Unit 5
Theme parks
1.Have you ever been to parks?
have a walk in our spare time
to escape busy lives for a while and relax ourselves
to enjoy beautiful scenery
If you have, why do
you go there?
They are all ordinary parks/common parks.
2.Have you been to theme parks?
What is a theme park?
Theme parks are parks___________
____________________.Theme parks also have _________________ that the whole park is based on.
a certain idea/ theme
3. Can you name some kinds of theme
parks you know?
Window of the
World
in Shenzhen
World Waterpark in Canada is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.
Ocean Park
Disneyland is a wonderful cartoon world and you can see many life-size cartoons in there.
Disneyland
Shenzhen Splendid China
Shenzhen
Happy Valley
Yunnan
Nationalities
Villages
A garden in Suzhou
China Folk Culture Village
天津基辅航母
军事主题公园
航天奇观
aircraft carrier
shuttle
意大利加达云霄乐园.
兰州龙“文化”主题公园
roller coaster ride
history
丽江世界遗产公园
流溪河国家森林公园
folk custom/
folkways
nature
Disneyland
Meet your favorite Disney characters!
Adventureland
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.
Disneyland
Future park
History theme park
Marine or Ocean
theme Park
Culture theme park
Theme parks
There are various theme parks.
Science theme park
Sports theme park
Theme Parks-Fun and More than Fun
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. What theme parks are mentioned in the text?
Disneyland, Dollywood, Camelot Park,
3.Where do you think you would see this
kind of writing?
A.magazine B. newspapers C. novel D. A or B
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.
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
Free-fall rides
Where do you think they are?
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
Where do you think they are?
thunderhead
ancient English history and stories
watch magic shows, see fighting with swords or on horseback, visit farm section, learn about farms in ancient England
Where do you think they are?
If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks, which will you visit ? Why?
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 Disneyland .
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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1. theme:
Language points
a main subject or idea
今晚谈话的主题是教育.
e.g. The theme for tonight’s talk is education.
他们演奏了这部著名电影的主题歌.
They played the theme song of the famous film.
2. fun:
have fun: enjoy oneself 尽情地玩
for fun: for pleasure 为了娱乐
much / no fun 有趣/没趣
What fun! 多有趣!
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
有各种各样的颜色选择.
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
购物中心出售各种各样的商品
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。
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。
7.疑问词+ever 和no matter +疑问词
1)whatever,whichever,whoever,whomever
可以引导名词性从句，也可以引导让步
状语从句，引导让步状语从句时，
可以换成no matter what/which/who/whom,
位置可在主句前，也可以放在主句后．

２）wherever,whenever,however
只能引导让步状语从句,可以换成no matter
where/when/how,可放在主句前或主句后.
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.

You can sit wherever you want.
无论她去哪里, 那个人都跟着她。
你想坐哪里就坐哪里。
你想拿哪个就拿哪个。
Take whichever you want.
我所有的一切也属于你的。
Whatever I have also belongs to you.
不管发生什么事, 我总会站在你一边的。
Whatever happens, I’ll always be
on your side.
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
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Homework