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2020届一轮复习人教版必修四Unit5Theme Parks单元教案
Period 1 Reading
The General Idea of This Period
This period includes Warming up, Reading and Comprehending of Unit 5.As the topic and the reading passage contain rich cultural information, and most of the students may have had experiences in visiting ordinary parks, even theme parks, they are quite familiar with the topic. In order to lead the students to the topic of theme parks, first the teacher can have the students make a list of the parks they visited(know) and ask them to talk about the things they(did) can do in these parks,
then show them the four pictures on Page 33 and encourage them say what kinds of parks are in the pictures. To understand this reading passage better, the students are required to scan the passage first to get the general idea by finding out the main idea of each paragraph, and then skim the first two paragraphs to make a comparison between ordinary parks and theme parks by filling in the chart about the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park, to make a list of different kinds of theme parks talked about in the passage and what people can do and see in these theme parks after reading the others paragraphs. To get the students to comprehend the title of the reading passage, and the purposes for building theme parks, the teacher will have the students discuss with their partners to express their own opinions.
Teaching Important Points
Help the students to gain a good understanding of the reading passage and use efficient reading methods to improve their reading ability.
Teaching Difficult Points
How to enable the students to talk about theme parks freely.
Teaching Methods
Scanning to get the general idea of the text.
Skimming to understand the passage better.
Discussion to help the students understand better what they’ve learned and to use the knowledge they’ve learned in this period.
Teaching Aids
A tape recorder
A multimedia
Three Dimensional Teaching Aims
Knowledge and Skills
Help the students to achieve a clear idea about theme parks.
Help the students use scanning and skimming methods to improve their reading skills and speed up their reading.
Help the students acquire the ability to use the key words and expressi ons concerning theme parks and useful sentence structures.
Enable the students to talk about theme parks.
Process and Strategies
Pair work to make the students involved in class actively.
Fast reading to get the main idea of the passage.
Have the students learn about the most famous parks in the world.
Feelings and Value
Most of the students may have experienced visiting parks in their childhood. So this unit may serve as an extension of what they have known. Through the study of this period the students are sure to learn more about the similarities and differences between ordinary parks and theme parks.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Warming up
T:Hello,everybody!There are many famous parks in Guangzhou and other cities, and I’m sure most of you have visited some of them. Can you tell me the name of the parks you visited or know?
Ss: Yeah. The Yuexiu Park, the Culture Park, the Window of the World, the Happy Valley.
T:Quite good. Here I have a chart listing the famous parks in China and their English names, and I’d like you to remember them by heart.
国内主题公园 英语译名 国内主题公园 英语译名
中国民俗文化村 China Folk Culture Village 香江野生动物园 Xiangjiang Safari Park
深圳锦绣中华 Shenzhen Splendid China 世界之窗 Window of the World
云南民族村 Yunnan Nationalities Villages 华南植物园 South China Botanical
欢乐谷 Happy Valle y
T:Let’s look at the pictures on Page 33.There are four pictures of different parks—A garden in Suzhou, Hyde Park in London, World Waterpark in Canada, Disneyland. What kind of parks are they?
S:I think a garden in Suzhou is a place where people have a walk in their spare time to enjoy the beautiful trees, flowers, lakes, stones, buildings and relax themselves.
T:What about Hyde Park in London? What kind of park is it?
S:I only know that Hyde Park is a famous park in the world, and there is a speaker’s corner where people can make speeches and express their viewpoints freely.
T:Very good. So what about World Waterpark in Canada?
S:I haven’t heard of this park before. I guess it is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.
T:Good guessing. And I am sure all of you have heard of Disneyland.
S:Yes,it is the oldest theme park in the world and I think it is the most popular park in the world too. In the Disneyland, people can not only enjoy the exciting activities there, but also get close to the life-size cartoon characters like the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, which appear in some of Walt Disney’s famous cartoon films. Luckily for us,a new Disneyland has been built in Hong Kong, and opened to the public on September 12,2005.So we’ll have the chance to go and experience the excitement of this wonderful place in the world more easily.
T:Which one of these parks would you like to visit most if you have the chance?
S:Of course I would go to Disneyland, I have watched so much about it on TV and I
have dreamed about shaking hands with those lovely cartoon characters and taking pictures with them.
S:I would like to go to Waterpark, because I like swimming and I like to take part in the activities in water in this park.
S:I would go to Hyde Park. I want to go horse-riding, and above all, have the experience of making a speech in front of a crowd of people like a president. That will be really exciting.
Step 2 While-reading
Reading task 1:Getting general idea
T:It’s interesting to listen to your ideas. Today we are going to study a passage about theme parks. The title is Theme parks—Fun And More Than Fun. I would like you to scan the passage to get a general idea of the passage. Finding out the topic sentence of each paragraph will help you to do it.
The students read and get the main idea of each paragraph.
(Three minutes later)
T:Have you got the main idea of the passage? Who can tell us the topic sentence of each paragraph?
S:Let me have a try. I think the topic sentences for the six paragraphs are:
Para.1.Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while.
Para.2.In recent decades ,however, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment.
Para.3.Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme—that the whole park is based on.
Para.4.Some are history or culture theme parks.
Para.5.The Disneyland.
Para.6.Other theme parks including marine or ocean parks, science theme parks, and future theme parks.
T:Do you all agree with him/her?
Ss: Yes.
T:Well done.
Reading task 2:Getting detailed information
T:After the first reading, we have got the general idea of the passage. So I would like you to skim the passage and try to find the answers to the questions about details.
Teacher shows the questions on the screen and the students read again and try to find the answers to the questions.
1.What is the basic purpose of theme parks? What do people do there?
2.Do these parks charge people for admission?
3.What is the purpose of a theme park?
4.What are the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park?
5.What activities will be offered to visitors in a sports theme park?
6.Can they do shopping there? What can they buy?
7.What can visitors see and do in history or culture theme parks?
8.What is Disneyland like? What can visitors do there?
9.What can people do in marine or ocean theme parks, science theme parks and future theme parks?
Differences Ordinary parks Theme parks
Activities
Size
Facilities
Charges
Souvenirs
(Ten minutes later)
T:Have you got the answers to the questions? I would like some of you to answer the questions. Let’s listen and check whether they have got them correctly. Who would like to be the volunteer to answer the first question?
S:I will answer the first question and the third question. The basic purpose of a park is to provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. In these parks, people sit chatting, play games, listen to birds’ singing, or just relax a bit. And families go there to have picnics or have fun together in other ways. While the purpose of a theme park is to provide entertainment.
T:Exactly.What about the second question?
S:Let me answer this question. These parks charge people little or no money for admission.
T:Good.Now please look at the screen and let’s find out the differences between ordinary parks and theme parks to fill in the chart.
Differences Ordinary parks Theme parks
Activities Rides such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round of a roller coaster A variety of things to see and do
Size Usually not very large Huge places that visitors often use shuttles to get around
Facilities No restaurants or hotels Restaurants, hotels and shops
Charges Charge little or none Charge for admission
souvenirs Sell no souvenirs Sell souvenirs in their shops
T:Well done! Now, let’s see what people can do and see in sports, history or culture theme parks.
S:Let me say something about what people can do and see in different theme parks. A sports theme park will offer visitors sports to play or watch. They can buy sports equipment or clothing, such as basketball, football, sneakers. In history or culture theme parks, people can see how our ancestors dressed, worked and lived; and how special groups of people dress today, what they eat and what their homes look like. They might go for rides on animals, help cook cultural foods or have their pictures taken in the clothing of emperors or minority people.
T:Peter,I can see that you are eager to say something about Disneyland.
S:Yes,I take much interest in Disneyland, I really want to say something about Disneyland. Disneyland is so different from other parks that it seemed like a place of fantasy. Visitors can enjoy seeing the characters from Disney films, go on exciting
rides, visit castles and get close to life-size cartoon figures. They can also see model villages of life in the past which show how the early settlers in America lived.
T:Peter,you did give us a vivid description about Disneyland, and you spoke clearly and fluently. Boys and girls, as people say, Interest is the best teacher, can you see that? It does work. It motivates you to pay attention to what you are interested in, and if you pay much attention to the things you are doing, you will do them better.
Ss: We quite agree with you.
T:Let’s come to the last question.
S：It’s my turn to answer the last question. People can see and swim with dolphins and learn about ocean life in an ocean park; they can take an active part in experiments in a science theme park; they can go on imaginary trips to space and use advanced computer techniques to experience life in the future park.
Step 3 Post-reading
Comprehending activity(P34)
T:Let’s come back to the title of the passage THEME PARKS—FUN AND MORE THAN FUN. Why does the writer think that theme parks are places fun and more than fun? I would like you to have a discussion first and then tell us your opinions.
S:In my opinion, it means that theme parks are more than amusement parks with rides, such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roller coaster, they are such huge places that visitors often use shuttles to get around, and they have lot of things to see and do. At the same time they can learn a lot from these theme parks. So they are places fun and more than fun.
T:We have read about some of the different theme parks in the world. Have you ever thought of this question: Why do people build so many different theme parks?I would like you to have a discussion first and then tell three purposes for people building theme parks according to this passage.
The students discuss and then write down their answers.
T:I can see that you have finished the job. Now check your answers.
Suggested answers:
Purpose 1:to provide entertainment
Explanation: because they have a variety of things to see and do
Purpose 2:to make a profit by charging for admission and selling souvenirs
Explanation: because they all charge money for admission of the hotels, restaurants, and for the rides and shows in the parks as well, and they sell a lot of souvenirs
Purpose 3:to provide people with some unusual experiences
Explanation: because there are parks for people to experience the life in the past, in the future, in the ocean and so on
T:I think you have got them right! You are really learning a lot.
Discussion activity
T:If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go to the theme parks to enjoy the exciting experiences? Give your reasons for your choice.
A）The teacher divides the class into groups of four. Each group tries to reach an agreement and collect as many reasons as possible from the group members.
B）After the discussion, the teacher asks a student from each of the group to go to another group and report the decision of their group and to give their reasons for decision.
Step 4 Language Focus
T:You are really improving in learning co-operatively! We still have some time, so let’s see how some of the useful words and expressions are used in the passage.
1.What do you suppose a theme park is?
“Suppose” in this sentence means “to consider as possible; to believe; imagine; assume”.For example:
What do you suppose he wanted?
Everybody supposes him (to be) poor, but he is quite wealthy.
2.Though parks share this basic purpose, they find various ways to meet this need.
“Various” is an adjective, and means “different; several, a number of”.For example:
There are various ways of cooking eggs.
Shenzhen is filled with people from various parts of China.
3.They all charge money for admission, and for the rides and shows in the park.
In this sentence,“charge” means ask in payment. For example:
The hotel charged me $30 for a room for the night.
The railway charges half-price for university students.
4.Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme—that the whole park is based on.
Here the phrase “base sth. on/upon...”means “use sth. as grounds, evidence, etc. for sth. else”.For example:
One should always base one’s opinions on facts.
The film is based on a novel by D.H. Lawrence.
5.Its purpose is to involve visitors in physical exercise and athletic competition.
“Involve” here has the meaning of becoming connected or concerned. For example:
Don’t involve other people in your trouble.
I got involved in the quarrel between Joan and Mary.
Step 5 Homework
T:So much for today. Thank you for your good performance and co-operation! Now it’s homework for you today.
1.Write a summary of the reading passage using the key words.
2.Preview the Learning about language part.
