高一英語必修4Unit 5 Theme parks復習教案
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 disney’s 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 i’ve 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. that’ll be really exciting.
step iii speaking
ask students to talk something about disneyland
1. the 8 theme parks of disneyland
2. which one would you like to visit?
background information:
disneyland
few places of entertainment on earth have garnered as much wonder, legend, or controversy as disneyland, the walt disney company amusement park, which was the first large-scale implementation of disney approach to fantasy, story, and crowd control.
places of family amusement are not new in the world, and there has certainly grown a science to them not unlike that of keeping a travelling circus intact, or maintaining national parks. but more than those who came before them, disney and his creative team focused on the presentation of disneyland, ensuring that it would be as controlled and predictable a fiction as their movies, records and television shows had been up to that point.
walking into disneyland is like an entering the sweeping shot of a fantasy movie, with a town square reaching forward to a breathtaking castle. every aspect of the park was said to be planned ahead with the energy of one of the disney animated features, with artists from various productions brought in to work on the look and style of the place. actors from many disney features appear as the voices of birds, announcers and narrators in the park. but all this wonder hides how extensive the disney planning really is.
when you enter disneyland, you are actually on the top floor of a giant complex of underground facilities, providing most of the "heart and health" of the park with security, employee facilities, garbage collection and other important administrative aspects all hidden from view. you don’t see garbage stacked outside disneyland waiting to be picked up, and you never see an employee shuffling out to the lot after a long day. the park has even developed its own nomenclature to insulate gritty details from the public; a protein spill is the code that a child’s vomit needs to be mopped up.