Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park? Section A

Pre-activity Watch a video. Answer teacher’s questions about the video. 3. Speak out the key sentences of this unit.

Match the definitions with the correct words. a place for the public exhibition of live aquatic animals and plants a. water park b. museum 2. a place to swim and ride on boats 3. a place to play rides, games, and other forms of entertainment c. aquarium 4. a place in which living animals are kept and usually exhibited to the public d. amusement park 5. a place to see many old things e. zoo

1a Which of these places would you like to visit? Rank them from 1 to 5. space museum ____ amusement park ____ aquarium ____ zoo ____ water park ____

1b Listen. Have these students ever been to these places? Check the boxes. Amusement Park Water Park Space Museum Aquarium Zoo Claudia Sarah

Pairwork A: Have you ever been to an aquarium? 1c Pairwork A: Have you ever been to an aquarium? B: No, I haven’t. How about you? A: …

The report of the conversation Claudia and Sarah haven’t been to the ___________. And both of them have been to the __________ and the _______. Sarah went to Fun Time _________________ last year. They’re going to the ______________ because _______ hasn’t been there. water park aquarium zoo Amusement Park space museum Sarah

2a Look at the map of the town. Listen and circle the places you hear.

More sentences for you to judge. 2b Conversation 1: Tina wanted to go skating. Tina has ever been to the Space Museum. Tina went there last month. The bus station is near the museum. Conversation 2: The aquarium is on the Center Street. Linda has never been to the aquarium. They are going to the aquarium next week. Conversation 3: Harvey has never been to the Water World. They are going to the Water World now. Harvey’s friend has ever been to River Park for skating. They are going skating by bikes. (T) (T) (F) (F) (F) (T) (T) (T) (F) (T) (F)

Listen & fill in the blanks. Tina: It’s raining again, John! I really wanted to ___________ today! John: Oh, well. Hey, have you ever been to the _______________, Tina? Tina: Yes, I _______ there last year. Have you ever been there? John: No, I haven’t. Tina: Well, I’d really like to go there again. John: Great. What bus do we take ________ to the museum? Tina: We can take the subway. The ________ station is near the museum. go skating space museum went to get subway

Pair work 2c Have you ever been to an aquarium? Yes, I have.

The best place for a school trip Where have you been? I have been to … It’s … I have been there four times. When did you go there last time? I haven’t been to … But I hear it’s … Let’s go there. Though I have been to … it’s really exciting, why not / don’t you go there again?

Report: There are four students in our group. S1 has been to … three times. She went there last month. She really wants to go there again though she has been there many times … S4 has never been to … But he hears that … is a very nice place for school trips. He suggests that we should have a try. In the end, we have decided that we are going to … for the coming school trip.

Reading 3a Read this article about a theme park. Circle the places, things and activities you think are interesting. Underline the ones you think are boring.

Where do they live? MY FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTERS I’m Mickey. I’m Donald. Where do they live?

The first Disney theme park is "The Happiest Place on Earth“, not only for the kids, but also for the adults.

Do you want to have a try? Roller coaster 过山车 Free fall Ferris wheel 自由落体 Ferris wheel 大游览车 Do you want to have a try?

Do you know the answers of them? How many Disneyland parks are there in the world? 2. Where are they? There are 5. 美国 洛杉矶 USA Los Angeles 美国 奥兰多 USA Orlando 日本 东京 Japan Tokyo 法国 巴黎 France Paris 中国 香港 China Hong Kong

Read and fill in the blanks. 1. Disneyland is an ____________ park and also a _______ park. 2. The theme includes Disney ______ and Disney __________. 3. For example, ________________ is themed with Disney characters. 4. ______________ is a huge boat that also has the Disney theme. 5. The boat rides have _________ routes, but they all end up in the ______ place. amusement theme movies characters the roller coaster Disney Cruise different same

There are several Disneylands in the world. True or False and check them! T 1. There are some Disneylands in the world. 2. Disneyland is only an amusement park. 3. Disney Cruise is very interesting but it doesn't have the Disney theme. There are several Disneylands in the world. F Disneyland is not only an amusement park, but also a theme park. F Disney cruise is very interesting and it also has the Disney theme.

