🏕️ And Then What Happened?
Uncle Hedi is back from a two-week hike in a Canadian national park — and he has an amazing story about a bear! Learn hiking vocabulary, past questions with question words (Whose…? · What kind of…? · How far…? · How long…?) and how to be an active listener: And then what happened? · A bear?
Uncle Hedi's Adventure
Sunday lunch at Grandma's house. Uncle Hedi shows photos of his trip.
🤔 Do you know a good adventure story? Who told it to you?
🥾 Hiking Vocabulary
Click a card to hear the word in a sentence from Uncle Hedi's trip.
🗺️ Pack Your Backpack!
Read the clue and find the word. 8 rounds.
❓ Past Questions With Question Words
Past questions that don't use the verb be start with a question word + the auxiliary did. The main verb is in its base form.
What · Where + did
What did you do on the weekend? — I played badminton.
Where did you go for your vacation? — I went to Canada.
Whose — the owner
Whose backpack did you borrow?
— I borrowed my brother's.
What kind of — the category
What kind of tent did you buy? — A Shelty. It's the best brand.
What kind of animals did you see? — Deer, wolves and a snake.
How + adjective — details
How far did you walk? · How difficult was the hike?
With be, no did: How was your weekend? · How long was your trip?
🧩 Find The Question Word
Read Uncle Hedi's answer. Which question word starts the question? 8 rounds.
🛠️ Did Or No Did?
Choose the correct question. 7 rounds.
👂 Active Listening
Listening to a story should not be a passive activity. Be an active listener: encourage the speaker, ask questions when you don't understand, and show your feelings!
➡️ Ask what happened next
↗️ Repeat with a rising voice
A statement with rising intonation becomes a question — to confirm you understood, or to show surprise:
The best storytelling moments are the ones where the storyteller and the listener interact with one another to create a memorable event. Look at the speaker, react, and ask — the story gets better!
↗️ Echo It!
Show surprise or check you understood: choose the best echo question. 7 rounds.
🐻 Final Task: Listen To A Story
You are Lina. Uncle Hedi tells you his bear story. Be an active listener! 7 steps.
Listen And Repeat!
Click 🔊 Listen to hear the phrase, 🐢 Slowly to hear it slower, then 🎙️ My turn and say it out loud into your microphone!
✍️ Practice Time!
Exercise 1 — True Or False?
Exercise 2 — Complete The Dialogue
Fill in the missing word in each line of the conversation.
🎭 Create & Record: Telling A Story
Write a short adventure story (true or invented) as a dialogue: a storyteller and an active listener. Use five hiking or nature words, three sequencing words (then, the next day, two hours later…), two questions with question words (How far…? What kind of…?) and two active-listening reactions (Go on! · A snake?).
🎙️ Now, Record It!
Make your voice go up on echo questions (A bear? ↗️) and slow down at the exciting moment! Listen back.
🎯 Final Quiz — Stories & Adventures
Answer 7 questions to test everything you learned in this lesson!