高中英语：教学设计（第3课时）：Theme parks

Unit5Themeparks教学设计

Period3ExtensiveReading

TheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod

ThisperiodincludesthereadingofFUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENTAND

LEARNINGonPage38andthereadingtaskonPage73.

FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENTANDLEARNINGintroducestheideaof

scientificandfuture-orientedthemeparks-Futuroscope,muchofwhichoffers

hands-onexperiencesand"virtual“adventuresintothepastandthefuture.This

informationwillextendthestudents9informationaboutthevarietyofthemeparks.

AndthereadingtaskTHEPOLYNESIANCULTURALCENTREtellsusacultural

themeparkinHawaii,wherethevisitorscanseethedifferentcustoms,thestyleof

dress,andaboveall,thedifferentskillsofthePolynesianpeople.

Thetworeadingpassagescanbegiventothestudentsasextensivereadingtasks

todeveloptheirreadingskills.Theyareexpectedtoskimthefirstpassageforthe

experiencesthatthevisitorcanhaveatFuturoscopefirstandthenclassifythe

activitiesundertheheadings-EntertainmentandEducation.Andnextthestudents

areencouragedtoinvolveinapeeractivitytocreateamapofwhattheythink

Futuroscopelookslikeandreporttheirworktootherpeersinordertosharetheir

work.Asforthesecondpassage,thestudentsareexpectedtodothetrueorfalse

questionsafterafastreadingtoseehowwelltheyunderstandthepassage,andthen

finishthetasksonPage74.

TeachingImportant&DifficultPoints

Howtoimprovethestudents9readingability.

TeachingorLearningapproaches

Task-basedlearning;cooperativelearning

TeachingAids

Ataperecorder

Amulti-mediacomputerandablackboard.

ThreeDimensionalTeachingAims

KnowledgeandSkills

Trainthestudents9readingability.

Extendthestudents9informationaboutthevarietyofthemeparks.

Learnthedifferentcustoms,thestyleofdress,andaboveall,thedifferentskills

ofthePolynesianpeopleinaculturalthemeparkinHawaii.

ProcessandStrategies

Fastreadingtogetthemainidea.

Necessaryexplanationtomakethemhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferent

customsintheworld.

Individualworkorgroupworktobeinvolvedinclassactively.

FeelingsandValue

Thesetworeadingpassagescanserveasextensivereadingtasks,throughwhich

theycanknowmoreaboutthevarietiesofthemeparksandmeanwhiletheywilllearn

aboutthedifferentcustomsindifferentcountries.

TeachingProcedures

Step1Revision

T:Hello,everybody!Atthebeginningofthisperiod,wewillfirstcheckyour

homework.

Possibleanswerstothehomeworkexercises:

Exercise1onPage70.

1.rides2.shuttle3.souvenirs4.variety5.athletic6.amusement

7.imaginary8.advanced9.imagination10.excitement

Exercise2onPage70.

Brazil,jungle,survived,creatures,mysterious,excitement,up-to-date

Exercise1onPage71

VerbAdjective

Agreeagreeable

imagineimaginable

chargechargeable

profitprofitable

movemoveable

changechangeable

countcountable

survivesurvivable

1.survive2.countable3.profitable4.imagine5.agreeable

6.charge?.changeable8.moved

Exercise2onPage71

1.disagreeable2.unusual3.unwilling4.unsuitable5.misbehave

6.dislike7.disadvantage8.misrepresented

Exercise3onPage72

1.Susanwaspleasedtohaveanintroductiontothequeen.

2.Haveyougotthecorrectequipmentforthejourneyupthatmountain?

3.1feltverysatisfiedafterlookingatthosepicturesinthemuseum.

4.Rebeccawascuriousaboutwhatitisliketogotoathemepark.

5.Peter'squickactionssavedthelittlegirl.

Step2Pre-reading

T:Welldone!Fromthefirstreadingpassagewe'velearnedmuchaboutdifferent

themeparks一whatathemeparkis;whatpeoplecanseeanddointheseparks;why

peoplebuiltsomanydifferentthemeparksandTHEMEPARKS一FUNANDMORE

THANFUN.Todaywearegoingtoreadaboutaveryunusualthemeparkinwhich

wecanhaveanexcitingexperienceofthelifeunderthesea,overthemountain,and

intospace.Wouldyouliketoknowmoreaboutthisfantasticpark?Pleaseopenyour

booksandturntoPage38andreadthepassageFuturoscope-Excitementand

Learning.

