必修4U5_Warming_up_and_reading_1.pptVIP

* Warming up Cooperative discussion: What is a park? What is a park for? 2. Do you know what is the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park? Traditional parks are places for people to experience nature in a peaceful environment. The general purpose of a park is for people to walk in it for pleasure or for Children to play in it. Theme parks , however developed as entertainment places where visitors were given a selection of specific activities to do or things to see and visit. Each theme park is based on a specific idea to attract people who are interested in, for example, flowers and other plants ,animals, sports and recreation, cultural activities, films and entertainment, a famous person or a group of people ,a particular country or culture and many other themes. Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong Kong Disneyland Disneyland is the oldest theme park in the world and 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. Window of the World in Shenzhen World Water park in Canada is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water. China Folk Culture Village Shenzhen Happy Valley Yunnan Nationalities Villages Guess which are parks and which are theme parks? unit 5 Theme parks Reading Theme Parks-FUN AND MORE THAN FUN Pre-reading 1. Which park would you like to visit most if you have the chance? 2. What do you suppose a theme park is? (theme: a main subject or idea) 3. Can you name some kinds of theme parks you know? wildlife park ocean park Disneyland folk culture village A. Theme parks are more than amusement. B. Theme parks are places for people to amuse themselves. C. Theme parks have a