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Unit 5 Theme Parks

Warming up

Cooperative discussion:

1. 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 NationalitiesVillages

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 suppose a theme park

is?(theme: a main subject or idea)

3. Can you name some kinds of theme

parks you know?

wildlife parkocean 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.

Skimming1. 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

Complete the table with information

from the passage.

Park

Name

Theme Example of Activities

Disneyla

nd

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

True or False?

□ □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 Disneyland .

You can meet fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters at Disneyland.

×True False

□ □×

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.

□ □√True False

□ □√

□ □√

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.

□ □×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.

□ □×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 .

□ □×True False

□ □√

10. Camelot Park has places

for visitors to watch and

maybe take part in sword

fighting.

True False

□ □√

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?

1. theme:

e.g. The theme for tonight’s talk is

education.

They played the theme song of

the famous film.

Language points

a main subject or idea

2. fun:

have fun: enjoy oneself 尽情地玩 for fun: for pleasure 为了娱乐 a lot of / much / no fun 有趣 / 没趣 (be) in fun 在开玩笑 The little cat is full of fun.

It’s no fun spending the weekend doing

nothing.

enjoyment; pleasure (U)

3. more than 在本句意为“不仅仅是…… ; 不只是……”This book is more than a grammar. 这不只是本语法书。另外 , more than happy/glad/willing, etc (to do sth) 表示“非常乐意 ( 做某事 )” 。We are more than happy to show you around Beijing. 我非常乐意带你到北京到处看看。

4.various 不同的，各种各样的There are various colors to choose from.

从这里到车站有各种不同的走法。There are various ways of getting to the

stations from here.

variety n. 变化，多样性，种类The shopping center sells a variety of

goods.

在学校里我们学习各种东西。At school we learn a variety of things.

She made the children glad

_________________ ( 用各种方法 ).in a variety of ways

5. As you wander around the fantasy

amusement park, you may see Snow

White or Mickey Mouse in a parade

or on the street.

当你在梦幻乐园漫步时，你可能会在游行队伍中或者街上看到白雪公主或米老鼠。

1) wander (v.): to walk slowly across or

around an area, usually without a clear

direction or purpose 漫步；徘徊

We wandered around the shopping area

for two hours.

我们在这个购物区逛了两小时。She doesn’t like wandering the streets

aimlessly.

她不喜欢在大街上毫无目的地闲逛。

2) amusement (n.) n. 消遣，娱乐 ( 活动 )

China’s Cultural Theme Park offers its

visitors all kinds of amusement.

To her great amusement the actor’s

wig( 假发 ) fell off.

amuse oneself 消遣，自我娱乐 The children amused themselves by

playing hide-and-seek games.

翻译：她读侦探 (detective) 小说消遣。She amused herself by reading detective

stories

6. With all these attractions, no

wonder tourism is increasing

wherever there is a Disneyland.

有这么多引人入胜的东西，难怪哪里有迪斯尼乐园，哪里的旅游业就会发展。

no wonder: used to say that you are not

surprised by something 难怪；不足为奇 ( 特别用于口语中 )

No wonder you’ve got a headache – you

drank so much wine.

你喝了那么多酒，难怪你头疼。

This is their first time to Beijing – no

wonder the children are so excited.

这是他们第一次到北京，难怪这些孩子们这么高兴。

wherever (conj. & adv.): to or at any

place, position or situation 无论哪里；无论什么情况下She is followed by that person

wherever she goes.

无论她去哪里 , 那个人都跟着她。You can sit wherever you want.

你想坐哪里就坐哪里。

类似用法的还有 whichever, whatever,

whenever, whomever 等。It has the same result whichever way

you do it.

不管你怎么做 , 结果都一样。Take whichever you want.

你想拿哪个就拿哪个。

Whatever I have also belongs to you.

我所有的一切也属于你的。Whatever happens, I’ll always be on your

side.

不管发生什么事 , 我总会站在你一边的。

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