Unit5ThemeparksPartOne:TeachingDesign(第一部分：教学设计)1．Asamplelessonplanforreading(THEMEPARKS——FUNANDMORETHANFUN)AimsTohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingability.TohelpstudentslearnaboutThemeparks.ProceduresI.WarmingupWarmingupbydiscussingGoodmorning,class.Todaywearegoingtovisitthemeparks.Butfirstwhatdoyouthinkathemeparkis?Withaclassmatediscusswhatyoumightdoinathemepark.(Forreference:AlargeChristmaspartyisbeingpreparedatourThemepark.Visitorswillfindadancingcarnival,aEuropeanwedding,militarybandperformances,classicalChristmasplaysandChristmasparadesinthethemepark.The108-meter-tallEiffelTowerwillbelitupduringtheholidayswithfourtypesoflights.)WarmingupbywatchingandlisteningHi,everyone.TodaywearegoingtovisitThemeparks.Lookatthescreenandlistentometellingyouaboutthem.ThisistheUniversal'sIslandsofAdventurewhichwasopenedin1999,makingUniversalOrlandothenation'ssecondmulti-gatethemeparkresort(afterWaltDisneyWorld).IoAwasUniversal'sfirstnon-studiothemepark,andwasintendedtopaytributetocharactersfrombooks,comics,cartoonsandlegend,ratherthanmovies.Ofcourse,thathasn'tstoppedUniversalandotherstudiosfrommakingfilmsaboutalmosteverycharacterrepresentedinIoAoverthepastfewyears,renderingtheparkthematicallyindistinguishablefromitssister,UniversalStudiosFlorida.WarminguptellingexperiencesNicetoseeyouagain,boysandgirls.AsyouhavealltravelledsomewherebeforeIshallasktwoofyouatrandomtotelltheclassabouttheirtravelexperiences.(Forreference:VisitingDisneyWorldwasachildhooddreamofmine,andIwasabletorealiseitlastyear.Iplantokeepgoingback,evengiventheovertcommercialism.ItisnotaplaceIcouldlivein,butitdefinitelyhasmagic.OneofthebestpartswasthatIwasabletointeractwithmostoftheDisneycharacters,eventhoughtheirappearanceandmannerismsvariedfromtheDisneycomicbooksIread.Afewselectpicturesareincludedhere,butmyrecommendationifyou'retakingakidistomakesuretheygetsometimewiththecharacters.Ican'tthinkofanythingcooler.)II.Pre-reading1.LookingandsayingWorkinpairs.Lookatthephotosandthemeparksandpredictthecontentsofthetext.Whenyouareready,joinanotherpairandcompareyourpredictionsandthecluesthathelpedyoutomakethepredictions.(Forreference:FromthephotosandtitleIguessthatthetexttellsaboutThemeparkswhereyoucanjoyyourselvesandhavefunwithvariousactivities…2.TalkingandsharingWorkingroupsoffour.Tellyourgroupmateswhatyouknowaboutthemeparks.Thenthegroupleaderistostandupandshareyourgroupideawiththeclass.BoatingLakePedaloeboatsonourboatinglakewithviewsofMegafobia.Suitableforuptofivepeople.(Forreference:AsyouwanderdownMainstreetUSAintheMagicKingdomParkofWaltDisneyWorld,youmightstopandtakeapeekintheMainstreetTheatre.Here,SteamboatWillieshowshowitallbegandepictingthefirstappearanceofMickeyMouse.Atthispointpeopleusuallystopforabit,perhapstorestfromthehotFloridasummer,laughatMickey'santicsasheusesvariousanimalsasmusicalinstruments(longbeforeBeavisandButtheadwerethrowingcatsindryingmachines),andwalkawayamusedandentertained.ThatwasWaltDisney'sprimarygoal.Today,peoplemightconsiderthefirstcartoonfeaturingMickeyasart,alongwithahostofothercreativeworksproducedbypeoplewhoworkatDisney.NotableamongthemareCarlBarksandDonRosa,whoseworkssellinthethousands.However,WaltDisneyhimselfneverthoughtthatwhathe,andhisemployees,didwasart:"Idon'tpretendtoknowanythingaboutart.Imakepicturesforentertainment,andthentheprofessorstellmewhattheymean.")III.Reading1.Rea...
