2. Period 3

3. Most of us have probably heard of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever been to Disneyland? In fact, there are now four different Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Mickey Mouse 米老鼠 Donald Duck 唐老鸭 character n. 人物；角色 see—saw—seen Disneyland 迪斯尼乐园

4. Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can also call it a theme park. It has all the normal attractions that you can find at an amusement park, but it also had a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the roller coaster is themed with Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also watch Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters walking around Disneyland all the time! theme n. 主题 call it a theme park 把它叫做主题公园 call + 宾语 + 补语（常为名词）：称呼；叫作 attraction n. 有吸引力的事物（或人） roller coaster 过山车 see sb. doing sth. 看见某人做某事

5. Have you ever heard of a Disney Cruise? These are huge boats that also have the Disney theme. You can take a ride on the boat for several days, and you can sleep and eat on board. There are also many attractions on board, just like any other Disneyland. You can shop, go to Disney parties, and eat dinner with Mickey Mouse! The boat rides all take different routes, but they all end up in the same place. That is Disney’s own island. It is just so much fun in Disneyland! cruise n. 巡游；巡航 boat n. 小船 take a ride 兜风 board n. 甲板 on board 在船（或车、飞机）上 route n. 路线 end up 结束 island n. 岛；岛屿

6. When did you start learning English? How long have you been learning English? Why do you study English?

7. Reasons: I like English songs. I want to make a foreign pen-pal. I want to talk with foreign teacher freely. I want to be an English tour guide. I want to understand English newspapers and story books. It’s very popular to learn English. I have to ! I want to be a translator( 翻译家）.

8. I want to understand English language movies. It’s fun to learn another language. I want to travel. I want to study in an English- speaking country.

9. Why do you study English? Rank these reasons in the order of importance to you. ___ I want to understand English language movies. ___ I want to study in an English- speaking country. ___ It's fun to learn another language. ___ I have to! ___ I want to travel.

10. Report: My name is..., I’m from..., I want to study English because... Write a summary and report

11. 2a. Listen to a teacher interviewing a student. Circle the questions you hear. a. How do you spell your last name? b. Where are you from? c. Why do you want to improve your English? d. Have you ever been to an English-speaking country? e. When did you start studying English? f. How long have you been studying English?

12. Listen again. Name: ______________ Studying English for: ___________ English-speaking countries visited: _________________ When: ______________________ Reason for learning English: ___________________ Thomas Ruzic three years the United States when he was thirteen to travel the world

13. Pairwork Look at the questions in activity 2a and role play the interview. Answer with the information that is true for you. A: Good morning. Are you Leonardo, the new exchange student? B: Yes, I am. A: Welcome to my class. I need to ask you some questions...

14. 词组翻译 1. 在讲英语的国家学习 2. 提高你的英语水平 3. 欢迎到中国来 4. 需要问你一些问题 5. 学习另一种语言 study in an English-speaking country improve your English welcome to China need to ask you some questions study another language welcome to China