1.主题;主题(曲)n. theme
2. 先进的adj. advanced
3. 引人注意的东西n. attraction
4. 各种各样 a variety of / various
5. 名胜 a place of interest
6. 实现 come true
1.Learning aims(学习目标): Enable the students to know theme parks.
2.Important points(学习重点):The differences of parks and theme parks.
3.Difficult points(学习难点): How to improve the students’ reading ability.
Unit 5 Theme parks
Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading
Have you ever been to some parks?
What kind of activities do people do in a park?
What is a theme park?
Theme park is a park which has a special theme, for example , animal, ocean, flower ……
pirate ship 海盗船
roller-coaster rides 过山车
free-fall drops 自由落体设施
swing 摇摆;秋千
swinging ship 吊船
steam-engine train 蒸汽式火车
knight 骑士
sword 剑
1. What theme parks are mentioned in the text?
Skimming
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
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 _______________
Give the main idea of each paragraph:
Para 4
theme parks
Disneyland
Dollywood
historical
fantasy
Camelot park
Food
History
Movies
Cartoons
Science
Culture
Theme parks
Para 1
Detailed reading
Complete the table with information from the passage.
Park Name
Theme
Example of Activities
Disneyland
fairy tale stories
①travel through space, ② visit a pirate ship, ③ meet fairy tale characters, ④ ride a swinging ship, ⑤go on a free-fall drop
Para 2
Para 3
1.What is the Dollywood’s main attraction?
A. Its culture.
B. Its country music.
C. Its candy shop.
D. Its wooden roller coaster.
2.It can be inferred that the main purpose of Dollywood is to_____.
A. entertain B. make profits
C. Show cartoons D. educate people
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Para 4
Q: In Camelot Park, you may meet all the following EXCEPT ______.
Merlin the Wizard B. Queen Elizabeth
C.King Arthur D. ancient English farmers
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Post -reading (pairwork):
Decide if the statements on page 35 are true or false.
Homework: Write a short passage to introduce the theme park which you like.
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