Companies Look for Gold in Different Countries
公司在不同國家尋找黃金
Introduction
Some companies are looking for gold in Australia and Canada. They are drilling holes in the ground to find more gold.
有些公司在澳洲和加拿大尋找黃金。他們在地下鑽孔以尋找更多黃金。
Main Body
Horizon Gold and PLC Resources work in Western Australia. Horizon Gold drills holes to find gold near their factory. PLC Resources uses special maps to find gold in the ground.
Horizon Gold 和 PLC Resources 在西澳洲工作。Horizon Gold 在其工廠附近鑽孔尋找黃金。PLC Resources 則使用特殊地圖在地下尋找黃金。
Olympio Metals works in Quebec, Canada. They drill deep holes to see how much gold is in the rock. This area has a lot of gold from the past.
Olympio Metals 在加拿大魁北克工作。他們鑽深孔以確認岩石中含有多少黃金。這個地區過去擁有大量黃金。
Kuniko works in New South Wales, Australia. They use diamond drills to find gold and copper. They want to find more metal deep under the earth.
Kuniko 在澳洲新南威爾斯工作。他們使用鑽石鑽頭來尋找黃金和銅。他們希望在地下深處發現更多金屬。
Conclusion
These companies found some gold. Now they want to see if there is enough gold to start a big business.
這些公司找到了一些黃金。現在他們想看看是否有足夠的黃金可以開始大規模經營。
Vocabulary Learning
🌎 Where is the gold?
Look at how we talk about places and locations. In A2 English, we use specific small words to connect a company to a place.
1. The word "IN" We use "in" for countries, cities, and regions.
- ...in Australia
- ...in Canada
- ...in Quebec
- ...in New South Wales
2. The word "NEAR" Use "near" when something is close but not exactly inside.
- ...near their factory (Close to the factory)
3. The word "UNDER" Use "under" for things below the surface.
- ...under the earth (Below the ground)
Quick Vocabulary Check:
- Drilling Making a hole in the ground.
- Deep Far down from the top.