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How long is the summer holiday in the USA?
Answer: 11 or 12 weeks.
How long does a student typically stay at a summer camp?
Three or four weeks.
Name one sport mentioned in the text that you can get "really good at."
Tennis.
What is the word used in the text for "adults"?
Grown-ups.
You can only meet children from your own city at camp.
False (they come from different parts of the country).
Which months do American students usually have off for summer?
June to August.
What is one main thing you do at a summer camp?
Things you enjoy (hobbies/sports)
Name a hobby mentioned that involves technology.
Computers.
Fill in the blank: "A summer camp is a ____ where you can spend three or four weeks."
Place.
Some camps focus on just one specific sport.
True.
Why do many young people spend part of their holiday at a summer camp?
.
Because they have a very long summer holiday.
Apart from doing activities, what is a social benefit of going to camp?
Meeting children from different parts of the country and making new friends.
Name a creative hobby mentioned in the text.
Music.
What is the opposite of a "long" holiday?
A short holiday.
Grown-ups at the camp only come from the USA.
False (they come from all over the world).
According to the text, who comes from all over the world to the camps?
The grown-ups (staff/teachers
Who looks after the children and teaches them at the camp?
The grown-ups.
Look at the picture: What is the activity called where you climb down a rock face using a rope?
Abseiling.
What word describes people who are "from different parts of the country"?
Children.
You can spend your whole 12-week holiday at one camp according to the text..
False (it says three or four weeks).
True or False: Summer holidays in the USA are short.
False (they are "very long").
What two things do the "grown-ups" do for the children?
Look after them and teach them.
Look at the partially visible picture: What is the activity involving a bow and arrow?
Archery.
What is the term for a specific interest like music or computers?
A hobby.
The text mentions that you can learn to play instruments at a music camp.
True (it mentions music as a hobby camp)