Road Stories: The Unexpected Journey Game
Young learners race around a 24-space board, landing on prompts that ask them to tell stories about what they were doing when something surprising happened on the road. Players use past continuous to describe vehicles, traffic situations, and unexpected events. Chance cards add twists. Perfect for A2 learners practising narrative speaking in a fun, vehicle-themed context.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Transportation on the road.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what vehicle they were riding in when they saw something funny on the road.
- Describe what you were doing when a traffic light turned red in front of you.
- Act out waiting at a zebra crossing. Show what you were doing while you waited.
- Your team must agree: what were you all doing when you saw a big truck on the road?
- Ask your partner what they were doing when they heard a loud car horn.
- Explain what was happening on the road the last time you were in a traffic jam.
- Stand up and mime riding a bicycle. Tell us what you were doing before you started.
- Compare: Were you walking or driving when you saw a pedestrian cross the street?
- Discuss with your group: what were you doing when you had to wait for a bus?
- You have 30 seconds to present a time when you were driving or riding and something surprising happened.
- Ask your partner what they were doing when they saw a taxi turn a corner very fast.
- Describe what vehicle you were in and what you were doing when the traffic stopped suddenly.
- Act out crossing a zebra crossing. Show what the pedestrians were doing around you.
- Your team must agree on what you were all doing when you saw a motorcycle speed past.
- Explain what you were doing on the road when you heard an unusual sound from a vehicle.
- Stand up and mime driving a car. Tell us what was happening on the road at that moment.
- Ask your partner what they were doing when they were waiting to cross at a traffic light.
- Compare your experience: were you more scared or excited when you were in a traffic jam?
- Discuss with your group: what were you all doing when you saw a truck carrying something unusual?
- You have 60 seconds to convince the class that the funniest thing happened while you were on the road.
- Describe what you were doing inside a bus when it suddenly stopped at a traffic jam.
- Act out turning a corner on a bicycle. Show what you were doing before you turned.
- Ask your partner what they were doing when they saw a car stop at a zebra crossing for pedestrians.
- Explain the most interesting thing that was happening on the road the last time you travelled somewhere.