Escape the Hotel: Survive Your First Shift
A five-puzzle escape room in which adult ESL learners practice C1-level vocabulary related to workplace onboarding in a hotel setting.
A free Escape Room for Adults at CEFR C1 level. Topic: Onboarding.
It's 6:58 a.m. and you've just been hired as the newest member of the Grand Meridian Hotel's front-of-house team. Your trainer has vanished, leaving only a locked supply room and a series of cryptic notes about hotel procedures. To clock in for your first shift and prove you're ready, you must…
Solve all five puzzles about hotel onboarding procedures to unlock the staff room and complete your first shift.
Puzzles
- 🛎️ Puzzle 1: Your First Day: During your first week at the hotel, the process of familiarizing new employees with company policies, procedures, and workplace culture is called:
- 🧳 Puzzle 2: Who Belongs Here?: Three of these words refer to hotel staff roles you might shadow during training. One does not belong. Which word is the odd one out?
- 🤝 Puzzle 3: Learning the Ropes: New hires are usually paired with a seasoned employee, known as a ____, who guides them through their initial days on the job.
- 📋 Puzzle 4: The Trial Period: Decode the number sequence using A=1, B=2, C=3... Z=26 to reveal the term for the trial period new employees often go through before their position is confirmed.
- 👀 Puzzle 5: Watch and Learn: faster. helps a mentor Shadowing learn new staff
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.
- 🛎️ Puzzle 1: Your First Day During your first week at the hotel, the process of familiarizing new employees with company policies, procedures, and workplace culture is called:
- 🧳 Puzzle 2: Who Belongs Here? Three of these words refer to hotel staff roles you might shadow during training. One does not belong. Which word is the odd one out? a) concierge b) bellhop c) receptionist d) invoice
- 🤝 Puzzle 3: Learning the Ropes New hires are usually paired with a seasoned employee, known as a ____, who guides them through their initial days on the job.