1、Unit 5 Theme parksPeriod 1Warming up & Pre-readingAre you familiar with these parks in Tian Shui?Warming up Discussion1.What is a park? What is a park for?2. What kind of activities can people do in a park?relaxparkslisten to musicenjoy the beautiful scenerieshave funhave a picnic play gameschat wit

2、h friendsBrainstorming:What can we do in a park ?Discussiontake photosfly kiteshave picnicsplay chess do exercisesenjoy the beautiful sceneriesWhat is a park for ?Parks have many attractions. They provide people with a place to do various kinds of deeds to amuse themselves and escape their busy live

3、s for a while.What do you think a theme park is? Can you list some of them? Pre-readingTheme ParkIt is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme that the whole park is based on. There are many kinds of theme parks in the world with themes such as food,culture,cartoons,science,history Look a

4、t the pictures of 3 world-famous theme parks below and try to get the theme of each park.Disneyland take giant swinging ships.watch the paradeYou can meet your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters.Free-fall dropsroller-coaster ridescountry music performancesin indoor and outdoortheatres

5、carpenter and wood productionscandy shopssteam-engine trainbald eagle preservewooden roller coasterDollywood is famous for one of the best old wooden roller coasters, Thunderhead, which has the most length in the smallest space.ThunderheadCamelot ParkKing Arthur with his swordKnights of the Round Ta

6、ble Merlin the wizardjousting areafarm areaWhat is the difference between a traditional park and a theme park? A traditional park is a public place with grass,trees,etc, where people can relax and have fun. A theme park is a large area which is designed around one subject such as water, food, cultur

7、e , science or history. In these parks there are lots of things to see and do.They have big rides or games to play. They have restaurants or even hotels. People, especially children, enjoy visiting these places.Also we should get to know that theme parks can offer us not only amusement, but also kin

8、ds of knowledge and exciting experiences. How many parks are mentioned in the text? What are they?Unit 5 Theme parksReadingTHEME PARKS FUN AND MORE THAN FUN1. Skim the passage and quickly find out the answers.2. Read the passage quickly and try to find out the main idea of the whole passage and each

9、 paragraph.Para.1: Para.2: Para.3: Para.4: Various kinds of theme parks.Camelot ParkDisneyland.Dollywood The text mainly introduces _, which include different themes, and then it gives _ examples.theme parksthreeThere are various kinds of _.If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to _.Come to _ to have fun learning all about Americas _ southeastern culture.To enter a world of _ about ancient England, come to _.DollywoodDisneylandCamelot Parktheme parkshistoricalfantasyPara.2Para.3Para.4Para.13. Find the topic sentence of each paragraph and fill in the blanks.