Step3Reading

T:Pleasereadthepassageasfastasyoucanforthefirsttimeandfindtheanswersto

thesequestionsonthescreen.

I・ReadandticktheexperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscope.

A.Takingajourneydeepintospace,totheendofthesolarsystem,andbepulledinto

aBlackHole.

B.TakingatriptoBraziltoexperiencesurvivinganairplanecrashinthejungle.

C.Goingwithfamousdiverstothebottomoftheoceanandseeingmysterious,blind

creaturesthathaveneverseenthesunlight.

D.Carracingorskiingonsomeofthemostdifficultmountainsintheworld.

E.Meetingfacetofacewithadinosaur.

F.Livingontheotherplanets.

II.Choosethecorrectanswers.

1.WhatisFuturoscope?

A.AthemeparkinAmerica.

B.Athemeparkthatusesthemostadvancedtechnologytotakepeopleoutoftheearth

andthepresenttime.

C.Ascienceandtechnology-basedthemeparkthatprovidespeoplewithextraordinary

experiencewithoutleavingtheearthandthepresenttime.

D.Athemeparkthatprovidesonlyfunandexcitement.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Mostofuswillgotothebottomoftheoceanortotheedgesofthesolarsystem.

B.Futurethemeparksallowpeopletoseeanddothingswithoutdangerbutwith

muchmoney.

C.Inthefuturethemeparks,therearelearningcentersforpeopletotryscientific

experimentsandlearnwhatmustbedonetoprepareforaflightintospaceoran

underseatrip,andtounderstandwhywecouldnotliveontheotherplanetsinour

solarsystem.

D.Futurethemeparksareplacesforfunandexcitement,butnotforlearning.

T:WhowouldliketoticktheexperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscope?

S:Iwill.TheexperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscopeareABCDE.

T:Whatarethecorrectanswerstothequestions?

S:Ithinkthecorrectanswertoquestion1shouldbeC,andtheanswertoquestion2

shouldalsoC.

T:Congratulations!Yougotthemright.

T:Nowdoyouunderstandthepassage?Therearedifferentkindsofactivitiesin

Futuroscope.Whatkindsofactivitiesdoyouthinkprovidepeoplewithentertainment?

Andwhatkindsofactivitiesprovidepeoplewitheducation?Pleasefillintheformin

Part2accordingtothepassage.Youmaydiscussthequestionsingroups.Afterthat

fillintheformandchecktheanswerswithyourpartners,andthenwewillcheckthe

answersinclass.

Suggestedanswers:

EntertainmentEducation

Totakeajourneydeepintospace.Totryscientificexperiments.

Tolearnwhatmustbedonetoprepare

Toexperiencesurvivinganairplanecrash

foraflightintospaceoranundersea

inthejungle.

trip.

GowithfamousdiverstothebottomoftheTounderstandwhywecouldnotliveon

sea.otherplanetsinoursolarsystem.

Totakepartincarracingorskionsomeof

themostdifficultmountainsintheworld

Tomeetfacetofacewithadinosaur.

T:Wonderful,keepupthegoodwork!Nowcreateamapofwhatyouthink

Futuroscopelookslikewithapartner.Includealltheactivitiesandareasthatare

mentionedinthepassage.Makesuretheyareconnectedtoeachotherinawaythat

wouldmakeiteasytomovefromonetoanother.

T:Whowouldliketoshowyourmap?Whataboutyours,Peter?

S:Hereyouare.

(Theteachershowsafewmoremaps.)

Suggestedanswers:

AMAPOFFUTUROSCOPE

T:Goodthinkingandimagination!Futuroscopeletspeopletravelinthreeperiods(the

past,thepresent,thefuture)andthreeplaces(thebottomofthesea,theedgesofthe

solarsystemandthejungle).Maybesomedayyouwillhaveachancetopayavisitto

Futuroscopeyourselves.

Step4Readingtask

T:Justnowwereadaboutascienceandtechnology-basedthemepark-Futuroscope.

NowlefscometoaculturalthemeparkinHawaii.Inthispark,visitorscanseethe

differentcustoms,thestyleofdress,andaboveall,thedifferentskillsofthe

Polynesianpeople.

Let'sreadthepassagequicklyforthefirsttimeandthentellwhetherthesesentences

aretrueorfalse.

Theteachershowsthestatementsonthescreen.

