____________(breathtake) attractions, there are also many ____________ (perform).
5. _________(What) you like, Happy Valley has something to cater to all ______(taste) and make your dreams come true! woodenshieldedrecreationthrillsbreathtakingheadperformancesWhatevertastesTomTraveling plan With winter holiday approach, I together with my sister is going to take trips to some famous theme parks in China. Famous as the fantastic ice carving, Harbin Ice and Snow World is the first place where I want to visit. Then I’d like to chose Yunnan Ethnic Village. There were various kinds of attractions, but everything is entertaining. If possible, Shanghai Happy Valley will be my last destination. To those who like thrilled life, it is one of the most popular place. I’m sure we will have a fun in these theme parks!
approaching_________am_____that_____chooseare_____sothrilling__________placeserror
correction___forChangchun Movie Century City“Theme Park Innovation Award(创新奖)”1.What elements(要素)are mentioned
about the century city?
2.Appreciate the passage and find out the
useful phrases and structures.
Passage Reading Changchun Movie Century City, is located beside the Jingyuetan National Forest Park in Jilin province. It is the first international film theme park in China, built by Changchun Film Studio, which spent millions of dollars on the construction of the park. The City is divided into three parts: the Film Entertainment Base, the Film Producing Base and the Outer Door Scene Base.
The Changchun Movie Century City combines entertainment with education. It is also a "City of Special Effects", such as IMAX 3D Movies. Moreover, the Changchun Film Studio owns the only copyright in the world of some classical films. Bearing in mind the purposes of "seeking for knowledge, innovation and uniqueness", the designers emphasize on the participation and entertainment on the visitors' part. In the city, visitors also get to know the procedures in producing a film, some of them being secrets in the 60-year filmmaking history of Changchun Film Studio.
? Changchun Movie Century City, with its high standard, excellent plan, outstanding construction and first-class management, warmly welcomes visitors from around the world. We wish that Changchun Movie Century City, being worldly renowned, will lead people to experience a dreamy world and to feel the touch of nature. What about your theme park? Work in groups and design a theme park.
theme
purpose
location
cost
attraction/
uniqueness
…
…be located…
be divided into
combine …with …
bearing in mind …
seek for
emphasize on
get to know
with…
lead… to…elementsuseful phrases or structures
Homework1.Write down your theme park on the exercise book.
2.Surf the Internet to find out more theme parks in China.吸引游客的不仅仅是鲜艳的服装，还有美丽的姑娘们。Tourists are attracted not only by the colorful clothes, but by the beautiful girls as well.有这么多的节日，难怪民族村都挤满了来自全国各地
的游客。 With various festivals, no wonder the Ethnic Village
is crowded with tourists from all round the country.到云南民族村来体验不一样风俗的乐趣吧。 Come to Yunnan ethnic village to have fun
experiencing different customs无论你走到哪里，你总能欣赏到独特的少数民族的音乐。Wherever you go, you can always enjoy the unique ethnic music.Changchun Movie Century City, is located beside the Jingyuetan National Forest Park in Jilin province. It is the first international film theme park in China, built by Changchun Film Studio, which spent millions of dollars on the construction of the park. The City is divided into three parts: the Film Entertainment Base, the Film Producing Base and the Outer Door Scene Base.
The Changchun Movie Century City combines entertainment with education. It is also a "City of Special Effects", such as IMAX 3D Movies. Moreover, the Changchun Film Studio owns the only copyright in the world of some classical films.
Bearing in mind the purposes of "seeking for knowledge, innovation and uniqueness", the designers emphasize on the participation and entertainment on the visitors' part. In the city, visitors also get to know the procedures in producing a film, some of them being secrets in the 60-year filmmaking history of Changchun Film Studio.
? Changchun Movie Century City, with its high standard, excellent plan, outstanding construction and first-class management, warmly welcomes visitors from around the world. We wish that Changchun Movie Century City, being worldly renowned, will lead people to experience a dreamy world and to feel the touch of nature.
