Teaching aims :
Knowledge: amusement, attraction, divide, unlike, risk one’s life, fall though,
Be ready to do, race against, next to, space, combine…with…,
Entertain, seem, so…that…, scream one’s way etc.
Ability: 1. Enable the students to talk about entertainment places.
2. Enable the students to ask and give directions
3. Train the students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities
Moral lesson: To develop the Ss’ feelings of loving life and this colorful world
Important points: a. To master the uses of some words and phrases
b. The-ing form -----used as Adverbial
Difficult points: a. How to ask and give directions
b. How to understand the texts quickly and well
Teaching methods: asking and answering, practicing, scan & skim reading
Teaching aids: a tape recorder, a blackboard and a slide projector
Teaching periods: 5 periods
The first period
Warming-up, listening and speaking
文化背景介绍
娱乐公园就是所有人工建成的娱乐性露天场所的总称。根据西方的发展情况,它可分为狭义娱乐公园、主题公园、传统公园和电车公园四类
狭义娱乐公园(Amusement Park )---以缆车、竞技、美食为特征的娱乐设施,有的娱乐公园还有表演。
主题公园(Theme Park )--- 所有的缆车、吸引物、表演和建筑都围绕着一个或一组中心主题的娱乐公园。例如迪斯尼公园
传统公园(Traditional Park )---强调缆车游戏,而且没有给吸引物赋予主题的娱乐公园。
电车公园(Trolley Park )---以创建于19世纪末和20世纪初为代表的,由路面电车公司为了招揽周末业务而建造的娱乐公园。
Step I. Greetings
Step II. Lead- in
T: The summer vacation is coming. We’ll have time to have a good rest.
Maybe some of you will be take to travel. As is known to us, on the the beautiful parks that make this world full of fun are the places which tourists must visit. This unit we’ll learn sth about them. First let’s read the
New words and phrases in this unit.
Step III. Warming-up
T: Now please turn to page 64 to look at the four pictures in Warming-up
And answer the following questions:
Where were these pictures taken ?
What are the things in the pictures called ?
Have you tried any of these things?
Where did you try them ?
What other equipments can you find in these parks? 答案在板书中
If you haven’t, would you like to ? Why or why not ?
(Give the students several minutes to discuss then collect their answers )
Suggested answers:
Activity Reasons for liking it Reasons for disliking it
Roller coasters Exhilarating experience Awful
Bungee jumping Adventurous; exciting Causing injury
Free fall rides Stimulating Full of danger
Fast cars Giving great pleasure Feeling tense
Scary films Looking for thrills Frightening
Step IV Listening
T: Now look at the part of Listening. We are going to hear something about two parks. It will tell us the theme of each park and the reasons why they choose the park. I’ll play the tape three times.
For the first time, you just listen to get a general idea. Then listen to the
Tape a second time and do the exercise. At last you can check your answers when I play the tape recorder for the third time. Let’s begin.
Step V. Speaking
T: Look at the map on P65. And read the dialogue between Speaker A and B.
Then ask the students to make a similar asking-the-way dialogue in pairs
According to the map. ( After a while, the teacher asks some pairs to come to the front of the class and give their performances.)
Language points:
1. amusement
u.n 娱乐,消遣,兴趣 c. n 快乐的事,娱乐品,文娱活动
My chief amusement is fishing .
To our amusement, the teacher sang funny song in class
There are plenty of amusements here-cinemas, theatres, concerts and so on. (这里有许多娱乐项目,如电影、戏剧、音乐会等等。)
Games and sports should not be treated only as __________.
a. an amusement b. amusement c. amusements d. the amusement
补充: Amuse vt 使。。。发笑 / 逗。。。笑 amuse sb with sth
Amusing adj 令人发笑的,逗人笑 amused adj 感到可笑的
He often amuses us with humorous words.
What he said was so amusing.
We were amused by what he said.
