Thrill rides use speed, motion, and special effects to give you a thrill.

Some let you feel what it is like to fall through the air.

Some rides send you through caves and even rivers.

Thrill rides can also send you into space or deep down in the ocean.

Task 3 Discussing

Group Work Question : What else can we do in a thrill ride?

S1: We can dash through the snow during the ride.

S2: We will ride together with some animals.

S3: The car rides in a desert.

… …

Summary:

We can imagine so many ways, but it’s still not enough.

The only limit to the fun is the imagination of the designers of the thrill rides. It seems to be endless.

Quote:

The great progress in science roots in completely new and brave imaginations of the human beings.

----- Dewey

“科学的伟大进步源自于崭新与大胆的想象力。”

----- 杜 威

Step3 Designing

Activity1: Design the scariest and most exciting ride in the world.

Tips: What should your ride look like?

How large is it? What is the length? How many people can it take?

How fast should it be?

How would you design the loops, corkscrews and other features?

How much should it cost? What about the ticket for each? …

Activity2: Design a new theme park.

What is the name of your park?

What is the theme of the park? Any attractions?

What do you want to show visitors, give visitors, and teach visitors?

How much will it cost to visit the park?

T: Write down your ideas and then talk with your partners.

Activity3: Some students describe theirs and then others may raise questions after that. The reporters try to get their designs much more wonderful.

Step4 Tips

Task Learn how to describe the thing one is writing about.

Use the questions when thinking.

1. What does it look like? How big is it? What color is it?

2. What does it sound like?

3. What does it feel like?

4. What does it smell like?

5. What does it taste like?

6. How does it work?

Step5 Checkpoint

Activity: Students go through the Checkpoint and do the exercise.

The –ing form can be used to modify verbs.

Exercises:

1. The old man smokes a great deal, only his health worse.

2. the host into the meeting room, we found many new faces.

3. the Film Jurassic Park III, we walked out of the cinema.

4. in the heavy rain, the pupils got all wet through.

5. Visitors leave the museum more about nature.

6.Dr Wu replied to the invitation, .

Step6 Assessment

Students do individual work for self-assessment.

Step7 Homework

Write about an unforgettable place.

Go over the whole unit and revise the words and expressions…

五、补充材料 (Reference for teaching)

1、Bungee jumping

The Physics of Bungee Jumping

Bungee jumping is a sport where people attach themselves to a long strong cord, and jump off of high places such as bridges. There are many physics concepts in this sport. The physics of bungee jumping involves primarily the conversion of gravitational potential energy into the elastic energy of a stretched cord.

Since it's inception in the late 1980's, bungee has been and remains the biggest rush on the planet! It is still king of the adrenaline participatory sports.

2、A passage for reading:

3. "Swimming in Clouds"

By: Robert D. Conn II

I arrived at "Skydive Chicago" right on schedule. There were about 8 or 9 other people there in the hanger. I sat down on a picnic bench and watched the video that was playing. Across from me sat a guy alone. I asked him if he was nervous and he said no. I believed him as I wasn't feeling nervous and he seemed calm, and tired really. I suspect he was feeling the same thing I was……

Will you please answer the following questions!

1. How did the writer feel before the skydiving?

2. How did the others feel before the skydiving?

3. What did the learners do before their try?

4. How did the writer feel when he did the skydiving?

5. How did the writer feel after the skydiving? Why?

六、课文语言点注释

*重点词汇和词组

1.attract , attraction

attract vt.吸引，引起(兴趣、注意)

attract sb. ; attract one’s attention / interest

attraction n.指吸引人的事物，吸引力，吸引

What are the chief attractions of tonight’s performance?

2. minority n.少数，少数民族

“少数”反义词: majority

Only a minority of Guangzhou households do not have a car.

be in a/the minority (在投票中)是少数派

We are in the minority. 我们是少数派 (多数人反对我们)

be in one’s minority 未成年

She is in her minority.

3. conversation 谈话

have a pleasant conversation with sb. 与某人谈得好

4. achievement (great success) 成就、成功、伟绩

His flying across the Pacific is a great achievement.

他的飞度太平洋之事是一大伟绩。

achieve vt. 完成、获得

achieve success获得成功, achieve victory 获得胜利

achieve one’s purpose 达到目的

5. motion

n.运动，动作

The ship was in motion. 那轮船在移动。

v. 运动

to motion to sb. 向某人点头或摇手示意

to motion sb. to a seat 以手示意某人坐下

6. imagination n. 想象(力); 空想; 想象的事物

She has a very strong imagination.

imagine vt. 想象(其后加：名词、动名词、名词性从句)

I can imagine what he looks like.

Can you imagine walking on the moon?

