Unit 5
Theme parks
Warming up & Reading
Warming up
Cooperative discussion:
What is a park? What is a park for?
2. Do you know what is the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park?
Traditional parks
(Common parks)
What is a theme park?
It is a kind of amusement park
which has a certain theme – that the whole park is based on.
World Waterpark in Canada
take part in all kinds of activities in water
Hong Kong
Ocean Park
China Folk Culture village
Disneyland
Disneyland 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.
Hong Kong
Disneyland
Window of the
World
in Shenzhen
Shenzhen Splendid China
Happy Valley
Theme park
Theme park
Theme park
Theme park
Guess which are parks and which are theme parks?
What kind of activities do people do in a park?
merry-go-round
Roller-coaster rides
Ferris wheel
slide
bumper car
Pirate ship
Pirate ship
Hong Kong
Disneyland
Visit Cinderella’s Castle
Meet your favourite cartoon character
Reading
Theme Parks-FUN AND MORE THAN FUN
Theme Parks —
Fun And More Than Fun
Reading:
What is the meaning of the title “Theme Park – Fun and more than fun”?
The title means that theme parks are to visit, but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.
Study-Reading
fun
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
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 1
Skimming:
A. Theme parks are more than amusement.
B. Theme parks are places for people to amuse themselves.
C. Theme parks have a variety of things to see and do.
D. Theme parks have a certain idea.
Skimming
1. Read the passage quickly for the
general idea.
There are _______kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, _______, science, ________, movie or ______ .
Para1
Scanning
Reading Comprehension I
various
culture
cartoons
history
2. Three theme parks are mentioned in
the passage, what are they?
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot Park
Skimming
Park name
Theme
Example of Activities
Disney-land
travel _________space,
______a pirate ship,
meet fairy tale_______, _____a swinging ship,
go on a _________
Scanning
through
characters
visit
ride
free-fall drop
fairy
tale
stories
Park name
Theme
Example of Activities
Dolly- wood
listen to American country music,
see traditional craftsmen and______,
try some_____________, ______an old steam engine
see bald eagles,
ride on thunderhead and _______
culture
of the
south-
eastern
USA
their work
traditional candy
ride on
other rides
Park name
Theme
Example of Activities
Came-lot
park
______magic show,
see fighting with ______ or on horseback,
visit farm_______,
__________ farms in ancient England
ancient
English
history
and
stories
watch
swords
area
learn about
Doing these T or F exercises.
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1. Disneyland can be found everywhere .
Disneyland can be found in several parts of the world.
2. You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney
land .
You can meet fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters at Disneyland.
×
True False
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3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built.
4. Dolly wood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA.
5. Country music singers perform in Dolly wood throughout the whole year.
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True False
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6. Dolly wood has the only electric train still working in the USA .
Dolly wood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA.
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×
True False
7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England .
Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy made in the American South 150 years ago.
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×
True False
8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world .
Camelot Park does not have the oldest roller coaster in the world.
9. Camelot Park has an ancient English farm .
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×
True False
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10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting.
True False
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If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks , which will you visit? Why?
If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go to the theme park to enjoy yourselves?
Discussion
1. Remember the new words and phrases
in the text.
2. Retell the text.
Homework