【正文】 y. In alm ost al l cul tures, to smil e and show an open right hand m eans, “Wel e, you are safe with m e. ” Unit 5 Them e parks – f un and m or t ha f un Whi ch them e park woul d you li ke to vi si t? There are vari ous ki nds of them e parks, with a di ferent park for al most everythi ng: fod, culture, sci ence, cartoons, m ovi es or hi story. Som e parks are fam ous for having the bi ggest or l ongest rol er coasters, others for showi ng the fam ous sights and sounds of a cul ture. Whichever and whatever you li ke, there i s them e park for you! The them e park you are probabl y m ost fami li ar wi th is Disneyl and. It can be found i n several parts of the worl d. It wi l bri ng you i nto a magi cal worl d and make your dreams e true, whether travel li ng through space, vi si ti ng a pi rate shi p or m eeti ng your favori te fai ry tal e or Disney cartoon character. As you wander around tha fantasy amusem ent park, you m ay see Snow Whi te or Mickey Mouse i n a parade or on the street. O f course Di sneyl and al so has m any exciti ng ri des, from gi ant swi ngi ng shi ps to teri fyi ng freefal drops. Wi th al these attracti ons, no wonder touri se i s i ncreasi ng wherever there is a Di sney l and. If you want to have fun and m ore than fun, e to Di sneyl and! Dol ywood, in the beauti ful Sm oky Mountai ns i n the southeastern USA, i s one of the m ost uni que them e parks i n the worl d. Dol l ywood shows and cel ebrates Am eri ca’s tradi ti onal southeastern cul ture. Al though Dol ywood has ri des, the park’s mai n attracti on i s i ts cul ture. Fam ous country m usi c groups perform there al year i n i ndoor and outdoor theatres. Peopl e e from al l over Am eri ca to see carpenters and other craftsm en m ake wood, gl as and i ron objects i n the ol dfashi oned way. Bi si t the candy shop to try the sam e ki nd of candy that Am eri can southerners m ade 150 years ago, or take a ri de on the onl y steam engi ne trai n stil l worki ng i n the southeast USA. You can even see beauti ful bal d eagl es i n the worl d’s l argest bald eagl e preserve. And for those who l i ke ri des, Dol l ywood has one of the best ol d wooden tol l er coasters, Thunderhead. It i s worl dfam ous for havi ng the m ost l ength i n the sm al l est space. Com e to Dol l ywod to have fun learni ng al about Am eri ca’s hi stori cal southeastern cul ture! If you want to experi ence the anci ent days and gread deess of Engli sh knights and l adi es, pri nces and queens, then Engl and’s Cam el ot Park i s the pl ace for you. Every are of the park i s m odel ed after li fe i n the days of Ki ng Arthur and the Kni ghts of the Round Tabl e. In one pl ace, you can watch m agi c shows with Meil i n the Wi zard. If you want to see fi ghti ng wi th swords or on horseback, then the jousti ng are i s a good place to vi si t. If you do wel l there, Ki ng Arthur m ay choose you to fi ght i n the bi g jousti ng tournam ent. Do you l i ke ani mal s? Then visi t the farm are, and l earn how peopl e i n anci ent Engl and ranthei r farms and took care of thei r anim al s. To enter a worl d of fantasy about anci ent Engl and, e to Cam el ot Park! Fut uroscope – excit ement and learni ng Last week I took a journey deep i nto space, to the end of the sol ar system , and was pul ed i nto a bl ack hol e. Then I tok a trp to Brazi l and experi nced survi vi ng an ai rpl ane crash i n the jungl e. After that, I joi ned som e divers and went to the botom of the ocean to see strange bli nd creatures that hace seen sunli ght. For a break, I tok part i n som e car raci ng and then ski ed down som e of the m ost di fi cul t mountai ns i n the worl d. I ended m y travel s by m eeti ng face to face wi th a di nosaur, the terri bl e TRex, and survi ved the experi ence! I di d al l thi s i n one great day at Futuroscope. O pened i n 1987, Futuroscope i s one of the largest spaceage parks i n the worl d. Thi s sci ence and technol ogybased them e park i n France uses the m ost advanced technol ogy. Its 3D ci nem as and gi ant m ovie screens provi de brand new experi ences of the earth and the beyond. Vi sitors can get cl ost to parts of the worl d they have never experienced, goi ng to the bottom of the ocean, fl yi ng through the jungl e or vi si ti ng the edges of the sol ar system. The am azi ng, uptodate i nform ati on together wi th m any opportuniti es for handson l earni ng makes the worl d e to l i fe in a pl etel y new way for vi si tors. Learni ng centres throughout the park l et vi si tors try thei r own sci enti fi c experim ents, as wel l as l earn m ore about space travel , the undersea worl d and m uch more. I bought tim e tickets for myself and m y fri ends at the park’s entrance, but tickets are also avail able onl i ne. Futuroscope i s not onl y for i ndivi dual s, but i s al so the perfect m i x of fun and l earni ng for cal ss outi ngs. Cl asses or other l arge groups that l et Futuroscope know thei r plans i n advance can get the group adm i si on. For anyone i ng from out of town, Futuroscope has m any excel lent hotels nearby, m ost of whi ch provi de a shuttl e servi ce to the park. If dri ving, Futuroscope i s wi thi n easy reach of freeway. Pl an your tri p wel before starti ng, si nce Futuroscope i has so m any shows, acti vi ti es and great souveni r shops that i t is di fficult to see them al . Come ready to wal k a l ot – be sure to wear som e fortabl e sneakers or other wal ki ng shoes. The Pol ynesi an Cul t ural Center Som e They both apologi zed another cul tural m i stake! Ahm ed Azi z, another i nternational student, was from Jordan. When we m et yesterday, he m oved very close to m e as I i ntroduced m ysel f. I m oved back a bit, but he cam e cl oser to ask a question and then shook m y hand. When Darl ene Coul on from France cam e dashing through the door, she recogni zed Tony Garci a39。s sm il i ng face. They shoo