Disneyland

Dollywood

课堂探究

　　1.Skimming

　　(1)Read the passage quickly for the general idea.(　　)

　　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.

　　(2)Three theme parks are mentioned in the passage,what are they?

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　　2.Careful reading

　　(1)Let the students read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer.

　　①The common characteristic of theme parks is that they 　　　.

　　A.have famous sights and delicious food

　　B.introduce science and history

　　D.supply different rides

　　②Which 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.

　　(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.

　　3.Practice

　　Retell the three theme parks in your own words and tell the differences between the traditional parks and the theme parks.

　　4.Group work

　　How about designing a theme park?What is the name of your theme park?What is the theme?Any attractions?What do you want to show visitors and teach visitors?

　　5.Summary

　　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?

　　6.Homework

　　(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.