1、1.Have you ever been to parks?If you have,why do you go there?Amuse ourselves,escape our busy lives for a while.For example,sit chatting,play chess,play games,listen to birds sing and so on.Theme ParksTheme Parks It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme that the whole park is based o
2、n.There are many kinds of theme parks in the world.Look at the pictures of some world theme parks and try to get the theme of the park.Window of the WorldDisneylandmulticulturalfantasyOcean Park 韩国汉城乐天世界韩国汉城乐天世界 (Lotte World)marineentertainment天津基辅航母天津基辅航母军事主题公园军事主题公园航天奇观航天奇观aircraft carriershuttle意
3、大利加达云霄乐园意大利加达云霄乐园.兰州龙兰州龙“文化文化”主题公主题公园园roller coaster ridehistory丽江世界遗产公园丽江世界遗产公园流溪河国家森林公园流溪河国家森林公园folk custom/folkwaysnature A garden in Suzhou have a walk in our spare time to escape busy lives for a while and relax ourselves to enjoy beautiful scenery Hyde Park the most well-known park in the worl
4、d used to be a hunting park for the Royal family in the 18th Century Best-known for the speakers Corner World Waterpark in Canada take part in all kinds of activities in water Disneyland The oldest and the most popular park in the world enjoy the exciting activities there get close to the life-size
5、cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck There are also many kinds of theme parks in Canton.Would you please name some you know?Xiangjiang Safari ParkChina Folk Culture villageShenzhen Splendid ChinaHappy valleySouth China BotanicalTheme parksFun and more than fun The title means that th
6、eme parks are fun to visit,but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.Skimming1.Whats the main idea of the passage?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 pa
7、rks have a certain idea.2.Which of the following are not mentioned in the passage?A.Ocean parks,Science parks B.Culture parks,DisneylandC.Wildlife parks,Miss Liberty D.Sports theme parks,History parks3.Why do people build so many different theme parks?A.to provide entertainment.B.to make a profit by
8、 charging for admission and selling souvenirs.C.to provide people with some unusual experiences.D.to take part in a variety of activities free of charge.Scanning:find out the main idea(or topic sentence)of each paragraph:Parks provide people with a place toamuse themselves and to escape their busy l
9、ives for a while.Theme parks have been designed to provide entertainment with a variety of things to see and do.Para.1Para.2Para.3Theme parks are built around a single idea or theme,eg.The sports themeparks.Scanning:find out the main idea(or topic sentence)of each paragraph:Another kind of theme par
10、k is more historical or cultural and can beeducational.Para.4Para.5Para.6Disneyland was the first theme park.It is based on the fantasy life and characters of Walt Disneys films.Some examples of educational theme parks include sea world parks and science parks.purposeTo entertainTo make profitsTo ed
11、ucateWhat are the three purposes of the theme parks?Give examples.There are many rides to go on and shows to seeTo entertainmerry-go-roundroller-coaster ridesFree-fall ridesAdmission fees are charged,extra payment is required for rides and shows,and souvenirs and brand-name items are sold.To make pr
12、ofitsVisitors can learn about history,cultures and science.To educateentertaindifferent ask in paymentthe cost of entrancemoney gained by trade or businessan object kept as a reminder.sportsa class of goods amusevarious chargeadmissionprofitsouvenirathleticbrandRevision of vocabulary shoes used for
13、sports and outdoor activity set of things needed for an activity become real;come alive a small number or part;less than half unlimited imagination People living in a new area with a small population a careful test to try out an idea far on in development a method of doing something that needs skill
14、techniqueequipmentcome to lifeminorityfantasysettlerexperimentadvancesneakerThese new parks have a variety of things to see and do.Sports theme park:Sports to play or watch;physical exercise and athletic competition.History theme park:See how ancestors dressed,worked and lived.Culture theme park:See
15、 how special groups dress today,what they eat and what the homes look like;cook culture food,take pictures in the special clothing.Disneyland:See characters from Disney films;exciting rides,visits to castles and see how the early settlers in America lived.Marine or ocean theme park:See and swim with
16、 dolphins and learn about ocean life.Science theme park:Take part in experimentsfuture park:Go on imaginary trip to space and experience life in the future.Disneyland theme parksFuture parkHistory theme parkMarine or Ocean theme ParkCulture theme park Scanning:Various theme parks are mentioned in th
17、e passage.Then what are they?Science theme parkSports theme parkRead the passage carefully,Find out what is the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park?DifferencesOrdinary parksTheme parksActivitiesSizeFacilitiesChargesSouvenirsComparisonComparisonDifferencesOrdinary parksTheme parksAc
18、tivitiesSizeFacilitiesChargesSouvenirsOrdinary thingsa variety of things to see and dousually not very largehuge places that visitors often use shuttles to get aroundno restaurants or hotelsrestaurants,hotels&shopscharge little or nonecharge for admissionsell no souvenirssell souvenirs Parks _ peopl
19、e with a place to _ themselves and to _ their busy life for a while.In recent _,many parks have been _ to provide _.We call them_ _.They are usually _ places and have a _ of things to _ and _.Theme parks have _ _ _-a certain _.-that the whole park is _ _.provideamuseescapedecadesdesignedentertainmen
20、ttheme parkshugevarietyseedoacertain ideathemebased onFor example,a sports theme park will _ visitor sports to _ or _;a history or _ theme park will let us see how our _ dressed,worked and _.The oldest theme park in the world is _.It seemed like a place of _.Besides these,we have the _ or ocean park
21、s,the _ theme parks and so on to let us e_ totally different e_ from the r_ world.offerplaywatchcultureancestorslivedDisneylandfantasymarinesciencenjoyxperienceeal Design a new theme park that will attract as many visitors as possible.The following questions should be included:vWhat is the name of your park?vWhat is the theme of your park?vWhat kind of attractions will you have in your park?v What do you expect visitors to learn from it?group workgroup work
