Номер 22, страница 54 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс (enjoy english) учебник Биболетова, Бабушис

Unit 2. Your dream job. Section 1. Finding your way - номер 22, страница 54.

Условие.

22 Read the text and answer the questions.

1 What does Helen do for a living?

2 Does she like her job? Why?

3 Do you think she has made a success in it? Why?

Looking Through the Lens

Helen Taylor, a 35-year-old freelance photographer, is passionate about photography and modest about her achievements. Based in Liverpool, Helen travels all over the world to capture images for newspapers, magazines and advertising agencies. At home she works as a freelance photographer for a national newspaper.

When she was at university, a boyfriend gave her a camera and she slowly became hooked on taking pictures.

One day, Helen Taylor was talking with a friend about life after university. At that time she was about to complete a degree in Latin American studies. Suddenly, the idea of photojournalism came up.

Helen said it had never occurred to her before, but when she said it, she realised immediately that it was what she wanted to do.

Together with her friend, Helen set off for Latin America to become a journalist. They got into trouble and had to spend a night in prison in Rio de Janeiro. It was an unpleasant experience but in the end it provided a fast track into the world of journalism.

Taylor started travelling and documenting people’s lives in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil. After that she returned and settled down in Liverpool.

“When I was young, what attracted me to photography was travel and adventure; I was interested in revolutions in Central America. Nowadays things have changed. Today it’s all about getting a good photograph, about the language of photography and trying to get a message across,” she admits.

The key to her success was her determination and persistence as well as support from her husband, an Argentinean photographer.

Now she has been working as a professional photographer for 7 years. Before that she was studying and working as a waitress to support herself. She has given 10 years of her life to either learning how to be a photographer or being a photographer.

She sincerely believes dreams must be pursued with true commitment and energy, no matter if you make it a success or not.

“The only thing someone can teach you is how to use a camera and the technical side of things but not how to do photography. It all comes from your mind, it's not something you can learn. Of course, you have to practise and practise learning from your experience and mistakes.”

Helen Taylor was one of 12 photographers from around the world to be selected by the World Press to attend the popular Photography Master class and she spent almost three months living with and documenting people’s lives on the Miskito coast, an isolated jungle region in northeast Nicaragua.

She is sure that forming relationships with subjects is very important in her job.

“If it is a celebrity — and you don’t have much time — all you do is chit-chat to try and make them feel comfortable. But if you are somewhere for weeks or days, then you just involve yourself with the people. If they go dancing, you go dancing, if they have a drink, you have a drink, you just do what they do.”

“My favourite part of the job is meeting people and then having the pleasure of being led into their lives and photographing it — that is a journey in itself.”

GLOSSARY

pursue	— try to achieve
chit-chat	— friendly conversation about
	the things that are not very important

Решение.

Решение 2.

1. Чем Хелен зарабатывает на жизнь?

Ответ: She is a freelance photographer. She takes pictures for newspapers, magazines, and advertising agencies. / Она — фотограф-фрилансер. Она делает снимки для газет, журналов и рекламных агентств.

2. Ей нравится её работа? Почему?

Ответ: Yes, she does. She is passionate about photography. Her favorite part of the job is meeting people and photographing their lives. / Да, ей нравится. Она увлечена фотографией. Её любимая часть работы — это знакомство с людьми и возможность фотографировать их жизнь.

3. Как вы думаете, она добилась успеха в этом деле? Почему?

Ответ: Yes, I think she is very successful. She travels the world for her job, and she was even chosen for a special master class by the World Press. This shows that she is very good at what she does. / Да, я думаю, она очень успешна. Она путешествует по миру ради своей работы, и её даже выбрали для специального мастер-класса от World Press. Это показывает, что она очень хороша в своем деле.