Lesson 2 Beyond Borders
A Summer to Remember
My name is Jiwoo, and I’m a ____ grader at Hankook High School.
Two things I ____ love are animals and travel.
I used to watch nature ____ as a child and have always been fascinated by different animals around the world.
So, when I saw a poster about a volunteer camp in Kenya, I knew this was ____ I wanted to do during my summer break.
Day 1
When I arrived at the airport in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, ____ got my first taste of Kenya—busy, exciting, and warm.
When I went outside, I was ____ by the camp supervisor, Henry.
Other volunteers from different countries also arrived at similar ____ and we started making new friends right away.
We got into a large van and drove ____ the crowded city.
Although English is widely spoken in Kenya, the people here also use ____
The first Swahili ____ we learned was jambo, which means “hello.”
Henry took all of us to the Nairobi National Museum, where I became fascinated by the diverse cultural ____ natural heritage of Kenya.
Going ____ hall to hall, I learned about Kenya’s many natural resources and animals, different communities and languages, and even important artists.
One of the most impressive displays was the statue of Ahmed, an elephant with massive ____
It symbolizes ____ movement against illegal hunting in Kenya.
____ we headed to the Kigio Wildlife Conservancy where we would begin our volunteer work.
There, several impalas were ____ to welcome us.
The camp house ____ made from stone and olive wood.
After an amazing day, I ____ asleep the minute my head hit the pillow.
Day 2
In the morning, volunteers were ____ what they were going to do.
____ was assigned to “the giraffe survey” group.
____ the conservancy, there were 26 giraffes.
All of them had names and could ____ identified by the spots on their bodies.
Like the human fingerprint, ____ pattern of spots on a giraffe is unique.
Our group’s job was to find the giraffes and identify them ____ cameras and binoculars.
Then ____ had to record their locations and activities.
We often needed ____ take pictures of both sides of the animal for identification. It wasn’t easy.
This required ____ to go around the giraffe to the other side before it ran away.
Later, back at the camp, we had to compare ____ photos of the giraffes with the ones in the identification book.
We not ____ successfully identified most of the giraffes but also discovered new baby giraffes that were not in the book yet!
Day 3
My assignment for today ____ to search for illegal animal traps on the conservancy.
Hunters illegally set up wire traps ____ wait for animals to get caught.
To stop this from happening, my group ____ out to the field with some experienced trap spotters.
There, ____ spread out and looked for traps.
____ found a lot of wire traps on the ground.
Some traps were hidden in the bushes ____ others were attached to fences.
Every time ____ found a trap, we were saving the life of an animal.
It was one of the most rewarding moments ____ my time in Kenya.
Day 4
Today’s camp dinner was chapati, which is ____ of the most popular Kenyan dishes.
It’s made with flour dough and fried in oil, so it’s crispy on the outside but ____ inside.
It was served with fried vegetables and beans, and ____ was so delicious!
All the volunteers ____ it, regardless of where they were from.
After eating more than enough, we went outside and ____ at the brilliant stars.
Because Kenya is located ____ the equator, the stars in the night sky were foreign and new to me.
Watching the stars while listening to the sounds of wild animals ____ the distance was such an unreal experience.
Tomorrow, some of us are planning to ____ baby elephants in the elephant orphanage in Nairobi.
These ____ elephants have lost their mothers to hunters looking for ivory.
So ____ I have learned so much through this volunteer work.
I have traveled to a new part of the world ____ made a small but positive impact on the lives of the animals here.
My stay here ____ been filled with unique experiences and surprises.
I wonder ____ other wonderful things are waiting for me in my remaining days in Kenya!
공통영어2 동아 이병민 2과 본문 한줄 해석 A Summer to Remember