camping under the stars

Pre-Listening Exercises  What camping gear would you take to the mountains to make it a pleasurable experience e.g., tent, cooking stove, etc.?. Listening Exercises Listen to the co

CAMPING UNDER

RS

I Pre-Listening

Exercises

 What camping gear would you take to the mountains to make it a pleasurable

experience (e.g., tent, cooking stove, etc.)? What problems could occur and what

precautions would you take to prevent

them?

HELPFUL TIP: Be sure to take a survival kit when you go camping in case of emergency, which could include bandages, a lighter for making a fire, a

whistle for getting someone's

attention, and a knife

II Listening

Exercises

Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.What are they planning on doing in the morning?

A Fishing B mountain biking C hiking

2.According to the weather report, when would it start raining?

A in the afternoon B at night C in the morning

3.What did Paul forget to bring?

A raincoats B umbrellas C rainboots

4.Where did Sara leave the playing cards?

A next to picnic table

B on picnic table

C under picnic table

5.What do they finally decide to do?

A stay at a hotel B return home C sleep at the

campground

III Vocabulary

Activities

 Key Vocabulary

Listen to the key vocabulary and sample

sentences

nonsense (noun): untrue or

incomprehensible statement or idea

- Stop talking nonsense and tell us

exactly what happened

spoil (verb): ruin; frustrate; block; prevent

- I hope this bad weather doesn't

spoil our picnic this afternoon

porch (noun): a small area just outside the

front door of homes where you can sit and relax

- Let's go sit on the porch and enjoy

the cool evening breeze

head down (phrasal verb): go down

- I'll head down to the store after

dinner to pick up some milk

make the best of it (idiom): do what you

can under the circumstances

- We've had to make the best of it

ever since dad died last year.

from the conversation

Multiple-Choice and

Short-Answer Questions

1 Although the weather was a little cold, all of the campers just made the of it and tried to

have a good time

a)call      b)end      c)best

just _ No one has seen one around here

in over 100 years, so just relax

a)nonsense     b)true      c)believable

3.Why don't we sit outside on the and enjoy the stars tonight?

a)chair     b)sofa      c)porch

4.I hope the weather doesn't our campout Everyone has been looking forward to this event

for months

a)rain       b)cancel    c)spoil

5.Let's _ down to the store and buy

some camping supplies for the trip

a)arm    b)head     c)foot

 Mixed-Up Sentence

When you think your answer is correct, click

on "Check" to check your answer If you need help, click on "Hint" to find out the

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 Sentence and Vocabulary Matching

 Match the items on the right to the items on the left

Unfortunately, the bad

weather our

weekend, and we

couldn't go camping as

we had planned

porch

Did you say you saw a

bear with two heads

last week in the

mountains? That's

_

She sat outside on the

to enjoy

the beautiful sunset

spoiled

Let's _ to the

lake and go fishing

before breakfast

Even though we don't

have a lot of time, we

should of

the situation and have

fun

head down

nonsen se

make the best

IV Post-Listening

Exercises

Talk about popular

recreational activities in your country.Include the following ideas in your

discussion:

 seasonal activities for spring, summer, fall, and

winter

 recreational sports that are popular among different age groups including children, teens,

adults, and senior citizens

 different activities popular with men or women