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”.