A Perfect Day at Coral Bay Beach
You arrive at a beautiful coastal resort for a week-long vacation. Your choices about how to spend your time—whether to relax, explore, or help others—will shape your beach adventure and determine what kind of traveller you become.
A free Story Adventure for Adults at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Beach related vocabulary, verbs, expressions, phrasal verbs.
Story
- You have just arrived at Coral Bay Beach Resort after a long flight. The sun is shining brilliantly, and the ocean stretches before you in shades of turquoise and blue. Your hotel room overlooks the beach, and you have the entire week ahead of you. At the reception desk, the manager mentions that…
- You walk to the family section and claim a comfortable sunbed beneath a large sunshade. An elderly couple next to you are reading novels and occasionally dipping into the ocean to cool down. You apply sunscreen generously and decide to sunbathe for an hour, reading a book you brought. The gentle…
- You make your way to the rocky cove, where the landscape becomes more rugged and wild. The water here is clearer, and you can see small fish darting between the rocks. You spend time exploring the tide pools, discovering starfish, sea anemones, and small crabs hiding in the crevices. The rocks are…
- You head to the bustling sports section of the beach, where a mixed group of travellers are setting up a volleyball game. A friendly Australian woman named Sophie invites you to join her team, and within minutes you're playing an energetic match. The game is fun and competitive, and you quickly…
- You approach the young woman and introduce yourself, offering her your bottle of sunscreen. She looks relieved and grateful, and you explain the importance of sun protection, especially on a first beach visit. You share tips about reapplying every two hours and spending time under a sunshade during…
- You decide to continue enjoying your book and relaxation, reasoning that she's an adult who can make her own choices. You settle back into your sunbed and return to your novel. However, over the next hour, you notice her condition worsening—she eventually gets up and leaves the beach looking quite…
- You decide that the adventure is worth the risk and join the snorkelling tour. The guide provides proper equipment and safety instructions, and you head out to the coral reef with a small group. The underwater world is absolutely breathtaking—you see colourful fish, branching corals, and even a…
- You decide that safety is more important than adventure, so you head back to the main beach. You find a comfortable sunbed under a large sunshade and apply sunscreen thoroughly, making a note to reapply every two hours. You spend the afternoon reading and occasionally cooling down in the shallow…
Vocabulary
- sunbeds
- sunshade
- get some sun
- UV index
- sunbathe
- cool down
- sunscreen
- sunburn
- tide pools
- snorkelling
- coral reef
- current
- paddleboarding
- sunset
- reapply
- marine ecosystems
- coastline
Printable worksheet
This Story Adventure comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Remember the story · Answer in a full sentence.
- A new ending · Write a new ending for the story. Use three story words.
Part 1: Remember the story
Answer in a full sentence.
- Why did the hotel manager recommend getting sun gradually?
- What problem does the young woman near you have?
- What warning does the local guide give about the offshore area?