Unit 5 Theme parks 教学设计.docx

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Unit5Themeparks教学设计

Unit5Themeparks教学设计

Warmingupandreading

TeachingAims

Tohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingability.

TohelpstudentslearnaboutThemeparks.

TeachingProcedures

I.Warmingup

Warmingupbydiscussing

Goodmorning,class.Todaywearegoingtovisitthemeparks.Butfirstwhatdoyouthinkathemeparkis?

Withaclassmatediscusswhatyoumightdoinathemepark.

（Forreference:

AlargeChristmaspartyisbeingpreparedatourThemepark.Visitorswillfindadancingcarnival,aEuropeanwedding,militarybandperformances,classicalChristmasplaysandChristmasparadesinthethemepark.The108-meter-tallEiffelTowerwillbelitupduringtheholidayswithfourtypesoflights.）

Warmingupbywatchingandlistening

Hi,everyone.TodaywearegoingtovisitThemeparks.Lookatthescreenandlistentometellingyouaboutthem.

ThisistheUniversal'sIslandsofAdventurewhichwasopenedin1999,makingUniversalOrlandothenation'ssecondmulti-gatethemeparkresort（afterWaltDisneyWorld）.IOAwasUniversal'sfirstnon-studiothemepark,andwasintendedtopaytributetocharactersfrombooks,comics,cartoonsandlegend,ratherthanmovies.

Ofcourse,thathasn'tstoppedUniversalandotherstudiosfrommakingfilmsaboutalmosteverycharacterrepresentedinIOAoverthepastfewyears,renderingtheparkthematicallyindistinguishablefromitssister,UniversalStudiosFlorida.

Warminguptellingexperiences

Nicetoseeyouagain,boysandgirls.AsyouhavealltravelledsomewherebeforeIshallasktwoofyouatrandomtotelltheclassabouttheirtravelexperiences.

（Forreference:

VisitingDisneyWorldwasachildhooddreamofmine,andIwasabletorealiseitlastyear.Iplantokeepgoingback,evengiventheovertcommercialism.ItisnotaplaceIcouldlivein,butitdefinitelyhasmagic.

OneofthebestpartswasthatIwasabletointeractwithmostoftheDisneycharacters,eventhoughtheirappearanceandmannerismsvariedfromtheDisneycomicbooksIread.Afewselectpicturesareincludedhere,butmyrecommendationifyou'retakingakidistomakesuretheygetsometimewiththecharacters.Ican'tthinkofanythingcooler.）

II.Pre-reading

Lookingandsaying

Workinpairs.Lookatthephotosandthemeparksandpredictthecontentsofthetext.Whenyouareready,joinanotherpairandcompareyourpredictionsandthecluesthathelpedyoutomakethepredictions.

（Forreference:

FromthephotosandtitleIguessthatthetexttellsaboutThemeparkswhereyoucanjoyyourselvesandhavefunwithvariousactivities…

2.Talkingandsharing

Workingroupsoffour.Tellyourgroupmateswhatyouknowaboutthemeparks.Thenthegroupleaderistostandupandshareyourgroupideawiththeclass.

BoatingLake

PedaloeboatsonourboatinglakewithviewsofMegafobia. 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.Reading

Readingaloudtotherecording

NowpleaselistenandreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextTHEMEPARKS——FUNANDMORETHANFUN.Payattentiontothepronunciationofeachwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Iwillplaythetapetwiceandyoushallreadaloudtwice,too.

Readingandunderlining

Nextyouaretoreadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.

CollocationsfromTHEMEPARKS——FUNANDMORETHANFUN

providesb.withsth.,amuseoneself,escapeone’sbusylifeforawhile,shareapurpose,findwaystodosth.,meetone’sneed,sitchatting,playgames,listentobirds’singing,relaxabit,havepicnics,havefun,itcostssomemoneytodosth.,inrecentdecades,provideentertainment,useshuttlestogetaround,haveavarietyofthingstoseeanddo,

chargemoneyfordoingsth.,makeaprofit,sellsouvenirs,advertisesth.ontelevision,haveacertainidea,basesth.onsth.,asportsthemepark,involvesb.unphysicalexercise,buyabrandofsportsequipment,cometolife,goforridesonanimals,cookculturalfoods,havepicturestaken,chareadmission,namesb.aftersb./sth.,aplaceoffantasy,getclosetosth./sb.,takeanactiveparkinexperiments,goontripstospace,usecomputertechniquestodosth.

Readingtoidentifythetopicsentenceofeachparagraph

Skimthetextandidentifythetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Youmayfinditeitheratthebeginning,themiddleortheendoftheparagraph.

