Christmas: The Last-Minute Shopper
Adult B1 learners solve five Christmas shopping puzzles to escape from a locked shopping centre. The puzzles practise everyday vocabulary for buying, returning and budgeting.
A free Escape Room for Adults at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Christmas shopping.
It is the 23rd of December and you are trapped inside the Snowfall Shopping Centre after closing time! The security doors locked automatically, and the only way out is a keypad that needs a secret five-letter word. The night manager left clues around the shops before going home. Solve every puzzle,…
Solve all five shopping puzzles to collect five letters and spell the secret word that opens the exit doors.
Puzzles
- 🎁 The Wrong Size: Your aunt bought you a jumper for Christmas, but it is too small. You still have the receipt, so you take it back to the shop and ask for your money back. What do you do with the jumper?
- 🏷️ Sale Sign: When a price is lower than usual, the shop gives you one of these. Unscramble this word: SCOUNDIT
- 🛍️ Shopping Words: Match each shopping word with its meaning.
- 🧾 The Secret Paper: Decode this word using A=1, B=2, C=3 and so on. The shop gives you this piece of paper after you pay. You should keep it if you might want to change a present later.
- 📋 Maria's Shopping Day: Read the story about Maria. Decide if each statement is true or false.
Printable worksheet
This Escape Room comes with a free printable worksheet: 1 part 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
- Escape on paper · Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
Part 1: Escape on paper
Open every lock. Fewer options to choose from this time.
- 🎁 The Wrong Size Your aunt bought you a jumper for Christmas, but it is too small. You still have the receipt, so you take it back to the shop and ask for your money back. What do you do with the jumper?
- 🏷️ Sale Sign When a price is lower than usual, the shop gives you one of these. Unscramble this word: SCOUNDIT C I O D T N S U
- 🛍️ Shopping Words Match each shopping word with its meaning. queue budget bargain gift card a card with money on it that you can spend in a shop something you buy for a lower price than usual a line of people waiting the amount of money you plan to spend