My summer in a Soviet pioneer camp
This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.
To be surrounded by (something)
You really wish now you had an older head on your shoulders
To pretend (to do/ be something)
To get in touch (with someone)
To be fond (of something/ someone)
15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.
1. What is a ‘Soviet pioneer camp’?
2. What do you know about Carl Bromwich and his father?
3. How did Carl get involved with the camp, and what happened with the east German border guards?
4. How did Carl describe the camps?
5. How do you think Carl felt when he arrived at the camp?
6. Do you think it was wrong for Carl’s father to send him to this camp?
7. If you move abroad, is it important to keep your children connected to their roots?
8. Have you ever been on a Soviet pioneer camp?
9. Would you have enjoyed a camp like this when you were younger?
10. Would you like to work on a camp like this?
11. What are your childhood memories of summer?
12. How do you like to spend your summers now?
13. Do you think your children would enjoy a camp like this?
14. Have you ever had a problem on the border of two countries?
15. Do you think children should raise the flag and sing the national anthem at the start of every school day?