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分课时教案The First Period Intensive ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语theme park, provide . with . , amuse oneself, various, a variety of, shuttle, charge . for, admission, make a profit, souvenir, base on, involve . in, athletic, brand, equipment, sneakers, come to life, minority, fantasy, get close to, settlers, take an active part in, experiment, advanced, techniqueb 重点句子1) In these parks, people sit chatting, play games, listen to birds singing, or just relax a bit.2) They are such huge places that visitors often use shuttles to get around.3) The big companies that own theme parks expect to make a profit not just by the charges for admission, but also by selling souvenirs in their shops and advertising them on television.4) The park is named after Walt Disney, the famous film maker.5) Disneyland has exciting rides, visits to castles and chances to get close to life-size cartoon figures.2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the students to know something about the various theme parks all over the world, to understand the difference between a theme park and a traditional park and try to finish the comprehending exercises.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences.Teaching important points 教学重点To solve the questions in Comprehending, and let the students find out the main idea of each paragraph, give a summary of the text.Teaching difficult points 教学难点How to give a general instruction/ description of a place.Teaching methods 教学方法Listening;Skimming;Scanning;Task-based.Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder and a computer.Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式Step I RevisionT: Good morning/ afternoon, boys and girls! First lets have a dictation about the words and phrases in Unit 4. Take out a piece of paper, please.major, local, represent, Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, strange, express, be likely to, general, avoid spoken, misunderstand, punish, at easeT: Now, hand in your paper please; Ill check your work after class.Step II Warming upT: Lets look at the pictures on P33. These are four pictures of different parks A garden in Suzhou, Hyde Park in London, World Waterpark in Canada, Disneyland. What kind of parks are they?S1: I think A garden in Suzhou is a place when people have a walk in their spare time to enjoy the beautiful trees, flowers, lakes, stones, buildings and relax themselves.T: What about Hyde Park in London? What kind of park is it?S2: Hyde Park is a famous park in the world, so Ive read it in magazines. It is the most well-known park in London. It used to be a hunting park for the Royal family in the 18th Century. Now it is open to the public and people can enjoy themselves there with the various activities, including horse-riding. Its best-known for the Speakers Corner where people can make speeches and express their view points freely.T: Very good. So what about World Waterpark in Canada?S3: I havent heard of this park before. I guess it is a park where people can take part in all kinds of activities in water.T: Good guessing. And I am sure all of you have heard of Disneyland.S4: Yes, it is the oldest theme park in the world and I think it is the most popular park in the world too. In the Disneyland, people can not only enjoy the exciting activities there, but also get close to the life-size cartoon characters like the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, which appear in some of Walt Disneys famous cartoon films. Luckily for us, a new Disneyland is being built in Hong Kong, so a few years later, we will have the chance to go and experience the excitement of this wonderful place in the world.T: Which one of these parks would you like to visit most if you have the chance?Sa: Of course I would go to Disneyland. I have watched so much about it on TV and Ive been dreaming about shaking hands with those lovely cartoon characters and taking pictures with them.Sb: I would like to go to Waterpark, because I like swimming and I like to take part in the activities in water in this park.Sc: I would go to Hyde Park. I want to go horse-riding, and above all, have the experience of making a speech in front of a crowd of people like a president. Thatll be really exciting.Step III ReadingSkimmingT: Its interesting to listen to your ideas. Today we are going to study a passage about theme parks. The title is THEME PARKSFUN AND MORE THAN FUN. I would like you to read the passage quickly for the first time to get a general idea of the passage. At the same time, please find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.(3 minutes later)T: Have you got the main idea of the passage? Who can tell me the topic sentences of six paragraphs?Topic sentencesParagraph 1. Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while.Paragraph 2. In recent decades, however, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment.Paragraph 3. Theme parks have a certain ideaa certain themethat the whole park is based on.Paragraph 4. Some are history or culture theme parks.Paragraph 5. The oldest theme park in the world is Disneyland, built near Los Angeles, California in 1955.Paragraph 6. Other theme parks including marine or ocean parks, science theme parks, and future theme parks.ScanningT: After the first reading, we have all got a general idea of the passage. So I would like you to read it carefully again and try to find the answers to these detailed questions.Teacher shows the questions on the screen.1. What is the basic purpose of theme parks? What do people do there?2. Do these parks charge people for admission?3. What is the purpose of a theme park?4. What is the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park? DifferencesOrdinary parksTheme parksActivitiesSizeFacilitiesChargesSouvenirs5. What activities will be offered to visitors in a sports theme park?6. Can they do shopping there? What can they buy?7. What can visitors see and do in history or culture theme parks?8. What is Disneyland like? What can visitors do there?9. What can people do in marine or ocean theme parks, science theme parks and future theme parks?(10 minutes later)T: Have you got the answers? I would like some of you to answer the questions. Lets listen and check whether they have got them correctly.Teachers check some students for the answers.suggested answers1. The basic purpose of a park is to provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. In these parks, people sit chatting, play games, listen to birds singing, or just relax a bit. And families go there to have picnics or have fun together in other ways.2. These parks charge people little or no money for admission.3. The purpose of a theme park is to provide entertainment.4. See the following table.DifferencesOrdinary parksTheme parksActivitiesrides such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round of a roller coaster.a variety of things to see and doSizeusually not very largehuge places that visitors often use shuttles to get aroundFacilitiesno restaurants or hotelsrestaurants, hotels and shopsChargescharge little or nonecharge for admissionSouvenirssell no souvenirssell souvenirs in their shops5. A sports theme park will offer visitors sports to play or watch.6. Yes. They can buy sports equipment or clothing, such as basketballs, footballs, sneakers and so on.7. Visitors can see how our ancestors dressed, worked and lived; and how special groups of people dress today, what they eat and what their homes look like. They might go for rides on animals, help cook cultural foods or have their pictures taken in the clothing of emperors or of minority people.8. Disneyland is so different from other parks that it seemed like a place of fantasy. Visitors can enjoy seeing the characters from Disney films, go on exciting rides, visits to castles and get close to life-size cartoon figures. They can also see model villages of life in the past which show how the early settlers in America lived.9. People can see and swim with dolphins and learn about ocean life in an ocean park; They can take an active part in experiments in a science theme park; They can go on imaginary trips to space and use advanced computer techniques to experience life in the future park.Step IV Comprehending (P34)Part 1T: Lets look back at the title of the passage. THEME PARKS FUN AND MORE THAN FUN. Why does the writer think that theme parks are places fun and more than fun? I would like you to think about this question and tell me your opinions.S: In my opinion, it means that theme parks are more than amusement parks with rides, such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roller coaster, they are such huge places that visitors often use shuttles to get around, and they have a lot of things to see and do. So they are places fun and more than fun.Part 2T: We have read about some of the different theme parks in the world. Have you ever thought of this question: Why do people build so many different theme parks? I would like you to have a class discussion and tell me 3 purposes for people building theme parks according to this passage.(Some time later)T: Please express your ideas.Suggested answersPurpose 1 : to provide entertainment.Explanation 1: because they have a variety of things to see and do.Purpose 2: to make a profit by charging for admission and selling souvenirs.Explanation 2: because they all charge money for admission of the hotels, restaurants, and for the rides and shows in the parks as well, and they sell a lot of souvenirs.Purpose 3: to provide people with some unusual experiences.Explanation 3: because there are parks for people to experience the life in the past, in the future, in the ocean and so on.Part 3T: Lets sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Suggested answersParagraph 1: Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while.Paragraph 2: Theme parks have been designed to provide entertainment with a variety of things to see and do.Paragraph 3: Theme parks have a certain idea/ theme that the whole park is based on.Paragraph 4: The history and culture theme parks.Paragraph 5: The Disneyland.Paragraph 6: The ocean parks and the science theme parks.Theme of the passage: Theme parksStep V DiscussionT: If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go the theme parks to enjoy the exciting experiences? Give reasons for your choice.a) Teacher divides the class into groups of four. Each group tries to reach an agreement and to collect as many reasons as possible from the group members.b) After the discussion, the teacher asks a student from each of the groups to report the decision of their group and to give their reasons for the decision.Step VI HomeworkRemember all the new words and phrases in the reading passage.Write a summary of the reading passage using the new words.单位：湖北省荆门姓名：李国E_mail：liguo619
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