3.Find and learn the beautiful sentences you like in the reading passage by heart.
The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 Theme parks
Period 1 Warming up & Reading
1.List of famous parks
2.Reading about theme parks
*General ideas
*Main ideas of each paragraph
*Understanding of the title
*Purposes for building theme parks
3.Language focus
Record after Teaching
Activities and Research
“My Own Theme Park” Competition
Suppose “My Own Theme Park” Competition is going to be held in your class, and you are required to work with your group mates and create your own particular theme park to join in the competition.
—Surf the Internet to find out what kind of theme parks have been set up in the world, so that you can design your particular theme park.
—Have a discussion to make a decision what kind of theme park you are going to create.
—Make a map of the area and mark places of interest including activities, shows, demonstrations, etc.
—Makes poster to tell everyone about your theme park. Try to use the following expressions:
The main theme in our park is...
You will enjoy seeing/doing...
Each activity costs...
—Display the posters and see which one is the best.
Reference for Teaching
Background Information
深圳欢乐谷（Happy Valley, Shenzhen）
Shenzhen, OCT Happy Kingdom theme park, the largest contemporary theme park in China, which covers an area of 35 hectares and with a total investment over RMB 800 million. Happy Kingdom is the biggest and the most fascinating modern high-tech theme park in China that integrates the sightseeing function and interactive character.
Happy Kingdom presents you the most spectacular 5 programs for the whole year, there are:
1.Chinese New Year (9th-15th February),The Chinese Spring Festival which will offer you extraordinary blessings and forever happy!
2.International X-Game Competition (1st-7th May),Hundreds international standard X-Game experts will show you their stunning and skillful high difficult level actions along the driveway.
3.Maya Carnival (13th July-25th August),the deduction of the new century human beings’ desire of going back to nature, is the rationale behind of this colourful summer water splashing celebration.
4.International Magic Festival (1st -7th October),Numerous local and overseas magicians will gather here presents you the most extravaganza and stupendous global standard magic show!
5.Pop Music Festival (24 December-2 January),The famous local and overseas musicians and singers offer you the happiest melody with saxophone, violin, jazz and
pop music to celebrate Christmas.
Happy Kingdom theme park mainly comprised of 8 sub-theme zones — Spanish Square, Cartoon City, shine Beach. There are more than 100 amusement attractions in the park that can cater for the tastes of guests of all ages. These attractions are mostly imported from U.S., Netherlands, Germany and Italy, some of them are first introduced in China and even Asia, such as:“26 meters Shoot the Chute”, the world’s highest sliding water ride; China’s first “Suspended Looping Coaster ”,“Mine Train Coaster ”,“Top Spin ” and “Round-the-park Archaized Train”; Asia’s highest and China’s first “Thriller Tower—Space Shot” and Asia’s fist 4D Theatre with combination of vision, audio, touch and olfaction experiences. All these thrilling and exciting attractions set under virtual reality themes are beautified with the unique sceneries of North America and North Tibet.
Happy Kingdom PhaseⅠProject has four sub-theme zones with over forty popular tourist attractions and performances. Space Shot on the Adventure Hill, screaming up to 63 meters in the air and dropping down helplessly in a sudden. Come over to Happy Island, giving a free rein to your heart: watch 4D movie to find your senses being dazzled; play roles at Happy Wood Studio to enjoy the fun of filmmaking; and appreciate amazing stunt show brought by international extreme sports elite. Don’t forget the colorful Cartoon Town, it is a children’s paradise featuring many fanciful and educative attractions such as Pirate Ship, Peppy King’s Mansion, North Pole Adventure, and Escape from Jurassic.
Happy Kingdom Phase Ⅱ Project continues the features of hi-tech and high interaction with tourists of the Phase Ⅰ Project, more importantly, it makes breakthrough to the previous one. It lays stress on the construction of landscapes, creating an enjoyable and lively travel environment with various themes.By introducing foreign advanced amusement equipments and tourism concept,it largely enriches the content of Happy Kingdom; it consists of the following four sub-theme zones.
The Happy Kingdom’s Main Record Rides
Gold Mine Town is a natural transition from Phase Ⅰ Project to Phase Ⅱ Project. At the foot of gold mine, tourists can see Gold Mine Town Workshop, Post Office, Western Hunting Ground, and can even sense the foregone passion of those gold seekers, which makes you feel as if in the crazy gold rush in western America in mid-eighteenth century. Tourists “rush” to ride Mine Train Coaster to experience the narrow escape from the mountain torrent in the old gold mine, or to Gold River to try your luck. Other amusement attractions in this area include Gold Mine River Rapids, Gold Mine Town Audio Room, and Gold Mine Water Game.(China’s first “Gold Mine Train)
Shangri-La Forest themes with a forest exploring team inviting tourists to seek the dreamland Shangri-La and experience various wonders. Tourists are invited to ride the first Suspended Looping Coaster in China, feeling for yourself the excitement of a fierce fighting between Red Dragon and Changma Monster, to step into AV Special Effect Show performing myths and legends told by this mystery old forest. Deep in the forest, tourists are lead to the site of the Lost World; participation in the
entertaining games helps you recognize plants, insects, and animals of different eras, and have fun in these excavating and archaeological activities. You can also participate in Fire Rescue Game, God’s Wheel, Magic Fountain, Ghost House, Wonderland Adventure and many more.(China’s first Suspended Looping Coaster)
Typhoon Bay features colorful and passionate Cariblack broaden scene. The town in the warm bay was once prosperous, and later hit by typhoon and earthquake, so now we still can “witness” the old fishing village pier, canned-food production base and the stunning sights after those natural disasters. The largest water amusement attraction “Shoot-the-Chute” will let you adventure in the canned tuna production line, and experience the breathtaking 26 meters high down ramp into the water. The first Top Spin in China will twist you in a dazzling world feeling like a helpless boat encountering a violent storm.(World’s highest sliding water ride 26 meters“Shoot the Chute”,China’s first “Top Spin”)
In contrast with the other zones, Sunshine Beach is a place you can pamper and relax you in every way. The sand, sun, lake, mini-golf and elegant long corridor make an ideal tropical seashore scene.
The Round-the-park Train ingeniously links the two parts, acting as both the transportation means and sightseeing tool.
In addition to the above-mentioned Happy Kingdom main park, Happy Kingdom is also possessed Maya Water Park which was awarded “Industry Innovation—water park” prize by World Water Park Association, the Five-star rated International Youth Hostel, and Happy Line connecting Overseas Chinese Town’s four theme parks together.
Performance
Performance along the theme of boundless in regions, customs and styles, like beach, water, shadow, magic, X-Game shows, together with the background music, decoration, even the staff uniform, the total ambiance will lead you into the specified age of another world. After the shows, you will see why Happy Kingdom is named as Happy Ocean.
Happy Kingdom Water Paradise
Extravagant and magnificent performance, presents the foreign culture and ambiance to you. With a total investment over RMB50 million, rely on the real mountain, real water and the existence landscape of Happy Kingdom, we created the first great pattern water-surface show of China, which collected the sound,light, electricity and vision special effect together. Miraculous visual production mixing, exhibits the technological unrestrained wonder to you.
Food and Beverage
Collecting different flavors, including China’s food, which is famous for the typical taste of south and north China: The Captain Restaurant of group service; Goodwill Villages for Yunnan flavours; Spetec, the Chinese pastel style fast food; KFC of American fast food;“TBCY” and more in Happy Kingdom...
Accommodation
Happy Kingdom International Youth Hostel, the world brand accommodation chain is the first settled in Happy Kingdom, Shenzhen. With all necessary equipment and
attracted price, this house becomes an ideal place for budget tourists.
中国民俗文化村(China Folk Culture Villages)
China Folk Culture Villages is a large tourist center where folk arts, culture and architecture of China’s various nationalities are assembled in one area—the first of its kind in China.
In addition to appreciating various ethnic architectural styles, visitors can expect to enjoy watching as well as taking part in the singing and dancing of different nationalities and the on-the-spot demonstrations of making handcrafts; to taste local delicacies with typical ethnic flavors; watch carnivals of national arts, sing and dance performance by professional artists; visit the Exhibition hall of folk customs and enjoy folk festive celebrations, etc. Visitors can have a taste of the colorful cultures of China’s 56 nationalities.
深圳锦绣中华(Splendid China)
Splendid China, situated by the picturesque Shenzhen Bay, is a tourist area of Oversea Chinese Town ( OCT) in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. It is the richest, most lively and comprehensive miniature area, which reflects the history, culture, art, ancient architecture as well as the customs and habits of various nationalities in China. Splendid China is one of the world’s largest scenery parks in the amount of scenarios reproduced. Spreading over 450 mu of land, it is divided into Scenic Spot Area and Comprehensive Service Area.
Splendid China is, so to speak, a world of flowers and greenery and a window for a glimpse of China’s history and culture and tourist resources.
世界之窗(Window of the World)
Just near Splendid China and China Folk Culture Villages, the park contains examples of famous attractions from all over the world. With an area of 480 000 square meters, the park contains different sections covering Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Africa, and America, as well as three others with exhibitions of modern technology, classic sculptures, and famous avenues from all over the world.
Marvelous sights and sites of historical interest in the world, ancient and modern, natural landscapes and cultural sites as well as dwelling houses, sculptures, drawings and even folklore and theatrical performances are here! Each is presented as wonderful miniature replicas, made on a scale of 1∶1,1∶5 and 1∶1.5 respectively.
Among the 118 scenic spots, you can find the pyramids of Egypt, the Amon Temple of Karnak, the AngkorWat of Cambodia, the Grand Canyon of America, L’Arc de Triomphe of Paris, St .Peter’s Cathedral of the Vatican City ,the Taj Mahal of India, the Sydney Opera House of Australia, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Some large-sized spectacular attractions are also available, like the 108-meter-tall replica of the Eiff el Tower. Once reaching its top by elevator, one can take in the beautiful scenery of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. In addition, the Niagara Falls in miniature is more than 80 meters wide and 10 meters tall. Tourists will also be fascinated by the view of the active Hawaii Volcanoes, an intriguing scene of glowing rocks with surging molten lava, and the fountains, which spurt water as high as 100 meters.
World Square
Activities are usually held at the entrance of the World Square, which has a capacity of more than 10 000.Here stand six world-renowned statues. Around the Square there are 108 giant pillars of different styles, and a large relief on a wall of 2000 square meters or so. What’s more, there are six huge gates representing the birthplaces of the ancient civilizations. Wonderful performances are presented on the richly ornamented stage to satisfy all holidaymakers.
Erected amid the forest of the fragrant litchi,50 more sculpted figures are exquisitely modeled on the celebrated statues in the world: the Monument to Johann Strauss, the Discus-Thrower, the Apollo, and the Thinker, etc.
International Street
International Street is mainly composed of the residential architecture of European, Asian and Islamic styles. Churches, markets and streets are merged together, forming a comprehensive service area, where tourists can sit and taste the delicious food of France, Italy, Australia, Russia, Japan, Thailand and Korea as well as German beer and Hawaii ice cream! You may choose a variety of handicrafts and souvenirs crafted with perfect skill from different countries.
Transport
Various means of transport are available: the elevated single-track car with a circular route, golf carts, ancient Europe-style carriages, Gypsy caravans, old-fashioned cars, mono-paddled sampans and inflatable rafts, etc.
