1、 Cooperative discussion:1. What is a park? What is a park for? 2. What kind of activities do people do in a park?Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong KongDisneylandDisneyland is the oldest theme park in the world and it is the most popular park in the world, too. People can not only enjoy the exciting activiti
2、es there, but also get close to the life-size cartoon characters like the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, which appear in some of Walt Disneys famous cartoon films. Window of the World in ShenzhenIt is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.World Water park in Canada Chi
3、na Folk Culture Village Shenzhen Happy Valley Yunnan NationalitiesVillagesNow guess which are parks and which are theme parks.What is the difference between traditional parks and the theme parks?What do you think you can see in a theme park? buildings, castles, statues, rare animals and birds, and s
4、o on.What can we do in a theme park?Amusement parkbumper car碰碰车碰碰车merry-go-round 旋转木马旋转木马ferris wheel摩天轮摩天轮pirate ship海盗船海盗船slide滑梯滑梯roller coasters过山车过山车bungee jumping 蹦极蹦极free-fall rides跳楼机跳楼机horror films恐怖电影恐怖电影 merry-go-roundroller-coaster ridesBungee jumpingFerris wheel slide bumper car Pirate
5、ship 1. Has your partner ever tried any activity mentioned above? 2. Which activity does your partner prefer in an amusement park? Why?Fill in the blanks with information from the passage.Name: _Location: In several parts of the worldTheme: Fairy tale storiesActivities: Disneyland Travelling through
6、 space Visiting a pirate ship Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon _ Riding in a swinging ship Going on a free-fall dropcharactersName: DollywoodLocation:In the Smoky Mountains in _Theme: _ _Activities: the southeastern USA Americas traditional southeastern culture Listening to country music Watchin
7、g _ making objects Trying traditional candies Riding on the only _ Watching bald eagles Riding on Thunderheadcraftsmensteam-engine trainName: Camelot ParkLocation: In _Theme: Ancient English history and storiesActivities: Watching magic shows Visiting the jousting area Visiting the _ area and learni
8、ng about farms in ancient EnglandfarmEnglandRead the passage quickly and give the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3: Para. 4: The common points of different kinds of theme parks.Englands Camelot Park.Disneyland.Dollywood. The text mainly introduces _, which include different them
9、es, and then it gives _ examples.theme parksthreeAnswer the following two questions.1. Where do you think you would see this kind of writing? You would see this kind of writing in a magazine or perhaps in some kinds of newspapers.What is the meaning is the title “Theme Parks Fun and More Than Fun”?T
10、he title means that theme parks are fun to visit, but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.Decide if the following statements are true or false. If it is a false statement, rewrite it with correct information. 1. Disneyland can be found everywhere. Disneyland can be fou
11、nd 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 3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. 4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA. 5. Country music s
12、ingers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year. True False 6. Dollywood 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 False7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient
13、England. Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy made in the American South 150 years ago. True False8. 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.
14、 Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. True False 1. Lily is interested in the life of ancient people, so she could visit _.Lily, Jim, Tony, Jane and Kate want to visit a theme park. Help them to choose the theme park which is suitable for them.Camelot
15、Park2. Jim wants to experience rides, especially the wooden roller coaster, so _ is a good place for him.3. Jane is a girl who likes fantasy and loves fairy tales very much, so she is advised to visit _.4. Kate is crazy about American country music, so she may go to _. Dollywood DisneylandDollywoodD
16、iscuss the questions below using the information in the passage and your own opinions to help. The purpose of Dolly wood is to show and celebrate Americas traditional southeastern culture. Probably a lot of Americans will visit this theme park.1. What is the purpose of Dollywood? What kind of people
17、 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?1. Finish exercise 2 on page 35. 2. Preview learning about language.
