B1 – Intermediate
Amusement parks are by far one of the most thrilling places on earth. As you wait in a long line to get in, you can hear numerous kids, adults, and tourists shouting at the top of their lungs due to a tremendous jaw-dropping drop on their beloved rollercoasters.
But what if you are not allowed to scream, shout, or laugh during the ride? What would you do?
Let’s read the article below.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2005/200531-amusement-parks.html
Discussion Questions:
- What images are in your mind when you hear the word ‘amusement’?
- What do you think of rollercoasters and haunted houses?
- Should everyone talk more quietly and wear masks?
- What is the “new normal” in the world today?
- What coronavirus guidelines are there in your country?
4 replies on “No Screaming in Japanese Amusement Parks”
1. What images are in your mind when you hear the word ‘amusement’?
It´s reminds me of something that is funny.
2. What do you think of rollercoasters and haunted houses?
I like it because I have a good time there. If it scares a lot, I dont like so much.
3. Should everyone talk more quietly and wear masks?
Yes, I think everyone needs to wear a mask because you can avoid diseases.
4. What is the “new normal” in the world today?
Keep more social distance
Wear a mask
5. What coronavirus guidelines are there in your country?
Wear mask in public places like the underground
Capacity in some places
Good work with your writing practice!
It would be better if you also specify what fun experience/s you’ve had at amusement parks.
Keep writing!
What images are in your mind when you hear the word ‘amusement’?
The images that are in my mind when I hear the word amusement are: Beach, amusement park, rapelling, canyoning, etc.
What do you think of rollercoasters and haunted houses?
I like a lot the rollercoasters, when I go to the amusement park, I try the ride on all rollercoasters and I scream a lot, but over the years, I feel more fear, and I think about ride on the rollercoaster. About the haunted houses, I like too, but it’s very important for me that I can scream. The haunted houses is very funny because you don’t know what will happen.
Should everyone talk more quietly and wear masks?
I prefer don’t go to the amunsement parks if I can’t be excited. About the wear masks, I think that it’s necessary for prevention. I think is better, that the rollecoaster have lower people than the people have to quietly.
What is the “new normal” in the world today?
The new normal in the world today is: the people have to wear mask, save the security distance, avoid hugging and kissing to the people who don’t live together and all measures that the each government has put in their countries.
What coronavirus guidelines are there in your country?
There are the follow coronavirus guidelines: wear mask, save the security distance with 2 meter of distance between people, the maximun number of the people for meetings are 6 and finally, there is lockdown in some communities that has a higher ratio of people infected by each 100.000 population.
Clearly, you have dedicated so much time in coming up with your responses to our questions. Thank you very much for all your efforts.
Take a look at this correction:
I prefer don’t go to
theamunsement parks if I can’t be excited.I prefer not to go to amusement parks that are not exciting.