新课标人教版八年级英语下册Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park--SECTION A.doc

Structures
Present perfect tense; Simple past tense; Present progressive as future
Target language
Have you ever been to an amusement park? No, I’ve never been to an amusement park. Yes, I have. I went there last year.
Vocabulary
space museum, attraction, board, character, amusement park, water park
Disneyland, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, roller coaster
Learning strategies
Using context; Role playing
Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park?
Part 1: Teaching design

SECTION A
Goals
● To learn to use Present perfect tense; Simple past tense; Present progressive as future
● To learn about amusement parks
Procedures

Warming up by learning about The Present Perfect Tense
The Present Perfect Tense

Here is a brief review of the form and function of the present perfect tense.

The present perfect is used when the time period has not finished:
I have seen three movies this week.
(This week has not finished yet.)

The present perfect is often used when the time is not mentioned:
Gerry has failed his exam again.

The present perfect is often used when the time is recent:
Ikuko has just arrived in Victoria.

The present perfect is often used with for and since.
Greg has lived here for 20 years.
Greg has lived here since 1978.

The present perfect is formed like this:

have plus past participle

Warming up by talking about amusement parks
Amusement park is the term for a collection of  and other  attractions fixed for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, as an amusement park is meant to cater to adults, teenagers, and small children.
An amusement park may be permanent or temporary, usually periodic, such as a few days or weeks per year. The temporary (often annual) amusement park with mobile rides etc. is called a  or .
The original amusement parks were the historical precursors to the modern theme parks as well as the more traditional midway arcades and rides at county and state fairs (in the United States). Today, amusement parks have largely been replaced by theme parks, and the two terms are often used interchangeably.
1a Looking and ranking
Hello, everyone! Today we shall go to visit some interesting places. Turn to page 68 and look at the picture. You will decide on the places you like to visit most. Rank them from 1 to 5.
1. water park →2. amusement park → 3. zoo → 4. aquarium → 5. space museum
1b Listening and checking
Next you will listen to a conversation. Have these students ever been to these places? Check the boxes.
Now you are going to read the tapescript to underline all the useful expressions.
1c Doing pairwork
You have looked at the picture on page 68. Now you will in pairs ask and answer questions about the places in the picture.
A: Have you ever been to an aquarium?
No, I haven’t. How about you?
A: I have been to an aquarium twice. I t is in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
A: Have you ever been to a zoo?
No, Yes, I have. How about you?
A: I have been to many zoos in China. I like the one in Taiyuan You could play with the animals in the zoo.
A: Have you ever been to a space museum?
No, Yes, I have. How about you?
A: I have never been to a space museum. I hope one day I could go and visit one.
2a Looking and circling
Look at the map of the town on page 69. Listen and circle the places you hear.

Answers:
Water world, subway, city library, bus, fun time amusement park, space museum, center street, river park, theater, green street, zoo, aquarium
2b Listening and circling
On page 69 in the box are nine sentences. You will listen to the tape to circle T (for true) or F (for false).
Answers: conversation 1: T T T ; conversation 2: F T F ; conversation 3: F T T
Now you going to read the tapescript to blacken the Present perfect tense sentences and darken the Simple past tense sentences.
2c Doing pairwork
Now we are going to role play conversations according to the map on page 69.
A: Have you ever been to an amusement park?
B: Yes, I have.
A: Where is it?
B: It is in the southwest part of the city.
A: When did you go there?
B: I went to visit it last Sunday.
A: Have you ever been to an aquarium?
B: No, I haven’t. How about you?
A: I have been to one named Taiyuan Aquarium.
B: Are there any sea animals there?
A: Yes, there are..
A: When did you go there?
B: I went here last Sunday.
3a Reading and circling
On page 70 is an article about visits to a Disneyland. Now read it to find out what seems interesting to you and what seems boring to you.
While reading, try to cut/ the sentences, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline the expressions.
After reading you are going to complete the right and left columns.
hear of…, see …in movies, different Disneyland amusement parks around the world, an amusement park, a theme park, the normal attractions, at an amusement park, a roller coaster, in most amusement parks, be themed with Disney characters, all over the roller coaster, eat… in Disney restaurants, buy Disney gifts, walk around Disneyland all the time, have the Disney theme, take a ride on the boat for several days, sleep and eat on board, attractions on board, eat dinner with Mickey Mouse, the boat rides, take different routes, end up in the same place, much fun in Disneyland
3b Doing pairwork
Go back to the article to read it for the second time. Then write and practice a conversation about a Disneyland.
A: I’d like to goon a Disneyland Cruise.
B: What’s that?
A: It’s like Disneyland, but it’s on a boat.
B: Why do you want to go on that?
A: Well, you can travel to Disney’s own island.
A: Have you ever heard of Mickey Mouse?
B: Yes, I have. I know lots about Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters.
A: Have you seen them in movies?
B: No, I haven’t. But I have been to Disneyland.
A: How many Disneyland parks are there in the world?
B: In fact, there are now four different Disneyland amusement parks around the world.
A: Where are they?
B: Two are in the United States, one is in Japan, and the other is in France.
A: What is the other name for Disneyland?
B: It is an amusement park, but we can also call it a theme park. A: What kinds of attractions can we find in a Disneyland?
B: You could find all the normal attractions.
A: Could you give me some examples?
B: Yes, I’d like to. For example, you can find a roller coaster…
4 Doing pairwork
On page 70 is a survey in the chart. Answer it and then interview your partner.
Have you ever…
You
Your partner
Studied with more than three friends?
I have studied with more than four friends lat term.
I have never studied with more than two friends so far.
Traveled to another province of China?
I have traveled to many provinces of China.
I have never traveled to another province of China.
Said something you didn’t want to say?
I have often said something I didn’t want to say.
I have never said anything I didn’t want to say.
Helped someone you didn’t know?
I have often helped people I didn’t know.
I have never helped anyone I didn’t know.
Lived in another place?
I have never lived in another place.
I have lived in many other places.
Argued with your parents?
I have often argued with my parents.
I have never argued with my parents.
Closing down by looking and talking about Disneyland pictures
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Cross the moat into the fabled castle that is home to the enchanting princess, Sleeping Beauty, and live out your fairytale dreams within its towering and graceful spires.
Fantasy Gardens
Enjoy a stroll through these lush and fanciful gardens where you never know who you might meet. Get autographs from Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Mulan and all their Disney friends in this one-of-a-kind attraction. Presented by Kodak.