新人教必修4 Unit5 Theme parks- Using language.ppt

Futuroscope has many activities: Race for Atlantis, Astratour, T-Rex, Children World, and The Mysteries of The Lost Temple . Task one Fill in the blanks with the right words and remember them Task2Choose the correct answer What is Futuroscope? a theme park in America. a theme park that uses the most advanced technology to take people out of the earth and the present time. a science and technology-based theme park that provides people with extraordinary experience without leaving the earth and the present time. a theme park that provides only fun and excitement. 2. Which of the following is true? Most of us will go to the bottom of the ocean or to the edges of the solar system. Future theme parks allow people to see and do things without danger but with much money. 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. Future theme parks are places for fun and excitement but not for learning. Task 3 What is the main topic of each paragraph in the passage 1.minority n.少数，少数派；少数民族 a minority of +n.+ 单数或复数谓语动词 be in the/a minority 占少数 Men are in the minority in this profession. 在这一行业中，男人占少数。 拓展：minor adj. 较小的，次要的 majority n.大部分，大多数 in the/a majority 占多数 2.advance 1) n. in advance 预先，事先 in advance of 在…前面，超过 pay money in advance 预付款先 2）vi.前进,行进 vt.推动，促进；使提前 They worked together to advance the cause of democracy.他们合力推进民主事业。 拓展：advanced 先进的，高级的 advanced technology 先进技术 3. Science and technology-based theme parks like Futuroscope provide up-to-date information, hands-on learning and lots of fun and excitement. 像“观测未来”这样以科技为基础的主题公园，提供了最新的信息、动手学习及大量的娱乐和刺激性活动。 science and technology-based 以科技为基础的。 eg. task-based language teaching / learning up-to-date为复合形容词，与out-of-date相对（落伍的；旧式的；过时的），意为“现代的；时新的”。如： up-to-date ideas 最新的思想 an up-to-date rec