(有同类用法的词在上一单元中已经介绍,这里就不罗嗦了)
2. theme一般指论文、演讲、音乐等的主题,也可指谈话等的题目、话 是正式用语
subject 是表达该含义的普通用词,用法范围较广
topic 指讲话、文章等的题目、话题或论题,(节、段)的主题,用法也较为广泛
Very few people can understand the theme of this kind of music
What’s the subject of this text?
Please find out the topic sentence in this passage.
3. attract vt 吸引、招引、引起、引诱
+ sb /sth / sb to sp
Bright colors attract children.
I tried to attract his attention, but failed .
What do you think attract so many visitors to the West Lake?
Attraction n 吸引、吸引力、吸引人的事物
The main attraction of the circus was a dancing bear .
4. get it在口语中用作不及物动词,可能表示“明白、理解”,“猜中”, 等义;
make it表示“及时到达”或“做成功某事”
catch it (因做错事而)挨骂、受责备、受罚、被打中
take it认为/ 假定/ 想象。。。
This is the whole story. Get it ? 这就是整个过程,明白吗?
You get it . 你猜中了。
I think we’ll just make it . 我认为我们会及时到达的。
It’s hard to make it to the top in show business .演艺行业要达到顶峰是
不容易的。
You’ll catch it if you’re not careful!你若不小心就会挨骂的。
He caught it right in the eye. 他的眼睛被打个正着
I take it that we are to discuss it with our head teacher. 我认为我们该。。
I can hardly take it that he could finish it in such a short time. 我几乎无法想象。。。
5. lead to 通向,通往/ 导致,招致
All the roads lead to Rome.
Hard work leads to success, while laziness leads to failure.
This street leads you to the station.
lead vt (1)引导,带领 They went out of the forest with a peacock leading the way .
(2)领导,率领 That general once led the Long March.
(3)使得,导致(某人做某事)What led you to believe it.
(4)(使)过某种生活 We are leading a busy life.
Lead by the nose 牵着鼻子走/ 完全控制某人
Lead off 开始/ 首先
Lead on 劝诱,哄(骗)
Lead up to 导致,打算(干什么)
Don’t let anybody lead you by the nose .
Who is going to lead off?
The salesman tried his best to lead people on to buy the goods.
What does he lead up to by doing this ?
Step VI. Summary and Homework
T: In this class, we’ve done some listening and speaking. We have also talked
About some equipments for pleasure in amusement park and practiced
Asking the way and giving directions, using the expressions on P66. After
Class, practise more dialogues about giving directions and preview the
Reading material “Theme Parks”. So much for today. Goodbye, everyone.
Blackboard Design
Unit 22The First Period Equipments for pleasure in the amusement park : roller coasters, racing cars, free for rides, bungee jumping, monorails, swings, shooting galleries, roundabouts, bumper cars and so on Language points : 1. amusement 2. got it ….
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The Second and the third periods
Step I. Greetings
Step II. Lead-in
T: Yesterday we practiced giving directions and talked about some equipments for pleasure in an amusement park. Today we are going to read a passage. It is about some theme parks in the world. It will show you what you can do in each theme park. Do you know what is a theme park? Please read the text and the answer is just in it.
Questions for fast reading:
1. What is a theme park?
2. What theme parks are mentioned in the text?
(World Park, Ethnic Culture Park, Ocean Park, Disneyland, Universal studios )
Questions for scan reading.
1. How are the theme parks different from traditional amusement parks?
2. If I want to look at buildings, castles and statues from other countries,
Which theme park should I go? (头三道题答案均在第一段)
3. What can we see at the China Ethnic Culture Park?
4. Why do people go to the theme parks?(4。5。6。答案在第二段)
5. If I want to learn about life in the ocean, which theme park is best choice?
6. Where is Ocean Park? How many sections does it have? What are they?
What places can you go to at the lowland?
7. What’s the theme of Disneyland? What can meet in it ?
8. What’s the name of another big theme park in the US? At Universal, what are all the rides and activities based on?(7.8答案在第三段)
9. There are so many themes parks in the world. However, why new theme
Parks are still being built? What makes it possible for to experience almost anything without danger in these new theme parks? (最后一段)
The main idea for Each Paragraph.
