参考答案整理自网络 欢迎关注微信公众号“建大小菁晶” 1 UnitUnit 1 1 WorkingWorking HolidayHoliday AbroadAbroad KeyKey toto ExercisesExercises OpenerOpener Going on a working holiday has many advantages: A working holiday visa grants you access to a country for a longer period of time than a standard tourist visa. The travel is sustainable in the sense that you can keep refilling your travel funds with employment. You can try different types of jobs, even the ones that you normally wouldnt do when at home. And in this sense, a working holiday could be a life-changing experience. You are more likely to meet and make friends with the locals, not just other tourists. They can introduce you to a new culture. A working holiday makes a good break. A popular time to sign up for a working holiday is the break between high school and college or the break after college and before entering the real working world. Transcript:Transcript: A working holiday is when you spend a significant amount of time in another country and have the working rights to back it up. You are able to pick up a job or two (or 6) and break that arrangement up by traveling or moving on to a new location in the country. In general, a working holiday visa grants you access to a country for a longer period of time than a standard tourist visa. In Australia, for example, the typical tourist visa is for 3 months while a working holiday visa is for 12 months. With a working holiday visa, you can work as you go, meaning you wont necessarily go into debt while spending time abroad. Your method of travel may vary. Some prefer to travel up-front for several months and then spend the rest of the time working in one or two different 参考答案整理自网络 欢迎关注微信公众号“建大小菁晶” 2 locations. Others prefer to work for a month, travel for a month and then work for a month again. Either way, the travel is sustainable in the sense that you can keep refilling your travel funds with employment. With a working holiday visa, you are basically given the opportunity to test out any type of job, and you are probably put in a position to accept ones that you normally wouldnt when at home. You never know what you might discover. A working holiday, in this sense, could end up being a life-changing experience. Moreover, by taking up employment in a country abroad, you are more likely to meet and make friends with the locals, not just other tourists, and that can do wonders for really introducing you to a new culture. A working holiday also makes a good break. A popular time to sign up for a working holiday is that break between high school and college or the break after college and before entering the real working world. Later working holiday experiences are often used by individuals as a way to explore the new and unknown. Taking part in a working holiday is a great idea to consider. ReadingReading & & InteractingInteracting I. I. UnderstandingUnderstanding thethe TextText 1. Text Organization PartsParagraphsMain Ideas Part OneParas. 1-3 Desiring for a change in her life, the author fled Australia for a working holiday in Canada. Part TwoParas. 45 The author has always been a shy person, but in Vancouver she enjoyed meeting people, making friends and doing new things. Part ThreeParas. 69 The author enjoyed her jobs at Starbucks and on the Aussie Pie Guy food truck. Part FourParas. 1012 The author traversed Canada and the United States, embracing the unknown. 参考答案整理自网络 欢迎关注微信公众号“建大小菁晶” 3 Part FiveParas. 1314 The author would love to live the expat life again somewhere else, although there is also the part of her that would like to settle down for a while. Part SixPara. 15 The author wants to thank the working holiday for helping her become a better version of herself. 2. Comprehension Check 2.12.1 DiggingDigging intointo detaildetail 1. She lost her grandmother, her job and had two car crashes in five months. 2. They met up for dinner, ladies night and sightseeing excursions. The author taught her co-workers an Australian word of the day and they helped her understand the Canadian use of “eh” at the end of sentences. 3. They listened to 90s music, drank their daily Starbucks and served their friendly regulars. 4. She loved her job so much that she didnt feel she was working. 5. She did a massive circle, starting from Vancouver, going all the way to the East Coast, then across Southern USA and finally up the West Coast. 6. She was proud of herself for constantly stepping out of her comfort zone and embracing the unknown. 7. She is obsessed with browsing craft and design blogs and watching the Lifestyle channel. 8. Vancouver has helped her to grow personally, have fun professionally and gain confidence. 2.22.2 UnderstandingUnderstanding difficultdifficult sentencessentences 1. B2. A3. B4. B5. A II.II. FocusingFocusing onon LanguageLanguage inin ContextContext 1. Key Words & Expressions 1.1 1. Accidentally, the whole incident was captured by a young American photographer. 参考答案整理自网络 欢迎关注微信公众号“建大小