Unit 5 readingTheme parks
Warming up
Cooperative discussion:
1. Have you ever been to some parks?
2. What kind of activities do people do in a park?
sit chatting,play chess,play games, listen to birds’ singing or just relax a bit.
Pre-reading
1. Which park would you like to visit most if you have the chance?
2. What do you suppose a theme park is?
(theme: a main subject or idea)
What is a theme park?
Theme parks are parks___________
____________________.Theme parks also have _________________ that the whole park is based on.
a certain idea/ theme
3. Can you name some kinds of theme
parks you know?
wildlife park
ocean park
Disneyland
folk culture village
Window of the
World
in Shenzhen
World Waterpark in Canada is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.
Ocean Park
Disneyland is a wonderful cartoon world and you can see many life-size cartoons in there.
Disneyland
Shenzhen Splendid China
Shenzhen
Happy Valley
Yunnan
Nationalities
Villages
A garden in Suzhou
China Folk Culture Village
Harbourland
天津基辅航母
军事主题公园
航天奇观
aircraft carrier
shuttle
意大利加达云霄乐园.
兰州龙“文化”主题公园
roller coaster ride
history
丽江世界遗产公园
流溪河国家森林公园
folk custom/
folkways
nature
Unit 5 Theme Parks
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot park
1. What is the meaning of the title
“Theme Parks - 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.
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
2. Three theme parks are mentioned in
the passage, what are they?
Disneyland
Dollywood
Camelot Park
Skimming
Listening:
While listening, get some information about the three theme parks and decide if the statements on page 35 are true or false.
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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 Dolly wood 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 made in the American South 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 .
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True False
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10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting.
True False
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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?
Complete the table with information from the passage.
Detailed reading
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
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nearly 不能。
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 引导的地点状语从句。
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