unit 5 theme parks ellen from no. 51 middle school
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Unit 5 Theme Parks
Ellen from No. 51 Middle School
Zhongshan Park(an ordinary park)
have fun and more than fun
Theme Parks --- Fun and More than Fun
Skim Para. 1 quickly and answer:What themes are mainly talked about in Para.1?
themes
food culture science cartoons movies history …
variousDisneyland
Dollywood
Camelot Park
more than fun
Disneyland
see Snow White or Micky Mouse exciting rides, from giant swinging ships toterrifying free-fall drops
travel through space
meet favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character visit a pirate ship
If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to Disneyland!
Of course Disneyland also has many exciting rides.
fun
What activities can we do in Disneyland?It will bring you into a magical world and
make your dreams come true!
A unique theme park
The park’s main attraction is __________. its culture
Dollywood
listen to famous country music see carpenters and other craftsmen and their work visit the candy shop take a ride on a steam-engine train
Pair Work: If you want to know something about America’s traditional culture, what would you like to do?
More than Fun
For those who like rides
Thunderhead
Have Fun
Camelot Park
We can experience ____________ and ______________ of _______________________________________.
ancient days great deeds knights and ladies, princes and queens
King Arthur
Knights of Round Table
Merlin the Wizard
Every area of the park copies life in the days of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table.
is modelled after
If you have a chance to set up a theme park on Chinese ancient days, what examples would you choose?
• If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to Disneyland!
• Come to Dollywood to have fun learning all about America’s historical southeastern culture!
• To enter a world of fantasy about ancient England, come to Camelot Park!
persuasive sentences
Group Work
Suppose you are a tour guide. You are going Suppose you are a tour guide. You are going to introduce one of these 3 theme parks to your to introduce one of these 3 theme parks to your tourists. tourists. Your introductions should include:Your introductions should include:1. What is the theme of the park?2. What can we do in the park? 3. A persuasive sentence to attract more tourists.
Whichever and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you!
Homework
1. Share your introduction of the park with your deskmates.
2. Read the text again and talk about your understanding of the title “Theme parks--- fun and more than fun”.