新人教必修4教案 Unit5 Theme parks[Teaching Resources]

Part Two: Teaching Resources (第二部分：教学资源)

1．A text structure analysis of THEME PARKS —FUN AND MORE THAN FUN
I. Type of writing and summary of the idea
Type of writing This is a piece of descriptive writing.

Main idea of the passage:
Theme parks are amusing places.
Visitors may have fun and more than fun there.

Topic sentence of 1st paragraph Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy life for a while.
Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph In recent decades, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment.
Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme.
Topic sentence of 4th paragraph There are history and culture theme parks,too.
Topic sentence of 5th paragraph There are also marine and ocean parks.

II. A tree diagram of the text THEME PARKS —FUN AND MORE THAN FUN

1) Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy life for a while.

2) In recent decades, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment.

3) Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme.

4) There are history and culture theme parks, too.

4) There are also marine and ocean parks.
 
III. A retold passage of the text
A possible version:
Theme parks provide visitors with lots of things to amuse themselves. People escape their busy life for a while by going to a theme park. They find interesting things to do in the park.
They may simply sit chatting, playing games, listening to birds’ singing, relaxing a bit, having picnics and having fun there. It costs some money to be there. In recent decades, theme parks are beginning to provide more entertainment. Visitors may use shuttles to get around and have a variety of things to see and do in the park. Theme parks charge money for every activity they provide. They make a big profit by selling souvenirs, too. Sometimes a theme park gets itself advertised on television. A theme park is indeed a place of fantasy.

2．Background information on theme parks

I. Definition of theme park
What is a theme park?
• A term used to describe an amusement park that is designed to carry a theme in one or more areas of the park. The theme may carry over to the rides and attractions in that area as well. Examples of theme parks include Holiday World, Islands of Adventure, Disneyland, Magic Kingdom and Knott's Berry Farm.
• An amusement park, that has been divided into several sub-sections, each with a distinctive concept, such as the Old West, or the future.
• A theme park is a park that uses themeing to take guests to a new world.
• An amusement park which has one or more "themed" areas, with rides and attractions keyed to the theme of their location within the park. Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, and Busch Gardens Williamsburg are examples of theme parks.
• an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)

II. Old Aircraft Carrier Turned Into Military Theme Park in China
An old aircraft carrier from the former Soviet Union navy has been turned into a military theme park and will be stationed at Dapeng Bay in Shenzhen, south China' s Guangdong Province.

The 40,000-ton ship, known as the Minsk, first arrived at the Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, in November 1998 as scrap iron, the Shanghai-based Wenhuai Daily reported on May 8.

It is about triple the size of a standard football field, 18 stories high, and has more than 2,000 cabins, the paper said.

The carrier, which was poorly maintained by the Russian navy after the collapse of the Soviet Union, retired in 1993 and was initially sold to a South Korean businessman as scrap steel after key military components were removed, the paper said.

The Minsk was later resold to an undisclosed Chinese business. (From: People’s Daily)

III. 12 theme park strategies
Tips to make the most of your vacation
By Terry Riley Travel columnist
How can you get the most from your theme park visit? For an answer, I turned to Robert Obenour. He's spent his career in the theme park business and is currently vice president of operations for Baker Leisure Group, an international theme park consultancy. Here’s the advice he gave me to pass on to you.
1. Plan your visit.
Buy a guidebook. Read reviews. Check out the park’s Web site. Then plan what you want to see and do. Unless the park is small, you shouldn’t expect to see or do everything in one day, so set your priorities. The investment you make in planning will pay handsome dividends on “park day.”
2. Have a “Plan B.”
It is not uncommon that an attraction will be closed. In that case, just move on to the next on your list. Also, in the unlikely — but not unheard of — event that the entire park is closed, have a backup plan that includes another, nearby activity.
3. Arrive early.
An extra 15 minutes waiting in line at the park entrance could cut an hour off of your waiting time for the most popular attractions.
4. Divide and conquer.

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