Unit 5 On the Road
Do you like travelling?
How about travelling to other countries?
visit different places
meet different people
enjoy beautiful views
experience different cultures and customs
……
Travel broadens the mind.
Have you ever traveled to Western Australia?
Western Australia is the largest of all Australian states, occuping roughly one-third of the total area of the continent. There are a lot of desert and salt lakes in Western Australia, and it is known for primitive (原始的) scenery.
Photos of Western Australia
Understanding ideas
Blogging Australia
Unit 5 On the road
Task1: Prediction
Look at the title “Blogging Australia” and the picture of the website. What do you think this passage is about?
1. Keeping diaries during trips in Australia
2. Introducing Australian tourism
3. Introducing an Australian blogger
Let’s read the passage and find it out.
Prediction
Did you make a correct prediction?
1. Keeping diaries during trips in Australia
2. Introducing Australian tourism
3. Introducing an Australian blogger
Task 2: Read the interview and match the questions with the paragraphs.
a. What do you love most about Western Australia?
b. What is your connection to Western Australia?
c. Who are you and what do you do?
d. Does your photography support environmental protection?
e. How does your love of nature influence your photography?
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Task 3: Choose the best description of the interview with Lauren Bath.
A. Why Lauren Bath quit her job as a chef and chose a different profession.
B. Where Lauren Bath loves to travel and how she helps protect the environment.
C. How Lauren Bath turned her hobby into a career and her story of being a blogger.
Task 4 Complete the blogger profile with words and expressions from the passage. P69
Star Blogger
Name __________________
Previous job _________________
Present job ______________________
Number of fans __________________
Favorite place to visit __________________
Lauren Bath
chef
professional photo blogger
over 464,000
Western Australia
Star Blogger
Subject of photos ___________________________
Example of inportant work and its story
Lauren Bath is using her photography to make people aware of __________________. For example, one of her photos shows a crocodile that is used to passengers ______________________ and is becoming ___________________. Over time, this could make her ___________ to humans. People should stop __________________.
the natural world and animals
environmental issues
throwing food from boats
familiar with humans
a danger
feeding wild animals
Task 5 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Lauren Bath was unhappy about being a chef years ago.
2. Working as a professional photo blogger was not easy for Lauren.
3. Few people read Lauren's blog after she posted pictures on it.
4. Lauren first visited Western Australia to challenge herself.
5. Lauren has to get up early when she wants to photograph the rising sun.
6. Lauren supported environmental protection only by posting pictures on her blog.
7. Lauren gave the example of the crocodile to illustrate that feeding wild animals helps people make friends with them.
8. What Lauren did has had a significant impact on environmental issues.
guide
backpacker，
food blogger
Student A: interviewer + design a new title+3 questions.
Student B: interviewee+ Choose a new profession.
Other professions involve travel:
Group work
Q1 Who are you and what do you do? （personal information）
Q2 What is your connection to ______? （profession）
Q3 What is the influence of travel/ your job on ______？ （influence）
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Life is a journey. Keeping travelling. Never stop your steps. Your life is on the road to a bright future.
summary
profession
questions
knowledge
horizon
influence
Going to other places
Reading
Watching video
Communicating Online
Travel
broadens
the mind.
Travel 1.____________(broaden) the mind in many ways. As for me, travel makes me realize the 2. __________(amaze) power of nature. Last year, I 3. _________(fly) to Australia. We drove to Kangaroo Island. As soon as I got off the bus, I 4. ___________________(astonish) by the beauty of nature. There’re not enough 5. ___________(adjective) to 6. ___________(accurate) describe the beauty of Kangaroo Island. In fact, words can only spoil the moment. Even photos don’t do this 7._________(wild) gorgeous destination justice. If you stay at home, you’ll never witness this amazing place and, not to mention, have such 8. _____incredible experience.
Nature is nothing 9. ______ a simple noun, but it has a marvelous power beyond our wildest 10. _______________(imagine).
broadens
amazing
flew
was astonished
adjectives
accurately
wildly
an
but
imagination
Summary
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