2023學年完整版Unit5ThemeparksReading設計2

Unit5ThemeparksReading教學設計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.ReadingaloudtotherecordingNowpleaselistenandreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextTHEMEPARKS——FUNANDMORETHANFUN.Payattentiontothepronunciationofeachwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Iwillplaythetapetwiceandyoushallreadaloudtwice,too.2.ReadingandunderliningNextyouaretoreadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.CollocationsfromTHEMEPARKS——FUNANDMORETHANFUNprovidesb.Withsth.,amuseoneself,escapeone’sbusylifeforawhile,shareapurpose,findwaystodosth.,meetone’sneed,sitchatting,playgames,listentobirds’singing,relaxabit,havepicnics,havefun,itcostssomemoneytodosth.,inrecentdecades,provideentertainment,useshuttlestogetaround,haveavarietyofthingstoseeanddo,chargemoneyfordoingsth.,makeaprofit,sellsouvenirs,advertisiesth.ontelevision,haveacertainidea,basesth.onsth.,asportsthemepark,involvesb.inphysicalexercise,buyabrandofsportsequipment,cometolife,goforridesonanimals,cookculturalfoods,havepicturestaken,chareadmission,namesb.aftersb./sth.,aplaceoffantasy,getclosetosth./sb.,takeanactiveparkinexperiments,goontripstospace,usecomputertechniquestodosth.3.ReadingtoidentifythetopicsentenceofeachparagraphSkimthetextandidentifythetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Youmayfinditeitheratthebeginning,themiddleortheendoftheparagraph.WaterfallAsteepshootsendsyouskippingacrossashallowpoolofwateronasinglesledge.Beware,youmightgetwetonthisride.(Forreference:1stparagraph:Parksprovidepeoplewithaplacetoamusethemselvesandtoescapetheirbusylivesforawhile.2ndparagraph:Manyparkshavebeendesignedtoprovideentertainment.3rdparagraph:Themeparkshaveacertainidea—acertaintheme—thatthewholeparkisbasedon.4thparagraph:Somearehistoryorculturethemeparks.5thparagraph:TheoldestthemeparkintheworldisDisneyland,builtnearLosAngeles,Californiain1955.6thparagraph:Therearealsosciencethemeparks.)4.ReadingandtransferringinformationReadthetextagaintocompletethetable.THEMEPARKS——FUNANDMORETHANFUNWhatisapark?Whatisathemepark?Whatisasportsthemepark?Whatarehistoryorculturalthemeparks?FactsaboutDisneylandFactsaboutmarine,ocean,andsciencethemeparks5.ReadingandunderstandingdifficultsentencesAsyouhavereadthetexttimes,youcansurelytellwhichsentencesaredifficulttounderstand.Nowputyourquestionsconcerningthedifficultpointstometheteacher.IV.ClosingdownClosingdownbydoingexercisesToendthelessonyouaretodothecomprehendingexercisesNo.1,2and3onpage34.ClosingdownbyhavingadiscussionDoyoulakeathemepark?Whyorwhynot?(Forreference:Allovertheworldpeopleseekstimulatingexperiencestotaketheirmindawayfromeverydaytroubles,andtheUnitedStatesisdefinitelynoexceptiontothisrule.Mostofitsresidentshavethemoneyandtimetoentertainthemselvesasitpleasesthem--andvisitingamusementparkscertainlydoespleasethem.)ClosingdownbydefiningathemeparkWhat