UNIT 8 Theme ParksUNIT 8 Theme ParksText B Text B Hong Kong Disneyland

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ScopeScope

• Pre-reading PreparationPre-reading Preparation

• Basic Knowledge Basic Knowledge

• Language FocusLanguage Focus

• Questions Based on TextQuestions Based on Text

• Phrases TranslationPhrases Translation

• HomeworkHomework

• What do you know about theme parks?

• Which theme parks have you ever visited to?

• Of all the theme parks you have known, which one do you like best?

• What do you know about Disney corp. ?

Pre-reading Questions

Splendid China in Shenzhen

The World Park in Beijing

About Disney

• Disneyland theme parks

• Disney articles

• Disney pictures

• …

Discoveryland in Dalian

Disneyland Theme Park

Mickey Mouse

Donald Duck

Disneyland Bus

Disney Articles

Disney Pictures

Language Focus

reclaimed adj. 改造的reclaimed land/ rubber

v. v-ed 改造、开拓e.g. The Netherlands has been reclaiming farmland from water.

live out 实践，身体力行

e.g. That will give her a chance to live out her wild fantasies.

Language Focus

beckon v. 召唤e.g. All the attractions of the peninsula beckon.

Western China now beckon.

v. 向…招手e.g. He beckoned to the waiter.

thrilling adj. 令人兴奋的 thrilling voice/ story

e.g. Our wildlife trips offer a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state.

Questions

• What is Disneyland dedicated to?

• What are the four them areas?

• What can the visitors enjoy in “Main Street, USA”?

• What can the tourists do in Adventureland?

• What do the tourists expect to experience in Fantastic World?

• What can the tourists experience in Tomorrow World?

• Why does Hong Kong Disneyland has already become a must-see in Hong Kong?

Phrases Translation

填海土地

特别行政区

主题公园

关心、在乎

实现

奇幻之旅

美国小镇

追溯到

中国元素

未遭破坏的自然

充满欢乐的童话世界

激发想象

结束

太空

花车巡游

变成现实

必去之处

最受欢迎的旅游景点

Role play

Divide the whole class into groups of 3. Suppose two of you are a newly married couple and now you are having a difficult time in selecting which theme park you would like to visit on your honeymoon. You would ask all kinds of questions concerning the parks. Suppose the other student works in a travel agency and will give them some valuable suggestions. The couple will ask many questions while the consultant patiently answers all these questions.

Homework

• Preview Text C

Exercise on P106 Task 2