Theme parks

Unit 5

various cartoon

whichever

fantasy amusement

swing

adj. 不同的；各种各样的n. 漫画；动画片 pron. 无论哪一个； 任何一个n. 幻想；怪念头n. 消遣；娱乐（活动）n. 秋千；摇摆vt. & vi. 摇摆；摆动

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attraction tourism

wherever unique

carpenter engine

preserve

n. 有吸引力的事物；吸引n. 旅游业pron. 无论在什么地方；各

处adj. 独一无二的；仅有的n. 木匠n. 引擎；发动机vt. 保留；保存n. 保护区

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length

deed

sword

tournament

n. 长度；长n. 行动；事迹n. 剑n. 锦标赛；联赛

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be famous for

no wonder

be modelled after

以……而闻名难怪；不足为奇根据……模仿；仿造

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THEME PARKS —

FUN AND MORE THAN FUN

Reading

Skimming to get

general ideas

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

DollywoodCamelot Park

Skimming

There are various kinds of _____________.

If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to ___________.

Come to ___________to have fun learning all about America’s _________ southeastern culture.

To enter a world of _______ about ancient England, come to ______________.

Dollywood

Disneyland

Camelot Park

theme parks

historical

fantasy

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4

Para. 1

Fill in the blanks.

Scanning to get

detail information

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.

True or false

Reading Comprehension II

Scanning

4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA.

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.

Scanning

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.

Park name Theme Example of Activities

Disneyland

Dollywood

Camelot

Complete the table below.

Reading Comprehension III

Scanning

Park name Theme Example of

Activities

Disneyland fairy tale

stories

travel through

space, visit a pirate

ship, meet fairy tale

characters, ride a

swinging ship, go on

a free-fall drop

Park

name

Theme Example of Activities

Dolly-

wood

culture of

the south-

eastern 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

Park name Theme Example of

Activities

Camelot ancient

English

history

and

stories

watch magic show,

see fighting with

swords or on

horseback, visit

farm section, learn

about farms in

ancient England

Careful reading to solve

difficult points

1. various adj. 不同的 ; 各种各样的 There are various ways of getting to the stations from here. 从这里到车站有各种不同的走法。 For various reasons I'd prefer not to meet him. 由于各种原因 , 我不愿见他。 various views 各种观点 various members 各个成员

2. amuse v. 使发笑 ; 使愉快 A clown’s job is to amuse the spectators.

小丑的工作就是娱乐观众。 be amused at/by/with 以……为乐 He was amused by making jokes on

others.

We were greatly amused at/by Ma Ji’s

cross talk.

amuse oneself 消遣 ; 自我娱乐He amused himself by playing the flute. 他吹笛自娱。 She amused herself by reading detectivestories.她读侦探小说消遣。amusement n. 消遣 ; 娱乐 ( 活动 )To her great amusement the actor’swig ( 假发 ) fell off.

3. preserve vt. 保存；保留 We preserve these archeological findings.

我们保护这些考古发现。 preserve forests 保护森林 preserve order 维护秩序

preserve n. 保护区No hunting is allowed in the preserve.

保护区内禁止打猎。

4. be modelled after 根据……模仿；仿造 Their education system is modelled after the French one. 他们的教育体制是模仿法国的。 be modelled after = be modelled on model oneself 以……为榜样 Jim always modelled himself on his hero, Martin Luther King. 吉姆总是以他心目中的大英雄马丁 · 路

德 金为榜样。

Quiz

Retell the text by filling in the blanks.Parks provide people _____ a place to ______ themselves and to ______ their busy life for a while. In recent decades, however, many parks have been ________ to provide _____________. We call them ______ parks. Theme parks have a certain idea--- a ______ theme---that the whole

park is ______ on. For example, _________

Quiz I

is the oldest theme park in the world.

It seemed like a place of ________.

Dollywood is a one of the most _______

theme parks in the world. You can have

____ learning all about American’s

_________ southeastern culture. If you

want to __________ a world of fantasy

about _______ England, come to Camelot

Park!

Parks provide people _____ a place to

______ themselves and to ______ their

busy life for a while. In recent decades,

however, many parks have been ________

to provide _____________. We call them

______ parks. Theme parks have a certain

idea--- a ______ theme---that the whole

park is ______ on. For example, _________

with

amuse escape

entertainment

theme

based Disneyland

certain

Answer:

designed

is the oldest theme park in the world.

It seemed like a place of ________.

Dollywood is a one of the most _______

theme parks in the world. You can have

____ learning all about American’s

_________ southeastern culture. If you

want to __________ a world of fantasy

about _______ England, come to Camelot

Park!

fantasy

unique

fun

historical

experience

ancient

TranslationQuiz III

1.这个城市因各种桥梁而著称。

2.冰有助于保存食物。

3.这个男孩以自己的父亲为榜样。 The boy modelled himself after his father.

Ice helps to preserve food.

This city is famous for its various bridges.

1. Surf the Internet to find more about

the theme parks mentioned in our

text.

2. If you were given a chance to make

a journey, what kinds of theme parks

would you like to go? Write a short

paragraph to describe it.

Homework