Dong Guhu Park
Park is used to provide people with a place to amuse and relax themselves.
Theme park is a park which has a special theme, for example, ocean, animals, plants, etc.
Unit 5 Theme Parks
What is a park?
Warming up
Cooperative discussion:
1. Have you ever been to some parks?
2. What kind of activities do people do in a park?
Ocean Park
Window of the
World
in Shenzhen
A garden in Suzhou
Shenzhen Splendid China
China Folk Culture Village
Shenzhen
Happy Valley
Harbourland
Disneyland
Unit 5 Theme Parks
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot park
Skimming:
While listening, get some information about the three theme parks and decide if the statements on page 35 are true or false.
Scanning
Read the text carefully to find detailed information.
Para 2
Disneyland is a place to have fun. What can you do if you have a chance to visit Disneyland?
travelling through space
visiting a pirate ship
meeting favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character
exciting rides (giant swinging ships…
terrifying free-fall drops…)
Free-fall rides
Para 3
What is the purpose of Dollywood?
What kind of people do you think will visit this theme park?
What are the features of Dollywood?
country music performance
carpenters and other craftsmen make wood, glass and iron objects
the candy shop
take a ride on the only steam-engine train
see bald eagles in the world’s largest bald eagle preserve
one of the best old wooden roller coasters
steam-engine train
bald eagle---- the national bird of USA
wooden roller coaster
Para 4
What is the theme of Camelot Park?
What activities can you imagine there are at Camelot Park?
If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks , which will you visit? Why?
Comprehending
What’s the meaning of the title “Theme parks—fun and more than fun”?
It means that theme parks are fun to visit, but that they can also be educational and can offer useful information.
If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go to the theme park to enjoy yourselves?
Discussion
1. Remember the new words and phrases
in the text.
2. Retell the text.
Homework
There are various kinds of theme parks , with a different park for almost everything : food ,culture , science , cartoons , movies or history .
有各种各样的主题公园,不同的公园有不同的主题,但几乎囊括了一切: 食物 , 文化 , 科学 , 动画片 , 电影或历史 .
almost 的用法 :
almost 为副词,相当于nearly , 意为”几乎;差不多”.与动词,形容词,副词连用时,二者可通用.
例如:
For the last ten years of her life , she was almost / nearly blind .
在她生命的最后十年里,她几乎完全失明了.
She slipped and almost / nearly fell.
她滑了一跤,几乎跌倒了.
I ‘ ve been told the supper is almost / nearly ready .
我被告知晚饭差不多准备好了
（2）almost 可与 no ,none ,nothing ,never 等不定词连用，而不能跟nearly连用 。
例如：
Almost everyone likes music .
几乎人人都喜欢音乐。
Almost no one knows the truth .
几乎没有人知道真相。
（3）与具体数字连用时用nearly.
例如:
She is nearly twenty years old .
她差不多二十岁了.
Whichever and whatever you like , there is a theme park for you !
无论你喜欢哪一个, 不管你喜欢什么, 都会有一个适合你的主题公园!
whatever的用法:
whatever pron. 无论什么; 不管什么; 凡是......的事物.
例如:
We 'll do whatever the Party calls upon us to do . 党号召我们做什么，我们就做什么.
Take whatever you want .你要什么就拿什么吧.
We are determined to fufil the task , whatever happens. 不管发生什么事,我们决心完成任务.
(2) whatever adj. 无论什么样的.
例如:
You can take whatever farm tools you need . 你们需要什么样的农具,都可以拿.
Whatever dictionary you have , lend it to me . 不管你有什么词典,借给我.
辨析:
Whatever, no matter what 的用法区别
(2) whatever 相当于 no matter what , 引导让步状语从句,意为"不管".
(2) whatever 引导名词性从句时,在句中作主语,宾语,表语等.
(3) whatever (whoever , whichever , whomever等) 既可引导让步状语从句,也可引导名词性从句。
例如：
She says that her cellphone helps her do whatever she wants to do.
她说她的手机帮她做她想做的任何事情。
I won't believe you , no matter what you may say . 无论你要说什么，我都不会相信你的。
注意: 此句中whatever 引导的是名词性从句,不能用no matter what 来代替,但whatever 可以代替no matter what 引导让步状语从句。
The theme park you are probably most familiar with is Disneyland .