Prevailing over this center is a charming and exotic atmosphere as soon as the evening lights are lit up at nightfall. All recreational activities are highlighted by “Carnival Night”, when there is an art procession featuring multinational songs and dances, as well as folklore performances.
海德公园（Hyde Park）
海德公园占地250多公顷,是伦敦最知名的公园。18世纪前这里是英王的狩鹿场。海德公园从东南方进入有三条路线:左边是比较宽广的Rotten Row,许多社交名流喜欢在此游乐骑马;另一条延伸到东北的Park Lane,高级大饭店和住宅林立;往北方有著名的演讲角(Speaker’s Corner)。Speaker’s Corner是一个大的可以公开发表自己观点的地方,经常可见有人在此即兴演讲。在Hyde Park 的南端有Hyde Park骑兵营,清晨首先看到的一定是在驯马。海德公园西边即为肯辛顿公园,有一个蛇形湖泊,其旁的同名艺廊（Serpentine Gallery）颇受欢迎。
Hyde Park is one of London’s finest landscapes and covers 140 hectares (350 acres).Hyde Park provides facilities for many different leisure activities and sports as well as being the focal point for public events of all sizes.
About the Park
When King Henry Ⅷ and his court were thundering across Hyde Park in 1536 in pursuit of deer and wild boar, it would have been difficult to visualize that years later the noble art of tai chi would be peacefully performed among the trees in the early morning, and the Italianate tenor of Pavarotti would echo across the park, applauded by vast audiences.
History and Architecture
Henry Ⅷ acquired Hyde Park from the monks of Westminster A black boardey in
1536.He and his court were often to be seen on thundering steeds in the hunt for deer. It remained a private hunting ground until James I came to the throne and permitted limited access. The King appoin ted a ranger, or keeper, to take charge of the park. It was Charles Ⅰ who changed the nature of the park completely. He had the Ring (north of the present Serpentine boathouses) created and in 1637 opened the park to the general public.
In 1665,the year of the Great Plague, many citizens of London fled the City to camp on Hyde Park, in the hope of escaping the disease.
Towards the end of the 17th century William Ⅲ moved his court to Kensington Palace. He found that his walk to St James’s was very dangerous, so he had 300 oil lamps installed, creating the first artificially lit highway in the country. This route later became known as Rotten Row, which is a corruption of the French “Route de Rio” or King’s Road.
Queen Caroline, wife of George Ⅱ,had extensive renovations carried out and in the 1730s had The Serpentine, a lake of some 11.34 hectares, created.
Hyde Park became a venue for national celebrations. In 1814 the Prince Regent organised fireworks to mark the end of the Napoleonic Wars, in 1851 (during Queen Victoria’s reign) the Great Exhibition was held and in 1977 a Silver Jubilee Exhibition was held in honour of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ’s 25 years on the throne.
In 1866 Edmund Beales’ Refor m League marched on Hyde Park where great scuffles broke out between the League and the police. Eventually the Prime Minister allowed the meetings to continue unchallenged and since 1872,people have been allowed to speak at Speaker’s Corner on any subject they want to.
The Lido was set up by George Lansbury, the first Commissioner of Works, in 1930 and in warm weather is used for sunbathing and swimming.
Language Points
1.suppose:v.
1)to consider as possible; to believe; imagine; assume 认定;猜想;料想;假定
e.g.What do you suppose he wanted?
Everybody supposes him (to be) poor, but he is quite wealthy.
Let’s suppose what she said is true.
2)pretend that (sth.)is true; take (sth.) as a fact 假定或假设（某事物）属实;认定（某事物）
e.g. Suppose(that) the news is true; what then?
Suppose you had a million pounds—how would you spend it?
Suppose/Supposing he is absent, what shall we do?
3)be supposed to do sth....to be expected, because of duty, law, etc.应该,理应;允许
e.g. Everyone is supposed to wear a seat-belt in the car.
You are not supposed to smoke on the bus.
2.THEME PARKS—FUN AND MORE THAN FUN
1）fun n. playfulness 嬉戏顽皮;(a cause of) amusement, enjoyment, pleasure 乐趣,娱乐
e.g.The little dog is full of fun.
It’s no fun spending the evening doing nothing.
Swimming in the sea is great/good fun.
(be) in fun 开玩笑
make fun of 取笑
have fun 开展/进行娱乐活动;玩得很痛快
for fun 为了好玩,为了高兴
for/in fun 开玩笑地
e.g. Don’t make fun of other people.
We had a lot of fun at the party.
He only did it for fun.
He only said it in fun—he didn’t mean it.
2）more than over; to a greater degree ;not only
e.g. The stone weighs more than ten tones.
China Daily is more than a newspaper. It can also help us learn English.
She is more than happy to help you.
The beauty of the West Lake is more than I can describe.
3.Though parks share this basic purpose, they find various ways to meet this need.
various adj. different 各种各样的,不同的;several, a number of 好几个,很多
e.g. There are various ways of cooking eggs.
Various people said they had seen the accident.
There are various colors to choose from.
Shenzhen is filled with people from various parts of China.
【拓展归纳】
a variety of＝all kinds of; varieties of
e.g. Everyone arrived late for the party for a variety of reasons.
4.They all charge money for admission, and for the rides and shows in the park.
charge v. to ask money in payment收费,要价;to record(sth.) to one’s debt 把……计入某人账内;to bring a charge against 控告,指控;put a charge into (sth.) 给（某物）充电
e.g.The hotel charged me $30 for a room for the night.
How much do you charge for the mushroom?
The railway charges half-price for university students.
Don’t forget to charge the money of the shoes to my account.
He was charged with stealing the jewels.
Have you charged the battery?
【拓展归纳】
take charge of 掌管,负责
in charge of 主管,看管
in/under the charge of 在……的掌管之下
free of charge 免费的
e.g.She took charge of the family business when her father died.
This factory is in the charge of Mr. Green.
Mary is charge of the baby.
The drinking water there is free of charge.
5.Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme that the whole park is based on.
base sth. on/upon...以……为基础/根据
e.g. One should always base one’s opinions on facts.
The news report is based entirely on fact.
The film is based on a novel by D.H. Lawrence.
6.Its purpose is to involve visitors in physical exercise and athletic competition.
involve v. to become connected or concerned 使参与,使卷入,牵涉,拖累;to have as a part or result包括,含有,必有……结果
e.g. Don’t involve other people in your trouble.
All the children were involved in the school play.
I got involved in the quarrel between Joan and Mary.
He was involved in working out a plan.
Taking the job involves living abroad.
7.The past can come to life when we see how our ancestors dressed,worked and lived.
come to v. to reach, arrive at 到达;to concern 谈到,关于;to enter the mind suddenly 突然想起
e.g.It has come to my notice that some money is missing.
When it comes to politics, I know nothing. Suddenly the words of the song came to me.
【拓展归纳】
come to life 活跃起来
come to oneself=come to one’s sense 苏醒过来
come to an end 结束
come about 发生,改变方向
come across 遇见,碰见
come back 回来,回忆起
come out 出版,传出
come along/on 进展,进步
come down 下来,倒下,流传下来
come through 经历（困难等）
come true 变成现实
come up with 赶上,提出
come up to 达到,符合
8.Disneyland has exciting rides, visits to castles and chances to get close to life-size cartoon figures.
get close to...接近……,靠近……
e.g. Better not get close to the fire, it’s very hot.
You will find it hard to get close to the tiger.
【辨析】
close与closely
close 词性较多,可以是动词、形容词、副词、名词;closely 仅为副词。
close作副词用时,意思是“离……很近”,相当于near; closely也有此种含义,但语
气较强,相当于very near,此外,closely 还有比喻的用法,意思是“亲密地”,也可作“仔细地,严密地”讲,相当于carefully。
e.g.He closed his speech with a joke.
She made a close friend with the teacher.
Come close,I want to tell you something.
They brought the party to a close with a song.
I saw her walking on the sidewalk and her dog following closely behind.
Have a look at this closely. It’s very important for us.
We will follow the argument closely.
Period 2 Learning about Language
The General Idea of This Period
In this period the students are to do some exercises on the useful words, expressions and structures learned in the reading part. It is to help them use the useful words and expressions from the context. They are also to learn something about word formation, which will help them to remember English words so that they will enlarge their vocabulary. To achieve the above aims, the teacher can help the students to learn autonomously and cooperatively. That is, the teacher will get the students to work on the exercises individually first and then check the answers together with their partners. While dealing with word formation, the teacher will help the students do it as a task. That is, the teacher will first ask the students to read some words and sentences from the text in which some compound words, derivatives are used, then ask them to discover how these words are formed, summarize the rules and write as many words as possible according the rules in groups.
Teaching Important and Difficult Points
How to grasp and apply the knowledge of word formation to enlarge vocabulary.
How to ga in the ability to use the key words and expressions from the context.
Teaching & Learning Methods
Autonomous learning, cooperative learning, task-based learning.
Teaching Aids
A multi-media computer and a blackboard.
Three Dimensional Teaching Aims
Knowledge and Skills
Help the students learn to use the useful words and expressions from the context.
Help the students learn something about word formation.
Process and Strategies
Get the students to sum up the grammatical rules in word formation.
Help them study autonomously and cooperatively.
Feelings and Value
Through the study of this period they may have grasped an effective way in memorizing new words—word formation. Meanwhile, their ability of autonomous learning will be improved to a certain extent.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Revision
T:In the last period, we studied a passage about different theme parks in the world. And I asked you to write a summary using the key words. Now please look at the screen and read out your summary of the passage with the key words individually. I’m sure all of you can do it well.
Summary:
Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy life for a while. In recent decades, however, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment. We call them theme parks. The new parks are usually huge places and have a variety of things to see and do. Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme—that the whole park is based on. For example, a sport theme park will offer visitors sports to play or watch; a history or culture theme park will let us see how our ancestors dressed, worked and lived. The oldest theme park in the world is Disneyland. It seemed like a place of fantasy. Besides these, we have the marine or ocean parks, the science theme parks and so on to let us enjoy totally different experience from the real world.
Step 2 Discovering useful words and expressions
T:From the reading passage, we can find some useful words and expressions. So now I’d like you to do Ex.1 and Ex.2 on Page 35,Ex.3 and Ex.4 on Page 36 individually first and then check your answers with your partners to see if you can use them in the given context.
Suggested answers:
Exercise 1:
alternative expression Words and expression from the text
A main subject or idea theme
set of things needed for an activity equipment
shoes us ed for sports and outdoor activity sneakers
people going to live in a new area with small population settlers
unlimited imagination fantasy
a careful test to try out an idea experiment
a small number or part; less than half minority
become real; become alive come to life
Exercise 2:
sneakers，fantasy，theme，experiment，equipment，settlers，came to life，minority
Exercise 3:
1.amused 2.various 3.charged 4.admission 5.profits 6.souvenir
Exercise 4:
1.When I got close to the tiger. I felt very nervous and excited.
2.As I got closer to him, he moved further and further away from me.
3.Who are you closer to, your aunt or your uncle? Why?
I’m closer to my aunt because she and I both like shopping for clothes.
4.The map showed me that China is closer to Japan than England.
5.My brother is getting closer every year to becoming the leader of his company.
Step 3 Discovering useful structures
T:Boys and girls, have you finished checking your answers? If so, let’s come to the
next part—Discovering useful structures. First read the following sentences from the reading passage, pay attention to the underlined words and see what you can find from these words. Of course you can have a discussion.
