Theme parks(Period 1 Reading)
language points1.suppose:v.1)to consider as possible;to believe;imagine;assume 認定;猜想;料想;假定e.g.what do you suppose he wanted?everybody supposes him (to be) poor,but he is quite wealthy.let’s suppose what she said is true.2)pretend that (sth.)is true;take (sth.) as a fact 假定或假設（某事物）屬實;認定（某事物）e.g.suppose(that) the news is true;what then?suppose you had a million pounds—how would you spend it?suppose/supposing he is absent,what shall we do?3)be supposed to do sth....to be expected,because of duty,law,etc.應該,理應;允許e.g.everyone is supposed to wear a seat-belt in the car.you are not supposed to smoke on the bus.2.theme parks—fun and more than fun 1）fun n. playfulness 嬉戲頑皮;(a cause of) amusement,enjoyment,pleasure 樂趣,娛樂e.g.the little dog is full of fun.it’s no fun spending the evening doing nothing.swimming in the sea is great/good fun.(be) in fun 開玩笑make fun of 取笑have fun 開展/進行娛樂活動;玩得很痛快for fun 為了好玩,為了高興for/in fun 開玩笑地e.g.don’t make fun of other people.we had a lot of fun at the party.he only did it for fun.he only said it in fun—he didn’t mean it.2）more than over;to a greater degree;not onlye.g.the stone weighs more than ten tones.china daily is more than a newspaper.it can also help us learn english.she is more than happy to help you.the beauty of the west lake is more than i can describe.3.though parks share this basic purpose,they find various ways to meet this need.various adj. different 各種各樣的,不同的;several,a number of 好幾個,很多e.g.there are various ways of cooking eggs.various people said they had seen the accident.there are various colors to choose from.shenzhen is filled with people from various parts of china.【拓展歸納】a variety of＝all kinds of;varieties ofe.g.everyone arrived late for the party for a variety of reasons.4.they all charge money for admission,and for the rides and shows in the park.charge v. to ask money in payment收費,要價;to record(sth.) to one’s debt 把……計入某人賬內;to bring a charge against 控告,指控;put a charge into (sth.) 給（某物）充電e.g.the hotel charged me $30 for a room for the night.how much do you charge for the mushroom?the railway charges half-price for university students.don’t forget to charge the money of the shoes to my account.he was charged with stealing the jewels.have you charged the battery?【拓展歸納】take charge of 掌管,負責