(1) Who has ever been to the theme park? Please put up your hand.

　　(2) Will you stand up and tell something about it?

　　(3) What is your favorite activity?

　　(2) In your opinion, what is the main character if the theme park?

　　(3) Which one would you prefer to go? What are you planning to do?

　　Suggested Answers:

　　(1) I've been to Euro Disney, which was opened in 1992. The park has five various sections called "lands". These lands are called Main Street USA, Adventure land, Frontier land, Fantasyland and Discover land.

　　(2) The main character of the theme park is that its fare is high and there are many activities you can take part in.

　　(3) I'm planning to go to China Folk Cultural Village.

　　(4) Various answers are acceptable.

　　(5) Various answers are acceptable.

　　2. Ask Ss to state their own ideas about the theme parks and predict what we are going to read in the passage.

　　Step 2. Reading

　　Purpose: To Ss to know how to skim for the gist.

　　 To get Ss to know the theme park.

　　　　　　To ask Ss to make notes of the differences between the traditional park and the theme park

　　1. Leading-in

　　Purpose: to stimulate Ss' interest in reading the text

　　Ask Ss the following questions. They can talk as much as possible.

　　(1) How much do you know about the traditional park?

　　(2) Do you often go to parks?

　　(3) What do you usually do when you are in the park?

(4) Do you expect to go to the theme park?