1.They are more than amusement parks with rides, such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roller coaster.
2.They all charge money for admission.
The big companies that own theme parks expect to make a profit not just by the charges for admission, but also by selling souvenirs in their shops and advertising them on television.
3.So basketball and football may be sold along with sneakers and special sports clothing.
S:Let me try. From these words, we can see that some words are made up of two words or more; some words can not only be used as verbs, but also as nouns, and some words are formed by adding prefix or suffix.
T:You really have good observation! As you can see two words or more can make up one word and some are words joined by a hyphen or two, we call these words compound words. Some words can be used both as verbs and nouns. This is another way how words are used, we call it conversion. If some words are formed by adding prefix or suffix, we call this method derivation. We have learned many compound words, derivatives and those words which can be used as different parts of speech. Grasping these will help you remember words easily and enlarge your vocabulary. So now I’d like you to work in ten groups to recall and write as many such words as possible according to the examples. You can refer to word formation on Page 92.
(The teacher hands out sheets to each group)
Task for group 1
Examples of compound words:
1.合成名词
名词＋名词构成复合名词
weekend air conditioner blood pressure
形容词＋名词构成复合名词
solar system fast food human being
动词的-ing形式＋另一词构成复合名词
frying pan washing machine driving license
用其他方式构成的复合名词
get-together outbreak typewriter
Task for group 2
2.合成形容词
名词＋形容词构成的复合形容词
snow-white world-wi de
形容词＋过去分词或带-ed结尾的词构成复合形容词
absent-minded duty-bound grey-haired
用动词的-ing形式＋另一词构成的复合形容词
far-reaching close-fitting long-suffering
用其他方式构成的复合形容词
five-storeyed well-known worn-out
Task for group 3
3.合成动词
white-wash safe-guard half-understand
4.合成副词
however beforehand forever
5.合成代词
1)代词宾格或物主代词+self(selves)
himself herself ourselves
2)某些不定代词some,any,no,every+body(one,thi ng)
someone anybody nobody
Task for group 4
Exa mples of derivatives
1.前缀
dis-否定 disable discourage distrust
in- 不,非 incorrect incomplete informal
im- 不,非 impossible impatient immoral
un- 不 unable unfair unlimited
non-不,非 non-stop
Task for group 5
mis- 误 misunderstand
re- 重,再 rewrite reconsider reuse
en- 使成为 enable
multi- 多 multicultural
tele- 远 telephone
kilo- 千 kilometer
Task for group 6
2.后缀
名词后缀
-an American
-tion/ation collection liberation translation
-dom freedom
-er farmer
-or visitor
-ese Chinese
-ess waitress
-ful handful
Task for group 7
-ian musician
-ing feeling
-ism materialism
-ist pianist
-ment amusement
-ness happiness
-ship friendship
-th truth
Task for group 8
形容词后缀
-able acceptable eatable suitable
-al national
-an Russian
-en golden
-ern northern
-ese Chinese
Task for group 9
-ful hopeful
-ish childish
-ive creative
-less homeless
-y thirsty
-ward backward
Task for group 10
动词后缀
-fy/-ify beautify
-en widen
-ize/-ise apologize/-ise
副词后缀
-ly badly
-ward(s) backward(s)
数词后缀
-teen fourteen
-ty sixty
T:Time is up.Let’s show and share your work.
T:Marvelous!You’ve written so many words. I’ve summarized most of the compound words and derivatives we have learned so far for your reference. You can copy them if you like after class. But you should pay much attention and don’t take it for granted how a certain word is formed. For example, you can put prefix “in-” before the word “correct” to form the new word “incorrect” with the opposite meaning, while you should put prefix “im-” before the word “possible” to form the new word “impossible” with the opposite meaning.
Step 4 Homework
T:In this period we have learned how to use the key words and expressions in the given context by doing some exercises, and we have learned much about word formation, which will help us a lot in memorizing new words and enlarging our
vocabulary. You are really working hard today. Now homework for you today.
1.Do Exercises 1-2 on Page 70;Exercises 1-3 on Page 71 and Page 72.
2.Preview Reading and speaking on Page 38,and Reading task on Page 73.
The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 Theme parks
Period 2 Learning about language
Word formation
1.Compounding
2.Derivation
3.Conversion
Record after Teaching
Activities and Research
To enhance the students’ knowledge about word formation,the teacher may carry out a competition in which the students are encouraged to choose some vocabulary from the dictionary and analyze their prefixes and suffixes and further sum up the meanings of the prefixes and suffixes listed.The group who get the most will be the winner.
Reference for Teaching
Grammar
Word formation 构词法
按照一定的语言规律创造新词的方法叫做构词法。英语构词法主要有合成法(compounding)、转换法（conversion）和派生法(derivation)三种。
一、合成法(compounding)
有两个或更多的词合成一个词。合成词的构成大致有以下几种情况:
1.合成名词
名词＋名词构成复合名词
Weekend air conditioner blood pressure
fancy dress income tax sign language
credit card letter-box X-ray
spaceship fantasyland cowboy
newspaper snowstorm nightfall
ice-cream bus stop birth-control
safety belt earthquake bookcase
landslide heartbeat feedback
flower shop classroom football
watermelon
形容词＋名词构成复合名词
solar system fast food human being
central bank higher education remote control
shorthand madman gentleman
blackboard green-house highway
mobile phone
动词的-ing形式＋另一词构成复合名词
frying pan washing machine driving license
flying-fish working people handwriting
data processing sight-seeing reading room
sun-bathing window-shopping
用其他方式构成的复合名词
get-together outbreak typewriter
overcoat daybreak pain-killer
by-product passer-by editor-in-chief
comrade-in-arms long-term plan air-traffic control
bride-to-be good-for-nothing quick-service counter
father-in-law
2.合成形容词
名词＋形容词构成的复合形容词
snow-white colour-blind world-wide
seasick
形容词+过去分词或带- ed结尾的词构成复合形容词
absent-minded duty-bound grey-haired
clean-shaven long-haired good-tempered
blue-eyed kind-hearted open-minded
用动词的-ing形式＋另一词构成的复合形容词
far-reaching close-fitting long-suffering
well-meaning English-speaking hard-working
good-looking easy-going mouth-watering
world-shaking man-eating
用其他方式构成的复合形容词
five-storeyed well-known worn-out
up-to-date see-through face-to-face
hand-made man-made snow-covered
well-informed first-rate second-hand
five-year(plan) ever-green red-hot
better-sweet
3.合成动词
white-wash safe-guard half-understand
overeat baby-sit overthrow
sleep-walk
4.合成副词
however beforehand forever
sometimes meanwhile alongside
somewhere wherever everywhere
nearby
5.合成代词
1)代词宾格或物主代词＋s elf(selves)
himself herself ourselves
2)某些不定代词some,any,no,every＋body(one,thing)
someone anybody nobody
everybody something anything
nothing everything
二、派生法（derivation）
在一个单词前或后加上一个词缀,变成一个新词,这种构词法叫派生法,词缀有前缀和后缀两种。除少数前缀外,前缀一般改变单词的意义,不改变词性;后缀一般改变此类,而不引起词义的变化。
1.前缀
dis- 否定 disable discourage distrust
disagree disappear discover
dislike disadvantage
in- 不,非 incorrect incomplete informal
inactive indefinite indirect
im- 不,非 impossible impatient immoral
imperfect improper
un- 不 unable unfair unlimited
unwilling unusual unsuitable
unacceptable uncertain uncomfortable
uncommon unequal unfit
unfamiliar unfortunate unfriendly
unhappy unhealthy unkind
unknown unnecessary unpopular
unreal untrue uncover
undress untie
non-不,非 non-stop non-smoker
mis- 误 misunderstand mislead misbehave
re- 重,再 rewrite reconsider reuse
recycle recall rebuild
renew replay retell
en- 使成为 enable enrich endanger
enlarge
multi- 多 multicultural multichannel multipurpose
tele- 远 telephone television
kilo- 千 kilometer kilogram
2.后缀
名词后缀
-an American Australian Italian
African Asian
-tion/ation collection liberation translation
pronunciation competition repetition
determination preparation imagination
satisfaction attention revolution
-dom freedom wisdom kingdom
-er farmer villager fighter
worker writer thinker
-or visitor actor editor
-ese Chinese Japanese
-ess waitress hostess actress
princess goddess
-ful handful armful mouthful
-ian musician Asian mathematician
physician technician
-ing feeling shipping building
-ism materialism socialism communism
-ist pianist socialist artist
specialist
-ment amusement entertainment equipment
excitement agreement movement
development judgement encouragement
-ness happiness illness selfishness
kindness carefulness business
-ship friendship membership relationship
citizenship hardship
-th truth warmth width
growth depth length
death
形容词后缀
-able acceptable eatable suitable
unforgettable favourable agreeable
imaginable chargeable profitable
moveable changeable countable
survivable avoidable
-al national natural
-an Russian American African
-en golden wooden woolen
-ern northern eastern southern
western
-ese Chinese Japanese
-ful hopeful forgetful careful
beautiful powerful useful
-ish childish foolish selfish
-ive creative effective active
protective collective
-less homeless harmless fearless
careless useless hopeless
meaningless
-y thirsty stormy rainy
noisy windy cloudy
-ward backward eastward downward
动词后缀
-fy/-ify beautify simplify classify
-en widen shorten lengthen
deepen strengthen heighthen
-ize/-ise apologize/-ise realize/-ise modernize/-ise
副词后缀
-ly badly happily friendly
-ward(s) backward(s) eastward(s) downward(s)
forward(s) upward(s)
数词后缀
-teen fourteen fifteen
-ty sixty ninety certainty
三、转化法（Conversion）
英语中,有的名词可以作动词,有的形容词可作副词或动词,这种把一种词性用作另一种词性而词形不变的方法叫转化法。
1.动词转化为名词
很多动词可以转化为名词,大多意思没有多大的变化;有时意思有一定变化;有的与一个动词和不定冠词构成短语,表示一个动作。如:
Let’s go out for a walk.
He is a man of strong build.
Let’s have a swim.
Theme parks charge(v.) money for admission.
Theme parks expect to make a profit by the charges(n.) for admission.
2.名词转化为动词
很多表示物件、身体部位、某类人的名词可以用作动词来表示动作,某些抽象名词也可以作动词。如:
Did you book a seat on the plane?
Please hand me the dictionary.
She nursed her husband back to health.
We lunched together yesterday.
3.形容词转化为动词
有少数形容词可以转化为动词。如:
We will try our best to better our living conditions.
She cleans her room every day.
4.副词转化为动词
有少数形容词可以转化为动词。如:
Murder will out. (谚语)恶事终将败露。
The army downed a plane.
Period 3 Extensive Reading
The General Idea of This Period
This period includes the reading of FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENT AND LEARNING on Page 38 and the reading task on Page 73.FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENT AND LEARNING introduces the idea of scientific and future-oriented theme parks—Futuroscope, much of which offers hands-on experiences and “virtual” adventures into the past and the future. This information will extend the students’ information about the variety of theme parks. And the reading task THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTRE tells us a cultural theme park in Hawaii, where the visitors can see the different customs, the style of dress, and above all, the different skills of the Polynesian people.
