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Worksheet 5

(Suitable for use after Unit 5 of New English Parade Level 5)

Circle the word that does not make sense. 

Write a word from the Word Bank that does make sense.
1. We packed the car for our camping trip. 

We had sleeping bags, torches, air 
mattresses, and the pier.

2. It was a beautiful, snowy day when we 

set off. We knew that soon we’d 
be swimming in the lake.

3. We reached the dining room and 

found the perfect spot for our tent. 
Everyone helped to set it up.

4. We were hungry, so we built a 

fire right away to float supper. 
It was still sunny and warm.

5. After supper, we blew up our torches 

so we’d have soft beds for the night. 
It was almost dark.

6. The wind was blowing. A lifeguard 

was coming! We ran inside the tent. 
We knew it was going to rain.

7. We were looking out of the tent 

when the rain started. We were safe 
and dry because we were ready for 
any kind of tent—even a big storm.

8. Dad started to whistle. Mum began to 

sing. We joined in. It could have been 
scary, but it wasn’t. It was the worst 
camping trip we’d ever had.

Word Bank

air mattresses

tent

thunderstorm

cook

sunny

weather

campsite

best

Language aims
Describing a camping trip

Procedure
1

Ask pupils if anyone has been on a camping trip. Encourage them to tell the class about the special things they took 
on the trip (tent, air mattresses, torch, etc.). Ask if they enjoyed the trip.

2

Distribute the worksheets and explain that pupils are going to read about a camping trip. In each paragraph there is
one word that doesn’t make sense. Pupils must find the word and replace it with a word from the Word Bank.

Key
1. pier/tent  2. snowy/sunny  3. dining room/campsite  4. float/cook  5. torches/air mattresses  6. lifeguard/thunderstorm
7. tent/weather  8. worst/best