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Dive into the world of theme parks with a look at Disneyland, Dollywood, and Camelot Park. Discover magical characters, thrilling rides, and cultural experiences that make theme parks more than just fun-filled destinations.
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Unit 5 Theme parks Reading
What do you think of a theme park is? History or culture theme parks
What activities can we take in a theme park? Bumpercar roller coaster Merry-go-round Ferriswheel slide Amusement park Pirateship bungeejumping Horror films Free-fall rides
bumper car slide
Hong Kong Disneyland
Theme Parks – Fun and More Than Fun
Fast Reading What is the meaning of the title “Theme Park – Fun and more than fun”? The title means that theme parks are fun to visit, but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.
Find out the main idea of each paragraph. There are various kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything. Para. 1
Disneyland— the fantasy amusement park Para. 2 Dollywood—the traditional culture park Para. 3 England’s Camelot Park— the history theme park Para. 4
Careful Reading Find out some characters and activities in the text. Disneyland Para 2 Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Snow White and seven Dwarfs are Disneyland __________ characters. cartoon
Para 3 __________ has one of the best old wooden roller coasters, Thunderhead Dollywood
You can see beautiful bald eagles in the world’s largest __________________. baldeaglepreserve
Take a ride on the only steam-engine Train still working __________________. in the southeast USA
Para 4 Merlin the Wizard Camelot Park In _____________, you can watch magic shows with Merlin the Wizard.
Knights of The Round Table
Choose the best answer. 1. Read the passage quickly for the general idea. D 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.
2. According to the text, tourists can find Snow White and Mickey Mouse in ____. A. World Water Park B. Disneyland C. Central Park D. Camelot Park B
3. What’s the Dollywood’s main attraction? A. Its culture. B. Its country music. C. Its candy shops. D. Its wooden roller coasters. A
4. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that the main purpose of Dollywood is to ____. A. entertain B. make profits C. show cartoons D. educate people D
5. If you want to see fighting with swords or on horseback, which park would you go? A. Dollywood. B. Hyde Park. C. Camelot Park. D. Futuroscope. C
Comprehending 1 Where do you think you would see this kind of writing? What is the meaning of the title “Theme Parks - Fun and More Than Fun”? You would see this kind of writing in a magazine or perhaps in some kinds of newspapers. The title means that theme parks are fun to visit, but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.
2 Complete the table. travel through space, visit a pirate ship, meet fairy tale characters, ride a swinging ship, go on a free-fall drop fairy tale stories
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. culture of the southeastern USA
watch magic shows, see fighting with swords or on horseback, visit farm section, learn about farms in ancient England ancient English history and stories
You can meet fairy tale or Disneyland cartoon characters at Disneyland. 3 True or false? 1. Disneyland can be found everywhere. F Disneyland can be found in several parts of the world. 2. You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disneyland. F
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. T T T
6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working on the USA. F Dollywood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA. 7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England. F Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy made in the American South 150 years ago.
8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. F Camelot Park does not have the oldest roller coaster in the world. 9. Camelot Park has an ancient English farm. 10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in swords fighting. T T
4 Discuss the questions. Gai 1. What is the purpose of Dollywood? What kind of people do you think will visit this theme park? The purpose of Dolly wood is to show and celebrate America’s traditional southeastern culture. Probably a lot of Americans will visit this theme park.
2. What do you think 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?
Language Points 1. fun: enjoyment; pleasure (U) have fun: enjoy oneself 尽情地玩 forfun: for pleasure 为了娱乐 a lot of / much / no fun 有趣/没趣 (be) infun在开玩笑 The little cat is full of fun. It’s no fun spending the weekend doing nothing.
2. more than不仅仅是……; 不只是…… This book is more than a grammar book. 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. 我们非常乐意带你到北京到处看看。
3. various adj.各种各样的, 不同的; 好几个, 很多 There are variousways of cooking an egg. 鸡蛋有各种各样的做法。 Variouspeople said they had seen the accident. 许多人说他们目睹了这次的事故。 variationn.变化, 变更varietyn.品种, 种类, 多样性varyv.改变, 变更
Many varieties of roses are being shown. 许多玫瑰花品种在展出。 Her health varies from good to rather weak. 她的健康时好时坏。 Habits and hobbies vary from person to person.习惯与爱好因人而异。 The temperature varied throughout theday. 气温一整天变化无常。
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). 购物中心出售各种各样的商品。 in a variety of ways
固定搭配: a (considerable / great /wide) variety of 各种各样的, 种类繁多的 varietyofform各种形式 for a variety ofreasons因种种理由 in (a) variety of ways用种种方法
4. be famous for 以……而闻名 This is a place famous for its hot springs. 这个地方以其温泉而著名。 well-known adj. 众所周知;著名的; 闻名的 bewell-known / famous as 作为……而闻名, 后接表示人的身份, 职业的词语 be well-known / famous for 因为……而闻名, 其后多接表示某个人或 物的特点, 特长, 技能等方面的词语。
He is a well-known writer. 他是一位著名的作家。 Hangzhou is well-known / famous for the West Lake.杭州以西湖而闻名。 注意: well-known 的比较级是 better-known, 同义词是 famous.