The Lisbon Gymnastics Challenge
You arrive in Lisbon, Portugal for an international youth gymnastics competition. Your choices will determine whether you win the competition, make new friends, or discover something unexpected about yourself.
A free Story Adventure for Young learners at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Travel, Portugal, Gymnastics.
Story
- You arrive at Lisbon Airport on a sunny morning. Your gymnastics team is competing in the European Youth Championship this week. As you walk through the terminal, you see a sign for the competition venue. Your coach tells you that you have two hours before the team meeting. A friendly girl from…
- You and your new friend Rosa walk through the historic streets of Lisbon. She shows you beautiful old buildings and tells you about Portuguese culture. You visit a small café where you try pastéis de nata, a famous Portuguese dessert. Rosa is very friendly and tells you about her gymnastics…
- You go directly to the hotel and rest for one hour. Then you go to the gym area in the hotel to do some light training and stretching. Your coach sees you practicing and is pleased. She tells you that good preparation is important for success. You meet some teammates and they are happy to see you.…
- You take a taxi back to the hotel, but the traffic is terrible. The taxi driver drives slowly through the busy streets. You arrive at the team meeting ten minutes late. Your coach is not happy and tells you that being on time is very important in competitions. She explains that discipline and…
- You and Rosa take the local tram back to the hotel. It is cheap and fast, and you arrive with five minutes to spare. Your coach sees you arrive on time and nods with approval. Rosa says goodbye and promises to watch your competition tomorrow. You feel good because you made a smart choice and kept…
- You train very hard every day for the next three days. You practice your routines over and over again. Your body becomes tired, but you keep pushing yourself. On the day of the qualification round, you feel strong and confident. However, during your floor exercise, you make a small mistake because…
- You train every morning and afternoon, but you also explore Lisbon in the evenings with Rosa and some teammates. You visit museums, taste local food, and learn about Portuguese history. Your body feels fresh because you have good rest. On the qualification day, you perform your routines perfectly.…
- You decide to work extra hard to show your coach that you are serious about the competition. Every day you train longer and with more focus than your teammates. You practice your routines until they are perfect. On the qualification day, you perform excellently and qualify for the final. Your coach…
Vocabulary
- arrival
- terminal
- venue
- coach
- competition
- prepare
- historic
- culture
- dessert
- friendly
- training
- traffic
- preparation
- success
- teammates
- relaxed
- focused
- qualification
- discipline
- responsibility
- embarrassed
- contact
- touch
- local
- tram
- approval
- responsibilities
- confident
- compete
- routine
- pushing
- floor exercise
- mistake
- qualify
- disappointed
- performance
- balance
- museums
- history
- grateful
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 does the coach give you two hours of free time?
- What problem do you have now?
- What does the coach think about your decision to train early?