Unit 5 Theme Parks If you have a chance to relax or amuse yourself which place do you want to go to Traditional parks Common parks What do parks provide people with Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while What is a theme park It is a kind of amusement park which has a certain theme that the whole park is based on purpose To entertain To make profits To educate What are the three purposes of the theme parks Give examples Can you guess which are parks and which are theme parks What do you think a theme park is Try to match the names of the parks with the pictures Beihai Park World Waterpark Central Park Look at the pictures below Dollywood Camelot Park Disneyland Parks Beihai Park Central Park Theme parks Camelot Park World Waterpark Disneyland Dollywood Theme Parks Theme Parks Fun and More Than FunFun and More Than Fun Reading Reading A Theme parks are more than amusement B Theme parks are places for people to amuse themselves C Theme parks have a variety of things to see and do D Theme parks have a certain idea Skimming 1 Read the passage quickly for the general idea 2 Three theme parks are mentioned in the passage what are they Disneyland Dollywood Camelot Park Skimming 1 Let the students read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer 1 The common characteristic of theme parks is that they A have famous sights and delicious food B introduce science and history C combine fun with the opportunity to learn something D supply different rides 2 Which of the following statements about Disneyland is RIGHT A It can make all your dreams come true B You can find fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters there C People can find it everywhere D It attracts few visitors each year Careful reading 2 Let the students read the passage again and fill in the blanks Parks provide people a place to amuse for a while In recent decades many parks have been designed to provide entertain We call them theme parks The new parks are usually huge places and have a various of things to see and do Theme parks have a certain idea a certain theme that the whole parks are based For example a sport theme park will offer visitors sports to play or watch a history culture theme park will let us see our ancestors dressed worked or live The old theme park in the world is Disneyland It seemed like a place of fantasy Besides these we have the marine or ocean parks which a lot of visitors with themselves entertainment variety on or how lived oldest attract Retell the three theme parks in your own words and tell the differences between the traditional parks and the theme parks Practice How about designing a theme park Group work What is the What is the name name of your theme park of your theme park What is the What is the themetheme Any Any attractionsattractions What do you want to What do you want to showshow visitors and visitors and teach teach visitors visitors group work DesigningDesigning Answer questions Tell us what did you learn from this lesson Why do you think most people especially children would like to visit the theme parks Summary 1 Go over the text and try to learn all the useful words and expressions in this part by heart 2 Write a passage according to the result of the discussion in class Homework Thank you for your attention Goodbye