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Survival equipment
I can predict some of the things I'll hear.
THINK! You're lost in the desert. What is your first priority?
1. 🎧2.06 Match objects 1-11 in the picture with the words in the box. Then listen and check.
| compass first-aid kit knife lighter map mirror rope sleeping bag tent torch water bottle |
2. Read the introduction to Desert Challenge. Which objects in exercise 1 will people probably need on a desert trek?
Desert Challenge
Desert Challenge is a tough desert survival course for over-thirteen-year-olds. Participants will spend five days in the desert with experienced guides. The challenge will test your survival skills and you will learn about the desert environment. At the end of the course, participants will receive the Desert Challenge Award. To join the challenge you must be fit and you must prepare very carefully.
3. 🎧2.07 Listen to Kay Freeman talking about the survival course she went on. Which equipment from exercise 1 does she say is useful?
4. 🎧2.07 Read the questions. Then listen again and choose the correct answers.
1. To go on the Desert Challenge course, ___________________.
a. you must be under thirteen.
b. you must see a doctor.
c. you should come with a friend.
2 You must take a lot of water because ___________________.
a. you'll need it for cooking.
b. you'll get very thirsty.
c. you won't find any in the desert.
3. When it gets hot, ___________________.
a. you mustn't take your clothes off.
b. you should wear shorts and a T-shirt.
c. you should drink a lot of water.
4 If you get lost, ___________________.
a. you should wait for help to arrive.
b. you should use your mirror to signal for help.
c. you should use your map to get out of the desert.
5. 
USE IT! Work in pairs. Say which objects from exercise 1 are the most useful for survival in this situation and why. Agree on five objects.
You are planning a two-day trek in Cát Tiên National Park. You are going to camp in the forest.
Our first priority is a water bottle.
Yes, I agree. And we'll also need a tent.
