scouts

Key Words:

Scout movement

mission

survive

forest

Recognise edible

First aid

environment

monitor

handicapped

wheelchairs

Street signs

entrances

pavements

report

Local council

restoration

involved

Warm-up

1 -look at the photos. What do you know about the scout movement?

Read the introductiom to the text to check your knowledge.

The scout movement was founded in 1907 in the United kingdom by sir robert baden-

powell. The mission of the movement is to help young

people develop as individuals , citizens and members of their

local, national and international communities. There are

2million scouts worldwide. Famous former scouts include bill gates and david beckham .

2 -read the text. Which scouts do something for their local community?

Francisco , The Philippines I’ve been scout for two years and it’s been a lot of fun . This year we’ve been learning to survive in the forest . I’ve learnt to find my way using a map and the sun . We’ve been studying forest plants but I haven’t learnt to recognise edible ones yet . I’ve also learnt some first aid .

ZOLTAN , HUNGARY In my scout group, we focus on our

environment. We collect litter , clear ourLocal river , monitor water pollution and

Feed wild birds in winter . This year we *ve Been planting new trees in our area.

I ve planted more than a hundred myself! .

MAHMOUD , SAUDI ARABIA My scout group works with

old and handicapped people . This year we’ve

been checking how easy life is for people in wheelchairs

in our town . We’ve been taking photos of street

signs , entrances to shops and public buildings and the

pavements . We’ve also been talking to police officers.

When we finish , we’ll prepare a report for the local

council.

HADI, OMAN My scout group is

interested in history . We are looking after old buildings in our

town . For two years now , we’ve been

collecting money for their restoration .

We’ve collected 10,000so far. $

3 ARE YOU SCOUT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN? WHAT ACTIVITIES WOULD

YOU LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN?

GRAMMER Present perfect and present perfect

continuous 4 -complete the sentences from the text with

the correct verb forms . Present perfect continuous :

We 1 ……………. Been studying forest plants .

We’ve 2……….. Colleting money for their restoration.

We’ve been 3……….. Photos of street signs .

5 -READ THE SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT AND MUCH THE COLUMNS (1-2) WITH THE USES OF

THE TENSES ( A-B) .

2 -present perfect simple 1 -present perfect continuous

We’ve collected $10,000 so far.

I’ve planted more than a hundred trees myself !

I’ve learnt to find my way using a map.

We’ve been collecting money for their restoration

We’ve been planting new trees in our area

We’ve been learning to survive in the forst

)aThe focus is on the activity)bThe focus is on the achievement\the result of

the activity.

PRACTICE 6 -complete the sentences with the verbs in the

present perfect continuous . 1 -I haven’t slept for two nights . I … ...………

(think about ) my exams at the ends of the year. 2 -Hussein is exhausted ………. (he/ hike ) with his

scout troop ? 3 -What’s the latest news ? We ……… (not watch)

TV all week. 4 -Yasmin is going to win the Best student

competition . She ………. (work) really hard this term . 5 -why do you want to join the scouts ? ………… (you/

read) About them ?

8 -READ THE SITUATIONS AND USE THE CUES TO WRITE ONE SENTENCE IN THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND

ONE IN THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS . 1 -Basma is watching TV . ( watch TV for four

hours,watch three shows ) .……………………………………………………………………

2 -we are in the garden . ( work very hard , plant ten new plants )

.……………………………………………………………………3 -my dad is tired . ( jog , run five miles )

.……………………………………………………………………4 -Omar’s hands are . ( collect litter , not wash his

hands )..……………………………………………………………………

9 -PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.

Parent : Hi Jaber . How is camp ? What 1 ………( you / do )Scout : I 2………. ( Learn ) some useful things : map

reading cooking… Parent : Is she food good ?

Scout : Well , we 3………… (eat) mainly bread and tinned meat . I don’t like it so I 4……….. ( lose ) some weight .

Parent : 5 ………. (you / eat ) all the apples I gave you ? Scout : Sure . And I 6 ………… ( give ) some to my friends

parent :7………. ( you / wash ) properly ? Scout : Not really . The water in the lake is very cold .

Parent : 8 ……… ( you / wash ) the dishes in the lake , too?Scout : No, we don’t want to pollute it . There 9 ………..( be

) a lot of rain this week so we 10 ……….. ( clean ) them with sand and rainwater .

YOUR TURN 10 -write about the things you

have been doing and have done recently.

Example I’ve been learning first aid .

I’ve learnt how to treat a bee sting

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