Саяхат: The Journey Game
A 24-space speaking board game where C2 learners navigate travel scenarios, cultural dilemmas, and philosophical questions about journeys. Players move through authentic communicative tasks requiring nuanced discussion, debate, and creative expression.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR C2 level. Topic: Саяхат.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner: what destination has changed your perspective on life, and why?
- Act out arriving at an airport after a long journey—show your exhaustion and relief.
- Your team must agree: is travel about destinations or the experiences along the way?
- Describe a moment when you felt completely lost during travel and how you recovered.
- Ask your partner: which culture's approach to hospitality impresses you most?
- Stand up and mime packing a suitcase—your team guesses what you're packing.
- Explain why some travelers prefer guided tours while others prefer exploring independently.
- You have 60 seconds to convince the class that your hometown deserves to be a major tourist destination.
- Discuss with your group: how has technology changed the nature of travel and exploration?
- Ask your partner: what ethical responsibility do travelers have toward local communities?
- Compare traveling solo versus traveling with others—which teaches you more?
- Act out negotiating with a street vendor in a foreign market—show your gestures and expressions.
- What role should language barriers play in choosing travel destinations?
- Your team must agree: which is a better souvenir—something handmade or something iconic?
- Describe a travel experience that challenged one of your assumptions about the world.
- You have 30 seconds to present your ideal travel companion and justify your choice.
- How do you balance respecting local customs with maintaining your own cultural identity while traveling?
- Stand up and show with your hands how you would describe a breathtaking landscape to someone who cannot see it.
- Discuss with your group: should travel be a luxury or a human right accessible to everyone?
- Explain how travel literature or film has influenced your perception of certain destinations.
- Ask your partner: what is the difference between being a tourist and being a traveler?
- Act out experiencing culture shock in a new place—show confusion, adaptation, and eventual understanding.
- Analyze: does travel strengthen or complicate our understanding of global unity and human diversity?
- You have 60 seconds to describe your most transformative journey and its lasting impact on you.