Waterfall

Asteepshootsendsyouskippingacrossashallowpoolofwateronasinglesledge. Beware,youmightgetwetonthisride.

Readingandtransferringinformation

Readthetextagaintocompletethetable.

ParkName

Theme

ExampleofActivities

Disneyland

Fairytalestories

Travelthroughspace,visitapirateship,meetfairytalecharacters,rideaswingingship,goonafree-falldrop.

Dollywood

CultureofthesoutheasternUSA

ListentoAmericancountrymusic,seetraditionalcraftsmenandtheirwork,trysometraditionalcandy,rideonanoldsteamengine,seebaldeagles,rideonThunderheadandotherrides.

Camelot

AncientEnglishhistoryandstories

Watchmagicshows,seefightingwithswordsoronhorseback,visitfarmsection,learnaboutfarmsinancientEngland.

Readingandunderstandingdifficultsentences

Asyouhavereadthetexttimes,youcansurelytellwhichsentencesaredifficulttounderstand.Nowputyourquestionsconcerningthedifficultpointstometheteacher.

IV.Closingdown

Closingdownbydoingexercises

Toendthelessonyouaretodothecomprehendingexercises3and4onpage35.

SuggestedanswerstoExercise4:

1.ThepurposeofDollywoodistoshowandcelebrateAmerica’straditionalsoutheasternculture.ProbablyalotofAmericanswillvisitthispark.

2-4Studentswillgivetheirownanswers.

Closingdownbyhavingadiscussion

Doyoulakeathemepark?

Whyorwhynot?

（Forreference:

Allovertheworldpeopleseekstimulatingexperiencestotaketheirmindawayfromeverydaytroubles,andtheUnitedStatesisdefinitelynoexceptiontothisrule.Mostofitsresidentshavethemoneyandtimetoentertainthemselvesasitpleasesthem--andvisitingamusementparkscertainlydoespleasethem.）

Closingdownbydefiningathemepark

Whatisathemepark?

Defineitinyourownwords.

（Forreference:

Howdothemeparksdifferfromordinaryamusementparks?

NationalAmusementParkHistoryAssociationdefinesathemeparkas"anamusementparkinwhichtherides,attractions,showsandbuildingsrevolvearoundacentralthemeorgroupofthemes.ExamplesincludetheDisneyparks,theSixFlagsParksandtheParamountparks."Anamusementpark,accordingtoNAPHA,is"anentertainmentfacilityfeaturingrides,games,foodandsometimesshows."TheWorldofCoasters’glossarydefinesathemeparkas"anamusementparkwhichhasoneormore"themed"areas,withridesandattractionskeyedtothethemeoftheirlocationwithinthepark.Disneyland,KnottsBerryFarm,andBuschGardensWilliamsburgareexamplesofthemeparks."）

LearningaboutLanguage

（WordFormation）

TeachingAims

Tohelpstudentslearnaboutwordformation.

Tohelpstudentsdiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulwordsandexpressions.

Tohelpstudentsdiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulstructures.

TeachingProcedures

I.Warmingup

Warmingupbydiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressions

Turntopage36anddoexercises1,2and3first.Checkyouranswersagainstyourclassmates’.

Findthecompoundnounsinthereadingpassageandwritethemdown:

Rollercoaster,whichever,whatever,free-fall,wherever,southeastern,indoor,outdoor,craftsmen,old-fashioned,steam-engine,world-famous,horseback

II.LearningaboutWordformation

Thebasicpartofanywordistheroot;toit,youcanaddaprefixatthebeginningand/orasuffixattheendtochangethemeaning.Forexample,intheword"unflattering,"therootissimply"flatter,"whiletheprefix"un-"makesthewordnegative,andthesuffix"-ing"changesitfromaverbintoanadjective（specifically,aparticiple）.

Englishitselfdoesnotuseprefixesasheavilyasitoncedid,butmanyEnglishwordscomefromLatin,whichusesprefixesandsuffixes（youcanusethewordaffixtorefereithertoaprefixorasuffix）quiteextensively.Forexample,thewords"prefix,""suffix,"and"affix"themselvesareallformedfrom"fix"bytheusedofprefixes:

"ad"（to）+"fix"（attached）="affix"

"pre"（before）+"fix"="prefix"

"sub"（under）+"fix"="suffix"

Notethatboththe"-d"of"ad"andthe"-b"of"sub"changethelastletter.

HerearesomeofthemostcommonLatinprefixes（forthemeaningsoftheLatinroots,lookupthewordsinagooddictionary）:

ab（away）abrupt,absent,absolve

ad（to）adve