Warming up
What do you think a theme park is?
Pre-reading:
A theme park is a large area which is designed around one subject(主题） such as water ,food , culture ,science or history.
They have big rides or games to play. They have restaurants or even hotels. People, especially children ,enjoy visiting these places.
Shenzhen Splendid China
South China Botanical
Happy Valley
What activities can we take in
a theme park?
Amusement park
merry-go-round
Roller-coaster rides
Ferris wheel
slide
bumper car
Pirate ship
Theme Parks
– Fun and More Than Fun
1. Which picture shows the right structure of the text?
C
Skimming
Skimming
2. Give the main idea of each paragraph:
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3:
Para. 4:
Various kinds of theme parks.
Camelot Park
Disneyland.
Dollywood
3.what is the writing style of the passage?
A. Narrative (记叙文)
B. persuasive writing （议论文）
C. expository writing （说明文）
Scanning
Para1: What is a theme park?
There are _______ kinds of ___________.
In different parks people enjoy almost
everything, such as food, _______, science,
________, movies or _______.Some are
_________ for _______ the biggest or
longest______________, or _________ the
____________ and sounds of a _________.
various
theme parks
culture
cartoons
history
famous
having
roller coasters
showing
famous sights
culture
Complete the table with information from the passage.
Name:
Location:
In several parts of the world
Theme:
Fairy tale stories
Activities:
Note-taking
Disneyland
◆ Travelling through_________
◆ Visiting______________
◆ Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon __________
characters
space
a pirate ship
Activities:
Mickey Mouse
and Donald Duck
You will see
Snow White and seven Dwarfs
◆ Travelling through space
◆ Visiting a pirate ship
◆ Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters
◆ Riding in __________________
◆ Going on ___________free-fall
drops
swinging ships
terrifying
Activities:
Free-fall drops
Pirate ship
Name:
Location:
In the Smoky Mountains in ____________________
Theme: _______________________ _____________________
Activities:
the southeastern USA
America’s traditional southeastern culture
◆ Listening to_______________
◆ Watching _________________________ making objects
◆ Visiting______________ to try traditional candies
◆ Riding on the only ________________
◆ Watching___________ in the preserve
◆ Riding on _____________
carpenters and other craftsmen
steam-engine train
country music
the candy shop
bald eagles
Thunderhead
Activities:
__________ has
one of the best
old wooden
roller coasters,
Thunderhead
(雷暴云砧）
Dollywood
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
Name:
Location:
In ________
Theme:
Ancient English history and stories
Activities:
◆ Watching______________
◆ Visiting the __________ area
◆ Visiting _____________ and learning about farms in ancient England
the farm area
England
magic shows
jousting
Camelot Park life in the days of
King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.
is modelled after
Camelot park
In _____________, you can watch magic
shows with Merlin the Wizard.
Camelot Park
Merlin the Wizard
Knights of The
Round Table
King Arthur
1. Disneyland can be found everywhere
2. You can meet any cartoon character
you like at Disneyland.
3. Tourism develops where a
Disneyland is built.
in several parts
of the world
fairy tale or Disney
cartoon characters
5. Country music singers perform in
Dollywood throughout the whole year.
6. Dollywood has the only electric train
still working in the USA
7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste
Candy like the candy made in
ancient England.
4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the
southeastern USA.
steam-engine
Dollywood
America 150 years ago
9. Camelot Park has an ancient English
farm.
10. Camelot Park has places for visitors
to watch and maybe take part in
sword fighting.
8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world.
does not
have
Lily , Jim, Jane and Kate want to visit a theme park. After reading the text, please give them some suggestions.
THINK AND HELP
Disneyland
Where do you think Jane should go?
Jane is a girl who likes
fantasy and loves fairy
tales very much, so she
is advised to
visit _____________
Disneyland
Where do you think Jim should go?
Jim wants to experience
rides, especially the wooden
roller coaster, so _________
is a good place for him.
Dollywood
Where do you think Lily should go?
Lily is interested in the
life of ancient people,
so she could visit
________.
Camelot
Where do you think Jim should go?
Kate is crazy about American country music, so she may go to _________
Dollywood
1.What does the title “Theme parks- fun and more
than fun” mean?

Theme parks give us more fun than expected.
Theme parks give us a lot of pleasure.
Theme parks give us pleasure as well as
education.
Comprehension