Unit 9 Section A I Background Knowledge 1. Theme park Also known as amusement park, it is an outdoor area containing amusements, such as games of skill and big machines to ride on, which are sometimes all based on a single subject, for example, space travel. The first theme park was Disneyland, at Anaheim, California, which opened in 1955 and based on Walt disney’s on c 2. TGV The name"Train a Grande Vitesse(TGv)"translated into English means high spee train. The TGV is a sy stem which comprises train, track, and signaling technologies that when combined make high speeds(typically 300 km/h, or 186 mph) possible. The TGV system is owned and operated by SNCf, the French national rail ways, and is an integral part of french rail travel 3. Snow White(A) Snow White: the main character in an old fairy tale. Snow white is a beautiful princess who has jealous stepmother. The stepmother owns a magic mirror which when asked "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of us all? always answers that she is the most beautiful, until one day it says "Snow White Snow White (B) The stepmother is very angry and sends Snow White into the forest to be killed. Snow White does not die, but finds and lives with seven Dwarfs. Her stepmother tries to kill her with a poisoned apple, but instead of dying she goes to sleep until a prince kisses her and akes her, and they live happily ever after. 5. Peter Pan(A) Peter Pan: the main character in a story entitled Peter and Wendy by James M. Barrie Scottish playwright and novelist 1860-1937), about a young boy who never grows up but lives in a magic land called Never-never Land. In the story, three children, Michael, John, and Wendy, go with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to stay in the Never-Never Land, where they have many adventure 6. Peter PanB) Peter Pan's enemy in the story is Captain Hook, an evil pirate who has a metal hook in the place of one of his hands. Captain Hook lost his hand in a fight with Peter Pan, and Peter Pan threw the hand into some water. It was eaten by a crocodile, who liked the taste so much that it then followed Captain Hook around trying to catch and eat the rest of him 7. Walt Disney world in Florida Walt Disney World in Florida: a very large amusement park opened in 1971, featuring many of the characters from Disney films. Both Disneyland and Disney world are very popular holiday places for tourists, especially those with childre 8. Mona lisaUnit 9 Section A I. Background Knowledge 1. Theme park Also known as amusement park, it is an outdoor area containing amusements, such as games of skill and big machines to ride on, which are sometimes all based on a single subject, for example, space travel. The first theme park was Disneyland, at Anaheim, California, which opened in 1955 and based on Walt Disney’s cartoon characters. 2. TGV The name “Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV)” translated into English means high speed train. The TGV is a system which comprises train, track, and signaling technologies that when combined make high speeds (typically 300 km/h, or 186 mph) possible. The TGV system is owned and operated by SNCF, the French national railways, and is an integral part of French rail travel. 3. Snow White (A) Snow White: the main character in an old fairy tale. Snow white is a beautiful princess who has a jealous stepmother. The stepmother owns a magic mirror which when asked “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of us all?” always answers that she is the most beautiful, until one day it says “Snow White”. 4. Snow White (B) The stepmother is very angry and sends Snow White into the forest to be killed. Snow White does not die, but finds and lives with seven Dwarfs. Her stepmother tries to kill her with a poisoned apple, but instead of dying she goes to sleep until a prince kisses her and wakes her, and they live happily ever after. 5. Peter Pan (A) Peter Pan: the main character in a story entitled Peter and Wendy by James M. Barrie (Scottish playwright and novelist, 1860 — 1937), about a young boy who never grows up but lives in a magic land called Never-never Land. In the story, three children, Michael, John, and Wendy, go with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to stay in the Never-Never Land, where they have many adventures. 6. Peter Pan (B) Peter Pan’s enemy in the story is Captain Hook, an evil pirate who has a metal hook in the place of one of his hands. Captain Hook lost his hand in a fight with Peter Pan, and Peter Pan threw the hand into some water. It was eaten by a crocodile, who liked the taste so much that it then followed Captain Hook around trying to catch and eat the rest of him. 7. Walt Disney World in Florida Walt Disney World in Florida: a very large amusement park opened in 1971, featuring many of the characters from Disney films. Both Disneyland and Disney world are very popular holiday places for tourists, especially those with children. 8. Mona Lisa