可能你最熟悉的主题公园就是迪斯尼乐园。
familiar adj.熟悉的；通晓的。常用短语；
be familiar with...... 熟悉......，通宵......;
be familiar to ......为.....所熟悉。
例如：
a familiar voice 一个熟悉的声音
Yang Liwei is a name familiar to everybody in China .
在中国，杨利伟是一个每个人都熟悉的名字。
He is familiar with English . 他通晓英语。
......Disneyland also has many exciting rides,
ride 的用法：
（1）ride n.(乘车或骑车的)短途旅程。
...... 迪斯尼乐园也有许多令人兴奋的兜风
例如：
He went for a ride in his car .
他坐小汽车去转了一圈。
（2）ride v.乘；骑；坐。
例如：
She was riding a bicycle .
她正骑这一辆自行车。
They rode in the back seats of the bus . 他们坐在公共汽车后面的座位上。
拓展：与ride相关的短语:
give sb a ride 让人骑马/乘车；
take sb for a ride 欺骗或诈骗某人。
If you do well there , King Arthur may choose you to fight in the big jousting tournament .
如果你在那儿表现好的话，亚瑟王可能会选中你在骑这马用的长毛打斗的锦标赛中战斗。
辨析：choose, choose from 的用法区别
（1）choose vt. 选择；挑战；选中。
例如：
Choose three from these books .
从这些书中挑选出三本来。
There is nothing to choose between the two . 两者一样 / 差不多，没什么可挑的。
Whom shall we choose as our team leader ? 我们选谁当队长？
固定搭配：choose to 喜欢；愿意；决心。
例如：
Tom chose to stay at home rather than go fishing. 汤姆宁愿待在家里也不愿去钓鱼。
（2）choose from ...从...中选，后接选择的范围。
例如：
These samples are for you to choose from.
这些样品是供你选择的。
These are ten kinds of paper to choose from.
有10种纸可供选择。
Tourism develops where a Disneyland is bulit.
1. develop 的用法:
（1）develop v. 发展。
例如：
Things develop ceaselessly.
事情总是发展的。
Develop a new business 发展一家新商行。
（2）develop v. (逐步)展开。
例如：
develop an argument point by point
逐步展开论点
旅游业在迪斯尼乐园被建的地方发展。
拓展：
（1）development n.发展；进展。
例如：
the rapid development of China‘s industry
中国工业的迅速发展
例如：
China is a developing country while Japan is a developed country .
中国是一个发展中国家，而日本是一个发达国家。
（2）develop adj.发展中的；
developed adj.发达的。
2.where a Disneyland is built
是由 where 引导的地点壮语从句。
例如：
Where there is oppression , there is resistance .
哪里有压迫，哪里就有反抗。
Go where one is most needed by the motherland .
到祖国最需要的地方去。
This is where I live. 我就住这里。
Visitors to Camelot park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England.
去卡默洛特公园的参观者可以品尝到和古代英格兰制作的一样的糖果。
taste 的用法：
（1）taste 作动词时，既可以用作系动词，又可以作为动词，意为“尝；尝起来；吃（食物），喝（液体）“。
例如：
Please taste the soup and see if it has enough salt . 请尝一口汤，看看盐够不够。
The patient has not tasted food for two days . 病人两天没吃东西了。
One can taste nothing when one has a cold . 感冒时吃东西没有味道。
It tastes sweet . 这东西尝起来很甜。
Good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口。
(2) taste 作名词时，意为“味道；嗜好；爱好；鉴赏力”。
常用短语：have a / an ... taste 有...的味道；show good taste in ....对...有鉴赏力；have a taste for / in ...喜好.....；to one's taste 合某人的口味；in good taste 雅致，（行为）高尚。
例如：
She has a taste for pop music.
她喜欢流行音乐。
Jazz is liked by many people , but it‘s not to everyone’s taste.
爵士乐受很多人的欢迎，但并不是合乎每个人的口味。
Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting .
卡默洛特公园有一些可以让参观者观看并且或许参与剑术的比拼中来的地方。
辨析： take part in, join in , join , attend 的用法区别
take part in / join in + 活动；
join sb in sth 和某人一起做某事；
join + 组织，政党，团体等；
attend a meeting / a lecture ...参加会议/听演讲等。
例如：
Many students took part in / joined in the game.