The two reading passages can be given to the students as extensive reading tasks to develop their reading skills. They are expected to skim the first passage for the experiences that the visitor can have at Futuroscope first and then classify the activities under the headings—Entertainment and Education. And next the students are encouraged to involve in a peer activity to create a map of what they think Futuroscope looks like and report their work to other peers in order to share their work. As for the second passage, the students are expected to do the true or false questions after a fast reading to see how well they understand the passage, and then finish the tasks on Page 74.
Teaching Important & Difficult Points
How to improve the students’ reading ability.
Teaching or Learning approaches
Task-based learning; cooperative learning
Teaching Aids
A tape recorder
A multi-media computer and a blackboard.
Three Dimensional Teaching Aims
Knowledge and Skills
Train the students’ reading ability.
Extend the students’ information about the variety of theme parks.
Learn the different customs, the style of dress, and above all, the different skills of the Polynesian people in a cultural theme park in Hawaii.
Process and Strategies
Fast reading to get the main idea.
Necessary explanation to make them have a better understanding of different customs in the world.
Individual work or group work to be involved in class actively.
Feelings and Value
These two reading passages can serve as extensive reading tasks, through which they can know more about the varieties of theme parks and meanwhile they will learn about the different customs in different countries.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Revision
T:Hello,everybody!At the beginning of this period, we will first check your homework.
Possible answers to the homework exercises:
Exercise 1 on Page 70.
1.rides 2.shuttle 3.souvenirs 4.variety 5.athletic 6.amusement 7.imaginary8.advanced 9.imagination 10.excitement
Exercise 2 on Page 70.
Brazil，jungle，survived，creatures，mysterious，excitement，up-to-date
Exercise 1 on Page 71
Verb Adjective
Agree agreeable
imagine imaginable
charge chargeable
p rofit profitable
move moveable
change changeable
count countable
survive survivable
1.survive 2.countable 3.profitable 4.imagine 5.agreeable 6.charge7.changeable 8.moved
Exercise 2 on Page 71
1.disagreeable 2.unusual 3.unwilling 4.unsuitable 5.misbehave 6.dislike7.disadvantage 8.misrepresented
Exercise 3 on Page 72
1.Susan was pleased to have an introduction to the queen.
2.Have you got the correct equipment for the journey up that mountain?
3.I felt very satisfied after looking at those pictures in the museum.
4.Rebecca was curious about what it is like to go to a theme park.
5.Peter’s quick actions saved the little girl.
Step 2 Pre-reading
T:Well done! From the first reading passage we’ve learned much about different theme parks—what a theme park is; what people can see and do in these parks; why people built so many different theme parks and THEME PARKS—FUN AND MORE THAN FUN. Today we are going to read about a very unusual theme park in which we can have an exciting experience of the life under the sea, over the mountain, and into space. Would you like to know more about this fantastic park? Please open your books and turn to Page 38 and read the passage Futuroscope—Excitement and Learning.
Step 3 Reading
T:Please read the passage as fast as you can for the first time and find the answers to these questions on the screen.
Ⅰ.Read and tick the experiences visitors can have at Futuroscope.
A. Taking a journey deep into space, to the end of the solar system, and be pulled into a Black Hole.
B. Taking a trip to Brazil to experience surviving an airplane crash in the jungle.
C. Going with famous divers to the bottom of the ocean and seeing mysterious, blind creatures that have never seen the sunlight.
D. Car racing or skiing on some of the most difficult mountains in the world.
E. Meeting face to face with a dinosaur.
F. Living on the other planets.
Ⅱ.Choose the correct answers.
1.What is Futuroscope?
A.A theme park in America.
B.A theme park that uses the most advanced technology to take people out of the earth and the present time.
C.A science and technology-based theme park that provides people with extraordinary experience without leaving the earth and the present time.
D.A theme park that provides only fun and excitement.
2.Which of the following is true?
A. Most of us will go to the bottom of the ocean or to the edges of the solar system.
B. Future theme parks allow people to see and do things without danger but with much money.
C. In the future theme parks, there are learning centers for people to try scientific experiments and learn what must be done to prepare for a flight into space or an undersea trip, and to understand why we could not live on the other planets in our solar system.
D. Future theme parks are places for fun and excitement, but not for learning.
T:Who would like to tick the experiences visitors can have at Futuroscope?
S:I will. The experiences visitors can have at Futuroscope are ABCDE.
T:What are the correct answers to the questions?
S:I think the correct answer to question 1 should be C, and the answer to question 2 should also C.
T:Congratulations!You got them right.
T:Now do you understand the passage? There are different kinds of activities in Futuroscope. What kinds of activities do you think provide people with entertainment? And what kinds of activities provide people with education? Please fill in the form in Part 2 according to the passage. You may discuss the questions in groups. After that fill in the form and check the answers with your partners, and then we will check the answers in class.
Suggested answers:
Entertainment Education
To take a journey deep into space. To try scientific experiments.
To experience surviving an airplane crash in the jungle. To learn what must be done to prepare for a flight into space or an undersea trip.
Go with famous divers to the bottom of the sea. To understand why we could not live on other planets in our solar system.
To take part in car racing or ski on some of the most difficult mountains in the world
To meet face to face with a dinosaur.
T:Wonderful,keep up the good work! Now create a map of what you think Futuroscope looks like with a partner.Include all the activities and areas that are mentioned in the passage. Make sure they are connected to each other in a way that would make it easy to move from one to another.
T:Who would like to show your map? What about yours, Peter?
S:Here you are.
(The teacher shows a few more maps.)
Suggested answers:
A MAP OF FUTUROSCOPE
T:Good thinking and imagination! Futuroscope lets people travel in three periods (the past, the present, the future) and three places ( the bottom of the sea, the edges of the solar system and the jungle).Maybe some day you will have a chance to pay a visit to Futuroscope yourselves.
Step 4 Reading task
T:Just now we read about a science and technology-based theme park—Futuroscope. Now let’s come to a cultural theme park in Hawaii .In this park, visitors can see the different customs, the style of dress, and above all, the different skill s of the Polynesian people.
Let’s read the passage quickly for the first time and then tell whether these sentences are true or false.
The teacher shows the statements on the screen.
True or false
1.The Polynesian Cultural Centre in Hawaii not only shows visitors the Polynesian way of life,but also protects their skills and culture for the future.
2.Villagers from many island communities come to show visitors their different customs and styles of dress.
3.The most important skill of the Polynesian people is climbing tall trees with their bare feet.
4.The Polynesian people were able to find their way on the sea by the smell of the wind,the movements of the fish and seaweed,and the height and direction of the waves.
5.Long long ago,the Polynesian people used the boat-building skills to make long boats and show the races and battles that they took part in.
The students read through the passage for several minutes.
T:Are you ready for the answers now?
S:I think statements 1,2 and 4 are true, while statements 4 and 5 are false.
T:Do you all agree with him?
Ss: Yes. He got them right.
T:OK,do you understand this passage? Can you tell me some of the skills of the Polynesian peoples? Now please skim the passage and try to make a list of the skills of the Polynesian peoples.
(A few minutes later.)
T:Have you finished your work?
S:From the passage we know that they can make clothes from bar and climb very tall trees with their bare feet. They are able to find their way using the smell of the wind, the movements of the fish and seaweed, and the height and direction of the waves. But their most important skill is boat-building.
Suggested answers:
Skills of the Polynesian people:
1.to make clothes from bark.
2.to climb very tall trees with their bare feet.
3.boat-building.
4.to find their way using the smell of the wind, the movements of the fish and seaweed, and the height and direction of the waves.
T:They are really clever sailors. Now I would like you to answer the questions of Part 2 on Page 74.
S:I’d like to answer the first question. People show the skills of the Polynesian people because this helps to protect their skills and culture for the future.
T:What about the second question?
S:Let me answer the second question. There are so many different kinds of Polynesian village designs because Polynesia is made up of a group of small islands, and people there come from many island communities with different tradition, customs and styles of dress.
Step 5 Summary
T:Today we first went to a science and technology-based theme park—Futuroscope. There we traveled in three periods (the past, the present, the future) and three places (the bottom of the sea, the edges of the solar system and the jungle).What adventurous experiences we had! Then we went to a cultural theme park in Hawaii. In this park, we learned the different customs, the style of dress, and above all, the different skills of the Polynesian people. From this period, we extend our understanding of theme parks and broaden our vision about different cultures. I’m really proud of you for your wonderful performances.
Step 6 Homework
1.Do Exercise 3 on Page 70.
2.Get ready for Listening on Page 37,and Listening on Page 69.
The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 Theme parks
Period 3 FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENT AND LEARNING
1.Experiences visitors can have at Futuroscope.
2.Entertainment Education
THE POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTRE
Skills of the Polynesian people:
1.to make clothes from bark.
2.to climb very tall trees with their bare feet.
3.boat-building.
4.to find their way using the smell of the wind, the movements of the fish and seaweed, and the height and direction of the waves.
Record after Teaching
Activities and Research
Work in pairs and create a map of what they think Futuroscope looks like. The map should include all the activities and areas that are mentioned in the passage. Make sure they are connected to each other in a way that would make it easy to move from one to another.
Reference for Teaching
Background Information
迪斯尼乐园（Disneyland）
Few places of entertainment on Earth have garnered as much wonder, legend, or controversy as Disneyland, the Walt Disney Company amusement park, which was the first large-scale implementation of Disney approach to fantasy, story, and crowd control.
Places of Family Amusement are not new in the world, and there has certainly grown a science to them not unlike that of keeping a travelling circus intact, or maintaining national parks. But more than those who came before them, Disney and his creative team focused on the presentation of Disneyland, ensuring that it would be as controlled and predictable a fiction as their movies, records and television shows had been up to that point.
Walking into Disneyland is like an entering the sweeping shot of a fantasy movie, with a town square reaching forward to a breathtaking castle. Every aspect of the park was said to be planned ahead with the energy of one of the Disney animated features, with artists from various productions brought in to work on the look and style of the place. Actors from many Disney features appear as the voices of birds, announcers and narrators in the park. But all this wonder hides how extensive the Disney planning really is.
When you enter Disneyland, you are actually on the top floor of a giant complex of underground facilities, providing most of the “heart and health” of the park with security, employee facilities, garbage collection and other important administrative aspects all hidden from view. You don’t see garbage stacked outside Disneyland waiting to be picked up, and you never see an employee shuffling out to the lot after a long day. The park has even developed its own nomenclature to insulate gritty details from the public; A protein spill is the code that a child’s vomit needs to be mopped up.
It is said that Walt Disney planned the park to the point of the placement of wastebaskets. He supposedly took a snack that might be purchased at a stand,
walked until he finished it, and decreed that no trashcan would be further than that distance from any other. There are few places outside of Las Vegas where such grandiose and breathtakingly anal plans would be taken seriously, both in implementation and in believing that such forethought existed. And Las Vegas was nowhere near Disneyland’s level for years.
This has caused such urban legends as the “Disney Tapes”，where Walt Disney was said to have left film loops to be played after his death for several years, his forward-thinking genius so amazing he could predict what would be awaiting the company in the ensuing years. This is actually a core part of Isaac Asirnov’s Foundation series of novels, and not the real case. It is thought that promotional films that Disney made before his death regarding EPCOT and other projects were the source of this rumor.