Trueorfalse

1.ThePolynesianCulturalCentreinHawaiinotonlyshowsvisitorsthePolynesian

wayoflife,butalsoprotectstheirskillsandcultureforthefuture.

2.Villagersfrommanyislandcommunitiescometoshowvisitorstheirdifferent

customsandstylesofdress.

3.ThemostimportantskillofthePolynesianpeopleisclimbingtalltreeswiththeir

barefeet.

4.ThePolynesianpeoplewereabletofindtheirwayontheseabythesmellofthe

wind,themovementsofthefishandseaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthe

waves.

5.Longlongago,thePolynesianpeopleusedtheboat-buildingskillstomakelong

boatsandshowtheracesandbattlesthattheytookpartin.

Thestudentsreadthroughthepassageforseveralminutes.

T:Areyoureadyfortheanswersnow?

S:Ithinkstatements1,2and4aretrue,whilestatements4and5arefalse.

T:Doyouallagreewithhim?

Ss:Yes.Hegotthemright.

T:OK,doyouunderstandthispassage?Canyoutellmesomeoftheskillsofthe

Polynesianpeoples?Nowpleaseskimthepassageandtrytomakealistoftheskills

ofthePolynesianpeoples.

(Afewminuteslater.)

T:Haveyoufinishedyourwork?

S:Fromthepassageweknowthattheycanmakeclothesfrombarandclimbverytall

treeswiththeirbarefeet.Theyareabletofindtheirwayusingthesmellofthewind,

themovementsofthefishandseaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthewaves.

Buttheirmostimportantskillisboat-building.

Suggestedanswers:

SkillsofthePolynesianpeople:

1.tomakeclothesfrombark.

2.toclimbverytalltreeswiththeirbarefeet.

3.boat-building.

4.tofindtheirwayusingthesmellofthewind,themovementsofthefishand

seaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthewaves.

T:Theyarereallycleversailors.NowIwouldlikeyoutoanswerthequestionsof

Part2onPage74.

S:rdliketoanswerthefirstquestion.PeopleshowtheskillsofthePolynesian

peoplebecausethishelpstoprotecttheirskillsandcultureforthefuture.

T:Whataboutthesecondquestion?

S:Letmeanswerthesecondquestion.Therearesomanydifferentkindsof

PolynesianvillagedesignsbecausePolynesiaismadeupofagroupofsmallislands,

andpeopletherecomefrommanyislandcommunitieswithdifferenttradition,

customsandstylesofdress.

Step5Summary

T:Todaywefirstwenttoascienceandtechnology-basedthemepark-Futuroscope.

Therewetraveledinthreeperiods(thepast,thepresent,thefuture)andthreeplaces

(thebottomofthesea,theedgesofthesolarsystemandthejungle).Whatadventurous

experienceswehad!ThenwewenttoaculturalthemeparkinHawaii.Inthispark,

welearnedthedifferentcustoms,thestyleofdress,andaboveall,thedifferentskills

ofthePolynesianpeople.Fromthisperiod,weextendourunderstandingoftheme

parksandbroadenourvisionaboutdifferentcultures.I'mreallyproudofyouforyour

wonderfulperformances.

Step6Homework

1.DoExercise3onPage70.

2.GetreadyforListeningonPage37,andListeningonPage69.

TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard

Unit5Themeparks

Period3FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENTANDLEARNING

1.ExperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscope.

2.EntertainmentEducation

THEPOLYNESIANCULTURALCENTRE

SkillsofthePolynesianpeople:

1.tomakeclothesfrombark.

2.toclimbverytalltreeswiththeirbarefeet.

3.boat-building.

4.tofindtheirwayusingthesmellofthewind,themovementsofthefishand

seaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthewaves.

RecordafterTeaching

ActivitiesandResearch

WorkinpairsandcreateamapofwhattheythinkFuturoscopelookslike.The

mapshouldincludealltheactivitiesandareasthatarementionedinthepassage.

Makesuretheyareconnectedtoeachotherinawaythatwouldmakeiteasytomove

fromonetoanother.

ReferenceforTeaching

BackgroundInformation

迪斯尼乐园(Disneyland)

FewplacesofentertainmentonEarthhavegarneredasmuchwonder,legend,or

controversyasDisneyland,theWaltDisneyCompanyamusementpark,whichwas

thefirstlarge-scaleimplementationofDisneyapproachtofantasy,story,andcrowd

control.

