Unit 5 Theme parks reading1

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A park
Would you like to go to this park
Disneyland
A theme park
Guess which are parks and which are theme parks
It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme – that the whole park is based on.
Do you know the differences between
A park
A theme park
and
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Kinds of parks purposes Ways to meet this need
parks Provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy life for a while.
Theme parks
Various ways ,such as providing quiet places with trees and lakes ,family can come to have a picnic
More than amusement
They have a variety of things to see and to do.
What do you think you can see in a theme park
buildings, castles, statues, rare animals and birds, and so on.
What activities can we take in a 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
Reading
Theme Parks----Fun and More Than Fun
skimming
Read the passage as quickly as you can and
find out the answers to the following
questions
Task 1
2.Find out the main idea (or topic sentence)
of each paragraph
1.What is the meaning of the title
“Theme Parks—Fun and More Than Fun
fun
and more than fun
provide entertainment
build our body
educate
make a profit
Para 1
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
There are various kinds of _____________
If you want to have fun and more than fun,
come to ___________
Come to ___________to have fun learning all about
America’s __________ southeastern culture
To enter a world of ________ about ancient England,
come to _______________
Dollywood
Disneyland
Camelot Park
theme parks
historical
fantasy
Three theme parks are mentioned in the passage,
what are they
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot Park
Find out some characters
and activities in the text.
Task 2
Disneyland
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Snow White and seven Dwarfs are Disneyland__________ characters.
cartoon
Knights of The
Round Table
King Arthur
In __________, you can watch magic shows
with Merlin the Wizard.
Camelot Park
Merlin the Wizard
Free-fall drops
Pirate ship
Roller coaster
__________has
one of the best
old wooden roller
coasters,
Thunderhead
Dollywood
Bald eagles
You can see beautiful
bald eagles in the
world’s largest
________________________________.
bald eagle preserve
Bungee jumping
Steam-engine train
Take a ride on the
only steam-engine
Train still working
_________________________________.
in the southeast USA
Complete the table with information from the passage.
Park Name Theme Example of Activities
Disneyland
Detailed reading
fairy tale stories
travel through space, visit a pirate ship, meet fairy tale characters, ride a swinging ship, go on a free-fall drop
Park Name Theme Example of Activities
Dollywood
culture of the southeastern USA
listen to American country music, see traditional craftsmen and their work, try some traditional candy, ride on an old steam engine, see bald eagles, ride on Thunderhead and other rides
Park Name Theme Example of Activities
Camelot
ancient English history and stories
watch magic shows, see fighting with swords or on horseback, visit farm section, learn about farms in ancient England
scanning
Read the passage again. This time
you should read carefully, then do
exercise 3 on page 35. If it is a
false statement, rewrite it
with correct information.
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.
in several parts
of the world
fairy tale or Disney
cartoon characters
5. Country music singers perform in
Dollywood throughout the whole year.
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.
4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the
southeastern USA.
steam-engine
Dollywood
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
sword fighting.
8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world.
does not
have
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
Discussion
Discuss the differences between
a park and a theme park
Homework
If you were given a chance to make
a journey, what kinds of theme parks
would you like to go
2. Find more theme parks on the
Internet.