Unit 5 Theme parks

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Futuroscope—excitement and learning

A Futuristic Building

Futuroscope has many activities: 'Race for Atlantis', 'Astratour', 'T-Rex', 'Children World', and 'The Mysteries of The Lost Temple' .

What are the three times and three places that Futuroscope lets you travel to?

Task one Reading--I----skimming (2m)

Past

PresentFuture

Time

Place

Earth

Under seaSpace

Read and tick the experiences visitors can have at Futuroscope.

Task two Reading—II----detailed reading (5m)

( ) A. taking a journey deep into space, to the end of the solar system, and be pulled into a Black Hole.

( ) B. taking a trip to Brazil to experience surviving an airplane crash in the jungle.

( ) C. going with famous divers to the bottom of the ocean and seeing mysterious, blind creatures that have never seen the sunlight.

( ) D. car racing or skiing on some of the most difficult mountains in the world.

( ) E. meeting face to face with a dinosaur.( ) F. living on the other planets.

Choose the correct answer1. What is Futuroscope?A. a theme park in America.B. a theme park that uses the most adva

nced technology to take people out of the earth and the present time.

C. a science and technology-based theme park that provides people with extraordinary experience without leaving the earth and the present time.

D. a theme park that provides only fun and excitement.

2. Which of the following is true?A. Most of us will go to the bottom of the ocean or

to the edges of the solar system.B. Future theme parks allow people to see and do

things without danger but with much money.C. In the future theme parks, there are learning

centers for people to try scientific experiments and learn what must be done to prepare for a flight into space or an undersea trip, and to understand why we could not live on the other planets in our solar system.

D. Future theme parks are places for fun and excitement but not for learning.

Read the passage again and finish the chart on page 39.

Task Three Reading—III----detailed reading (5m)

Entertainment Education

Undersea tripCrash in the jungle

Car racing

skiing

Undersea tripHands-on learningScientific experiments

Space journey

Create a map of what you think futuroscope looks like.

Car racing and skiing on the mountains

A trip to the bottom of the ocean

Meet a dinosaur

A trip to Brazil

ENTRANCE

EXIT

Learning Centers

A trip into space

Homework

Surf the Internet to find more information about futuroscope.