1.

Have you ever been

to parks? If you have,
why do you go there?

Amuse ourselves, escape our

busy lives for a while. For
example, sit chatting, play chess,
play games, listen to birds’ sing
and so on.
 Theme Parks
It is a kind of amusement park
which has a certain theme – that
the whole park is based on.
 There are many kinds of
theme parks in the world.
Look at the pictures of some
world theme parks and try to get
the theme of the park.
 Window of the World

multicultural Disneyland

fantasy
 marine

Ocean Park entertainment

韩国汉城乐天世
界 (Lotte
 aircraft carrier

天津基辅航母
军事主题公园
shuttle
航天奇观
 roller coaster ride

意大利加达云霄乐园
.

history
兰州龙“文化”主题公
园
 folk custom/
folkways
流溪河国家森林公园

丽江世界遗产公园 nature
A garden in Suzhou
have a walk in our sp
are time
to escape busy lives f
or a while and relax ou
rselves
to enjoy beautiful sce
nery
 Hyde Park
the most well-known park in the
world
used to be a hunting park for the
Royal family in the 18th Century
Best-known for the speaker’s
Corner
 World Waterpark in Canada
take part in all kinds of activities in water
 Disneyland
The oldest and the most popular park in the world
enjoy the exciting activities there
get close to the life-size cartoon characters like
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
 There are also many kinds
of theme parks in Canton.
Would you please name
some you know?
Xiangjiang Safari Park
China Folk Culture village
Shenzhen Splendid China
Happy valley
South China Botanical
 Theme parks
—Fun and more than fun
The title means that theme parks
are fun to visit,but that they can
also be educational and can offer
useful information.
Skimming
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Theme parks are more than amusement.
B. Theme parks are places for people to amuse
themselves.
C. Theme parks have a variety of things to see
and do.
D. Theme parks have a certain idea.
2. Which of the following are not
mentioned in the passage?
A. Ocean parks, Science parks
B. Culture parks, Disneyland
C. Wildlife parks, Miss Liberty
D. Sports theme parks, History parks
3. Why do people build so many different
theme parks?
A. to provide entertainment.
B. to make a profit by charging for admission
and selling souvenirs.
C. to provide people with some unusual
experiences.
D. to take part in a variety of activities free of
charge.
Scanning: find out the main idea (or topic sentence)
of each paragraph:
Parks provide people with a place to
Para. 1 amuse themselves and to escape
their busy lives for a while.

Theme parks have been designed to

Para. 2 provide entertainment with a variety
of things to see and do.

Theme parks are built around a singl

Para. 3
e
idea or theme, eg. The sports theme
parks.
Scanning: find out the main idea (or topic sentence)
of each paragraph:

Another kind of theme park is more

Para. 4 historical or cultural and can be
educational.

Disneyland was the first theme park.

Para. 5 It is based on the fantasy life and
characters of Walt Disney’s films.

Some examples of educational theme

Para. 6 parks include sea world parks and
science parks.
What are the three purposes of the
theme parks? Give examples.
To educate

To entertain
purpose

To make profits
To entertain

There are many rides to go

on and shows to see
merry-go-round
roller-coaster rides
Free-fall rides
To make profits
Admission fees are charged ,extra
payment is required for rides and
shows, and souvenirs and brand-
name items are sold.
To educate

Visitors can learn about

history,cultures and science.
Revision of vocabulary
entertain amuse
different various
ask in payment charge
the cost of entrance admission
money gained by trade or profit
business
an object kept as a souvenir
reminder.
athletic
sports brand
a class of goods
• shoes used for sports and outdoor activity sneaker
• set of things needed for an activity equipment
• become real; come alive come to life
• a small number or part; less than half minority
• unlimited imagination fantasy
• People living in a new area with a small
population settler
• a careful test to try out an idea
experiment
• far on in development
advance
• a method of doing something that needs
skill
technique
These new parks have a variety of
things to see and do.
Sports theme park:
Sports to play or watch; physical
exercise and athletic competition.
History theme park:
See how ancestors dressed, worked and lived.
Culture theme park:
See how special groups dress today, what
they eat and what the homes look like; cook
culture food, take pictures in the special clothing.
Disneyland:
See characters from Disney films;
exciting rides, visits to castles and see how the
early settlers in America lived.
Marine or ocean theme park:
See and swim with dolphins and learn
about ocean life.
Science theme park: Take part in experiments
future park:
Go on imaginary trip to space and experience life
in the future.
Scanning:
Various theme parks are mentioned in the
passage . Then what are they ?
Sports theme park History
theme park

Culture
Future park theme parks theme park

Science Disneyland
theme park Marine or Ocean
theme Park
Comparison
Read the passage carefully, Find out
what is the differences between a theme
park and an ordinary park?
Differences Ordinary Theme parks
parks
Activities
Size
Facilities
Charges
Souvenirs
Differences Ordinary parks Theme parks
Activities a variety of things
Ordinary things
to see and do
Size huge places that
usually not very visitors often use
large shuttles to get around
Facilities no restaurants restaurants,
or hotels hotels & shops
Charges charge little or charge for
none admission
Souvenirs
sell no souvenirs sell souvenirs
 Parks ________
provide people with a place to ______
amuse
themselves and to ______
escape their busy life for a
while. In recent _______
decades , many parks have
been _________
designed to provide _____________.
entertainment We
call them_______
theme ______
parks . They are usually
huge places and have a ________
______ variety of things to
_____ do
see and _____ . Theme parks have ____a
certain ______
_______ idea ---- a certain ________
theme .---- that
the whole park is _______
based ____.
on
For example, a sports theme park will _______
offer
visitor 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
njoy
and so on to let us e_______ totally different
e_____________
xperience from the r______
eal world.
 group work
Design a new theme park that will
attract as many visitors as possible.
The following questions should be
included:
What is the name of your park?
What is the theme of your park?
What kind of attractions will you have
in your park?
 What do you expect visitors to learn
from it?