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This year’s World Scout Jamboree in South Korea will leave their campsite earlier than planned because of a typhoon that’s expected to hit the country soon.
The South Korean government told the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) that everyone had to leave the campsite in Buan, which is in the southwest of the country.
The government is helping the scouts find safe and comfortable places to stay. They will use schools and other government buildings in the Seoul area for accommodation. The government also says that the scouts can continue their events after moving.
43,000 scouts from 158 countries have attended the event this year.
The jamboree has had problems since it started. There was a strong heatwave which made many people sick, sanitation problems, heavy rain, and rotten food.
Before the events started, some worried about bringing many young people to the site. It’s a big, open area without trees, and no protection from the sun or summer heat.
The British, American, Australian, and Singaporean scouts decided to leave the campsite early because of the problems and typhoon.
Despite these issues, many scouts were having a good time. The WOSM says that only a few participants were very unhappy with their experience.
The scouts will leave the campsite in stages, starting on Tuesday at 10 A.M. They will be transported in more than 1,000 buses, and the police and rescue teams will be there to help.
Vocabulary
- Jamboree – A large gathering of people, usually for a celebration or festival; an event or festival for scouts
- Campsite – A place where people set up tents and sleep outdoors;
- Typhoon – A very strong cyclone/storm with high winds and heavy rain.
- Expect – to think something will happen; forecast; predict; suppose
- Government – the group of people who have the authority to make and enforce laws and manage a country or region; the people/group that manage and operate a country
- Scout – A member of a youth organization that teaches outdoor skills and leadership; A young person who learns outdoor skills and helps others
- Accommodation – A place to stay, such as a hotel, cabin or a campsite
- Attend – be present at a place or event; to go to an event; to be at an event
- Heatwave – a period of very hot weather
- Sanitation – The process of keeping things clean and healthy
- Rotten – When something that has gone bad and is no longer good to eat; when food becomes too old to eat; spoiled
- Worry – to be/feel concerned or nervous; to be troubled; to think a lot about a negative situation;
- Protection – Something that keeps you safe from harm and danger
- Despite – In spite of; or regardless of; even though; although
- Issue – a subject or problem that people are thinking and/or talking about; matter; topic; problem
- Participant – a person who participates or takes part in something; a person involved in an activity; a person who actively does something at an event
- Experience – Something that you have seen, felt, or done, which has given you knowledge or skill
- Stage – if you do something in stages, you divide/split the activity into parts and complete each part separately; one of a series of periods of development in a process
- Transport – to move goods or people from one place to another
- Rescue team – A group of people who help save others from danger
Quiz
Discussion Questions
- What problems did the jamboree face this year? How do you think these problems affected the scouts’ experience?
- If you were one of the scouts, how would you feel about moving to different accommodation in the Seoul area? Would you prefer to stay at the campsite despite the problems?
- What do you think of the government’s response to the problems, including the typhoon?
- Have you ever attended an outdoor event? What kind of challenges might people face when organizing outdoor events, like the jamboree?
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Fill-in-the-Blank Listening Practice
This year’s World Scout Jamboree in _____ will leave their campsite earlier than planned because of a typhoon that’s expected to hit the _____ soon.
The South Korean government _____ the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) that everyone had to leave the _____ in Buan, which is in the southwest of the country.
The government is helping the scouts _____ safe and comfortable places to stay. They will use schools and other government _____ in the Seoul area for accommodation. The government _____ says that the scouts can continue their _____ after moving.
43,000 scouts from 158 countries have attended the _____ this year.
The jamboree has _____ problems since it started. There was a strong heatwave _____ made many people sick, sanitation problems, heavy rain, and _____ food.
Before the events started, some worried about bringing _____ young people to the site. It’s a big, open _____ without trees, and no protection from the sun or summer heat.
The British, American, Australian, and _____ scouts decided to leave the campsite early because of the problems and _____.
Despite these issues, many _____ were having a good time. The WOSM says that only a few _____ were very unhappy with their experience.
The scouts will leave the _____ in stages, starting on Tuesday at 10 A.M. They will be _____ in more than 1,000 buses, and the police and rescue teams will be there to _____.