许多学生参加了这个游戏。
Will you join us in playing basketball ? 你和我们一起打篮球好吗？
join the navy 加入海军
join the union 加入一个工会
The meeting was well attended .
到会的人很多。
What do you know about ancient English stories ?
关于古代英国的故事你都知道哪些？
辨析：know ,know of , know about 的用法区别
（1）know 意为“知道；了解；懂得”。是指直接的了解，而不是道听途说的转述。
例如：
He knew the subject so well that he could answer the most difficult questions with ease.
他非常精通这们学科，及时最难的问题也能对答如流。
Let me know by telephoneimmediately.
请立即电话通知我。
As far as I know , they will be back in a few days .
据我所知，他们过几天就回来。
（2）know of 意为 “知道；听说”，与know不同的是，这里所讲的“知道”是指间接地知道。
例如：
I know of her , but had not met her yet. 我听说过她，但没有见过她。
There is only one way that I know of to pass examinations and that is to work hard and be fully prepared .
据我所知，要想通过考试只有一条路，那就是努力学习，作好充分的准备。
（3）know about 意为“知道...的情况；了解”，与know of 不同的是，know about通常表示了解较为详细的情况，而know of 仅仅表示＂听说过＂，一般不涉及详细情况．
例如：
Nothing is known about his early life in Holland . 大家对他早年在荷兰的生活一无所知。
Did you know about your son's shocking behaviour at the club last night?
你知道你儿子昨晚在俱乐部那种令人震惊的行为么？
What other avtivities do you imagine there are at Camelot Park?
你想像一下在卡默洛特公园还有其他什么活动？
imagine vt. 想像。
常用结构：imagine sth / imagine doing sth / imagine sb to be / imagine sb to have done / imagine that clause.
imagine 后面的宾语必须是名词，代词或动名词；imagine 后面的复合宾语必须是
to be(不能是to do)或to have done,
类似于imagine这样的用法的词还有know , consider ,understand, realise , recognise 等。
Scientists consider Bell to have invented the telephone.
我想你对政治不感兴趣。
例如：
我很难想像就那样躺着。我会疯的。
你为他设身处地想一想。
科学家们认为是贝尔发明了电话。
I can't imagine lying like that , I would go crazy .
Imagine yourself (to be) in his place.
I imagine you are not interested in politics.
What will you do if you have a chance to visit Disneyland ?
如果你有机会参观迪斯尼乐园你将做什么？
chance 的用法：
（１）chance n. 相当于possibility ，意为“可能性；偶然性；运气；机会”。
例如：
蛇藏在那里的可能性总是有的
我们成功的把握有多大？
There is always a chance of a snake hiding there.
What chance of success do we have ?
Mr Smith wanted to give John a chance .
听其自然吧。
玩扑克牌许多时候靠运气。
如果我再给你一次机会，你能答应改好么？
使密斯先生想给约翰一个机会。
Let's leave it to a chance .
Chance plays an important part in many card games .
If I give you a second chance , will you promise to be good ?
（２）chance vi.相当于happen,
意为“偶然发生；碰巧”。
常用结构： Sb chances to do ...;It chances that...。
我在街上碰巧碰到了一位同学。
碰巧那时我在乡村。
I chanced to meet an old classmate in the street.
It chanced that I was in the country at that time.
例如：
New words
theme为名词,意为"题目;主题(曲)".
theme
例如:
theme song 主题歌
theme park 主题公园
The students are discussing the theme of a novel .
学生们正在讨论小说的主题.
various 作形容词,意为"不同的;各种各样的".
various
例如:
These are various colours to choose from. 有各种各样的颜色可供选择.
These are various ways of getting to the station.去车站有各种不同的路.
拓展:
(1)variouty n.变化;多样化;种类;综艺节目。
例如：
The shopping centre sells a variety of goods .这个购物中心出售许多种商品。
When the news of a ree variety show at our loval cinema got round , we all rushed to see it .当我们本地电影院免费综艺节目的消息传出时，我们都赶快去跑观看。
At school we learn a variety of things . 在学校我们学习各种东西。
固定搭配：
a