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Module 4 Unit 5 Theme Parks Period 1 Warming-up and Reading Teaching goals: ⑴Enable the students to know what theme park is. ⑵The students know some information in the reading passage. ⑶Train the students’ reading and speaking skills further. Key points: To solve the questions in comprehending, and let the students find out the main idea of each paragraph, talk about the theme parks. Important points: Students know how to give a general description of a place. Teaching methods: Skimming: Scanning; Task-based Teaching procedures: Step 1. Lead-in Have you ever been to a theme park?

Do you know what theme park is? Disneyland is the oldest theme park in the world and it is the most popular park in the world, too. 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 Disney’s famous cartoon films.

What activities can we take in a theme park? What is a theme park? What is the difference between traditional parks and the theme parks? Step 2. Reading Theme Parks—Fun and More than Fun Fill in the blanks with information from each paragraph. To make students know the detailed information about Disneyland Dollywood and Camelot park. Read the passage quickly and give the main idea of each paragraph. The text mainly introduces ____________, which include different themes, and then it gives _____ examples. Fill in the blanks according the text to make a conclusion about this reading passage.

Step 3. Discussion Recently, there were several accidents happening in amusement parks, causing people losing their lives. Therefore, some dispprove of playing in amusement parks. Do you agree? Give your reasons. The answers may vary. Give students an model. Students practise speaking according to the question. Personally speaking,

I _____________________ playing

in an amusement park.

Obviously, ____________________

__________________________________. In addition/ In the

meanwhile/ at the same time, _________________________ _________________________________. However, ________ ___________________________. I can, therefore, come to

the conclusion that __________________________________ ________________________________________________. Step 4. Homework