Unit22Theme park

Unit22Theme park

Bungeeing

Pirate ship

Roller-coaster rides

Free-fall rides

Pictures of carnival

thrilling exciting scary

fast high unsafe

dangerous frightening

Could you think of some adjectives to help you

describe those activities

Listen to the tape and do some True or False statements

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( F )

( T )

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( F )

( T )

1. The World Park is the largest park in the world.

3. Ocean Park is divided into two sections , including the Headland and the Lowland.

4. New Disney parks have opened only in the US.

5. Disneyland in California was the first theme park to become popular around the world.

6. At Universal , all the rides and activities are based on Universal Pictures movies.

2. Every year, there are more than five hundred thousand students visiting Ocean Park.

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2 . How many theme parks are mentioned in the passage ? And what are they ?

Read the text and find out the answers to the questions

1 . What’s a theme park ?

A theme park is a collection of rides , exhibitions or other

attractions that are based on a common theme .

Five . They are the World Park , China Ethnic Culture

Park , Ocean Park in Hong Kong , Disneyland

in California and Universal Studios in Florida .

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3 . What do the parks have in common ?

4. What’s the difference between a theme park and a traditional amusement park ?

Read the text and find out the answers to the questions

What they all have in common is that they combine fun

with the opportunity to learn something .

Unlike traditional amusement parks , theme parks often

want to teach visitors something.

*Read the text quickly and find out the main idea (or topic sentence) of each paragraph:

Theme parks often want to teach visitors something as well as providing fun.

Theme parks try to make sure that visitors leave knowing more about their theme .

Introduction to two famous theme parks in America.

Theme parks are becoming more and

more popular around the world.

Para. 1

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4

Par.

Parks Attractions Themes

1.

The world park

buildings,castles,

statues,

buildings,castles,

statues,

combine fun with the opportunity to learn something

combine fun with the opportunity to learn something

the World Park

Effeil Tower

The Opera House

Arc de Trionphe

Leaning tower Sydney opera

Triumphal arch

pyramidsStatue of liberty

Stonehenge

Par.

Parks Attractions Themes

1.

China Ethnic Culture Park

customs,

costumes,

and culture of China’s fifty-five minorities

customs,

costumes,

and culture of China’s fifty-five minorities

combine fun with the opportunity to learn something

combine fun with the opportunity to learn something

Fruit festival

Cultural exhibition

Ethnic garden

Water-splashing festival

education

Par.

Parks Attractions Themes

2.

The Ocean park

rides,

a conversation center, the discovery of the Ancient World,

the dinosaur exhibition,

Dolphin University,

the Butterfly House

rides,

a conversation center, the discovery of the Ancient World,

the dinosaur exhibition,

Dolphin University,

the Butterfly House

Learn about life in the Ocean,and explore the past.

Learn about life in the Ocean,and explore the past.

Ocean Park, Hong Kong

Ocean Park, Hong Kong

Dolphin show

Marine animals

Sharks

Ocean Park of Hong KongOcean Park of Hong Kong

Par.

Parks Attractions Themes

3.

Disneyland

Cartoon characters, rides, game, exhibition,

Cartoon characters, rides, game, exhibition,

The world of Walt Disney and his characters

The world of Walt Disney and his characters

Castles in Disneyland

Status of Walt Disney in Disneyland

Mickey Mouse

Donald Duck

Par.

Parks Attractions Themes

3.

Universal Studios

Do all the rides and activities based on Universal Pictures Movies

They can feel what it is like to do the things they have seen their heroes do in the movie.

Universal Studios, Hollywood, California

Universal Studios, Hollywood, California

Dinosaur

New theme parks are being built

New theme parks are being built

More advanced,experience everything in safe

More advanced,experience everything in safe

Discussion in group:

1.Is a theme park different from a traditional amusement park? In what way?

2.If you could visit one of the theme parks mentioned in the text,which one would you choose and why?

Discussion in group:

1.Is a theme park different from a traditional amusement park? In what way?

2.If you could visit one of the theme parks mentioned in the text,which one would you choose and why?

Work together and Design a theme park

activitiesattractionsthemelocationname