Unit 5 Theme parks Warming up and Reading 课件（共35张PPT）

(共35张PPT)
Have you ever been to parks?
If you have, why do you go there?
sit and chat
play games
enjoy flowers / birds’ singing
enjoy beautiful scenery
relax
What is a park? What is a park for?
What do people do in the park?
Where are these pictures taken?
Disneyland in Hong Kong
Ocean Park
Happy Valley Amusement Park Beijing
China Folk Culture Villages
China’s largest lavender theme park opens in Shenyang, Liaoning.
World
Chocolate
Wonderland
in Shanghai
the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park
What is a theme park?
Do you know the differences between
traditional parks and theme parks?
A theme park is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme. For example, flowers and other plants, animals, sport and recreation, cultural activities, films and entertainment, a famous person or group of people, a particular country or culture and many other themes.
Traditional parks are places for people to experience nature in a peaceful environment. In China, traditional parks usually contain four elements: water, rocks, bridges and pavilions.
What activities can we take in the amusement park?
amusement park
bumper car
merry-go-round
ferris wheel
pirate ship
slide
roller coasters
bungee jumping
free-fall rides
horror films
Have you ever tried any activity mentioned above? Why or why not?
2. Which activity do you prefer in an amusement park? Why?
It means that theme parks are fun to visit, but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.
What does the title mean?
What theme parks are mentioned in the passage?
Fast reading
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot
1. What do parks provide people with?
Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape from their busy lives for a while.
Careful reading
2. What is the purpose of Dollywood? What
kind of people do you think will visit this
theme park?
To show and celebrate America’s traditional southeastern culture. Probably a lot of Americans will visit this theme park.
Choose the best answers.
Which of the following was considered a magical world according to the text?
A. Disneyland. B. Camelot Park.
C. Dollywood.
D. The Smoky Mountains.
2. In Disneyland, you can do the following EXCEPT ______.
A. visiting a pirate ship
B. meeting cartoon characters
C. experiencing exciting rides
D. seeing carpenters make objects in an old-
fashioned way
A
D
3. The main attraction in Dollywood is its
______.
A. rides B. culture ????
C. music D. animals
4. In Camelot Park, you can do the following
EXCEPT ______.
A. seeing the performance of knights and
ladies
B. watching magic shows
C. visiting the farm area
D. travelling through space
D
B
Complete the table.
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot
fairy tale stories
Culture of the southeastern USA
ancient English
history and stories
Travel through space, visit a pirate ship, meet fairy tale characters, ride a swinging ship, go on a free-fall drop.
Listen to America country music, see traditional crafesmen and their work, try some traditional candy, ride on an old stream engine train, see bald eagles, ride on Thunderhead and other rides.
Watch magic shows, see fighting with swords or on horseback, visit farm section, learn about farms in ancient England.
Park Name Theme Example of Activities



Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.

The first paragraph



2. The second paragraph


There are all kind of theme parks in the
world and different theme parks have
different themes.
In Disneyland, visitors can go into a magical world and make their dreams come true.
In Dollywood, visitors can enjoy all kinds of America’s traditional southeastern culture.
3. The third paragraph



4. The fourth paragraph
In Camelot Park, visitors can experience the ancient days and great deeds of English knights and ladies.
several different types of
the main subject of a talk, book, film or something else
to keep something as it is; an area of land made available for a special group of people or animals to live in
to or at any place, position or situation
something that is pleasant to think about but is not real
various
theme
preserve
wherever
fantasy
Find the words and phrases from the text.
action, usually a very great one or a very bad one
the measurement of something from one end to the other
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else
in the middle of an area or an object
without doubt
deed
length
unique
central
no wonder
Purposes for building theme parks
to entertain
Visitors can learn about history, cultures and science.
to make profits
charge for admission, rides and shows; sell souvenirs and advertise them on TV
many rides to go on and
shows to see
to educate
Purpose Explanation
1
2
3
1. Disneyland can be found everywhere.
2. You 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.
5. Country music singers perform in
Dollywood throughout the whole year.
F
F
T
T
T
Decide the following statements are true or false.
in several parts of the world
fairy tale or Disney cartoon
6. Dollywood 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.
F
F
F
T
T
steam-engine
the American South 150 years ago
Dollywood
does not have
What is the name of your theme park?
What is its theme? Any attractions?
What do you want to show and educate visitors?
Design a theme park.
Talk about your purposes for building such a theme park.
To entertain.
To learn about history, cultures and science.
To make profits — admission fees, souvenirs ...
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Homework

●Surf the Internet or go to the library to
search for more information about
theme parks.
●Review the text and make sentences
with the new words and phrases.