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
Backpack
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     

2. Tent
Tent
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     

3. Sleeping gear
Sleeping bag
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     
Sleeping pad
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     

4. Cooking gear
Stove and Fuel
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     
Container
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     
Pots and Pans
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     
Cooking utensil
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     

5. Lighting
Light
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     

6. Your own choice
Item #1
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     
Item #2
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     
Item #3
Features
Merits
Price
 
 
     
 

Total price of purchase:  


 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.
Name of item
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.
Name and price of item
Reason
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
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11.  
12.  
What is your total?