Unit 5 Theme Parks

Warming up
What kind of activities do people
do in a park?
take a walk, sit chatting, play chess, play games, listen to birds’ singing or just relax.
What is a theme park?
A theme park can provide entertainment,
it has a certain idea– a certain theme –
that the whole park is based on.
Theme
Parks
marine(海洋的)
or ocean
…
sports
history or culture
Disneyland
future
science
Disneyland
history or culture
theme park
sports theme park
marine theme park
aircraft carrier
天津基辅航母
军事主题公园
航天奇观
shuttle
意大利加达
云霄乐园
兰州龙“文化”
主题公园
roller coaster
history
丽江世界遗产公园
流溪河国家森林公园
folk custom/folkways
(民俗)
nature
香港海洋公园
韩国汉城乐天世界 (Lotte World)
marine/ocean
entertainment
Bei Hai Park
World Water Park
Central Park
Look at the pictures below.
World Waterpark
in Canada
a park where
people can take part
in all kinds of
activities in water.
Dollywood
Camelot Park
Disneyland
Parks: Bei Hai Park, Central Park
Theme parks: Camelot Park,
World Waterpark,
Disneyland,
Dollywood
Homework
Ferris wheel(摩天轮),
merry go round
（旋转木马）
and roller coaster
The differences between a theme park and an ordinary park
a variety of
things to see
and do
usually not very
large
huge places that visitors use shuttles to get round
no restaurants
or hotels
restaurants,
hotels and shops
charge little
or none
charge for
admission
sell no souvenirs
sell souvenirs
in their shops
merry go round
ferris wheel
Disneyland
Disneyland
Disneyland is the oldest theme park in the world and it is the most popular park in the world. 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.