Read the passage again and answer the questions. What famous Disney characters have you heard of? 2. Where have you seen them? 3. Do you know if there are other Disneyland amusement parks in the world? 4. What can we also call Disneyland?

5. Why do we call it a theme park? 6. What can you see all the time in the park and the roller coaster in Disneyland? 7. What else can you do in Disneyland? 8. Do the Disney Cruises (the huge boats) take the same route?

Have you ever been to Disneyland? Most of us have probably heard of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever been to Disneyland? In fact, there are now four different Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Japan, and the other is in France. 米老鼠 唐老鸭 人物；角色 迪斯尼乐园 see – saw – seen one … the other … 一个……另一个

Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can also call it a theme park Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can also call it a theme park. It has all the normal attractions that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the roller coaster is themed with Disney characters. 主题公园 有吸引力的事物（或人） 过山车

see sb. doing sth. 看见某人做某事 This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also watch Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters walking around Disneyland all the time! Have you ever heard of a Disney Cruise? These are huge boats that also have the Disney theme. You can take a ride on the boat for several days, and you can sleep and eat on board. see sb. doing sth. 看见某人做某事 巡游；巡航 船 兜风 在船（或车、飞机）上

There are also many attractions on board, just like any other Disneyland. You can shop, go to Disney parties, and eat dinner with Mickey Mouse! The boat rides all take different routes, but they all end up in the same place. That is Disney’s own island. It is just so much fun in Disneyland! 路线 结束 岛，岛屿

How is the passage written? 1. General idea 2. Differences from other amusement parks 3. A typical sample 4. Ending sentence

Pairwork 3b 1. Read the article again and write a conversation. Then practice the conversation with your partner. Key language: A: I’d like to go on a Disney Cruise. B: What’s that? A: It’s like Disneyland, but it’s on a boat. B: Why do you want to go on that? A: Well, you can travel to Disney’s own island.

Pair work 4 Present perfect tense

Answer the survey and then interview your partner. Have you ever ... You Your partner studied with more than three friends? traveled to another province of China?

Language points

Me neither. 我也没去过。 英语中表示后者与前者情形相同，“也不……”时，常用neither引起 的倒装句：Neither + 助动词/系动词be/情态动词 + 主语。例如： I’m not tall. Neither is she. = She’s not tall, either. 我个子不高，她个子也不高。 They can’t cook. Neither can we. = We can’t cook, either. 他们不会做饭，我们也不会。 (2) 如果表示后者与前者情形相同，“也……”时，常用so引起的倒装句： so + 助动词/系动词be/情态动词 + 主语。 例如： My friends are happy. So am I. = I’m happy, too. / I’m also happy. 我的朋友们高兴，我也高兴。 They will leave by air. So do you. = You will also leave by air. 他们要乘飞机走，你们也是。

2. 辨析：hear, hear of, hear from My grandma can’t hear very well. 我奶奶听觉不好。 I hear that they miss us very much. 我听说他们很想念我们。 hear of 意为“听说，听到”，其后跟名词或从句。例如： Have you ever heard of Edison? 你听说过爱迪生吗？ hear from意为“收到……的信；得到……消息”。注意：hear from 的宾语应该是“人”，而不是“信”。例如： Have you heard from Joan recently? 最近你收到过琼的来信吗？

3. famous adj. 著名的，出名的；极好的 Lu Xun is one of the famous writers in China． 鲁迅是中国著名作家之一。 辨析：be famous for, be famous as与be famous to be famous for意为“因为……而出名/著名”，for后接表示特点、特长 的名词或表示人或物闻名的原因。例如： Einstein was famous for his Theory of Relativity． 爱因斯坦以他的相对论而闻名。 be famous as 意为“以……身份出名”，as后一般接表示职业的名词。 例如： Han Hong is famous as a pop singer. 韩红作为流行歌手而闻名。 be famous to 意为“对某人来说是著名的”，to后常接人。例如： The pop singer is famous to the young people. 那个流行歌手对年轻人来说是著名的。

