Park is a public area of land with grass, trees, etc., where people can amuse and relax themselves. Theme park is a park which has a special theme, for.

Park is a public area of land with grass, trees, etc., where people can amuse and relax themselves.

Theme park is a park which has a special theme, for example, ocean, animals, plants, etc.

Unit 5 Theme ParksUnit 5 Theme Parks

What is a park? What is a theme park?

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Cooperative discussion:

1. Have you ever been to some parks?

2. What kind of activities do people do in a

park?

wooden roller coaster

Free-fall rides

Ocean Park

Disneyland

Food

HistoryMovies

Cartoons

Science

Culture

Theme parks

Para 1

Q: What theme parks are mentioned in the passage? What’s the theme for each one?

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Para 2 Disneyland is a place to have fun. What can you do if you have a chance to visit Disneyland?

travelling through space

visiting a pirate ship

meeting favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character

exciting rides (giant swinging ships…

terrifying free-fall drops…)

Para 31.What is the Dollywood’s main attraction?A. Its culture.B. Its country music.C. Its candy shop.D. Its wooden roller coaster.2.It can be inferred that the main purpose of Dollywood is to_____.A. entertain B. make profitsC. Show cartoons D. educate people

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Para 4Q: In Camelot Park, you may meet all the fol

lowing EXCEPT ______.A.Merlin the Wizard B. Queen ElizabethC.King Arthur D. ancient English farmers

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Comprehending

What’s the meaning of the title

“Theme parks—fun and more

than fun”?

It means that theme parks

are fun to visit, but that

they can also be educational

and can offer useful

information.

Post -reading (pairwork):

Decide if the statements on page 35 are true or false.

True or False

1. Disneyland can be found everywhere.2.You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disneyland.3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built.4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA.

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5. Country music singes perform in Dolly- wood throughout the whole year.6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in the USA.7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy in ancient England.8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world.

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If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks, which will you visit? Why?

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