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Summer Camps and Holiday Clubs

Interactive Writing Lesson • Level A2 • 25 Minutes

📌 How to use this lesson

👨‍🏫 For the Teacher:

1. Guide students through Module 1 vocabulary exercises, check answers automatically, and complete the 25-minute lesson in order.

2. Monitor Module 2 writing submissions using the AI grading tool and review the model answer in Module 3.

🎒 For the Learner:

1. Start with Module 1 to practice the 10 camp words and answer all 16 questions.

2. Next, use the sentence frame in Module 2 to write your message and check your work against the model in Module 3.

Module 1

Vocabulary Practice

Learn and practice 10 useful words about summer camps and holiday activities.

📦 Target Words:

counsellor canteen rucksack bonfire archery knot marshmallow rainstorm nickname sleepover

a Word Order: Put the words in the right order.

1. counsellor / Our / friendly. / is / camp

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2. rucksack. / my / my / put / I / water bottle / in

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3. bonfire / sat / We / around / the

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4. a / heavy / started / rainstorm / Suddenly,

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b Fill in the Blanks: Choose the correct word from the word bank.

Word Bank: archery • canteen • marshmallow • knot • sleepover

5. We eat lunch together in the camp ____.

6. I learned how to shoot a bow and arrow in the ____ class.

7. Paul tied a strong ____ to hold the tent ropes.

8. We toasted a sweet ____ over the fire.

9. On the last night, we had a fun ____ in the big tent.

c Choose the Correct Word: Select the best option.

10. Every camper wears a name tag with their special ___.

____ a. nickname ____ b. rucksack

11. When it got dark, our counsellor lit the ___.

____ a. canteen ____ b. bonfire

12. We ran into the wooden cabin during the sudden ___.

____ a. rainstorm ____ b. archery

13. The camp leader showed us how to tie a safe rope ___.

____ a. knot ____ b. counsellor

d Matching: Choose the correct answer for each question.

14. What do we roast on sticks at night?

____ a. At the camp canteen ____ b. Our friendly counsellor ____ c. Sweet marshmallows

15. Where do we get our meals?

____ a. At the camp canteen ____ b. Our friendly counsellor ____ c. Sweet marshmallows

16. Who helps us plan daily activities?

____ a. At the camp canteen ____ b. Our friendly counsellor ____ c. Sweet marshmallows

Module 2

Writing Task

Read the task carefully and use the sentence starters to write your message.

📝 Writing Prompt (60-80 words):

"Write a short message to a friend about a camp or a trip that you want to go on together. Say how long it is, how long the walks or lessons are, and how old the other people are."

💡 Example pattern:

"My sister goes to a ten-day camp every summer."

📌 Sentence Starters

• "I want to go on a ..."
• "It is a ...-day ..."
• "On the first day we have a ...-minute walk to ..."
• "There is a ...-hour ... after lunch"
• "My cousin is a ...-year-old ..."
• "Do you want to come?"

✅ Checklist (What to include)

✓ The kind of camp or trip
✓ Length with number + singular noun (a ...-day camp)
✓ One walk or journey (a ...-minute walk)
✓ One lesson or activity (a ...-hour class)
✓ One person's age (a ...-year-old)
✓ One question to your friend

Write your message here (60-80 words): ____ (Hi! I want to go on a...)

Module 3

Model Answer

Read this example message to see how to write your text. Pay attention to the bold phrases.

📜 Example Message (73 words) 60-80 word target

Hi Sam, I want to go on a summer sports camp with you. It is a five-day camp near the lake. On the first day we have a 30-minute walk to the forest. There is a two-hour archery class after lunch every day. My cousin is a 14-year-old camper and he is coming too. We can sleep in big tents and build a bonfire! Do you want to come? Let me know soon!

Why these phrases work:

1. summer sports camp

Name the kind of trip or camp you want to join.

2. five-day camp

Use a number + hyphen (-) + singular word "day" before "camp".

3. 30-minute walk

Use a hyphen between the number and "minute" to talk about time.

4. two-hour archery class

Use a hyphen between the number and "hour" to describe class length.

5. 14-year-old camper

Describe someone's age using numbers and hyphens before the word.

6. Do you want to come?

End your message with a friendly question asking your friend to join.

Writing: Summer Camps and Holiday Clubs

Summer Camps and Holiday Clubs

📌 How to use this lesson

Vocabulary Practice

a Word Order: Put the words in the right order.

b Fill in the Blanks: Choose the correct word from the word bank.

c Choose the Correct Word: Select the best option.

d Matching: Choose the correct answer for each question.

Writing Task

📌 Sentence Starters

✅ Checklist (What to include)

Model Answer

Why these phrases work:

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