Internet and the Foreign
Language Conversation Class
Camping Trip
You will go on a one week camping trip by a river in the nearby
mountains.
You will go by car to the foot of the mountain and hike for 3 hours
to
your camp site. Your trip will begin next Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m.
Choose a camping goods site from which you will buy all your gear. You
can take with you only what you buy at this site. You have 20 minutes
and
$1100 to spend on the items.
Suggested sites to shop at: REI,
L.L.Bean,
Tracker
Outdoors, Coleman,
CampersMall,
Bayers.
1. Backpack
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Backpack
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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2. Tent
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Tent
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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3. Sleeping gear
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Sleeping bag
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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Sleeping pad
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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4. Cooking gear
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Stove and
Fuel
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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Container
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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Pots and
Pans
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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Cooking
utensil
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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5. Lighting
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Light
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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6. Your own choice
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Item #1
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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Item #2
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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Item #3
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Features
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Merits
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Price
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7. Rank the items in order of necessity. What things do you
need the most? What is not so important? The list should be in order
from
the most necessary to the least. You have five minutes to decide.
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Name of item
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Reason
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8. Discuss your choices with a partner. Combine your two lists to
make
one list that you both agree on, ranked in order of importance. You
have 15 minutes to make a combined
list.
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Name and
price of item
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Reason
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