迪斯尼世界以其独有的魅力,每天都吸引着成千上万来自世界各地的游客,彩车游行,旧日的街道,迪斯尼动画中的形象,古老的童话传说,惊险刺激的游戏,未来世界的梦想,所有的一切让人流连忘返,无论成人还是孩子,都会被它深深地吸引,一次又一次地踏入迪斯尼乐园的大门。
美国所有的迪斯尼乐园几乎一模一样,都是由八个主题园区构成,分别为:
美国主街区(Main Street U•S•A)
新奥尔良广场(New Orleans Square)
万物家园(Frontierland)
荒野地带(Adventureland)
欢乐园(Fantasyland)
米奇童话城(Mickey’s Toontown)
未来世界(Tomorrowland)
游人尽可以根据自己的兴趣来选择各个园区,要是想把整个迪斯尼乐园都游览一遍的话,最少要花上三天时间。如果只是走马观花的看一下,可以选择坐迪斯尼的游园小火车。那是一种小小的红色无轨火车,车头是老式的蒸汽式样,非常可爱,它会带游人绕行全部的地方,招手上车,随时下车,方便快捷。
To make the most of Disneyland—the ultimate escapist fantasy and the blueprint for imitations worldwide—throw yourself right into it. Don’t think twice about anything and go on every ride you can. The high admission price ($36) includes them all, although during peak periods each one can entail hours of queuing. Remember, too,that the emphasis is on family fun. The authorities take a dim view of anything remotely anti-social and eject those they consider guilty.
Over four hundred “Imaginers” worked to create the Indiana Jones Adventure, Disneyland’s biggest opening in years. Two hours of queuing are built into the ride, with an interactive archeological dig and 1930s-style newsreel show leading up to the main feature—a giddy journey along 2500 ft of skull-encrusted corridors in which you face fireballs, falling rubble, venomous snakes and, inevitably，a rolling boulder finale. Disney claims that, thanks to computer engineering, no two Indiana Jones rides are ever alike. Judge for yourself.
Among the best of the older rides are two in Adventure land: the Pirates of the Caribbean, a boat trip through underground caverns, singing along with drunken pirates; and the Haunted Mansion, a riotous “doom buggy” tour in the company
of the house spooks.
Tomorrow land is Disney’s vision of the future, where the Space Mountain roller coaster zips through the pitch-blackness of outer space, and the Star Tours ride simulates a journey into the world of George Lucas. The Skyway cable-car line that connects Tomorrow land with the clever but cloyingly sentimental Fantasyland is the only spot in the park from which you can see the outside world.
As for accommodation, try to visit Disneyland just for the day and spend the night somewhere else. Most of the hotels and motels nearby cost well in excess of $70 per night.
You’re not permitted to bring your own food to the park. You can only consume the fast food sold on the premises.
Disneyland is at 1313 Harbor Blvd,Anaheim,45 minutes by car from downtown using the Santa Ana Freeway. In summer, the park is open daily between 8 am and 1 am. Otherwise opening hours are weekdays 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday 9 am to midnight, and Sunday 9 am to 10 pm. Arrive early. Traffic quickly becomes nightmarish, especially in the summer. For further information, including public transportation details, call 714/999-4565.
Period 4 Listening
The General Idea of This Period
This period consists of listening in the Using Language part, listening and listening task in the Workbook. It aims at training the students’ listening skills—getting general idea and detailed information and grasping the key information to help the students finish the relative exercises. Also in this period the students can meet the theme of this unit again.
The teacher should make sure the students read the questions to find out the requirements first. This is to sharpen their attention to get the gist of the text and specific information for the questions. While doing the related exercises, the students can work together with their partners on their answers.
Teaching Important & Difficult Points
Help the students learn how to grasp the general idea and detailed information.
How to help the students improve their listening ability.
Teaching Methods
Task-based learning; cooperative learning.
Teaching Aids
A tape recorder, a multi-media computer and a blackboard.
Three Dimensional Teaching Aims
Knowledge and Skills
Help the students improve the skills to listen for general idea and detailed information.
Help the students improve their listening approaches.
Process and Strategies
Individual work to finish each task.
The teacher may play the tape a few more times to make the students hear clearly.
Feelings and Value
Not only are the students’ listening skills trained, but also they will learn a lot about theme parks all over the world.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Listening (Page 37 and 38)
T:Hello,everybody!Last class we learned a lot about two theme parks by reading. And in this class we are going to learn about another theme park by listening. Please open your books and turn to Page 37.Before you listen to the tape, you will be given two minutes to read the requirements and the questions. And I’d like you to predict what this listening passage talks about from the questions.
(Two minutes later.)
T:OK,who would like to tell what this listening passage talks about？Volunteers!
S:I guess this listening passage is about a culture theme park, in which different cultural groups are mentioned.
T:Yeah.The listening text introduces to a well-known tourist attraction in China-Folk Culture Villages in Shenzhen, which shows the homes, temples and dress of twenty-one ethnic groups in China. From the listening text we will learn how some of the minority national groups of China live and what their customs are.
Now I’ll play the tape for you to listen to for the first ti me. After listening, you will match each national group to an example of its customs. Pay attention to the important information while listening and you’d better take some notes of it.
(Students listen to the recording for the first time.)
T:Have you got the answers? Let’s check the answers together.
Possible answers:
T:Let’s listen to the tape again and answer the questions in Part 2.You may listen to it twice.
(Students listen to the recording for another two times.)
T:Please check the answers with your partners first,then we’ll check the answers in class.
Suggested answers:
1.Twenty-one cultural groups are represented in the theme park.
2.There are twenty-four villages in the theme park.
3.Ricky is so hungry because the group got up too early for him to have breakfast.
4.Naxi,Bai,Miao and Dai groups are mentioned in the passage.
5.The guide says they must see the Uyghur dancing and hear the Dai singing.
6.Lucy wants to buy Miao cloth for her mother.
7.The theme park contains plants, temples, bridges and houses other than people.
8.Ricky will want to eat again.
T:Have you got them right?
Ss:Almost all right.
T:Good job!
Step 2 Listening (Page 69)
T:Let’s come to the listening on Page 69.Here we are going to listen to David Evens
and Ji Yang who are visiting the Sea World on the Gold Coast in Northeast Australia.Have you ever been to Sea World?
Ss:Yes.
T:What can you do in Sea World?
Ss:We can feed dolphins.
We can play with the polar bears.
We can watch sea animals do performances.
We can go diving to see fish.
We can learn about different kinds of fish and seawe ed.
We can go surfing on the sea.
T:Good.Let’s listen to the recording about the Sea World in Australia. After listening, tick the items in the list of what people can do in this park. Are you ready? Let’s go.
(The students listen to the recording for the first time and finish the exercise.)
T:Have you got the answers? What items in the list can people do in this park?
S:I heard from the tape that people can feed the dolphins, go on a roller coaster, go diving to see fish and learn about a rescue programme.
T:Are your answers the same as hers?
Ss:Yes.
T:Let’s listen to the tape again and try to answer the questions in Part 2.Please read the questions first.
T:OK,let’s keep the three questions in mind and try to find the ans wers while listening. Are you ready? Let’s go!
(The teacher plays the tape for the students to listen to again.)
T:Please check the answers with your partners first. Now let’s check the answers in class. Who are going to answer the first question?
S:I’ll do it. The things Ji Yang would like to do are: He wants to feed the dolphins, watch them do trick, watch the waterskiing, see the polar bear, and go diving.
S:I’m going to answer the second question. It is expensive because the polar bears need ice and cold water, but the Sea World is in a hot climate.
S:Let me answer the last question. It is not an amusement park only. It offers educational programmes about methods of rescuing sea animals, birds and fish.
T:Quite good! You are really improving in listening.
Step 3 Listening Task (Page 73)
T:Let’s turn to Page 73 and go on to do the Listening Task. For this task, we are going to learn how to build a dugout boat and how to make a house of palm leaves. Are you interested in making things by yourselves?
Ss: Yes.
T:Great!You will be able to do it after doing the listening.
T:Let’s find out how to build a dugout boat first. While listening, you need to pay attention to the materials you need, the steps, the method of making a person sit in it, and the method of making the boat easily go through the sea. Are you clear about what to do now? We will listen to it three times. While listening for the first time, please try to get the gist of the information; the second time, you can try to fill in the
information on the chart, and third time, you may check your answers.
(The students listen to the recording for three times and fill in the table in Part 1.)
T:Now let’s check your answers together.
Suggested answers:
How to build a dugout boat
Materials you need: A very tall straight tree
First step: Cut down the tree and remove the branches.
Second step: Cut the tree open and get two long pieces of wood; use one to make the boat.
Method of making a person sit in: Remove the inside for a person to sit in.
Method of making the boat easily go through the sea: Take the bark off the outside of the boat and put oil on it.
T:Let’s come to the building of palm leaves. While listening, we need to pay attention to the method of joining the palm leaves, the number of area for sides, how to join the sides of the house together, the number of areas for the roof, and how to join the roof to walls. With the five questions in mind, let’s begin listening. Please do as we did in Part 1 while listening.
(Students listen to the recording for two times and complete the chart in Part 2.)
T:Have you got the information to complete the second column of the chart? Let’s check the answers together.
(Teacher checks the answers with whole class.)
Suggested answers to Exercise 2:
How to make a house of palm leaves
Method of joining leaves Weave them together.
Number of areas for sides Four.
How to join sides Join one side to another side by weaving leaves at right angles together.
Number of area for roof Two.
How to join roofs to walls Put the two sides of the roof on top of the four sides.
Step 4 Conclusion and homework
T:We’ve done much listening in this period. Though we feel a little tired, we have made much progress in listening.
As for your homework, you can preview the writing and the speaking. Now it’s time for a break. Bye, boys and girls.
The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 Theme parks
Period 4 Listening
1.China-Folk Culture Villages
2.The Sea World
3.How to build a dugout boat
4.How to make a house of palm leaves
Record after Teaching
Activities and Research
The students may collect some information about theme parks on the Internet after class and try to describe them to their classmates. This activity aims at entertaining the students as well as training their listening ability.
Reference for Teaching
Learning Tips
英语听力技巧
1.学会预测
预测是在做听力理解之前根据各种暗示,如所给答案选项,段落或对话标题等已有知识,对即将听到的段落或对话内容进行预测。
(1)从答案选项中预测
Q:What does Tom do?
A.He’s a truck driver. B.He’s a ship captain. C.He’s a pilot.
录音原文:
W:Tom flew to Anchorage last night,then took some passengers from there to Dollas.
M:Yeah,but he couldn’t land because the airport in Dollas was snowed in.
从选项看,问题应是关于职业方面的,再从flew,passengers,airport这些信息词中可知道Tom的职业。
(2)从说话人口气预测
在A,B两人的对话中,如果B是附和或赞成,往往说“Yes”,“I agree”,“Sure”,“I think so”等。但如A用否定句,B表同意时则用“No”,“Neither/Nor...”等。例如:
A:Harvey doesn’t seem to fit into this class.
B:No,he is really a fish out of water.
2.做简要笔记
听录音时快速、准确、简要地记下有关信息（包括数字,人名,地名,关键词）,前提是不要影响跟听速度,采用自己习惯的符号。
例:How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A.$18 B.$24 C.$30
录音原文:
W:Tickets for the movie are $6 for adults,half price for children.
M:All right,I’d like three tickets for adults and two tickets for children,please.
笔记可简化为:$6 A（代表adult),$3C(代表child),3A+2C或6 A(3)+ half Children(2)
3.听清数据,简要记下,加以运算
在获取时间信息时,不要误把会话中提到的时间简单确定为问题的答案。高考听力考查时间时往往要进行简单的时间换算。
At what time does the train to Leeds leave?
