1、Period Project & Video Time(见学生用书P61)Only by obeying nature can we defeat nature.只有服从大自然，才能战胜大自然。话题词汇1facility n.设施 2educational adj. 有教育意义的3 breathtaking adj. 激动人心的；令人惊叹的4guide n. 向导；导游5passenger n. 乘客6schedule n. 时间表；进度表vt. 把安排在7flight n. 空中航行；航班；航程8go diving 去潜水9be located in 位于 10with a height o
2、f 高度为11be open to the public 对公众开放12a famous leisure paradise 一个著名的休闲乐园13with beautiful scenery 风景优美 14be crazy about adventure 热衷于冒险15combine entertainment with education 将娱乐与教育相结合16have many tourist attractions to explore 有很多可探索的旅游胜地17convenient transportation 交通便利18broaden ones horizons 开阔视野19hav
3、e fun / have a good time 过得愉快20relax oneself / feel at ease 放松自己/感到放松21pack sth up 将东西装箱打包22holiday/ tourist destination 旅游胜地23make arrangements for 为做好准备24package tour 包价旅游25public transport 公共交通26reserve a table / room / hotel 订座/房间/酒店27travel agency 旅行社28exit/entry/transit visa 出境/入境/过境签证29traffi
4、c jam 交通堵塞30travel brochure 旅游手册；旅游指南31check in (在旅馆、机场等)登记32check out 结账离开(旅馆等)33tourist attraction 旅游景点34get close to nature 接近大自然35put sb up 为某人提供住宿36on holiday (在)度假37safe and sound 安然无恙38be struck by 被迷住39have a good trip 旅行顺利话题句型1Located in the north of China, Beijing, our capital city, is one
5、 of the largest cities in China.我们的首都北京位于中国的北部，是中国最大的城市之一。2In the past 30 years, great changes have taken place in Beijing, whose economy has been developing rapidly. 在过去的三十年，北京发生了巨大的变化，经济快速发展。3There are many famous places of interest in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Forbid
6、den City and so on.北京有很多著名的名胜古迹，如长城、 颐和园、故宫等。4Old buildings make Beijing one of the most popular cities to visit.古老的建筑使北京成为最受欢迎的旅游城市之一。5You can also explore Fricks beautiful home and garden which are well worth a visit.你还可以探索弗里克美丽的故居和花园，它们很值得一看。6If you want to have fun here, please keep the followin
7、g advice in mind.如果你想在这里玩得愉快，请牢记以下建议。7We can benefit a lot from travel. By travelling, we can broaden our horizons, relax ourselves, and do our work better. Meanwhile, we can know the customs and living habits of the local people.我们可以从旅游中获益良多。通过旅游我们可以开阔视野，放松自己并且把工作做得更好。同时我们可以了解当地人的风俗和生活习惯。8It may ca
8、use some traffic problems, such as traffic jams or accidents, for more people use their personal cars during the journey.它可能会导致一些交通问题，如交通堵塞或事故，因为更多的人在旅途中使用他们的私家车。9We will wander in traditional small towns and end our tour with an exceptional museum in Shanghai.我们将在传统的小镇漫步，最后参观上海的一个特别的博物馆。10The first
9、 landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the worlds longest bridge built over permafrost.第一个引起我注意的地标是壮观的清水河大桥，它是世界上最长的桥梁，建在永久冻土上。11Geological data suggests that the Appalachian Mountains, which include the Smokies, are around 480 million years old. 地质数据表明，阿巴拉契亚山脉，其中包括大烟山，有大约4.8亿年
10、的历史。12Emergency rooms saw an estimated 30，000 injuries linked to amusement parks in 2016, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. 根据美国消费品安全委员会的数据，2016年急诊室接到与游乐园有关的受伤人数估计达30 000人。话题时文A Magical PlaceTheme parks? I just love them. In a month or so, the UKs finest theme parks will throw
11、their gates open for the new season to thrill us with their engineered delights. As usual, I will be the first person inside. Yes, I may be a digital enthusiast, but to me there is nothing as irresistible or as thrilling as the fullon experience of spending a day in someone elses imagination.Dr Cari
12、ssa Baker, assistant professor in theme parks and storytelling at the University of Central Florida, argued in 2018 that theme parks were gatherers and tellers of stories. Their distinct narratives start before you enter the park, are played out in what you experience there, and continue after youve
13、 left. How do they do it? Some believe its down to creative direction and narrative system design. But I call it like I see it: they use all the psychological tricks in my social psychology textbooks to get us to feel and act in the way that the people behind the scenes foretell.Everything in theme
14、parks is manipulated(操纵). Everything is accounted for. Whereas in the digital world, designers infer what we feel, these theme parks digest these emotions. A famous example is Disneylands Main Street USA, which you walk down on first entering the park: the sets have been designed with forced perspec
15、tive so the buildings appear taller and grander than they really are. Techniques like this are everywhere to be seen in the squares of Renaissance Italy and Georgian England to make the buildings seem bigger than they are. The mythical Main Street is made to feel larger and more impressive, which ge
16、ts visitors excited when they enter the parkwe are the hero of Disneylands narrative. Now thats a powerful trick.The digital world is nowhere near as magical as these places are. Yes, digital designers can create something out of nothing with mathematics and electricity, but their best attempts are
17、only shortcuts in twodimensional space. All they have in their toolboxes are sight and sound. But in theme parks, digital is out of place. Yes, behind the scenes there are data machines that are trying to track us to make our experiences better and more personal. Except for one or two notable exampl
18、es, digital tech isnt being used to enhance our time at the park in any practical way. It just gets in the way. And perhaps that is why I love theme parks. Because when Im there, I want to be propelled(推动) by someone elses vision, and give over to the feeling.The next killer app isnt on your device. Its in the places that thrill us and compel us to keep our phones in our pockets so we can truly experience them.温馨说明：课后请完成单元素养检测卷(三)