4. 辨析： perhaps, probably与maybe 不如此的意思。probably大概、肯定的成分比较大。maybe比perhaps常 用，不够正式。 5. In fact, there are now four different Disneyland amusement parks around the world. 实际上，全世界现在有四个不同的迪斯尼游乐场。 different在该句中意思为“不同的”（其名词形式difference）。常用于 be different from短语中。例如： The weather in Australia is quite different from that in China. 澳大利亚的天气与中国的大不相同。 (2) around作为介词，有“在……周围；到处；大约”之意。例如： I traveled around the world. 我周游了世界。 around还可作副词用，表示“在周围，在附近；到处，各处”等。例如： We travel around together. 我们一起到各地旅游。

6. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. 那意味着你会在过山车上到处看见迪斯尼人物形象。 (1) mean当“意味着”讲，用来表示人的言论或行为、某一标志或词语的 意思所指。例如： What do you mean? 你的话是什么意思？ What does this word mean? = What's the meaning of this word? 这个词是什么意思？ (2) mean 当“意欲；打算”讲。例如： He means to go tomorrow. 他打算明天去。 He meant no harm; he only meant to help. 他没有恶意，仅想帮忙。 (3) mean当“有意义，有价值”讲，常和much, little等连用。例如： His work means a lot to him. 他的工作对他意义很大。 It doesn't mean a thing to her that we are all waiting because she’s late. 因为她迟到我们都在等她，可她却认为这不是什么大不了的事。

1. N_______ of the two boys is from Canada. 一、请根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词 。 1. N_______ of the two boys is from Canada. 2. Have you s______ his film before? 3. There is a big river in the town. The students here usually take the b______ to school. 4. Taiwan is the largest i__________ in China. 5. Donald Duck is one of the most famous Disney c_______.

二、在空白处填入一个适当的词，使对话完整并正确。 1. A: — Have you ever been to a water park? B: — ______, I haven’t. C: — Me _______. Let’s go to Water City tomorrow! D: — Neither _____ I. Let’s go to Water City tomorrow! 2. A: — I’ve been to the zoo a lot of times. B: — Me ______. And I’ve been to the aquarium also. C: — So ______ I, Sarah. I went there on our last school trip.

三、从方框内选择合适的单词或短语，并用其正确形式填空，完成句子 。 go skating, to come, subway, borrow, been, the space museum, instead, never (1) I really wanted to ____ today! (2) Hey, have you ever been to ______? (3) We can take the _____. The station is near the museum. (4) Would you like ______? (5) Have you _____ to the zoo? (6) Have you ever been to Water World? No, I've _____ been there. (7) Let's go skating ______. (8) Could I ______ your bike?

四、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，完成句子。 He ____ ______ (be) to the History Museum several times. 2. — _____ you ever _____ (be) to the zoo? — Yes. I _____ (go) there last summer. I ____ (see) many kinds of animals there. 3. — Where is Mr Wang? — He ____ ____ (go) to the library. He wants to borrow some library books. 4. Rodgers _______ (plant) those trees. He ____ (do) it the day before yesterday. 5. We ____ _______ (learn) English for more than two years.

Let’s have a trip in our town! 五、写作练习。 Let’s have a trip in our town! Where have you been in the city you live? Write a short conversation. (选做题)

答案： 一、请根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词 。 1. Neither 2. seen 3. boat 4. island 5. characters 二、在空白处填入一个适当的词，使对话完整并正确。 1. No; neither; have 2. too; have 三、从方框内选择合适的单词或短语，并用其正确形式填 空，完成句子 。 1. go skating 2. the space museum 3. subway 4. to come 5. been 6. never 7. instead 8. borrow 四、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，完成句子。 1. has; been 2. Have; been; went; saw 3. has gone 4. planted; did 5. have learned 五、写作练习。 略