Writing a recount

During the school holidays, you went on a camping trip with your friends. However, you
lost your way while camping. Using the pictures and notes below, write a recount on what
had happened during the trip.

native

When writing your recount :

 Use all the notes given
 Suggest two safety measures need to be taken during a camping
 Write between 120 to 150 words

Useful words :
- Hit the road - Ordeal
- Pitched / set up - Grateful
- Armed - Getting dark
- Amazed
- Trudged
Form sentences using the words given

Paragraph one.

1. school holiday – my friend – I – camping trip

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2. Gunung ledang
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3. arrived – campsite – 10.00 a.m.

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4. followed – narrow trail – jungle
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5. look – good spot – set up – tent.
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6. tent – waterfall
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Paragraph two ( After that, )

1. explored – jungle
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2. amazed - flora and fauna
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3. few hours – realised – lost
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4. felt - exhausted
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5. found – cave – put up a night – getting dark
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 Paragraph three ( The next morning, )

1. tried – way back

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2. walking – two hours – river
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3. followed – direction – river
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4. suddenly – saw – native – waved – him
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Paragraph four
1. led – village
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2. gave – food – drinks
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3. police station
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4. parents – waiting – police station
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Paragraph five

1. tips – safe camping

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2. First, - prepare – food – drinking water
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3. Next, ………………………………………………………………………………..
 It was school holidays, Peter, Rahmad and I decided to go on a camping trip. We left
early in the morning and reached our campsite in Hutan Lipur, Pahang around noon. When we
arrived, we followed a narrow trail leading into the jungle. We wanted to look for a good spot
to set up camp. Finally, we pitched our tent near a waterfall.
After cooking our first meal, Peter suggested that we explored the jungle. So we armed
ourselves with several bottles of mineral water, a small penknife and a torchlight. We were
amazed at the various flora and fauna found. However, after a few hours, we realized that we
had lost our way. We had also finished the last few drops of our mineral water. We were now
feeling exhausted. Fortunately, we came upon a cave. We decided to put up a night there as it
was getting dark.
 The next morning, we were eager to find our way back. So we set out to determine the
direction of the rising sun and went westward. After walking for about two hours, we came to
a river. We trudged along the river bank, following the direction of the river. By then, we were
overcome with exhaustion.
Suddenly, we saw a native catching fish. We shouted and waved frantically at him to
get his attention. The native saw us and signaled to his friends. They came to help us and led
the way to their village. We were given some food and drinks, and after that we rested.
The following morning, the village headman took us to the police station to make a
report. We could not wait to head home. We were tired but relieved our ordeal in the jungle
was over.

This incident thought us a valuable lesson. We learnt that we need to take a few safety
measures when camping. First, we need to inform the nearest police station or the park ranger
about our camping to avoid any untoward incident. Second, it is important for us to bring
sufficient food and camping equipment such as torchlights, compass, map and pocket knife.
This will help us in any emergency.