7. experience vt. & n.

experience 用作可数名词，意为“经历;经过的事”。如：

I had an unusual experience last week.

experience 用作不可数名词，意为“经验”：

She has 20 years’ experience in teaching.

experience 用作及物动词，意为“经历，体验”：

Have you ever experience real hunger?

experienced 用作形容词，意为“有经验的”：http://www.dakao8.com/

Beckham is an experienced football player.

8.have something to do with 与……有关

have nothing ( not much / a great deal) to do with…

与……没有关系( 与……关系不大; 与……关系很大)

9.be based on 以……为基础

Writing is based on words and sentences.

10.give sb.a thrill 使人激动,令人兴奋;令人毛骨悚然

thrill 可用作名词和动词

Her voice thrilled with joy. 她的声音因高兴而发抖。

Skydiving may give the new hand a thrill. …令新手毛骨悚然。

11.a variety of 种种，许多

Iron had a variety of uses.

12.have sth. in common 有共同之处

The two countries have something in common.

**近义词辨析

1.amusement , entertainment

2.thrill , excite vt.

3.divide , separate

4.discover , invent

5. injure , hurt , wound

6.darkness , dark

7.opportunity , chance

8.experience , skill

***难句理解

1. What they all have in common is having fun and experiencing something different.

这些公园所拥有的共同特点是让人们感到快乐与体验不同的东西。

What they all have in common是主语从句, 其后谓语动词用单数形式。

having fun and experiencing something different 作表语

2. But theme parks also try to make sure that visitors leave knowing more about the idea behind the park.

但是主题公园也尽力去做，使得来访者在离开时已对公园的良苦用心了解更多。

make sure 是“弄确定”意思。

Make sure that the lights have been turned off when you leave the room!

The train leaves at 5 o’clock, but you’d better make sure.

knowing more about the idea behind the park 是现在分词结构作结果状语，表达一定逻辑的结果。

而动词不定式作结果状语通常表达非逻辑的结果。请对比以下句子：

The little boy woke up, unluckily to find his books lost.

I got off the bus, only to find my pocket picked. 3.Having enjoyed the rides at the Headland, visitors can take the shuttle to the Lowland. 在Headland玩了过山车后，游客们可以坐车直接到Lowland。

Having enjoyed the rides at the Headland为现在分词的完成式结构，表达主语的这一动作在下一动作前已经发生并完成，特别强调前后动作在时间上的对比。这个结构可以转换为从句After they have enjoyed the rides at the headland,…

4. Entering one of the attractions at Universal Studios is like stepping into the world of your favourite film.

走进Universal Studios其中一个吸引人的场地就象步入你最喜爱的电影中的一个画面。

Entering one of the attractions at Universal Studios是动名词结构作主语; stepping into the world of your favourite film是动名词结构作宾语。

动名词结构可以作主语、宾语、表语、状语、定语、独立成分和同位语等。

5.It seemed like people just cannot get enough of scary rides and exciting adventures. 看来人们从这样的惊险赛车和刺激冒险活动中还得不到足够的满足。此处用It seemed that …句式更为正式。seem的用法如下：

6.You can feel what it is like to live in space, walk on the ocean floor or ski with polar bears at North Pole.

你可以感觉到如同居住在太空、在海底行走或在北极和北极熊一同滑雪那样的情况。

feel后面跟了宾语从句what it is like to live in space, walk on the ocean floor or ski with polar bears at North Pole。

what it is like to do sth.表达事物情况如何。

7. The only limit to the fun is the imagination of the designers of the thrill rides. It seems to be endless.

对于这种乐趣的唯一限制是惊险车乘的设计者的想象力。设计工作是无穷无尽的。(这2句话表明一个事实：个人的想象力是有限的但又不断发展变化的，想象活动是无止境的，想象是创造的基础。)

此处limit作名词。

The …limit of something / to something is ……也是一个常用句型。

****语法内容分析

现在分词作状语的用法

1、表示时间

Walking across the bridge, the painter made preparations for his painting.

走过桥时，这位画家在为他的画准备内容。

2、表示原因

Hearing the cry for help, the soldiers rushed out of the building.

战士们听到外面的呼救声就冲出了房子。

3、表示状态

I was in the room watching TV when the earthquake happened.

地震发生时我正在房间里看电视。

4、表示方式

The whale looks for food using sound waves.

鲸鱼通过声波寻找食物。

5、表示条件

Our class may go to the West Lake tomorrow, depending on the weather.

我们明天可以去西湖看看，那要看天气情况了。

6、表示结果

A lot of good soil has gone with the floods, leaving only sand.

许多泥土被水冲走了，仅仅留下了沙子。

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