a world of fun

What are the people in the four pictures doing What are the people in the four pictures doing? Where do you think they are? Free-fall ride Bungee jumping Roller coaster ride

Could you think of some adjectives to help you describe those activities thrilling exciting scary fast high unsafe dangerous frightening

Enjoy being scared

Horror Films

What other activities can we take in an amusement park? slide Bumper car Ferris wheel Amusement park Merry-go-round Pirate ship

Have you ever tried any activity mentioned above? Why or why not?

Pair Work----Interview Which activity does your partner prefer in an amusement park? Why?

activity Reasons for like Reasons for dislike Roller-coaster rides Bungee dumping Free-fall rides Scary films …

listening

Some parks have special themes. They teach visitors something.

According to what you heard on the tape, which of the parks do you think is better? Why do you think so? Name Theme Your reason and ideas Lots of Fun Company Merry Rides Limited Ll

Speaking How can we get there?

Space Centre Ocean World Animal Park Bungee Jumping Giant Dragon Roller Coaster Big Tower Free-fall Ride Dinosaur Tomorrow Land Picnic Area Restaurant History Cafe Souvenir Shop Bridge Main Entrance River Lake

Role-play Situation 1 You are at the Animal Park and you want to go to the roller coaster. Situation 2 You are at the Space Center and you want to go to the Bungee Jumping. Situation 3 You are at the History Land and you want to go to the restaurant. Situation 4 You are at the Ocean World and you want to go to the Tomorrow Land.

Reading

What kind of park is it, a traditional park or a special amusement park?

What activities are they taking?

Pre-reading What do you think you can see in a theme park? 2. Does your town or city have an amusement park? What can you do there? 3. Is a theme park different from a traditional park? In what ways?

Skimming What is the definition of “Theme Park”? 2. Find out the topic sentences or the main ideas of each para.

What people can do and learn in the Ocean Park in Hong Kong. Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: A theme park is a collection of rides, exhibitions or other attractions that are based on a common theme. What people can do and learn in the Ocean Park in Hong Kong. What people can do and learn in Disneyland in California. New theme parks are being built all over the world.

Scanning Read through the first three paragraphs and find the theme parks mentioned and then fill in the form below.

Park Location Theme Attractions The World Park The China Ethnic Park Ocean Park Disneyland

the World Park

Ocean Park of Hong Kong Ocean Park of Hong Kong

An exciting ride in Ocean Park

Disneyland in Canifornia

Post-reading

How are theme parks different from traditional amusement parks? 2.Why are theme parks so popular? If you could visit one of the theme parks mentioned in the text, which one would you choose? Why?

amuse / entertain amuse / entertain sb with sth 那些女孩玩洋娃娃玩得很高兴。 The girls amused themselves with dolls. 观众被魔术师的戏法逗乐了。 The audience was amused by the magician’s tricks. amusement / entertainment

be amused to do sth I was amused to see the seal perform its tricks be surprised at be surprised to do sth be excited at be excited to do sth be disappointed at be disappointed to do sth be pleased at be pleased to do sth be delighted at be delighted to do sth

thrill n. 兴奋，激动〔C〕 It gave her quite a thrill to shake hands with the film star. Meeting the President was a great thrill. It is a story full of thrills. V. （使）激动，（使）胆战心惊 The film thrilled all the audience. Her voice thrills with horror. Little Tom was so thrilled at going to the movie.

go on … go on a trip / journey go on rides go on a visit go on a voyage go on parades

lead to 介词to look forward to turn to pay attention to stick to get down to object to belong to refer to point to see to come to reply to agree to add to devote … to compare … to

divide divide sth. in half / into halves 把苹果分成两半 _______________ divide … into … 把…分成 divide … between/among…把…分给 他把蛋糕切成六块 她把一袋饼干分给孩子们

risk vt. 冒…险 ＋ n.或v.ing n. 风险，危险 我不想冒失败的危险_________________. 我愿意冒失去工作的危险_______________. 我们不能冒被暴风雪困住的危险_____________________________________. n. 风险，危险 There is no risk of your catching cold if you wear warm clothes. Going sailing under such a weather is a risk. I don’t want to risk failure. I’m willing to risk losing my life. We mustn't’t risk getting caught in a storm.

phrases run a risk take a risk at risk = in danger at the risk of at any risk 不顾一切

attraction 〔U〕I felt an immediate attraction to Alice. 〔C〕The Palace Museum is one of Beijing’s greatest tourist attractions. 又如： danger, comfort, shock vt. attract adj. attractive

