1、 Cooperative discussion:1.What is a park?What is a park for?2.What kind of activities do people do in a park?What do you suppose a theme park is?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.In the Disneyland
2、,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 Disneys famous cartoon films.Window of the World in ShenzhenWorld Water park in Canada is a park where people can take pa
3、rt in all kinds of activities in water.China 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
4、,statues,rare animals and birds,and so on.What can we do in a theme park?Amusement parkbumper car碰碰车merry-go-round 旋转木马ferris wheel摩天轮pirate ship海盗船slide滑梯roller coasters过山车bungee jumping蹦极free-fall rides跳楼机horror films恐怖电影merry-go-roundroller-coaster ridesBungee jumpingFerris wheelslide bumper car
5、Pirate ship 1.Has your partner ever tried any activity mentioned above?2.Which activity does your partner prefer in an amusement park?Why?Read the passage quickly and give the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1:Para.2:Para.3:Para.4:Different kinds of theme parks.Englands Camelot Park.Disneyland.Doll
6、ywood.The text mainly introduces _,which include different themes,and then it gives _ examples.theme parksthree 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 Disney land.You can meet fairy tale or Disney ca
7、rtoon characters at Disneyland.True False Read the passage again and decide if the following statements are true or false.3.Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built.4.Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA.5.Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year.True
8、 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 England.Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy ma
9、de 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.Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in s
10、word fighting.True False Fill in the blanks with information from the passage.Name:_Location:In several parts of the worldTheme:Fairy tale storiesActivities:Disneyland Travelling through space Visiting a pirate ship Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon _ Riding in a swinging ship Going on a free-fal
11、l dropcharactersName:DollywoodLocation:In the Smoky Mountains in_Theme:_ _Activities:the southeastern USA Americas traditional southeastern culture Listening to country music Watching _ making objects Trying traditional candies Riding on the only _ Watching bald eagles Riding on Thunderheadcraftsmen
12、steam-engine trainName:Camelot ParkLocation:In _Theme:Ancient English history and storiesActivities:Watching magic shows Visiting the jousting area Visiting the _ area and learning about farms in ancient EnglandfarmEngland1.Lily is interested in the life of ancient people,so she could visit _.Lily,J
13、im,Tony,Jane and Kate want to visit a theme park.Help them to choose the theme park which is suitable for them.Camelot 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 ad
14、vised to visit _.4.Kate is crazy about American country music,so she may go to _.DollywoodDisneylandDollywoodDiscuss the questions below.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 p
15、urpose 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?1.Read the passage carefully and underline some words,phrases or sentences which you dont understand.2.Preview learning about language.
