Why do you go to parks?To have fun together To go boating To amuse yourself To find a quiet placeTo play games To have a picnicTo chat with peopleTo relaxTo listen to birds’ singing To breathe in some fresh airTo escape your busy life Do you need to buy a ticket to go to an ordinary or traditional park?It costs little or no money to go to them.The world parkUniversal studiosAre they theme( 主题 ) parks or ordinary parks?Theme parksTitle( 标题 ): Theme Parks---Fun And More Than FunQuestion: Can you guess what the passage will talk about from the title?True or false questions1.Theme parks have a variety of things to see and to do.2.Theme parks don’t charge money for admission.3.Some are history or culture theme parks.4.The oldest theme park in the world isn’t Disneyland.(T) (F) (T) (F)Reading strategies( 策略 ):1.skimming: to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it choose the main idea of the passage A .Theme parks provide people with only fun. B.Theme parks provide not only fun but also many other things for people. C.Theme parks provide people with everything they need.√Find the right meanings of the underlined words and phrase in the right column:in recent decades 1 sth. you buy when your travel sell souvenirs 2 ask sb.to take part inminority people 3 several periods of ten yearsmarine or ocean parks 4 smaller numberinvolve sb. in 5 amusement,public performance provide entertainment 6 oceanuse shuttles to get around 7 a kind of bus or train2. scanning: to read something quickly to look for details ( 细节 )Exercise: Read P2 and P3 quickly and then fill in the blanks Theme parks are____ ____ amusement parks with rides. They are such ____ places that visito...