Para1. The definition of theme park and introduction to some theme parks in China
Para2. Something about Ocean Park in Hong Kong
Para 3. Disneyland and the Universal Studios in US
Para 4. The reason why new theme parks are being built
Language points in the text.
1. unlike adj 不同的,相异的 The two flowers are quite unlike.
Prep 不像, 与。。。不同 Her baby is quite unlike her .
Unlikely adj 未必的, 不大可能的 She is unlikely to win the game .
不太真实可信的 That is an unlikely story.
Likely adj 很可能的 be likely to do= It is likely that…
2. teach sb sth (仅供参考)
A. + sb sth = + sth to sb
give , show , send , write, bring , offer, read , pass, lend ,
hand , tell , pay , throw, allow , wish , teach , promise , refuse etc
B. + sb sth = + sth for sb
make , buy , do , fetch, get, paint, save, etc
3. opportunity 强调是很恰当的机会
It’s a good opportunity for me to practise speaking English with them.
find/ make an opportunity of doing / to do…
have no/little / not much opportunity for doing / to do…
seize / miss an opportunity
take the opportunity of doing/ to do …(趁机会做某事)
chance 强调偶然性
Don’t give such a good chance to study abroad.
By chance 偶然地,意外地 I found that book by chance
Take a chance / take chances 冒险 They are taking chances.
By any chance 万一,碰巧If you, by any chance, come here , please tell me
Take one’s chance 碰运气,冒险 He went to California to take his chance .
4. divide / separate
separate 指把原来连在一起或靠近的“分隔”开来,也可指“离别,分手” 多与from连用;它还有形容词词性,意为“单独的,各自的”
divide 指把整体“划分”或“分割”成若干份,多与into, among 连用
它还有“除(尽)”的意思
A. The Pacific separates Asia from America.
Please separate the white shirts from the colored ones .
We separated at the railway station.
The babies are sleeping on separate beds.
B . The mother divided the watermelon into eight parts.
The students are divided into five groups
He divided the cake among the children.
Three divides nine. / Six divided by 2 is 3.
5. explore vt . 控测; 勘探/ 探究,仔细探查
explorer n 探测者; 探究者
exploration n 探测,探究, 探查
exploratory adj 探查的,探测的
Scientists will explore the Arctic regions.
6. Visitors can go on exciting rides where they can feel what it is like to do the
Things they have seen their heroes do in the movies.
7. If you want to know what it feels like to fall through the air, take off in a rocket, fly a helicopter or fight alien creatures in outer space, visit one of the theme parks in your area
以上两句由于句子成分复杂,最好做一下句子成分的划分
Blackboard Design
Theme parks Questions: 1. What is a theme park ? 2. What theme parks are mentioned in the text?Language points: 1. amusement 2. opputunity 3. divide 4. explore ……. …….. …….
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The fourth period
Step I. Greetings
Step II. Revision
T: In the last period, we have learnt a passage about theme parks. Now let’s
Answer some questions. Please listen carefully.
1. Which park is China’s largest theme park ?
(The World Park )
2. What can you do at the World Park in China?
(We can look at buildings, castles and statues from more than 30 countries )
3. What’s the theme of the Disney parks ?
( The world of Walt Disney and his characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and many others )
4. Which section of the Ocean Park in Hong Kong should you go to if
You want to learn about the giant dinosaur’s footprints?
(At the Lowland.)
Step III. Grammar
T: Now, please look at the two sentences on the blackboard.
( Bb: He stood there. He read a newspaper. ) How can we join these two
sentences into one? Who can do it ?
S1: It can be joined like this : He stood there and read a read a newspaper.
(The teacher writes it on the blackboard. )
T: That’s right. Sit down, please. We can also say:
He stood there, reading a newspaper. (Write it on the blackboard and
Mark it with (1))
(Bb: First he graduated from the college. Then he went to a factory. )
Who can join them into one sentence?
S2: Let me try. After he graduated from the college, he went to a factory.
