Question

You are going to read an article about wild camping. For questions 31-40, choose from the campers A-D.
The campers may be chosen more than once.
Wild camping
Camping in the wild rather than at organized campsites is a great way of getting away from it all. Four experienced
wild campers tell us why.
A. Luis Gallivan
I’m turning my back on organised sites, particularly the super-sized ones. Even at the relatively quiet sites you
can seldom escape the constant chattering of people in neighbouring tents, or worse still, the noise of satellite
TVs in camper vans. I go wild camping, which means I can set up my tent in a field or on a mountainside without
paying anyone for the privilege. Lots of ‘mild campers’ (that’s what we call the ones who use campsites) are
waking up to the fact that wild camping gives you an eco-friendly break and offers a great deal more in the way
of adventure. Because it’s so different from ‘mild’ camping, though, people need to ask themselves: ‘Do I really
need this?’ before packing their stuff. Wild camping is the ultimate budget holiday –once you’ve got to wherever
you’re going, the only expense is feeding yourself.
B. Anna Cresswell
I’d trekked with a friend to a remote spot but we each had different plans. She wanted to stay the night in a tent,
whilst I wanted to head back home before bedtime. As it happened, I was so exhausted that I ended up sharing
the tiny uncomfortable tent with her. I must say the memory of that put me off wild camping for months, until I
reminded myself that if I hadn’t stayed, I’d never have witnessed that breath-taking sunset which more than made
up for all the discomfort. Then there’s the excitement that comes from making yourself slightly vulnerable: out in
the wild with nobody watching over you. And I never have to book. If the weather’s disappointing, I don’t go. If it
turns cold, I go home. This is as stress-free as holidays get.
C. Thomas Parsons
Perhaps the main reason many people shy away from wild camping is our modern-day culture of ‘risk aversion’ –
in other words, avoiding all activities that seem in any way dangerous, however unlikely it is that anything would
actually go wrong. In less paranoid times, wild camping was indeed very common, but people nowadays want
safe environments, especially when it comes to feeling at ease about what their kids are doing, and organised
campsites are the obvious answer. I’m not keen to suggest good places to go wild camping, though, because one
of the joys of the activity comes from finding places nobody else knows about. For the beginner, I’d advise places
which aren’t too far from civilization in case anything does go wrong.
D. Jennie Martinez
Camping was an integral part of my early years, and I’ve managed to pass on some of my enthusiasm to my own
children. Once you’re hooked on wild camping, nothing else will do and you get not to mind occasional problems
with ants or wasps. The lack of fellow travellers makes me feel that the great views and the star-lit skies have
been created expressly for my own personal enjoyment. But camping in wild places also means having to observe
a few basic rules. For instance, during a particularly dry season, it’s best not to go to high fire-risk areas. I’ll always
remember a time when I was camping with friends and we noticed that somebody had failed to extinguish a small
fire completely. We managed to put it out, but it could have been a disaster.
Which camper
was pleased to let others know the benefits of going camping? 31. ________
mentions the low cost of going wild camping? 32. ________
says it is easier to make decisions when going wild camping? 33. ________
enjoys the peace he/ she gets when camping? 34. ________
admits that the advantages of going wild camping outweighs the disadvantages? 35. ________
claims that dealing with insects is a minor issue? 36. ________
gives tips for people who are not used to going wild camping? 37. ________
didn’t plan his / her first experience of wild camping? 38. ________
says that people, in general, are too afraid of real adventure? 39. ________
describes how he/she and some friends avoided an accident? 40. ________

Answer 1

Which camper:

1) Was pleased to let others know the benefits of going camping?  

Luis Gallivan says lots of ‘mild campers’ are waking up to the fact that wild camping gives you an eco-friendly break and offers a great deal more in the way of adventure.

2) mentions the low cost of going wild camping?

Luis Gallivan says wild camping is the ultimate budget holiday –once you’ve got to wherever you’re going, the only expense is feeding yourself.

3) says it is easier to make decisions when going wild camping?

Anna Cresswell says wild camping is as stress-free as holidays get. Because If the weather’s disappointing, she won't go. If it turns cold, she goes home.

4) enjoys the peace he/ she gets when camping?

Anna Cresswell says she reminded herself that if I hadn’t stayed, she’d never have witnessed that breath-taking sunset which more than made up for all the discomfort.  

5) admits that the advantages of going wild camping outweighs the disadvantages?

Jennie Martínez says the lack of fellow travellers makes her feel that the great views and the star-lit skies have been created expressly for her own personal enjoyment. But camping in wild places also means having to observe a few basic rules.  

6) claims that dealing with insects is a minor issue?

Jennie Martinez says once you’re hooked on wild camping, nothing else will do and you get not to mind occasional problems with ants or wasps.  

7) gives tips for people who are not used to going wild camping?

Thomas Parsons advises places which aren’t too far from civilization in case anything does go wrong.

8) didn’t plan his / her first experience of wild camping?

Anna Cresswell didn’t plan her first experience of wild camping. She has trekked with her friend to a remote spot but we each had different plans. Her friend wanted to stay the night in a tent, whilst she wanted to head back home before bedtime.  

9) says that people, in general, are too afraid of real adventure?  

Thomas Parsons says the main reason many people shy away from wild camping is our modern-day culture of ‘risk aversion’ – in other words, avoiding all activities that seem in any way dangerous, however unlikely it is that anything would actually go wrong.  

10) describes how he/she and some friends avoided an accident?

Jennie Martinez says she will always remember a time when she was camping with her friends and they noticed that somebody had failed to extinguish a small fire completely. They managed to put it out, but it could have been a disaster.

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