A.3:00 B.3:15 C.5:00
录音原文:
W:Excuse me,could you tell me when the next train to Manchester is?
M:Sure.Well,it’s 3 now.The next train to Manchester leaves in 2 hours,but you can take the train to Leeds which leaves in 15 minutes,and then get off at Manchester on the way.
对话中提到了三个时间It’s 3 now,in 2 hours,in 15 minutes.现在是3点,开往
Manchester 的火车要两小时后才开,即The train to Manchester leaves in 2 hours。若简单机械地把3点和2点相加,会得出火车5点才开的错误选项C。
数字类问题分辨别类和计算类两种:
(1)要注意区分-teen和-ty及four和five的发音;辨别多位数,如电话号码,门牌等
(2)计算时间,钱款,距离,年龄,人或物的数量等;听出数字间的关系,更要听清问题,因为对运算方法的要求通常寓于问题中;注意more,less,as much(many )a s,another,double,a couple of,to,past,quarter;记住时间是60进制
如出现几个数字,应注意鉴别问的是那一个。
例:At what time does the office open？
A.At 8:15. B.At 8:30. C.At 7: 45
从常识判断,办公时间往往以整点开始,而不会在几点几分。
听力原文:
M:I wonder why the office is still not open.
W:But it’s not yet eight.In fact,it’s o nly a quarter to eight.
4.抓住关键,对症下药
听力考试常出现以Where提问的问句,考生要通过对话的具体情节和背景判断对话发生的地点。一般来说,特定场景的用语和关键词是基本固定的,考生要对此多了解,熟悉明白。在遇到Where does the conversation take place?/Where does sb. work?/What’s his job?之类的问题时,就会派上用场。如:
restaurant: menu, bill, order, tip, hamburger, beer, soup
hotel: luggage, single room, double room, room number, check in(out)
hospital: take medicine, temperature, pill, headache, fever ,examine
post office: mail, deliver, stamp, envelope, parcel
airport: flight, take off, land, luggage
railway station: round trip, single trip, sleeping car
store: on sale, size, wear, colour, style, price, change, bargain, fit
school: professor, exam, course, term, dining hall, playground
library: librarian, renew, date, shelf, magazine, seat
对于前五道简短对话,要根据问题的类型,从第二个讲话者的答语中来捕捉关键词。
如:What’s the man going to do?
A.Run to the airport. B. Wait for another bus. C. Hurry to get the next bus.
根据选项看,对话似乎与bus有关,主要信息捕捉范围是在“Hurry”或“Run”和“Wait”之间。听音范围明显缩小。
录音原文：
M:Excuse me,can you tell me when the next bus leave for the airport?
W:It leaves in three minutes.If you run,you might catch it.
关键词“run”和“catch”正好对上答案C的“Hurry”和“get”。
5.较长对话和短文的理解
抓听首句和首段有助于整体理解文章
结尾部分所给出的信息不一定是题目的正确答案,可能只是一个陷阱
推理思路要正确
语境中抓要点
独白部分（即第十段材料）可分为四种类型:
*人物与故事型:叙述人物的经历和成就,要抓住故事发展线索,所问问题多属事实细节题
*普通知识型:内容涉及面较广,问题以事实细节题居多
*社会科学型:涉及到文化教育,社会治安,代沟问题,就业问题,妇女问题,人口问题,环境保护,国家发展等。问题常涉及独白的主题或题目,故需作推理判断。
*科普知识型:主要涉及自然科学,如生物,物理,海洋,计算机,医学,气象,科学发明等。如遇技术词汇和术语,可利用语境线索猜词义。
6.果断选题,学会放弃
相信第一感觉,当机立断,决不能反反复复,甚至影响后面的答题
切记不可因某个小题未听懂而患得患失,不可因一题失多题,造成一步跟不上,步步踏空的结果。
Period 5 Speaking and Writing
The General Idea of This Period
This period aims at providing the students with an opportunity to apply what they have learned in this unit. Moreover, it leaves some space for them to create and imagine. Before writing the teacher can give the students a brainstorming time in class, having the students think about what they are going to write for their introduction to the park. This will probably give them an easier start. After writing, the students will get another chance to practice what they have learned about the functional item Asking the way. The teacher should encourage the students to use informal spoken forms rather than written styles in their dialogue writing, and ask the students to pay attention to their tones and intonation while presenting their role-play in front of the class.
Teaching Important & Difficult Points
How to improve students’ writing ability.
How to train students’ creative thinking and imagination.
Teaching Methods
Create some situations for the students to talk actively in public.
Practice to improve the students’ writing ability.
Teaching Aids
A multimedia computer
Three Dimensional Teaching Aims
Knowledge and Skills
Help the students apply what they have learned in this unit.
Train the students’ creative thinking and imagination.
Practice explanatory writing and asking the way.
Process and Strat egies
A brainstorm to have the students think about what kind of theme parks they will write.
Individual work to finish a composition about a certain theme park.
Feelings and Value
This period aims at providing the students with an opportunity to apply what they have learned in this unit. Moreover, it leaves some space for them to create and
imagine.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Writing
T:Hello,boys and girls, “My Own Theme Park” Competition has been over and you have created your own particular theme parks, so it has been a great success. Now suppose you are a volunteer guide in your theme park. Write an introduction to the park. It should include explanation of what kind of park it is, how to get to the park, how to get to the site of activities, and what the admission fee is to the park and each activity.
T:First,I would like you to work in groups of four.Here is a form for each group to fill in. Please discuss with your partners and complete this form.
The theme of the park
How to get to the park
3 of the activities in the park
How to get to the sites of these activities
Admission fee to these activities
Admission fee to the park
The students work in groups of four and complete the following form.
(Five minutes later)
T:OK,have you completed your form? Now I would like you to start writing your introduction according to the information you have written in your form. Here are some tips for you to follow.
Writing tips:
While writing, Ss try to use the following words and expressions.
1.The main idea or theme in our park is...
2.You will enjoy doing/seeing...
3.We are happy to show you...
4.The information room is...
5.You can reach the park /rides/ buildings by...
6.Each activity costs...
The students write an introduction to the theme park.
(Ten minutes later)
The teacher shows some of the students’ introductions, corrects the possible mistakes with the whole class, and make some comments on their work.
Sample writing:
Welcome to our animal kingdom theme park. You can find us twenty-five kilometers west of Kingston on highway 401.We are the biggest animal theme park in North America, and we can show you animals from all o ver the world .
The main idea in our theme park is the preservation of endangered species, so we have special areas to allow these animals to live in a natural setting. We hope they will reproduce themselves and that we can save some of these species.
Just beyond the wild area, we have an area with domestic animal where you can walk among them, watch the cows and goats being milked and play with the young animals. You will enjoy seeing the baby animals play and you can feed the horse and
goats.
There are rides at the north end of the park, including a merry-go-round, a roller-coaster and for those who do not like speed, a ride in a wagon pulled by our big work horses.
The entrance fee is ten dollars for adults and six dollars for children, and each activity costs two dollars.
We hope you enjoy your visit.
Step 2 Speaking (Page 40)
T:Your theme parks are so attractive that one of your friends comes to visit you from another city. He wants you to show him around your park. So you are to make up a dialogue between you and your friend in pairs. You may use the words and expressions on Page 40 to develop your talk. I will call some of you to present your dialogue to the whole class later. Let’s begin.
(Five minutes later)
T:Have you got your dialogue ready? Now who would like to present your dialogue to us? Come on!
Sample dialogue:
You:I’ m really happy you could come to the animal kingdom park. Let’s have a look around.
Friend: Where is the endangered species area? I want to see the red monkeys.
You: Down the path you can see the big fence. That’s where the Siberian tiger is and the monkeys are just behind him. We don’t want him to eat them.
Friend: How far is the amusement area? I wouldn’t mind a trip on the Ferris wheel before lunch.
You: Over there is the building where you buy your ticket for the rides.
Friend: How can we get to the farm where the cows and goats are? Will we have time to see them?
You: Well, we can’t do everything, but we want people to have some choices about what they see.
Friend: This is going to be good. I can make a report on the theme park for my class.
Step 3 Conclusion and homework
T:You all did a good job as a tour guide. Since you all can be good tour guides, shall we set up a travel agency? OK, it’s only a joke. Now homework for you today.
You will go over the whole unit, and tomorrow we will have an assessment on this unit.
The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 Theme Parks
Period 5 Speaking & Writing
1.Writing:Introduction to a theme park
Writing tips:
2.Speaking:Make up a dialogue
Words and expressions for reference:
Record after Teaching
Activities and Research
Before the students start their writing, a brainstorm will be give to students to sort out their thoughts, which is of great help to them.
Reference for Teaching
Learning Tips
高考英语书面表达技巧
如何提高书面表达的档次,争取得高分甚至满分？
不少同学们可能很不理解:考试时,写出的书面表达要点齐全,表达也正确,可就是不知道为什么打不上高分。是啊,为什么呢？今天,我们就来研究如何解决这个问题。
首先让我们来看近年来全国高考英语书面表达的评分标准:第五档（很好）:“覆盖所有主要内容;应用了较多的语法结构和词汇;语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误,但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致;应用简单的语句间的连接成分,使全文结构紧凑;达到了预期的写作目的。”
可见,高考书面表达评分标准在语言的运用上对考生提出了更高的要求。也就是说在考查考生语言准确性的基础上,进一步强调了用词的得体性、表达方式的多样性。如果同学们仅运用基础的词汇和基本的句型,不能体现出较强的语言运用能力,即使要点齐全,表达没有语法错误,也不能给人一种含金量高的审美享受,因此很难在考试的评分中得到较高档次。评分标准给我们传递了另外一个信息,如果有意识地使用较高级词汇或复杂结构,即使有些错误,也不扣分,仍属于最高档次。
因此要使一个平淡的文章变得丰富起来,从而提高书面表达的档次。我认为同学们应着力于从以下三个方面来增强书面表达的效果。
1.学会使用较高级的词汇
词汇反映你知识贮存量的多少,也是衡量英语水平的一个重要标志。从评分标准可知,运用高级的词汇对提高书面表达的分数至关重要。大家先来看下面这些句子:
(1)Because the weather was good, our journey was comfortable.
Thanks to the good weather, our journey was comfortable.
(2)We all think he is a great man.
We all think highly of him.
(3)Suddenly I thought out a good idea. ...came upon. ..
A good idea occurred to me./A good idea suddenly struck me.
(4)The students there needn’t pay for their books.
Books are free for the students there.
(5)As a result the plan was a failure.
The plan turned out (to be) a failure.
(6)When she heard he had died, she went pale with sorrow.
At the news of his death, she went pale with sorrow.
(7)She went to Austria in order to study music.
She went to Austria for/with the purpose of studying music.
(8)When he spoke, he felt more and more excited.
The more he spoke, the more excited he felt.
(9)In our school, there are twenty-six classrooms.
Our school is made up of twenty-six classrooms./Twenty-six classrooms make up our school.
(10)You can find my house easily.
You’ll have no trouble/difficulty finding my house.
2.学会使用较丰富的句式
在整篇文章中,避免只使用一两个句型,要灵活运用各种语法结构,运用得当的句子结构可以给文章增色不少,从而使整篇文章因此而生辉。例如:
(1)When he arrives, please give me an e-mail.（使用v.-ing形式）
→On his arriving/arrival, please give me an e-mail.
