2020新版外研社英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)第五單元課文

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上2020版本英語(yǔ)必修第二冊(cè)課文Blogging Australia Who are you and what do you do?My name is Lauren Elizabeth Pirie Bath. Until a few years ago I was a chef, and a happy one at that, but I wanted more out of life.I wanted to TRAVEL. At that time I discovered blogging and found that I took pretty good pi

2、ctures. So I decided to post pictures on my blog. In less than 18 months, there were over 200,000 people reading my blog! At first, I only regarded it as a hobby, but companies started paying me to take photos and publish them. In 2013, I was determined to make my dream come true: I would become Aus

3、tralias firstprofessional photo blogger. It was a challenging job, but I did it. Now I spend three weeks out of every month travelling and have over 464,00 fans following me online. Ive got to know more about this country and its people.What is your connection to Western Australia?I first visited We

4、stern Australia for work in 2013. I fell in love with northern WA and have been back six times. Some of my favourite photographs were taken there. I have made over 140 work trips, but my best work trips ever was to Broome in the Kimberley region. What do you love most about Western Australia?It is e

5、xtremely beautiful and you can experience the indigenous Australia there more than anywhere else. The Kimberley region, in particular, is unique and untouched. As a photographer, I love the bright light and amazing colours: red rocks, green plants, blue-green waters and blue skies.How does your love

6、 of nature influence your photography?To work full time in travel, you have to love nature. I try to take every opportunity to get outside and admire the natural world. I love to photograph the rising sun, so I force myself into the natural world by waking early each day. I also enjoy photographing

7、animals, such as dolphins and kangaroos.Does your photography support environmental protection?I hope so. I use my photography to make an impact on people, especially when it comes to environmental issues. Today Ive been photographing a crocodile swimming close to our boat, the Kimberley Quest, all

8、day. When I post the picture online, I will make a comment about how bad it is to feed wild crocodiles. This crocodile is used to passengers throwing food from boats and now she is becoming familiar with humans. Over time, this could make her a danger to people living in the area. If I can do someth

9、ing to make others aware of the problem, then thats part of the solution.Developing ideaCoast to Coast From Eva To AmySubject Coast to Coast Hi Amy,We made it! My family and I have managed to cross the North American continent, from western to eastern Canada, in two weeks! I cant wait to share the s

10、tories with you.We started from Vancouver, where we picked up our vehicle for the trip - a home on wheels. It took us where we wanted, when we wanted. Dad did the driving but he has a poor sense of direction. We got lost a few times even with the help of GPS, but eventually we managed to cross the R

11、ocky Mountains. I was hoping to see a bear or even an eagle, but all I saw was a small group of deer. The views were fantastic, though. There were forests, mountains with snowy tops and masses of ice. Its like another world.We reached Quebec on the eighth day, where most people speak French. Well, a

12、ctually, they speak Quebecois, which is a type of Canadian French. The funniest thing happened on that day. Id fallen asleep, when I heard Dads phone ringing. He was driving, so I answered it. Guess who it was? Mum! It was then that I realised her seat was empty! How did that happen? Well, while I w

13、as sleeping, Dad stopped for some petrol and Mum also got out to take photos, and you can guess the rest. She was so mad! To cheer her up, we went to a typical Quebec restaurant for lunch. We had the famous “poutine”, which is a dish of French fries, fresh cheese and a hot brown sauce called “gravy”

14、. Its usually followed by pancakes with maple syrup - delicious!So, were now in Newfoundland, the very eastern part of Canada and the end of our journey. To celebrate, we went on a boat trip yesterday. Mum was using Dads phone to take photos of the colourful little houses along the coast when we saw something amazing - a killer whale! Mum was so excited that she dropped the phone into the sea. This time it was Dads turn to get mad! Anyway, another family from Quebec was also on the boat and they got some grea