I had been looking forward to the trip for weeks, as
it would be my first visit to a forest reserve. It
was a nature study trip, organised by a local
children's magazine. My elder brother had been
allowed to go on the trip and, after a great deal of
___1___,
my parents allowed me to go along too. Finally, the
day arrived. My mother drove ___2___
down to the bus station where we could see lots of
other children ___3___
with their parents. The bus engine was already
running and some of the children were ___4___
it. Quickly, we scrambled out of the car and joined
the other children. My brother told my mother that
she should go home but she just parked her car by
the side of the road and waited for us to leave.
Then, at last we were ___5___!
After a two-hour journey, we arrived at the forest
reserve. All I could see were lots of tall trees.
One of the adults started pointing out the different
___6___
of trees to the children and some of the children
wrote ___7___
their names. However, others became bored and
wandered off to look around on their own. |