(2)To his surprise, the little girl knows so many things.（使用名词性从句）
→What surprises him is that the little girl knows so many things.
(That the little girl knows so many things surprises him./It surprises him that the little girl knows so many things.)
(3)Though I’m weak, I’ll make the effort.(使用倒装句)
→Weak as I am, I’ll make the effort.
(4)He did not know what h ad happened until he had read the news in the newspaper.(使用强调句型①It was... ②not until...)
→①It was not until he had read the news in the newspaper that he knew what had happened.
→②Not until he had read the news in the newspaper did he know what had happened.
(5)I passed the physics exam because of your help.（使用虚拟语气）
→①I could not have passed the physics exam but for your help.
→②If you had not helped me, I could not have passed the physics exam.
(6)She walked out of the lab and many students followed her.(用过去分词)
→Followed by many students, she walked out of the lab.
(7)They sang and laughed as they went back to school.(使用v.-ing形式)
→Singing and laughing, they went back to school.
(8)I won’t believe what he says.（使用状语从句）
→No matter what he says, I won’t believe.
(9)If you study hard, you will make rapid progress.（使用并列句）
→Study hard and you’ll make rapid progress.
(10)He had no sooner come back from Beijing than he was sent abroad.(使用倒装句)
→No sooner had he come back from Beijing than he was sent abroad.
Period 6 Assessment
The General Idea of This Period
In this period we aim to find out how well the students understand theme parks,(the definition, the purposes for building theme parks, some famous theme park and their special features in China and abroad),whether they can use the new words and expressions learned in this unit correctly, so that instruction can be improved. To achieve the above goal the teacher can apply both performance assessment and summative assessment by designing a chart for students to fill in and some test
questions for students to complete. And this will get the students involved in the assessment so that they focus on the process of learning as well as the results of learning.
Teaching Important and Difficult Points
Help the students learn to assess whether their knowledge about this topic has increased.
Help the students focus on the process of learning as well as the results of learning.
Teaching Methods
Question-and-answer activity.
Pair work and group work to make the students work in class.
Teaching and Learning Aids
A multimedia, a blackboard
Three Dimensional Teaching Aims
Knowledge and Skills
Elevate efficiently the students’ knowledge about theme parks.
Elevate the students’ ability of using the words and expressions and grammar learned in this unit.
Process and Strategies
Check up what they have learned in this module by evaluation and tests.
Feelings and Value
Through this part the students will surely know what they have mastered and haven’t mastered, and thus work hard to consolidate it.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Greetings
T:Good morning, boys and girls!
Ss: Good morning!
Step 2 Revision
T:So far we have finished this unit which is about...
Ss: It’s about the theme parks.
S:I have learned tremendous about theme parks including definition, the purposes for building theme parks, some famous theme parks and their special features in China and abroad, and maybe in the future I will run my own theme park.
T:Terrific!Of course we have learned a lot of useful words and expressions, and the word formation rules.
Step 3 Assessment
T:Today we are going to see how well you have worked and how much more you know about them. Now have a self-assessment by fill in the following chart.
非测试性评价
After learning this unit, I am able to do the following things... Very well Only with the help of others. I need to work harder.
1.Giving a brief definition of theme parks in my own words.
2.Making a list of famous theme parks and their special features in China and abroad.
3.Giving a brief introduction to one of the theme parks mentioned in the textbooks
or one you know.
4.Using the new words and expressions of this unit correctly in speaking and writing.
5.Using the expressions of asking the way appropriately in speaking.
6.Applying the word formation rules to vocabulary expansion.
测试性评价
Ⅰ.Fill in each blank with a proper word from this unit.
1.The local _________ including performances at a theatre, cinema, circus and so on are listed in the newspaper.
2.When Christmas comes, cards of _________ shapes and sizes are sold in shops.
3.How much do you _________ for mending a pair of leather shoes?
4.Everyone was _________ by the funny story.
5.In China, the rights of _________ national groups are assured by law.
Ⅱ.Fill in each blank with the proper form of the given words in the brackets.
1.In time of _________,one’s mind works faster than normal.(dangerous)
2.The boy showed great _________ in fighting the enemy.(brave)
3.They have _________ in sending every one of the satellites into space.(success)
4.The visitor gave a _________ smile to all those who came to greet him.(friend)
5.The soldiers were filled with _________ when they heard that all the villagers had been killed by the enemy.(angry)
6.The _________ of the living things makes the world full of life.(various)
7.At the bottom of the ocean there is little _________ of the water.(move)
8.After two hours of discussion, they finally reached an _________.（agree）
9.After the snowstorm,200 people became _________.(home)
10.As we all know, it is _________ to please everybody.(possible)
Ⅲ.Multiple choice.
1.The _________ for tonight’s talk is protection of environment.
A. title B. theme C. subjects D. topics
2. _________ it is to go swimming in a river in summer!
A. How fun B. How a fun
C. What a fun D. What fun
3.China Daily is _________ a newspaper, it can also help us to improve our English.
A. less than B. more than
C. not more than D.no more than
4.It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood _________ to her mother.
A. close B. closely
C. closed D. closing
5.It is said that the company in _________ charge of him is in _________ debt now.
A. the; the B./;/ C. the;/ D./;the
6.I have to write a _________ composition every other week.
A. two-thousand-word B. two-thousands-word
C. two-thousand-words D. two-thousands-words
7.He found a lot of _________ were _________.
A. passers-by; grown-ups B. passers-bys; growns-ups
C. passers-bys; grown-ups D. passers-by; growns-ups
8.What he has done is far from _________.
A. satisfactory B. satisfied
C. satisfaction D. satisfy
9.—I’m very _________ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.
—Mm, it does have a _________ smell.
A. pleasant; pleased B. pleased; pleased
C. pleasant; pleasant D. pleased; pleasant
10. When we plan our vacation, mother often offers _________ suggestions.
A. careful B. practical
C. effective D. acceptable
Keys:
Ⅰ.1.entertainments 2.various 3.charge 4.amused 5.minority
Ⅱ.1.danger 2.bravery 3.succeeded 4.friendly 5.anger 6.variety 7.movement 8.agreement 9.homeless 10.impossible
Ⅲ.1.B 此题考查主谓一致和theme, subject, topic 三个词的辨析。三个词都有“题目,话题,主题”之意。subject 是此意的常用普通词,意广;topic 指讨论、文章的题目、话题,通俗用语;theme一般指论文、演讲、音乐等的主题,较正式。
2.D 此题考查fun的用法。fun 为“乐趣,娱乐”词义时是不可数名词,不能与不定冠词连用。3.B 此题考查more than, not more than, no more than 三个短语的辨析。more than 意思是“不仅仅”;not more than表示“不多于,不超过,至少”;no more than 表示“仅仅,只有”,相当于only,表示数量少。依据题意,答案应为B。
4.A 此题考查close与closely用法的区别。close作副词用时,意思是“离……很近”,相当于near; closely也有此种含义,但语气较强,相当于very near。stand close to sb./sth.“靠……站着”。
5.C 此题考查冠词的用法。介词短语in the charge of... “在……的负责下”;in debt“负债”,均为固定短语。
6.A 此题考查复合形容词中名词数的问题。复合形容词中名词应用单数形式。
7.A 此题考查复合名词中复数形式构成的问题。可数名词＋介词（短语）构成的复合名词的复数形式,在名词部分加-s。以动词或过去分词＋副词构成的复合名词的复数形式,是在副词部分加-s。
8.C satisfaction n. 满意,be far from satisfaction“远不能令人满意”。
9.D be pleased with “对……感到满意”;pleasant “令人愉快的”,常用来形容物。
10.B 此题考查依据句意选择正确形容词词义。practical 实用的,实际的;effective 有效的;acceptable可接受的。
Record after Teaching
Reference for Teaching
高考链接
1. The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ________ missed the child standing nearby.
A.narrowly B.nearly C.hardly D.closely
赏析:选A。narrowly意味“勉强地,好容易才”。含有“差点儿,险些”的意思。nearly 意味“接近；将近,大约,几乎,差不多”;hardly “几乎不”;closely“密切地”。
2. Put the ________ of your tongue against your upper teeth when you produce the sound.
A.tip B.top C.peak D.pole
赏析:选A。tip “尖,尖端,之塔、尾巴等的顶端/末端。”根据句义可判断出当发这个音的时候要把舌尖抵住上齿。top为“顶部,常指山树的顶端;”peak“山峰,最高点”。
3. Sean’s strong love for his country is ________ in his recently published poems.
A.relieved B.reflected C.responded D.recovered
赏析:选B。reflect 指光等的反射或是反映、表 现;relieve （从危险痛苦等中）救出,使脱离、解脱;respond 意为“答应,应对,感应”;recover “克服,恢复”。
4. To enjoy the scenery,Irene would rather spend long hours on the train ________ travel by air.
A.as B.to C.than D.while
赏析:选C。would rather...than表示主观上的抉择,意思是“宁愿……而不”。
5. I hope you don’t mind me asking, ________ where did you buy those sh oes？
A.so B.and C.yet D.but
赏析:选D。是谈话中提问问题的习惯用法,要用but填写。
6. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. ________,the walk will do me good.
A.Sooner or later B.Still
C.In time D.Besides
赏析:选D。besides作副词,意思是“而且,另外”。另外,步行对我有好处。
7. ________ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S.would be higher than the number of English speakers by ________ year 2090.
A.A;the B.A;/ C.The;/ D.The;a
赏析:选A。report表示泛指,要用不定冠词a;year 2090表示特指,要用定冠词the。
8. It was not a serious illness,and she soon ________ it.
A.got over B.got on with
C.got around D.got out of
赏析:选A。get over one’s illness把病养好。it was not a serious illness说明病情不重,所以会很快康复。
9. The final examination is coming up soon.It’s time for us to ________ our studies.
A.get down to B.get out
C.get back for D.get over
赏析:选A。get down to开始认真做 某事。句意为:因为快要期末考试了,所以到了认真学习的时候了。get out“出来”;get back for“为……回来”;get over“做完”。
10. John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ________ by a heavy storm.
A.kept B.stopped C.slowed D.delayed
赏析:选D。delay耽搁。迟到的原因是因为暴风雨使航班延期。
11. We were told that we should follow the main road ________ we reached the central railway station.
A.whenever B.until C.while D.wherever
赏析:选B。until到……为止,表示主句中的动作follow the main road一直延续到到达中心火车站为止。
12. ________ I accept that he is not perfect,I do actually like the person.
A.While B.Since C.Before D.Unless
赏析:选A。while的意思是“尽管,虽然”,引导的从句多放在句首。since引导原因状语从句的意思是“因为”,与句子的意思矛盾。
13. Anyway,that evening, ________ I’ll tell you more about later,I ended up staying at Rachel’s place.
A.when B.where C.what D.which
赏析:选D。这是一个非限制性定语从句,which在定语从句中作about的宾语。
14. There was ________ time ________ I hated to go to school.
A.a;that B.a;when C.the;that D.the;when
赏析:选B。a time表示一段时间;when引导定语从句,修饰time。
15. “The interest ________ be divided into five parts,according to the agreemen t made by both sides,” declared the judge.
A.may B.should C.must D.shall
赏析:选D。在陈述语气中,主语是第三人称时,shall表示说话者的意图,含有意旨、命令、恫吓等,支配着对方的行动。这是法官的宣判,用shall填写比较合适。should应该,语气不如shall强烈。
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