G1 ELL U5W5 What Is a Yurt

What Is a Yurt

Do you like to camp? Many people enjoy it. Campers set up tents and then go fishing or hiking. Tents come in many shapes and sizes.

Campers like to fall asleep with the stars above them. Campers take down their tent when it's time to go home.

A yurt is a strong tent. Long ago, people called nomads lived in yurts. Nomads moved a lot so they took their yurts with them. Nomads knew how to take apart a yurt quickly. This camel carries a yurt on its back.

Nomads used wool mats in winter to make the yurt warm. They did not need the mats in summer. This family sits outside their yurt. STOP AND CHECK What is a yurt?