人教版(新教材)高中英语选修1Unit 3 Fascinating Parks学案3：Using Language.doc

人教版(新教材)高中英语选择性必修第一册 PAGE PAGE 1 Unit 3　Fascinating Parks Using Language 学习目标 1. To summarise the main idea of the text and analyse its writing purpose. 2. To figure out the structure and language features of the text. 3. To talk about the theme park impressing you most and write an introduction to a theme park you like. 4. To discuss and share what theme parks bring you. 课堂探究 Cultural Note ●There are currently six Disneyland Theme Parks in the world: Walt Disney World Resort (near Orlando, Florida), Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, California), Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, and Shanghai Disney Resort. Disneyland was the brainchild of Walt Disney (1901~1966), who wanted to provide a place for families to amuse themselves. He also had the problem that many people wanted to visit Walt Disney Studios when they toured southern California, but as Walt Disney Studios at the time focused nearly entirely on making animated films and had no sound stages, costumes, or sets, there was very little to show visitors except a few men in small rooms hunched over drawing boards. After Disneyland Resort had been in operation for several years, Walt Disney realised that the area around the park did not offer enough room for further expansion to fulfill all his dreams for the park, which included a futuristic planned community. For this reason, he began building Walt Disney World Resort in Florida as a vacation destination. However, Disney died of lung cancer before it could be finished, and only part of his final dream was ever realised. ●Dollywood is a theme park created and partly owned by American country singer and songwriter Dolly Parton (born in 1946), and located near Knoxville, Tennessee. Parton has written and published well over 3, 000 songs, which include many number 1 hits. In addition to being a music star herself, Parton is also an actress and popular fixture on American TV. Like many country music stars, she grew up quite poor. Her fa