Have you ever got lost or disoriented outdoors? How did you handle it?

A natural way to answer

Yes, once the trail markers disappeared and we weren't sure which direction to take. I tried to stay calm and not lose my head. We retraced our steps slowly until we recognised a landmark, and eventually we stumbled across the right path. It was stressful, but staying calm definitely helped.

Key phrases to use

• lose my head — to panic and stop thinking clearly in a difficult or frightening situation“The key in an emergency is not to lose your head.”
• retraced our steps — went back the way you came, following the same route in reverse“We retraced our steps to find the gloves I'd dropped.”
• stumbled across — found something by chance, without planning or expecting to“We stumbled across a tiny waterfall on our walk.”