Unit5 Theme parks
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Let’s enjoy some
beautiful pictures
Free-fall rides
Bungee jumping
Roller coaster
Ocean Park
China Folk Culture village
A garden in Suzhou
a traditional Chinese park
World Water park in Canada is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.
Disneyland
A park is used to provide people with a place to amuse and relax themselves.
A theme park is a park which has a special theme, for example, ocean, animals, plants, etc.
What is a park/a theme park?
Warming up
sit chatting; playing games, listen to birds’ singing or just relax a bit.
What is a park for?
What kind of activities do people do in the park?
have a walk in our spare time
to escape busy lives for a while and relax ourselves
to enjoy beautiful scenery
Then look at the pictures below. Try to match the names of the parks with the pictures. Can you guess which are parks and which are theme parks.
Photos: 1 Beihai Park 2 Central Park
3 World Waterpark 4 Disneyland
5 Dollywood 6 Camelot Park
Parks: Beihai Park, Central Park
Theme parks:
World Waterpark, Disneyland,
Dollywood, Camelot Park
What do you think a theme park is ?
Pre-reading
A theme park is a park which has a special theme, for example, ocean, animals, plants, buildings, castles, statues, rare animals and birds, Disneyland, all kinds of rides etc.
It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme – that the whole park is based on .
What activities can we take in a theme park?
amusement park
Bumper car
Merry-go-round
Ferris wheel
Pirate ship
slide
roller coasters
bungee jumping
Free-fall rides
Horror films
Theme parks have a certain idea.
Skim the passage to check your ideas.
Theme Parks
-Fun and More Than Fun
Reading
How many theme parks are mentioned in the passage? what are they?
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot Park
Find out some characters
and activities in every
theme park
Disneyland
Pirate ship
roller coaster
Snow White and seven Dwarfs are Disneyland__________ characters.
cartoon
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Free-fall drops
__________has
one of the best
old wooden roller
coasters,
Thunderhead
Dollywood
Country music groups
Carpenters and craftsmen and their works
Try traditional candy
Bald eagles
You can see beautiful
bald eagles in the
world’s largest
_________________.
bald eagle preserve
Take a ride on the
only steam-engine
Train still working
__________________.
in the southeast USA
In _________________, you can watch magic shows with Merlin the Wizard.
Camelot Park
Merlin the Wizard
King Arthur
Knights of The
Round Table
Fighting with swords
or on horseback
Visit the farm area
Get the main idea of each paragraph:
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3:
Para. 4:
Different kinds of theme parks.
Disneyland.
Dollywood
England’s Camelot Park
skimming
The text mainly introduces ____________, which include different themes, and then it gives _____ examples.
theme parks
three
The main idea of the text:
Fill in the blanks with information from the passage.
Name: __________
Location:
In several parts of the world
Theme:
Fairy tale stories
Activities:
Disneyland
Detailed reading
◆ 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
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.
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”?
Comprehend
2. Complete the table with information from the passage.
fairy tale stories
travel through space, visit a pirate ship, meet fairy tale characters, ride a swinging ship, go on a free-fall drop
culture of the southeastern USA
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
ancient English history and stories
watch magic shows, see fighting with swords or on horseback, visit farm section, learn about farms in ancient England
3. Decide if the following statements are true or false, according to the information in the passage. If it is a false statement, rewrite it with correct information.
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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.
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True False
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3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built.
4. Dolly wood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA.
5. Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year.
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True False
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6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in the USA .
Dollywood 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 that the American Southerners made 150 years ago.
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×
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 .
10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting.
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×
True False
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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.
● What is the purpose of Dollywood? What kind of people do you think will visits this theme park?
4. Discuss the questions below.
主题公园——是娱乐，又不仅仅是娱乐   
你喜欢参观哪一个主题公园呢?主题公园有不同的种类，不同的公园有不同的主题，几乎囊括了一切：食物 文化 科学 卡通 电影或历史。有一些主题公园因为有最大或者最长的过上车而闻名，有些则展示了文化中那些著名的声音和视觉景象。不论你喜欢哪一个，喜欢什么，总会有适合你的主题公园。
你最熟悉的主题公园很可能就是迪斯尼乐园吧。世界上好几个地方都有迪斯尼乐园。无论你是在太空遨游，参观海盗船，还是邂逅你最喜欢的童话故事或者迪斯尼卡通里的人物，迪斯尼会把你带到魔幻的世界，使你的梦想变为现实。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。当然，迪斯尼还有很多颇具刺激的游乐设施，比如巨大的吊床和可怕的自由落体（设施）。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。如果你想尽情娱乐，而且有跟多的收获，那就来迪斯尼乐园吧！
位于美国东南部美丽的斯莫基山脉中的多莱坞，是世界上最独特的主题公园之一。多莱坞展示并欢庆美国东南地区的传统文化。尽管这里也有搭乘游乐设施，但是公园最具吸引力的还是它的文化。著名的乡村音乐乐团全年都会在露天或室内的剧院演出。美国各地的人们来到这里，是为了观看木匠或其他工匠们用老式的方法制作木制品、玻璃制品或铁制品。还可以到糖果店品尝一下糖果，这些糖果和150年前美国南方人制作的一模一样。或者乘一乘蒸汽火车，这可是在美国东南部依然运转的唯一一辆蒸汽火车，你甚至可以在世界上最大的秃鹫保护区欣赏到美丽的秃鹫。多莱坞为那些喜欢搭乘游乐设施的人提供了最好的老式木制过上车之一——雷暴云砧。它因为在最小的空间内拥有最长的长度而闻名于世。来多莱坞尽情了解美国东南地区的历史文化吧！ 
如果你想体验远古时代并且感受英国骑士、贵妇、王子和王后的高贵举止，那么英国的卡默洛特公园再适合不过了。园内所有景区都是按照亚瑟王和圆桌骑士生活的时代复制的。有的地方你能和大魔术师梅林一起观看魔术表演。如果你想观看剑术或马上格斗，格斗区是一个值得去的地方。如果你表现好的话，亚瑟王可能会挑选你参加大型的格斗联赛。你喜欢动物吗？那就来农场参观吧。在这里你可以了解到古英格兰的人们如何打理他们的农场以及如何饲养动物。想进入古英格兰的梦幻世界吗?那就来卡默洛特公园吧！
1. theme:
e.g. The theme for tonight’s talk is education.
They played the theme song of
the famous film.
theme park/song/music
theme party 化装舞会
main theme 主旋律
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. 我们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
station 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. Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest roller coasters, movies or history.
be famous for 因 ... 而闻名/著名
Egypt is famous for its grand pyramids.
be famous as 作为 ... 而著称
She is famous as a movie star.
be famous to 在 ... 中出名
The invention will be famous to the world.
这项发明将在全世界引起轰动。
6. Whichever and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you!
whichever 无论哪个
whatever 无论什么
She'll buy whichever is cheapest. 什么最便宜她就买什么。
Take whatever you want.
你想拿哪个就拿哪个。
Whatever happens, keep calm.
7. The theme park you are probably most familiar with is Disneyland.
be familiar with 对…熟悉/知晓
I am not really familiar with the local laws.
be familiar to 为…所熟悉
His name is familiar to all of us.
=All of us are familiar with his name.
8. It will bring you into a magical world and make your dreams come true, whether you are…or…
His dream will come true sooner or later.
他的梦想迟早会实现。

Whether she wins or loses, this is her last chance.
不管是赢是输， 这都是她的最后一次机会。
9. 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 (