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3. *What do you think you can see in a theme park? Free-fall rides A theme park Bungee jumping Roller coaster Castles Ethnic costumes Bush- President of the USA Cartoon Mickey Mouse Cartoon Marine life

4. * What do you think about bungee jumping and other adventure sports? Thrilling? ** Does your town or city have an amusement park? What can you do there? * Do you like scary rides?

5. TRUE OR FALSE

6. ( ) 1. The World Park is the largest park in the world. ( ) 2. The theme of China Ethnic Culture Park is about all the nationalities of China. ( ) 3. You can learn about marine life in Ocean Park. ( ) 4. Ocean Park is divided into two sections. One is the Headland; the other is the Lowland. ( ) 5. Disneyland have opened nowhere but in Europe and Asia. ( ) 6. You can find Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in some of the Disney parks. ( ) 7. At Universal Studios, all the rides and activities have much to do with its pictures movies. ( ) 8. Theme parks are becoming more and more pop- ular throughout the world. F F T T F F T T

7. Skimming *Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph

8. The World Park in Hong Kong Statues Castles The World Park in Hong Kong

9. Ocean Park in Hong Kong All the rides and attractions Opportunities to learn about life in the ocean More than 50,000 students visit it every year Conservation centre, protect marine animals It is divided into two sections, Headland, Lowland The discovery of the Ancient World,dinosaur exhibition, Dolphin University, Butterfly House, two giant pandas

10. China Ethnic Culture Park Siheyuan Yurt Tibetan Diaojiaolou Dai ’ s Bamboo house Uygur ’ s house 维吾尔族 Korean

11. Costumes of minorities TujiaHuiHaniMiao Dong Korean Man

12. Costumes of minorities Dai Gaoshan Uygur Mongolians BaizuRussian 中国民族服装 Ethnic Costumes

13. Ocean Park in Hong Kong

14. Disneyland in California

15. Universal Studios

16. *Read the text quickly and find out the main idea (or topic sentence) of each paragraph: Theme parks often want to teach visitors something as well as providing fun. Theme parks try to make sure that visitors leave knowing more about their theme. Introduction to two famous theme parks in America. Theme parks are becoming more and more popular around the world. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4

17. What is the theme of each paragraph?

18. THEME PARKS Theme parks Ocean Park (Hong Kong) Disneyland (the US) Universal Studios (US) Ethnic Culture Park (China) World Park (China) Amusement Teaching Various styles of buildings, castles and statues from more than 30 countries Different customs, costumes and culture of China ’ s fifty-five minorities Life in the ocean, their habitats and protection Walt Disney ’ s cartoon characters Settings, studios and heroes of one ’ s favorite in the Universal Pictures movies

19. Read the text again and answer the questions

20. 1. What’s a theme park? 2. How many theme parks are mentioned in the passage ? And what are they? 3. What do theme parks have in common ? 4. What can people see and do in Ocean Park in Hong Kong? 5. How are theme parks different from traditional amusement parks?

21. 1. What’s a theme park? *A theme park is a collection of rides, exhibitions or other attractions that are based on a common theme. 2. How many theme parks are mentioned in the passage ? And what are they? * Five. They are the World Park, China Ethnic Cul- ture Park, Hong Kong Ocean Park, Disneyland in Cali- fornia and Universal Studios in Florida of the States. 3. What do theme parks have in common ? * What they all have in common is that they combine fun with the opportunity to learn something. 4. What can people see and do in Ocean Park in Hong Kong?

22. * * They will find all the rides and attractions that can be found in most parks, but they will also find many opportunities to learn about life in ocean. They enjoy the rides at the Headland and then take the shuttle to the Lowland, where they can explore the past and examine giant footprints of the dinosaurs. They can also learn about coral and sharks at Dolphin University, look at the winged beauties in the Butterfly House or admire An An and Jia Jia, the two giant pandas. 5. How are theme parks different from traditional amusement parks? * Unlike traditional amusement parks, theme parks often want to teach visitors something.

23. Read and find out the following useful expressions

24.  1. theme park  2. a collection of  3. be based on  4. tradi-tional amusement parks  5. China Ethnic Culture Park  6. learn bout  7. have…in common  8. combine… with  9. look for thrills and entertainment  10. make sure that  11. know more about  12. a good example of  13. both educate and entertain  14. life in the ocean  15. a conser-vation centre  16. marine animals  17. coastal waters  18. on both sides of  19. on the south side of  20. be divided into two sections  21. take the shuttle to  22. explore the past  23. examine the giant footprints  24. at the dinosaur exhibitionb

25.  25. winged beauties  26. become popular around the world  27. from all parts of the world  28. Universal Studios  29. step into the world of  30. go on exciting rides  31. all over the world  32. It seems that  33. cannot…enough  34. more advanced  35. be in danger  36. risk injury  37. feel like  38. fall through the air  39. take off in a rocket  40. fly a helicopter  41. fight alien creatures  42. in outer space

26. The World Park Ocean Park in Hong Kong China Ethnic Culture Park Disneyland in Calfornia Universal Studios Theme parks

27. Home work 1. Go over the “ Reading ” and find out the useful expressions in it. 2. Preview Language study and Grammar — pp.68-69 3. Exx. – Practsing & Grammar — pp.126-127