For more than 70 years, Sir David Attenborough has been making amazing programs about the natural world. Here are some interesting facts about this amazing man.
David Attenborough was born in the same year as Queen Elizabeth II
Sir David was born in 1926 in London. The Queen was also born in the same year.
His brother is in Jurassic Park
Lord Richard Attenborough is the older brother of Sir David Attenborough. He became a successful film producer and actor. He starred in world-famous films such as the Jurassic Park film series.
He has done lots of different jobs
Throughout his lifetime, Sir David Attenborough has done many different jobs. He was at the Royal Navy for two years and worked as a television presenter, director and narrator. During his career, he created many award-winning books and programs.
He is a Guinness World Record Holder
Sir David Attenborough owns two Guinness World Records. One of them for having the longest career as a TV presenter. The other one is for the longest career as a television naturalist.
He was knighted twice
David Attenborough became a Sir in 1985. Queen Elizabeth II knighted David for the services he has done to broadcasting. At the age of 94, he received his second knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2020. He was given this knighthood as a recognition of his contributions to television broadcasting and conservation.
Once he came face to face with Mountain Gorillas in Africa
In 1979 he was in Africa filming a documentary series called Life on Earth. In Rwanda, David Attenborough encountered a group of mountain gorillas. In natural documentary history, it was one of the most iconic scenes captured ever. The group of gorillas accepted Sir David as one of them and it ended up he was playing with baby gorillas.
He has been to the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef
After six decades from the very first scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, Sir David Attenborough returned to dive into the deep of the world’s biggest living structure. He used a new type of submarine to go 1,000 feet below the sea surface.
source: diaryamazing.com
Mi tudunk meg Sir David Attenborough-ról az alábbiakkal kapcsolatban?
- születési év
- játékfilmek
- állások
- rekordok
- lovagi cím
- gorillák
- zsebpénz
- mélytengeri merülés
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Facts you should know about Sir David Attenborough
- 1926-ban született, ugyanabban az évben, mint II. Erzsébet királynő.
2. A bátyja filmproducer és színész volt. Világhírű filmekben/a Jurassic Parkban is játszott.
3. Dolgozott a haditengerészetnél és a televíziónál, műsorvezetőként, rendezőként és narrátorként.
4. Két Guinness rekordot is tart, a leghosszabb ideig volt tv-s műsorvezető és tv-s természetkutató.
5. Kétszer is megkapta, 1985-ben a televíziós műsoraiért, 2000-ben pedig emellett a természetvédelmi tevékenységéért is.
6. Amikor találkozott egy csapat gorillával, azok befogadták és együtt játszott a bébi gorillákkal.
7. Gyerekkorában azzal keresett zsebpénzt, hogy gőtéket gyűjtött egy tóban és eladta az egyetemnek.
8. A Nagy-korallzátony fenekére, több mint 300 méter mélyre merült egy újfajta tengeralattjáróval.
Vocabulary
| throughout his lifetime | egész életén át; élete során |
| award-winning | díjnyertes; díjazott |
| to be knighted | lovaggá ütni; lovagi címet kapni |
| broadcasting | műsorsugárzás; közvetítés |
| as a recognition of | elismeréseként; annak elismeréseképpen |
| contribution to | hozzájárulás valamihez |
| conservation | természetvédelem; megőrzés |
| scuba diving | búvárkodás; könnyűbúvárkodás |
| to dive | merülni; lemerülni; ugrani |
| submarine | tengeralattjáró; víz alatti |