(The teacher writes it on the blackboard. )
T: You are right. We can also say: having graduated form the college, he went
To a factory. (Write the sentence on the blackboard and mark it with (2))
Now pay attention to these two sentences marked with (1) and (2). In the
Second sentence, there are two actions. One is “graduated from the
College”, and the other is “went to a factory”. Which happened first?
S3: The action “ graduated from the college” happened first.
T: Right. Now let’s look at the first sentence. There are also two actions
Which happened first?
S4: In this sentence, two actions happened at the same time.
T: Very good. Attention, please. When two things happen at the same time, or
Almost at the same time in one sentence, we often use the following structure:
v-ing (phrase ), main clause/ or main clause, v. –ing (phrase ) 板书
While one thing happens first , the other happens later, we usually use the
Following structure:
Having done, main clause/ or main clause, having done . 板书
Ss: Yes.
T: Now look at the three sentences in the box in Grammar on Page 55. Can you
Say something about the actions in them ?
T: Good. Now look at Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 in Grammar. Rewrite these sentences using the -ing form, paying attention to which action happens first.
(After several minutes, check the answers )
Step V. Summary and Homework
T: Today, we’ve done some exercises about the- ing form used as adverb. In
This part, you should pay attention to the time when things happened.
After class you should practise more to master them better. Don’t forget
To prepare for the Integrating skills. OK. That’s all for today. Class is
Over.
Blackboard Design
The fourth period He stood there. He read a newspaper. ----○He stood there and read a newspaper.○He stood there, reading a newspaper. First he graduated from the college. Then he went to a factory.○After he graduated from the college, he went to a factory.○Having graduated from the college, he went to a factory.……. ….. …….
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The fifth period
Live to Ride (为飞车而活)
Step I. Greetings.
Step II. Lead- in
In the text “Theme parks” we know something about the famous theme parks
Both in china and in US . From it we know that a theme park is a collection
Of rides, exhibitions or other attractions that are based on a common theme.
This class let’s see more about rides in these parks. Please look at the part of
Integrating skills
Step III. Reading.
Questions
1. For many visitors, what are the theme parks all about?
2. What are the differences between today rides and the early days of roller coasters?
3. What is another attraction found in many theme parks?
(Thrill ride. 动感电影)
4. What the difference between thrill ride and the roller coasters? Give a
example.
5. Where can thrill rides send you ? and what can you feel in them?
6. What’s the limit to the fun ? ( the imagination of the designers of the
thrill rides. )
Language points.
1. ready adj (1) 有准备的,准备好的(for ,with )只作表语
Supper is ready.
If she ready for the trip?
Are you ready with your work ?
(2) 甘心的,愿意的,情愿的,乐意的(to )
I’m always ready to help you .
Are you ready to go with me to Beijing.
(3) 易于。。。的,动辄就。。。
Don’t be so ready to quarrel.
(4) 迅速的,立刻的,即时的(只作定语)
Pay him ready money.给他现钱
I bought a set of ready-made clothes. 我买了套成衣
Adv 事先准备好地 Alice doesn’t buy food ready cooked .
艾丽丝不买熟食
2. go through
(1) 经历,通过He once went through much hardship.
The deal didn’t go through.
(2) 仔细检查,全面考虑/ 审查
They went through our luggage at the customs .
Let’s go through the arguments again.
(3) 搜查 The policeman is going through the pockets of the
thief
(4) 做完某事 Let’s go through the exercises.
Go through with 把。。。进行到底
He is determined to go through with the invention.
3. Scream one’s way 一路尖叫着
Feel one’s way 措索着走
Fight one’s way 奋勇前进
Lose one’s way 迷路
Make one’s way 取道前进
Force one’s way 挤着向前走
Wind one’s way 蜿延前进,曲折前进
Get one’s way 实现了愿望
Have one’s way 随心所欲
Homework: Review the words and expressions in Unit 22.
Finish all the exercises in it.
Blackboard Design
The fifth period Live to ride Language points:1. be ready to do 2. go through 3.scream one’s way …… …………...
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