Culture World: USA

A. Which Summer Camp Is For You? Which summer camp would you like to go to? Why?

Millions of North American children and teenagers go to summer camps every year. At traditional camps the ‘campers’ do outdoor activities, for example, swimming, riding horses, or water-skiing. Many camps specialize in one acttivity - you can learn about ecology, music, science, and many more things. Check out our selection of camps.

Mountain adventure

Walk and climb in the beautiful North Cascades (Washington State), then camp under the stars next to a lake. You learn about plants and animals and how to survive in the mountains.

Calliing all artists!

Be an artist at our Arts Cantre for students aged 13-18. We have courses in art, dance, music and theatre. Our studants have lots of fun and our teachers are excellent.

Circus camp

Would you like to be in a circus? We have classes for beginners and advanced students. More than 500 young people come every year and have a fantastic time with us. This year you can come too!

Whale camp

Come to Grand manan Island (between USA and Canada) and watch whales. Go round the island in a kayak and take photos of other sea animals and birds. Learn about ecology with marine biologists.

Fashion design

Are you the next Louis Vuitton or Giorgio Armani? Design and make your own clothes, then wear them at the fashion show.

Space camp

Meet NASA scientists and astronauts. Learn how to walk in space. See the stars in the summer sky. Design and buid your own rocket.

B. Read the magazine page quickly. Match the summer camps with the activities.

1. painting: _________________________________

2: animals: _________________________________

3. making clothes: _________________________________

4. walking in the country: _________________________________

5. science: _________________________________

6. acrobats: _________________________________

C. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F).

1. A lot of US and Canadian children and teenagers go to summer camps. ___

2. Campers can do more than one activity at some summer camps. ___

3. At the Mountain adventure camp you can sleep outside. ___

4. There isn’t a camp for people who like dancing. ___

5. You can go on a boat at the Whale camp. ___

6. At the Space camp you can go up into space in a rocket. ___

D. Your project.

Work in a group. Find out about activites you can do in different places in our country in the summer. Take Da Lat as an example.

Culture World: USA

A. Which Summer Camp Is For You? Which summer camp would you like to go to? Why?

Millions of North American children and teenagers go to summer camps every year. At traditional camps the ‘campers’ do outdoor activities, for example, swimming, riding horses, or water-skiing. Many camps specialize in one acttivity - you can learn about ecology, music, science, and many more things. Check out our selection of camps.

Mountain adventure

Walk and climb in the beautiful North Cascades (Washington State), then camp under the stars next to a lake. You learn about plants and animals and how to survive in the mountains.

Calliing all artists!

Be an artist at our Arts Cantre for students aged 13-18. We have courses in art, dance, music and theatre. Our studants have lots of fun and our teachers are excellent.

Circus camp

Would you like to be in a circus? We have classes for beginners and advanced students. More than 500 young people come every year and have a fantastic time with us. This year you can come too!

Whale camp

Come to Grand manan Island (between USA and Canada) and watch whales. Go round the island in a kayak and take photos of other sea animals and birds. Learn about ecology with marine biologists.

Fashion design

Are you the next Louis Vuitton or Giorgio Armani? Design and make your own clothes, then wear them at the fashion show.

Space camp

Meet NASA scientists and astronauts. Learn how to walk in space. See the stars in the summer sky. Design and buid your own rocket.

B. Read the magazine page quickly. Match the summer camps with the activities.

1. painting: _________________________________

2: animals: _________________________________

3. making clothes: _________________________________

4. walking in the country: _________________________________

5. science: _________________________________

6. acrobats: _________________________________

C. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F).

1. A lot of US and Canadian children and teenagers go to summer camps. ___

2. Campers can do more than one activity at some summer camps. ___

3. At the Mountain adventure camp you can sleep outside. ___

4. There isn’t a camp for people who like dancing. ___

5. You can go on a boat at the Whale camp. ___

6. At the Space camp you can go up into space in a rocket. ___

D. Your project.

Work in a group. Find out about activites you can do in different places in our country in the summer. Take Da Lat as an example.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States. Naturally, they get lots of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000 square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports in clude baseball, volleyball and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.

How many kinds of sports can be played in the Camp?

