My Job at a Summer Camp, by Charlie Rose

describe how children make friends at a summer camp

suggest how parents should choose a summer camp for children

 explain what it is like for children at a summer camp

 advice children how to behave at a summer camp

Some children already know how to do it.

Some children prefer to swim or play table-tennis.

Some children refuse to take part

Some children find it more enjoyable than they expected to.

The youngest ones find it hard to be away from home

They complain if they cannot phone their parents

They miss meal times with their parents.

They seem grateful for their experience here.

They should visit their children instead of phoning them.

They don't need to keep on phoning the camp.

They shouldn't allow their children to bring phones to camp.

They need to be reminded to phone their children.

I was annoyed when they

suggested I put on old

jeans, but I guess they

were right.

It's so unfair that everyone

else can use their

mobile phone, but they

won't let me use mine.

I've made some good

friends but we're all

bored because there

isn’t much to do here.

I was really frightened

every time we went rock

climbing, so they let me

do something else instead