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2020版本英语必修第二册课文BloggingAustraliaUnit5UnderstandingideasP50-51.mp3Whoareyouandwhatdoyoudo?MynameisLaurenElizabethPirieBath.UntilafewyearsagoIwasachef,andahappyoneatthat,butIwantedmoreoutoflife.IwantedtoTRAVEL.AtthattimeIdiscoveredbloggingandfoundthatItookprettygoodpictures.SoIdecidedtopostpicturesonmyblog.Inlessthan18months,therewereover200,000peoplereadingmyblog!Atfirst,Ionlyregardeditasahobby,butcompaniesstartedpayingmetotakephotosandpublishthem.In2013,Iwasdeterminedtomakemydreamcometrue:IwouldbecomeAustralia’sfirstprofessionalphotoblogger.Itwasachallengingjob,butIdidit.NowIspendthreeweeksoutofeverymonthtravellingandhaveover464,00fansfollowingmeonline.I’vegottoknowmoreaboutthiscountryanditspeople.WhatisyourconnectiontoWesternAustralia?IfirstvisitedWesternAustraliaforworkin2013.IfellinlovewithnorthernWAandhavebeenbacksixtimes.Someofmyfavouritephotographsweretakenthere.Ihavemadeover140worktrips,butmybestworktripseverwastoBroomeintheKimberleyregion.WhatdoyoulovemostaboutWesternAustralia?ItisextremelybeautifulandyoucanexperiencetheindigenousAustraliatheremorethananywhereelse.TheKimberleyregion,inparticular,isuniqueanduntouched.Asaphotographer,Ilovethebrightlightandamazingcolours:redrocks,greenplants,blue-greenwatersandblueskies.Howdoesyourloveofnatureinfluenceyourphotography?Toworkfulltimeintravel,youhavetolovenature.Itrytotakeeveryopportunitytogetoutsideandadmirethenaturalworld.Ilovetophotographtherisingsun,soIforcemyselfintothenaturalworldbywakingearlyeachday.Ialsoenjoyphotographinganimals,suchasdolphinsandkangaroos.Doesyourphotographysupportenvironmentalprotection?Ihopeso.Iusemyphotographytomakeanimpactonpeople,especiallywhenitcomestoenvironmentalissues.TodayI’vebeenphotographingacrocodileswimmingclosetoourboat,theKimberleyQuest,allday.WhenIpostthepictureonline,Iwillmakeacommentabouthowbaditistofeedwildcrocodiles.Thiscrocodileisusedtopassengersthrowingfoodfromboatsandnowsheisbecomingfamiliarwithhumans.Overtime,thiscouldmakeheradangertopeoplelivinginthearea.IfIcandosomethingtomakeothersawareoftheproblem,thenthat’spartofthesolution.DevelopingideaCoasttoCoastUnit5DevelopingideasP56-57.mp3FromEvaToAmySubjectCoasttoCoastHiAmy,Wemadeit!MyfamilyandIhavemanagedtocrosstheNorthAmericancontinent,fromwesterntoeasternCanada,intwoweeks!Ican’twaittosharethestorieswithyou.WestartedfromVancouver,wherewepickedupourvehicleforthetrip-ahomeonwheels.Ittookuswherewewanted,whenwewanted.Daddidthedrivingbuthehasapoorsenseofdirection.WegotlostafewtimesevenwiththehelpofGPS,buteventuallywemanagedtocrosstheRockyMountains.Iwashopingtoseeabearorevenaneagle,butallIsawwasasmallgroupofdeer.Theviewswerefantastic,though.Therewereforests,mountainswithsnowytopsandmassesofice.It’slikeanotherworld.WereachedQuebecontheeighthday,wheremostpeoplespeakFrench.Well,actually,theyspeakQuebecois,whichisatypeofCanadianFrench.Thefunniestthinghappenedonthatday.I’dfallenasleep,whenIheardDad’sphoneringing.Hewasdriving,soIansweredit.Guesswhoitwas?Mum!ItwasthenthatIrealisedherseatwasempty!Howdidthathappen?Well,whileIwassleeping,DadstoppedforsomepetrolandMumalsogotouttotakephotos,andyoucanguesstherest...Shewassomad!Tocheerherup,wewenttoatypicalQuebecrestaurantforlunch.Wehadthefamous“poutine”,whichisadishofFrenchfries,freshcheeseandahotbrownsaucecalled“gravy”.It’susuallyfollowedbypancakeswithmaplesyrup-delicious!So,we’renowinNewfoundland,theveryeasternpartofCanadaandtheendofourjourney.Tocelebrate,wewentonaboattripyesterday.MumwasusingDad’sphonetotakephotosofthecolourfullittlehousesalongthecoastwhenwesawsomethingamazing-akillerwhale!Mumwassoexcitedthatshedroppedthephoneintothesea.ThistimeitwasDad’sturntogetmad!Anyway,anotherfamilyfromQuebecwasalsoontheboatandtheygotsomegreatphotosofthewhale.They’regoingtosendthemtouswhentheygetbackhome.What’smore,theirson’sthesameageasme.He’ssocool!We’regoingtokeepintouch,soInowhavesomeonetopractiseFrenchwith!Withlove,Eva