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
Theme park
Theme park
Theme park
Theme park
Guess which are parks and which are theme parks?
What do you suppose a theme park is ?
Pre-reading
It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme – that the whole park is based on.
Pre-reading
What do you think you can see in a theme park?
buildings, castles, statues, rare animals and birds, Disneyland, all kinds of rides (roller coasters, bungee jumping, free-fall rides, fast cars, merry-go-round and so on)
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 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. Dollywood 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.
□ □
×
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 Dollywood 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. Whichever and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you!
[考点] 该句中whichever, whatever引导让步状语从句。此外， whichever, whatever也可以引导名词性从句。
[考例1] ______ tomorrow, our ship will set sail for Macao. (上海2007春)
A. However the weather is like
B. However is the weather like
C. Whatever is the weather like
D. Whatever the weather is like
[点拨] 本题考查让步状语从句。由从句中的like可以知道只能选用whatever作其宾语，另外从句必须是陈述语气，故选D。
[考例2] ______ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.(山东2006)
A. No matter what B. No matter which
C. Whatever D. Whichever
[点拨] 本题考查主语从句，而no matter what, no matter which只能引导让步状语从句，故排除A、B两项；再根据句意“无论哪一队”，可知选D项。
6. 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.) 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
7. 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