5 The great outdoors

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1 CULTURE
Every year, millions of people in the United States and Canada go camping.
Many bring tents and sleeping bags and go to a park campsite. Some go to
quiet wilderness areas with few people. Others go to private campgrounds.
Most people say they camp to get away from everything and everyone.
But this is not always possible. At popular parks like Yellowstone National
Park and the Grand Canyon, you have to make a reservation for a campsite
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✓ a backpack a book a canoe a fishing pole a flashlight

hamburgers marshmallows a sleeping bag a tent water

and hot dogs

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Michelle: Wants to assemble the camping.
Lisa: Going to assemble the tend.
Edd: Going to help to Lisa.
Ben: Wants go to fishing.

3 GUESS THE STORY

A  Watch the video with the sound off.
What things does the family take on the camping trip? Circle
them in Exercise 2.

B  The family arrives at the campsite. What do you think each

family member wants to do first?

Watch the video

4 GET THE PICTURE

Check (✓) True or False. Correct the false statements. Then compare with a partner.

True False

1. Ed is looking forward to reading his book. Ed has many things to do so he isn't going to read his book
2. Ben is planning on going swimming. Ben is planning going to fishing

3. The family is going to roast chicken later. The family is going to roast marshmallows

5 WATCH FOR DETAILS

Check (✓) the correct answers. Then compare with a partner.

1. Ed had a hard week and is looking forward

✓  to peace and quiet.
  to roasting peanuts.
2. Lisa wants
  to go fishing.
  to set up the tent.
3. Ben isn’t excited
  to go fishing.
  to set up the tent.
4. Michelle puts Lisa’s leaf
  on her door.
  in Ed’s book.
5. Ben is not
  inside the tent.
  going to go fishing.
6. In the end, Ed says he’s
  not going to waste time reading.
  not going to roast marshmallows.

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Mountain view
We are going to go to the mountains on December 2, Juana's father going to take us
in her car to the top of the mountain. We going to carry lights, ropes, tents and all the other necessary
implements to camp under the stars, we going to be three days, the first day we going to make the tents and organize everything,
on the night of that day the stars going to be observed, the next day We are going to
observe birds and all the nature, the last day will be occupied to do an ecological walk in the mountain.
Follow-up

6 GOING CAMPING
A GROUP WORK Plan a weekend camping trip. First, choose one of
the places below or another place that you know.

Now agree on answers to these questions.

1. When are we going to go? 4. How long are we going to stay?
2. How are we going to get there? 5. What are we going to do each day?
3. What are we going to take?

B CLASS ACTIVITY Compare your plans around the class. Which

group planned the most interesting trip?

7 ROLE PLAY
A GROUP WORK Imagine you are a family on a camping trip.
In groups of four, take the role of mother, father, or one of the two children.
What would you like to do? List at least four possibilities for your character.
My character:
I’d like to take it easy.
I’d like to . . .

go fishing

B Now take turns acting out the trip: arriving at the campsite,
setting up camp, and doing what you want to do. How do you
get along? Who wants to do the same things? Who decides
what you do?

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8 WHAT DID THEY SAY?

Watch the video and complete the conversation. Then practice it.
Ed and Michelle arrive at the campsite with their children Ben and Lisa.
Ed: Ah, finally, some peace and . . .
Ben/Lisa: Sweet!! Yeah!! Cool! Awesome!
Ed: . . . quiet .
Ben: I’m gonna to go fishing!
Lisa: I’m gonna   go set up  the tent!
Michelle: Don’t worry, Ed. I will keep an eye on them. You’ve had a hard
week. Why don’t you grab a chair and
your book and take it easy? I'll get things set up.
Ed: No, it’s fine. Maybe I can  help Lisa with the
tent , and you can go fishing with Ben.
Michelle: Uh-uh. No fishing until camp is set up   . . . . Ben!
Ben: Yeah?
Michelle: Ben, honey, you have  to help your sister and father set up the
tent . Then you can go fishing, OK?
Ben: Aw, Mom!

9 MODALS FOR SUGGESTION

A  What suggestions did Michelle and Ed make? Match the phrases from
columns A and B and write the sentences. Then compare with a partner.
A B
Why don’t you read right away.
You have to think about tonight.
Don’t you think you should help your sister and father set up the tent.
You ought to get your sleeping bag out and get yourself set up in there?
You don’t have to grab a chair and your book and take it easy?

1. Why don’t you grab a chair and your book and take it easy?
2. You have to help your sister and father set up the tent Why don’t you
take it easy?
3. Don´t you think you should get your sleeping bag out and get yourself set up in there?
4. You ought to read right away
5. You don't have to think about tonight

B  pair work   Imagine that you are about to leave on a camping trip. Give
five more suggestions of your own, using the expressions in column A above.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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 Unit 5: The great outdoors Lisa:   M om! Look!
Michelle:   Oh, what a beautiful leaf! What are you
A family goes on a camping trip. going to do with it?
Lisa:   I don’t know yet. Maybe I’ll make something
Ed:  
 h, finally, some peace and . . .
A in art class.
Ben/Lisa:  
Sweet!! Yeah!! Cool! Awesome! Michelle:   Great idea.
Ed:  
. . . quiet. Lisa:   Or I’ll draw a face on it and hang it on
Ben:   I’m going to go fishing! my door.
Lisa:   I’m going to go set up the tent! Michelle:   Nice.
Michelle:   Don’t worry, Ed. I’ll keep an eye on them. Lisa:   No. I’ll probably just leave it like it is forever.
You’ve had a hard week. Why don’t you grab Michelle:   Oh, honey, leaves don’t last forever. They dry
a chair and your book and take it easy? I’ll up. But you can do this. Here, watch me. . . .
get things set up. There. That should keep it in good shape for
Ed:   No, it’s fine. Maybe I can help Lisa with the a while.
tent, and you can go fishing with Ben. Lisa:   OK.
Michelle:   Uh-uh. No fishing until camp is set up. . . . Michelle:   Why don’t you go collect some more leaves?
Ben! Lisa:   All right.
Ben:   Yeah? Ed:   I guess I’m not reading a book.
Michelle:   Ben, honey, you have to help your sister Michelle:   Honey, you don’t have to read right away. As
and father set up the tent. Then you can go soon as you and Ben are done in there, you
fishing, OK? two can go fishing. Ben? How much longer
Ben:   Aw, Mom! are you going to be in there?
Michelle:   Ben. Ed:   Ben?
Ben:   OK. But for how long? Michelle:   Ben? . . . He’s not in there.
Michelle:   Not long at all. And after, if everyone’s nice, Ed:   Where did he go?
we can roast marshmallows over the fire! Michelle:   Ben?
Lisa:   All right! Ben:   Gone fishing!
   *      *      * Michelle:   Don’t be too long. Remember: We’ve got
Ben:   Can we go fishing now? Please? marshmallows to roast.
Michelle:   Ben, don’t you think you should get your Ed:   Oh, I love roasted marshmallows.
sleeping bag out and get yourself set up Michelle:   Uh-huh. And after that you can read books
in there? I mean, you ought to think about all you want.
tonight. Plan ahead. There won’t be much Ed:   Books? I’m not going to waste my time
light later. reading books, when I have fish to catch,
Ben:   I guess you’re right. leaves to collect, and marshmallows
Ed:   C’mon, Ben. I’ll help. to roast.
Michelle:   Oh, Ed, you don’t have to. Ben can do it Lisa:   Mom! Look!
himself.
Ed:   I don’t mind. Besides, I’ll probably fall asleep
in there and that would be a good thing.
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