必修4 Unit 5 Theme parks reading课件(共42张PPT)

Book 4 unit5
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?
Hong Kong
Ocean Park
Hong Kong
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.
Window of the
World
in Shenzhen
World Water park in Canada is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.
China Folk Culture Village
Shenzhen
Happy Valley
Yunnan
Nationalities
Villages
Guess which are parks and which are theme parks?
Pre-reading
1. Which park would you like to visit most if you have the chance?
2. What do you think a theme park is?
(theme: a main subject or idea)
3. Can you name some kinds of theme
parks you know?
wildlife park
ocean park
Disneyland
folk culture village
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.
2. Which of the following are mentioned in the text?
Disneyland, Dollywood, Camelot Park,
Give the main idea of each paragraph:
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3:
Para. 4:
Different kinds of theme parks.
England’s Camelot Park
Disneyland.
Dollywood
I. Complete the table with information from the passage.
Detailed reading
Name:__________
Location:
In several parts of the world
Theme:
Fairy tale stories
Activities:
Disneyland
◆ Travelling through space
◆ Visiting a pirate ship
◆ Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon __________
◆ Riding in a swinging ship
◆ Going on a free-fall drop
characters
Name: Dollywood
Location:
In the Smoky Mountains in ____________________
Theme: _______________________ _____________________
Activities:
the southeastern USA
America’s traditional southeastern culture
◆ Listening to country music
◆ Watching _________ making objects
◆ Trying traditional candies
◆ Riding on the only ________________
◆ Watching bald eagles
◆ Riding on Thunderhead
craftsmen
steam-engine train
Name: Camelot Park
Location:
In ________
Theme:
Ancient English history and stories
Activities:
◆ Watching magic shows
◆ Visiting the jousting area
◆ Visiting the _____ area and learning about farms in ancient England
farm
England
1. The common characteristic of theme parks is that they _____.
A. have famous sights and delicious food
B. introduce science and history
C. combine fun with the opportunity to learn something
D. supply different rides
II. Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
2. The title “Theme parks — fun and more than fun” means “People go there can get _____”.
fun and something else
B. everything but fun
C. nothing but laughter
3. From the text, we can know Dollywood lies in _____.
several parts of the world
Britain
C. the USA
4. Which of the following statements about Disneyland is RIGHT？
A. It can make all your dreams come true.
B. You can find fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters there.
C. People can find it everywhere.
D. It attracts few visitors each year.
5. Dollywood is one of the most unique theme parks in the world because _____.
A. it has the best roller coasters
B. it shows America’s traditional southeastern culture
C. it is in the beautiful Smoky Mountains
D. you can find the only electric train still working in the USA
6. Which of the following statements about Camelot Park is NOT right？
A. You can experience life in the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
B. You can find an ancient English farm.
C. You can watch and maybe take part in sword fighting.
D. You can take the best old wooden roller coaster.
7. If you would like to experience a magical world and make your dreams come true, you should come to _____.
Camelot Park
B. Disneyland
C. Dollywood
III. Listen to the tape and then do 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.
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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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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?
2. What do you know about ancient English stories? What other activities do you imagine there are at Camelot Park?
3. Disneyland is a place to have fun. What will you do if you have a chance to visit Disneyland ?
4. If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks, which will you visit ? Why?
Free-fall rides
Where do you think they are?
Where do you think they are?
Where do you think they are?
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?
Retell the text.
Homework