1、 Cooperative discussion:1. What is a park? What is a park for? 2. What kind of activities do people do in a park?Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong KongDisneylandDisneyland is the oldest theme park in the world and it is the most popular park in the world, too. People can not only enjoy the exciting activiti

2、es there, but also get close to the life-size cartoon characters like the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, which appear in some of Walt Disneys famous cartoon films. Window of the World in ShenzhenIt is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.World Water park in Canada Chi

3、na Folk Culture Village Shenzhen Happy Valley Yunnan NationalitiesVillagesNow guess which are parks and which are theme parks.What is the difference between traditional parks and the theme parks?What do you think you can see in a theme park? buildings, castles, statues, rare animals and birds, and s

4、o on.What can we do in a theme park?Amusement parkbumper car碰碰車碰碰車merry-go-round 旋轉木馬旋轉木馬ferris wheel摩天輪摩天輪pirate ship海盜船海盜船slide滑梯滑梯roller coasters過山車過山車bungee jumping 蹦極蹦極free-fall rides跳樓機跳樓機horror films恐怖電影恐怖電影 merry-go-roundroller-coaster ridesBungee jumpingFerris wheel slide bumper car Pirate

5、ship 1. Do you like to go to parks? What can you see in a park?2. What do you know about Disneyland?3. If you had a chance to travel in the world, which country would you choose? Why?Fill in the blanks with information from the passage.Name: _Location: In several parts of the worldTheme: Fairy tale

6、storiesActivities: Disneyland Travelling through space Visiting a pirate ship Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon _ Riding in a swinging ship Going on a free-fall dropcharactersName: DollywoodLocation:In the Smoky Mountains in _Theme: _ _Activities: the southeastern USA Americas traditional southea

7、stern culture Listening to country music Watching _ making objects Trying traditional candies Riding on the only _ Watching bald eagles Riding on Thunderheadcraftsmensteam-engine trainName: Camelot ParkLocation: In _Theme: Ancient English history and storiesActivities: Watching magic shows Visiting

8、the jousting area Visiting the _ area and learning about farms in ancient EnglandfarmEnglandRead the passage quickly and give the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1: Para. 2: Para. 3: Para. 4: The common points of different kinds of theme parks.Englands Camelot Park.Disneyland.Dollywood. The text m

9、ainly introduces _, which include different themes, and then it gives _ examples.theme parksthreeAnswer the following two questions.1. Where do you think you would see this kind of writing? You would see this kind of writing in a magazine or perhaps in some kinds of newspapers.What is the meaning is

10、 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.Decide if the following statements are true or false. If it is a false statement, rewrite it with correct information. 1. Disneylan

11、d can be found everywhere. Disneyland can be found in several parts of the world. 2. You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney land. You can meet fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters at Disneyland.True False 3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. 4. Dollywood is in the mount

12、ains in the southeastern USA. 5. Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year. True False 6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in the USA. Dolly wood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA. True False7. Visitors to Camelot Park

13、 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. True False8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. Camelot Park does not have the oldest roller coaster in the world. 9. Camelot

14、Park has an ancient English farm. True False 10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. True False Read the text and put the statements into the right column.A. Famous country music groups perform here all year round. B. It is a magical world where your

15、dreams can come true.C. You can experience the life and great deeds of English people. D. People come to see things made in traditional ways. E. You can meet Snow White and Mickey Mouse in the street. F. You can see sword fights or fights on horseback in the jousting area. G. You can learn how peopl

16、e in ancient England ran farms and cared for their animals.H. You can enjoy many exciting rides, including giant swinging ships and terrifying free-fall drops.I. Here a working steam-engine train may be found. J. You can take a ride on one of the best old wooded roller coasters. K. It is a fantasy w

17、orld modelled after ancient England.Disneyland Dollywood Camelot B, E, HA, D, I, JC, F, G, K1. Lily is interested in the life of ancient people, so she could visit _.Lily, Jim, Tony, Jane and Kate want to visit a theme park. Help them to choose the theme park which is suitable for them.Camelot Park2

18、. Jim wants to experience rides, especially the wooden roller coaster, so _ is a good place for him.3. Jane is a girl who likes fantasy and loves fairy tales very much, so she is advised to visit _.4. Kate is crazy about American country music, so she may go to _. Dollywood DisneylandDollywoodDiscuss the questions below using the information in the passage and your own opinions to help.