高中英语人教新课标必修4教案：Unit 5 Theme parks Period 3 Extensive Reading

Unit5ThemeparksPeriod3ExtensiveReading优秀教案（人教版必修4）Period3　ExtensiveReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodincludesthereadingofFUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENTANDLEARNINGonPage38andthereadingtaskonPage73.FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENTANDLEARNINGintroducestheideaofscientificandfuture-orientedthemeparks—Futuroscope,muchofwhichoffershands-onexperiencesand“virtual”adventuresintothepastandthefuture.Thisinformationwillextendthestudents’informationaboutthevarietyofthemeparks.AndthereadingtaskTHEPOLYNESIANCULTURALCENTREtellsusaculturalthemeparkinHawaii,wherethevisitorscanseethedifferentcustoms,thestyleofdress,andaboveall,thedifferentskillsofthePolynesianpeople.Thetworeadingpassagescanbegiventothestudentsasextensivereadingtaskstodeveloptheirreadingskills.TheyareexpectedtoskimthefirstpassagefortheexperiencesthatthevisitorcanhaveatFuturoscopefirstandthenclassifytheactivitiesundertheheadings—EntertainmentandEducation.AndnextthestudentsareencouragedtoinvolveinapeeractivitytocreateamapofwhattheythinkFuturoscopelookslikeandreporttheirworktootherpeersinordertosharetheirwork.Asforthesecondpassage,thestudentsareexpectedtodothetrueorfalsequestionsafterafastreadingtoseehowwelltheyunderstandthepassage,andthenfinishthetasksonPage74.TeachingImportant&DifficultPointsHowtoimprovethestudents’readingability.TeachingorLearningapproachesTask-basedlearning;cooperativelearningTeachingAidsAtaperecorderAmulti-mediacomputerandablackboard.ThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeandSkillsTrainthestudents’readingability.Extendthestudents’informationaboutthevarietyofthemeparks.Learnthedifferentcustoms,thestyleofdress,andaboveall,thedifferentskillsofthePolynesianpeopleinaculturalthemeparkinHawaii.ProcessandStrategiesFastreadingtogetthemainidea.Necessaryexplanationtomakethemhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentcustomsintheworld.Individualworkorgroupworktobeinvolvedinclassactively.FeelingsandValueThesetworeadingpassagescanserveasextensivereadingtasks,throughwhichtheycanknowmoreaboutthevarietiesofthemeparksandmeanwhiletheywilllearnaboutthedifferentcustomsindifferentcountries.TeachingProceduresStep1RevisionT:Hello,everybody!Atthebeginningofthisperiod,wewillfirstcheckyourhomework.Possibleanswerstothehomeworkexercises:Exercise1onPage70.7,1.rides　2.shuttle　3.souvenirs　4.variety　5.athletic　6.amusement　7.imaginary8.advanced　9.imagination　10.excitementExercise2onPage70.Brazil，jungle，survived，creatures，mysterious，excitement，up-to-dateExercise1onPage71VerbAdjectiveAgreeagreeableimagineimaginablechargechargeableprofitprofitablemovemoveablechangechangeablecountcountablesurvivesurvivable1.survive　2.countable　3.profitable　4.imagine　5.agreeable　6.charge7.changeable　8.movedExercise2onPage711.disagreeable　2.unusual　3.unwilling　4.unsuitable　5.misbehave　6.dislike7.disadvantage　8.misrepresentedExercise3onPage721.Susanwaspleasedtohaveanintroductiontothequeen.2.Haveyougotthecorrectequipmentforthejourneyupthatmountain?3.Ifeltverysatisfiedafterlookingatthosepicturesinthemuseum.4.Rebeccawascuriousaboutwhatitisliketogotoathemepark.5.Peter’squickactionssavedthelittlegirl.Step2Pre-readingT:Welldone!Fromthefirstreadingpassagewe’velearnedmuchaboutdifferentthemeparks—whatathemeparkis;whatpeoplecanseeanddointheseparks;whypeoplebuiltsomanydifferentthemeparksandTHEMEPARKS—FUNANDMORETHANFUN.Todaywearegoingtoreadaboutaveryunusualthemeparkinwhichwecanhaveanexcitingexperienceofthelifeunderthesea,overthemountain,andintospace.Wouldyouliketoknowmoreaboutthisfantasticpark?PleaseopenyourbooksandturntoPage38andreadthepassageFuturoscope—ExcitementandLearning.Step3ReadingT:Pleasereadthepassageasfastasyoucanforthefirsttimeandfindtheanswerstothesequestionsonthescreen.