Answering the question is difficult. 在报导里面加上插图很常见。 控制报纸费用有必要。 动词的 -ing 形式（I） 动名词作主语，宾语，定语, 表语。 现在分词作状语，宾语补足语，定语, 表语。 1. 作主语: Teaching is my job. Answering the question is difficult. 在报导里面加上插图很常见。 控制报纸费用有必要。 it 可以代替不定式作形式主语，但很少代替动名词作形式主语。一般只局限于下列结构： It is no good/use doing sth. 做...没好处/没用。 It is no good telling a lie. It is no use discussing the question with him.

regret / consider / mean / remember / forget 2. 作宾语 (1)一些动词只能加动名词作宾语: enjoy, finish, suggest, dislike, feel like, imagine, mind, practise, avoid, appreciate; be good at, get down to, can't help (忍不住), be used to, delay 等. Can you imagine his climbing up so tall a tree? (2)有些动词加动名词和不定式意思差不多 begin, start, like, love, continue(继续), prefer. I love / like to read China Daily / reading China Daily. (3)在下列词后加动名词和不定式有区别: try to do sth.努力;试图 try doing sth.做某事试一试 regret / consider / mean / remember / forget

remember to do sth.记得要做某 remember doing sth.记得做过某事 forget to do sth.忘记了要去做某事 forget doing sth.做过某事却忘了 (4)在 allow, permit, advise 等的后面,如果有宾语 sb, 则后加 to do 不定式,否则加动名词作宾语 They don't allow smoking in the office. They don‘t allow us to smoke in the room. (5)在下列动词 need, want, require等的后面加动名词表示被动,相当于加上了 to be done The classroom needs cleaning. =…needs to be cleaned. These flowers need watering.=…need to be watered.

3.作定语 一般地说,单个的-ing 作定语时放在名词之前;短语-ing 形式放在名词之后。 We are going to have the wedding party. The woman standing by the school gate is our teacher. 单个的V-ing 形式也可放在名词之后。 The people performing all play different instruments. 其余见书本P54

4. 作表语 1) 放在连系动词之后作表语, 表明主语是什么。 Their job is making wheelchairs for the disabled. The real problem is getting all the materials ready before the end of the month. Seeing is believing.(眼见为实) 2) 放在连系动词之后,表示主语的特征。 The TV play is very interesting. It is freezing outside. The stone figures in the temple look so frightening. The news that the Chinese team won the gold medal was very encouraging.

5 分词做宾语 感官动词see, hear, watch, notice等后接现在分词，动词原形或过去分词。 现在分词——正在发生或动作的一部分 动词原形——已经完成或动作的全过程 过去分词——被动 I heard her singing an English song. I feel my ears burning. I didn’t notice you enter. I saw your brother beaten by a big boy. find的用法

状语：相当于原因状语 Being ill ( = As she was ill), she didn’t go to school today. 今天她生病，所以没来上学。 Seeing no body at home, I decided to come again.看到没人在家，我决定再来一趟。 Not knowing her telephone number, I couldn’t ring her up.由于不知道她的电话号码，我无法打电话给她。 Not having received(=As I had not received) an answer, I wrote to him again.因为没有收到回信，我又给他写了信。

相当于when引起的从句 Hearing the good news (= when he heard the good news), he jumped with joy.听到这个好消息，他高兴的跳了起来 Walking in the street ( = while I was walking in the street), I saw a friend of mine.我走在街上时，遇到了我的一个朋友。 Opening the door, I found nobody in.打开门后，我发现没人在里面。

表示伴随状况或补充说明 He sat at the table reading China Daily.他坐在桌子旁边看《中国日报》。 Laughing and talking, they went into the room. 他们又说又笑的走进教室。 Please fill in the form, giving your name , address, etc. 请把这份表填一下，写下姓名，地址等。

表示结果 Her mother died in 1969, leaving her with four younger brothers and sisters. 1969年她母亲死了，抛下她和4个弟妹。 The child fell, striking his head against the door and cutting it. 那孩子摔了一跤， 头被门碰破了。

动词的 -ing 形式几个注意点(II) 1)动词的 -ing 形式几种形式 The building being built now is a school library. Having brought her father back to England, Lucie helped him to get better.(=After she had brought her....) Having been completed, the bridge will soon be opened to traffic. 2) 否定式 Not having finished the work, he couldn't go home. Not having been asked, the girl sat there silently. 3)复合结构 一般式 完成式 主动式 doing having done 被动式 being done Having been done

I don’t mind John’s /John/ him/ his buying another one. Xiao Wang’s / His coming late to school made the teacher angry.

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