T: Let’s look at the pictures on P33. Try to match the names of the parks with the pictures. Can you guess which are parks and which are theme parks?

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.

Period 3-4 Reading

Skimming

T: It’s interesting to listen to your ideas. Today we are going to study a passage about theme parks. The title is THEME PARKS—FUN AND MORE THAN FUN. I would like you to read the passage quickly for the first time to get a general idea of the passage. At the same time, please find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.

(3 minutes later)

T: Have you got the main idea of the passage? Who can tell me the topic sentences of six paragraphs?

Topic sentences

Paragraph 1. Different kinds of theme parks.

Paragraph 2. Disneyland.

Paragraph 3. Dollywood

Paragraph 4. England’s Camelot Park

Scanning

T: After the first reading, we have all got a general idea of the passage. So I would like you to read it carefully again and try to find the answers to these detailed questions.

Teacher shows the questions on the screen.

1. What is the purpose of Dollywood? What kind of people do you think will visits this theme park?

2. What do you know about ancient English stories? What other activities do you imagine there are at Camelot Park?

3. Disneyland is a place to have fun. What will you do if you have a chance to visit Disneyland ?

4. If you have a chance to visit one of these three parks, which will you visit ? Why?

suggested answers

1. The purpose of Dolly wood is to show and celebrate America’s traditional southeastern culture. Probably a lot of Americans will visit this theme park.

2-4 students will give their own answers.

Step V Discussion

T: If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go the theme parks to enjoy the exciting experiences? Give reasons for your choice.

a) Teacher divides the class into groups of four. Each group tries to reach an agreement and to collect as many reasons as possible from the group members.

b) After the discussion, the teacher asks a student from each of the groups to report the decision of their group and to give their reasons for the decision.