PlacesofFamilyAmusementarenotnewintheworld,andtherehascertainly

grownasciencetothemnotunlikethatofkeepingatravellingcircusintact,or

maintainingnationalparks.Butmorethanthosewhocamebeforethem,Disneyand

hiscreativeteamfocusedonthepresentationofDisneyland,ensuringthatitwouldbe

ascontrolledandpredictableafictionastheirmovies,recordsandtelevisionshows

hadbeenuptothatpoint.

WalkingintoDisneylandislikeanenteringthesweepingshotofafantasymovie,

withatownsquarereachingforwardtoabreathtakingcastle.Everyaspectofthepark

wassaidtobeplannedaheadwiththeenergyofoneoftheDisneyanimatedfeatures,

withartistsfromvariousproductionsbroughtintoworkonthelookandstyleofthe

place.ActorsfrommanyDisneyfeaturesappearasthevoicesofbirds,announcers

andnarratorsinthepark.ButallthiswonderhideshowextensivetheDisneyplanning

reallyis.

WhenyouenterDisneyland,youareactuallyonthetopfloorofagiantcomplex

ofundergroundfacilities,providingmostofthe"heartandhealth^^oftheparkwith

security,employeefacilities,garbagecollectionandotherimportantadministrative

aspectsallhiddenfromview.Youdon'tseegarbagestackedoutsideDisneyland

waitingtobepickedup,andyouneverseeanemployeeshufflingouttothelotaftera

longday.Theparkhasevendevelopeditsownnomenclaturetoinsulategrittydetails

fromthepublic;Aproteinspillisthecodethatachild'svomitneedstobemopped

up.

ItissaidthatWaltDisneyplannedtheparktothepointoftheplacementof

wastebaskets.Hesupposedlytookasnackthatmightbepurchasedatastand,walked

untilhefinishedit,anddecreedthatnotrashcanwouldbefurtherthanthatdistance

fromanyother.TherearefewplacesoutsideofLasVegaswheresuchgrandioseand

breathtakinglyanalplanswouldbetakenseriously,bothinimplementationandin

believingthatsuchforethoughtexisted.AndLasVegaswasnowherenear

Disneyland'slevelforyears.

Thishascausedsuchurbanlegendsasthe“DisneyTapes”,whereWaltDisney

wassaidtohaveleftfilmloopstobeplayedafterhisdeathforseveralyears,his

forward-thinkinggeniussoamazinghecouldpredictwhatwouldbeawaitingthe

companyintheensuingyears.ThisisactuallyacorepartofIsaacAsimov's

Foundationseriesofnovels,andnottherealcase.Itisthoughtthatpromotionalfilms

thatDisneymadebeforehisdeathregardingEPCOTandotherprojectswerethe

sourceofthisrumor.

迪斯尼世界以其独有的魅力，每天都吸引着成千上万来自世界各地的游客，彩

车游行，旧日的街道，迪斯尼动画中的形象，古老的童话传说，惊险刺激的游戏，未来

世界的梦想，所有的一切让人流连忘返，无论成人还是孩子，都会被它深深地吸弓I,

一次又一次地踏入迪斯尼乐园的大门。

美国所有的迪斯尼乐园几乎一模一样，都是由八个主题园区构成，分别为：

美国主街区(MainStreetU-S-A)

新奥尔良广场(NewOrleansSquare)

万物家园(Frontierland)

荒野地带(Adventureland)

欢乐园(Fantasyland)

米奇童话城(Mickey'sToontown)

未来世界(Tomorrowland)

游人尽可以根据自己的兴趣来选择各个园区，要是想把整个迪斯尼乐园都游

览一遍的话，最少要花上三天时间。如果只是走马观花的看一下，可以选择坐迪斯

尼的游园小火车。那是一种小小的红色无轨火车，车头是老式的蒸汽式样,非常可

爱,它会带游人绕行全部的地方，招手上车，随时下车，方便快捷。

TomakethemostofDisneyland-theultimateescapistfantasyandtheblueprint

forimitationsworldwide-throwyourselfrightintoit.Don'tthinktwiceabout

anythingandgooneveryrideyoucan.Thehighadmissionprice($36)includesthem

all,althoughduringpeakperiodseachonecanentailhoursofqueuing.Remember,

too,thattheemphasisisonfamilyfun.Theauthoritiestakeadimviewofanything

remotelyanti-socialandejectthosetheyconsiderguilty.

Overfourhundred"Imaginers“workedtocreatetheIndianaJonesAdventure,

Disneyland