A. 2  

B. 3    

C. 4   

D. 5

My Job at a Summer Camp, by Charlie Rose

Every year I work at a summer camp for kids and I really enjoy seeing the children do things they never thought they could do. Nearly all the kids know how to swim and play table-tennis before they come, but things like rock climbing are new experiences for most. Some of them are very nervous, but after a bit of encouragement, they agree to try and they all get to the top in the end, which makes them feel great.

The kids stay several weeks and some do miss home. You might expect it to be the really young ones who feel like that the most but it’s actually the ten- to thirteen-year-olds. We don’t let them use their mobile phones all the time. First we tell them they can phone home after lunch. Then when they ask again, usually after dinner, we say it’s a bit too late to phone and suggest doing it the next day. Most children are fine in a couple of days and at the end of their stay, it’s amazing how many come and thanks us because they have had a great time.

It’s not just the children who get lonely. We get parents who are on the phone the whole time, asking how their child is getting on, which is quite unnecessary. Often their son or daughter will be busy, playing games or doing something else, so we have to tell parents to ring back another time.

Some kids arrive dressed in smart, designer, new clothes and they sometimes argue when we tell them to change into something they won’t mind getting dirty, but before long they realise what we mean.

1. What does the writer enjoy about working at a summer camp? *

A. Watching the kids leave camp.

B. Watching the kids try new things.

C. Watching the kids interact with each other.

2. What new experience do the kids learn at the camp? *

A. Rock Climbing

B. Table Tennis

C. Swimming

3. How does the writer feel about the younger children at the camp? *

A. He wishes they tried more new things.

B. He thinks they ring home too much.

C. He’s surprised that they don’t miss home.

4. What does the writer mean when he says the children should change into something they don’t mind getting dirty? *

A. They should change into old clothes.

B. They should change into nice clothes.

C. They should change into better clothes.

5. What does the writer think about some parents? *

A. They shouldn't allow their children to bring phones to camp.

B. They don't need to keep on phoning the camp.

C. They should visit their children instead of phoning them.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States. Naturally, they get lots of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000 square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports in clude baseball, volleyball and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.

What shoul be the best title for the passage?

A. Chalkidiki’s landscape – The Aegean Sea

B. An international summer camp

C. Children’s summer activities

D. Advice on children caring in summer

1. What is it that was tomorrow and will be yesterday?

2. Who always driver his customers away?

3.What has three hand but only one face?

4. Where is the superb summer camp ?

5. Is Niagara Falls the highest is the world?

6. Which mountain is the highest is the world?

7. This is the large cupboard for hanging in the world.

8. Which river is the widest in the world?

9. What animal jumps when it walks and sets when it stands?

10. The superb summer camp is for kids eged between..............

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States. Naturally, they get lots of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000 square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports in clude baseball, volleyball and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.
How many kinds of sports can be played in the Camp?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States. Naturally, they get lots of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000 square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports in clude baseball, volleyball and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.
Where is the camp located?

A. in Porland

B. in Greece

C. in the United States

 D. Denmark

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States. Naturally, they get lots of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000 square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports in clude baseball, volleyball and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.

Where is the camp located?

A. in Porland        

B. in Greece 

C. in the United States     

D. Denmark

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

For the last few years, my children have been going to a summer camp in northern Greece called Skouras Camp. They always seem to have a good time, so if you’ re wondering what to do with the kids for three weeks this summer, you could do worse than send them to this beautiful camp on the shores of the Aegean Sea. If your children, like mine, are keen on adventure, sports and good company, the Skouras Camp will keep them busy all day doing the things they most enjoy. Skouras is an international camp with children from all over the world. My children have made friends with children of their own age from Poland, China, Demark and the United States. Naturally, they get lots of opportunities to practise their English as this is the only language spoken. The camp is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Chalkidiki. It is huge (120.000 square meters) and is just a stone’s throw away from clear, blue Aegean Sea. It takes the children just five minutes to walk to the golden sandy beach on foot. The programme is packed with exciting activities such as horse riding and table tennis. Other sports in clude baseball, volleyball and athletics. The Camp ends with a sports contest in the last week which all parents are invited to attend.

All the children come to the Camp have to___________.

A. be only keen on adventure 

B. be at the same age

C. speak English 

D. practise basketball