Ⅰ.ReadandticktheexperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscope.A.Takingajourneydeepintospace,totheendofthesolarsystem,andbepulledintoaBlackHole.B.TakingatriptoBraziltoexperiencesurvivinganairplanecrashinthejungle.C.Goingwithfamousdiverstothebottomoftheoceanandseeingmysterious,blindcreaturesthathaveneverseenthesunlight.D.Carracingorskiingonsomeofthemostdifficultmountainsintheworld.E.Meetingfacetofacewithadinosaur.F.Livingontheotherplanets.Ⅱ.Choosethecorrectanswers.1.WhatisFuturoscope?7,A.AthemeparkinAmerica.B.Athemeparkthatusesthemostadvancedtechnologytotakepeopleoutoftheearthandthepresenttime.C.Ascienceandtechnology-basedthemeparkthatprovidespeoplewithextraordinaryexperiencewithoutleavingtheearthandthepresenttime.D.Athemeparkthatprovidesonlyfunandexcitement.2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Mostofuswillgotothebottomoftheoceanortotheedgesofthesolarsystem.B.Futurethemeparksallowpeopletoseeanddothingswithoutdangerbutwithmuchmoney.C.Inthefuturethemeparks,therearelearningcentersforpeopletotryscientificexperimentsandlearnwhatmustbedonetoprepareforaflightintospaceoranunderseatrip,andtounderstandwhywecouldnotliveontheotherplanetsinoursolarsystem.D.Futurethemeparksareplacesforfunandexcitement,butnotforlearning.T:WhowouldliketoticktheexperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscope?S:Iwill.TheexperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscopeareABCDE.T:Whatarethecorrectanswerstothequestions?S:Ithinkthecorrectanswertoquestion1shouldbeC,andtheanswertoquestion2shouldalsoC.T:Congratulations!Yougotthemright.T:Nowdoyouunderstandthepassage?TherearedifferentkindsofactivitiesinFuturoscope.Whatkindsofactivitiesdoyouthinkprovidepeoplewithentertainment?Andwhatkindsofactivitiesprovidepeoplewitheducation?PleasefillintheforminPart2accordingtothepassage.Youmaydiscussthequestionsingroups.Afterthatfillintheformandchecktheanswerswithyourpartners,andthenwewillchecktheanswersinclass.Suggestedanswers:EntertainmentEducationTotakeajourneydeepintospace.Totryscientificexperiments.Toexperiencesurvivinganairplanecrashinthejungle.Tolearnwhatmustbedonetoprepareforaflightintospaceoranunderseatrip.Gowithfamousdiverstothebottomofthesea.Tounderstandwhywecouldnotliveonotherplanetsinoursolarsystem.TotakepartincarracingorskionsomeofthemostdifficultmountainsintheworldTomeetfacetofacewithadinosaur.T:Wonderful,keepupthegoodwork!NowcreateamapofwhatyouthinkFuturoscopelookslikewithapartner.Includealltheactivitiesandareasthatarementionedinthepassage.Makesuretheyareconnectedtoeachotherinawaythatwouldmakeiteasytomovefromonetoanother.T:Whowouldliketoshowyourmap?Whataboutyours,Peter?S:Hereyouare.(Theteachershowsafewmoremaps.)Suggestedanswers:AMAPOFFUTUROSCOPE7,T:Goodthinkingandimagination!Futuroscopeletspeopletravelinthreeperiods(thepast,thepresent,thefuture)andthreeplaces(thebottomofthesea,theedgesofthesolarsystemandthejungle).MaybesomedayyouwillhaveachancetopayavisittoFuturoscopeyourselves.Step4ReadingtaskT:Justnowwereadaboutascienceandtechnology-basedthemepark—Futuroscope.Nowlet’scometoaculturalthemeparkinHawaii.Inthispark,visitorscanseethedifferentcustoms,thestyleofdress,andaboveall,thedifferentskillsofthePolynesianpeople.Let’sreadthepassagequicklyforthefirsttimeandthentellwhetherthesesentencesaretrueorfalse.Theteachershowsthestatementsonthescreen.Trueorfalse1.ThePolynesianCulturalCentreinHawaiinotonlyshowsvisitorsthePolynesianwayoflife,butalsoprotectstheirskillsandcultureforthefuture.2.Villagersfrommanyislandcommunitiescometoshowvisitorstheirdifferentcustomsandstylesofdress.3.ThemostimportantskillofthePolynesianpeopleisclimbingtalltreeswiththeirbarefeet.4.ThePolynesianpeoplewereabletofindtheirwayontheseabythesmellofthewind,themovementsofthefishandseaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthewaves.5.Longlongago,thePolynesianpeopleusedtheboat-buildingskillstomakelongboatsandshowtheracesandbattlesthattheytookpartin.Thestudentsreadthroughthepassageforseveralminutes.T:Areyoureadyfortheanswersnow?S:Ithinkstatements1,2and4aretrue,whilestatements4and5arefalse.T:Doyouallagreewithhim?Ss:Yes.Hegotthemright.T:OK,doyouunderstandthispassage?CanyoutellmesomeoftheskillsofthePolynesianpeoples?NowpleaseskimthepassageandtrytomakealistoftheskillsofthePolynesianpeoples.(Afewminuteslater.)T:Haveyoufinishedyourwork?S:Fromthepassageweknowthattheycanmakeclothesfrombarandclimbverytalltreeswiththeirbarefeet.Theyareabletofindtheirwayusingthesmellofthewind,themovementsofthefishandseaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthewaves.Buttheirmostimportantskillisboat-building.Suggestedanswers:SkillsofthePolynesianpeople:1.tomakeclothesfrombark.2.toclimbverytalltreeswiththeirbarefeet.3.boat-building.7,4.tofindtheirwayusingthesmellofthewind,themovementsofthefishandseaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthewaves.T:Theyarereallycleversailors.NowIwouldlikeyoutoanswerthequestionsofPart2onPage74.S:I’dliketoanswerthefirstquestion.PeopleshowtheskillsofthePolynesianpeoplebecausethishelpstoprotecttheirskillsandcultureforthefuture.T:Whataboutthesecondquestion?S:Letmeanswerthesecondquestion.TherearesomanydifferentkindsofPolynesianvillagedesignsbecausePolynesiaismadeupofagroupofsmallislands,andpeopletherecomefrommanyislandcommunitieswithdifferenttradition,customsandstylesofdress.Step5SummaryT:Todaywefirstwenttoascienceandtechnology-basedthemepark—Futuroscope.Therewetraveledinthreeperiods(thepast,thepresent,thefuture)andthreeplaces(thebottomofthesea,theedgesofthesolarsystemandthejungle).Whatadventurousexperienceswehad!ThenwewenttoaculturalthemeparkinHawaii.Inthispark,welearnedthedifferentcustoms,thestyleofdress,andaboveall,thedifferentskillsofthePolynesianpeople.Fromthisperiod,weextendourunderstandingofthemeparksandbroadenourvisionaboutdifferentcultures.I’mreallyproudofyouforyourwonderfulperformances.Step6Homework1.DoExercise3onPage70.2.GetreadyforListeningonPage37,andListeningonPage69.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit5　ThemeparksPeriod3　FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENTANDLEARNING1.ExperiencesvisitorscanhaveatFuturoscope.2.Entertainment　　　　　EducationTHEPOLYNESIANCULTURALCENTRESkillsofthePolynesianpeople:1.tomakeclothesfrombark.2.toclimbverytalltreeswiththeirbarefeet.3.boat-building.4.tofindtheirwayusingthesmellofthewind,themovementsofthefishandseaweed,andtheheightanddirectionofthewaves.RecordafterTeachingActivitiesandResearchWorkinpairsandcreateamapofwhattheythinkFuturoscopelookslike.Themapshouldincludealltheactivitiesandareasthatarementionedinthepassage.Makesuretheyareconnectedtoeachotherinawaythatwouldmakeiteasytomovefromonetoanother.ReferenceforTeachingBackgroundInformation迪斯尼乐园（Disneyland）FewplacesofentertainmentonEarthhavegarneredasmuchwonder,legend,orcontroversy7,asDisneyland,theWaltDisneyCompanyamusementpark,whichwasthefirstlarge-scaleimplementationofDisneyapproachtofantasy,story,andcrowdcontrol.PlacesofFamilyAmusementarenotnewintheworld,andtherehascertainlygrownasciencetothemnotunlikethatofkeepingatravellingcircusintact,ormaintainingnationalparks.Butmorethanthosewhocamebeforethem,DisneyandhiscreativeteamfocusedonthepresentationofDisneyland,ensuringthatitwouldbeascontrolledandpredictableafictionastheirmovies,recordsandtelevisionshowshadbeenuptothatpoint.WalkingintoDisneylandislikeanenteringthesweepingshotofafantasymovie,withatownsquarereachingforwardtoabreathtakingcastle.EveryaspectoftheparkwassaidtobeplannedaheadwiththeenergyofoneoftheDisneyanimatedfeatures,withartistsfromvariousproductionsbroughtintoworkonthelookandstyleoftheplace.ActorsfrommanyDisneyfeaturesappearasthevoicesofbirds,announcersandnarratorsinthepark.ButallthiswonderhideshowextensivetheDisneyplanningreallyis.WhenyouenterDisneyland,youareactuallyonthetopfloorofagiantcomplexofundergroundfacilities,providingmostofthe“heartandhealth”oftheparkwithsecurity,employeefacilities,garbagecollectionandotherimportantadministrativeaspectsallhiddenfromview.Youdon’tseegarbagestackedoutsideDisneylandwaitingtobepickedup,andyouneverseeanemployeeshufflingouttothelotafteralongday.Theparkhasevendevelopeditsownnomenclaturetoinsulategrittydetailsfromthepublic;Aproteinspillisthecodethatachild’svomitneedstobemoppedup.ItissaidthatWaltDisneyplannedtheparktothepointoftheplacementofwastebaskets.Hesupposedlytookasnackthatmightbepurchasedatastand,walkeduntilhefinishedit,anddecreedthatnotrashcanwouldbefurtherthanthatdistancefromanyother.TherearefewplacesoutsideofLasVegaswheresuchgrandioseandbreathtakinglyanalplanswouldbetakenseriously,bothinimplementationandinbelievingthatsuchforethoughtexisted.AndLasVegaswasnowherenearDisneyland’slevelforyears.Thishascausedsuchurbanlegendsasthe“DisneyTapes”，whereWaltDisneywassaidtohaveleftfilmloopstobeplayedafterhisdeathforseveralyears,hisforward-thinkinggeniussoamazinghecouldpredictwhatwouldbeawaitingthecompanyintheensuingyears.ThisisactuallyacorepartofIsaacAsirnov’sFoundationseriesofnovels,andnottherealcase.ItisthoughtthatpromotionalfilmsthatDisneymadebeforehisdeathregardingEPCOTandotherprojectswerethesourceofthisrumor.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,都会被它深深地吸引,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)7,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—theultimateescapistfantasyandtheblueprintforimitationsworldwide—throwyourselfrightintoit.Don’tthinktwiceaboutanythingandgooneveryrideyoucan.Thehighadmissionprice($36)includesthemall,althoughduringpeakperiodseachonecanentailhoursofqueuing.Remember,too,thattheemphasisisonfamilyfun.Theauthoritiestakeadimviewofanythingremotelyanti-socialandejectthosetheyconsiderguilty.Overfourhundred“Imaginers”workedtocreatetheIndianaJonesAdventure,Disneyland’sbiggestopeninginyears.Twohoursofqueuingarebuiltintotheride,withaninteractivearcheologicaldigand1930s-stylenewsreelshowleadinguptothemainfeature—agiddyjourneyalong2500ftofskull-encrustedcorridorsinwhichyoufacefireballs,fallingrubble,venomoussnakesand,inevitably，arollingboulderfinale.Disneyclaimsthat,thankstocomputerengineering,notwoIndianaJonesridesareeveralike.Judgeforyourself.AmongthebestoftheolderridesaretwoinAdventureland:thePiratesoftheCaribbean,aboattripthroughundergroundcaverns,singingalongwithdrunkenpirates;andtheHauntedMansion,ariotous“doombuggy”tourinthecompanyofthehousespooks.TomorrowlandisDisney’svisionofthefuture,wheretheSpaceMountainrollercoasterzipsthroughthepitch-blacknessofouterspace,andtheStarToursridesimulatesajourneyintotheworldofGeorgeLucas.TheSkywaycable-carlinethatconnectsTomorrowlandwiththecleverbutcloyinglysentimentalFantasylandistheonlyspotintheparkfromwhichyoucanseetheoutsideworld.Asforaccommodation,trytovisitDisneylandjustforthedayandspendthenightsomewhereelse.Mostofthehotelsandmotelsnearbycostwellinexcessof$70pernight.You’renotpermittedtobringyourownfoodtothepark.Youcanonlyconsumethefastfoodsoldonthepremises.Disneylandisat1313HarborBlvd,Anaheim,45minutesbycarfromdowntownusingtheSantaAnaFreeway.Insummer,theparkisopendailybetween8amand1am.Otherwiseopeninghoursareweekdays10amto6pm,Saturday9amtomidnight,andSunday9amto10pm.Arriveearly.Trafficquicklybecomesnightmarish,especiallyinthesummer.Forfurtherinformation,includingpublictransportationdetails,call714/999-4565.7