The Lost Word Notebook
A short library-themed escape room where teens practise B1 vocabulary and grammar for talking about how they learn and remember new English words.
A free Escape Room for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: My word list.
Your friend Mia has lost her special notebook full of English words just before a big speaking test. You find a strange box in the school library with her notebook locked inside. A note on the box says you must show what you know about learning and using new words. Solve each puzzle to collect the…
Solve three puzzles about building and using a personal word list, collect one letter from each, and enter the three-letter master code to open the box.
Puzzles
- 📒 Why Write It Down?: Mia's first page says: "When I find a new word, I write it in my notebook ___ I don't forget it." Which words complete the sentence best?
- 🔤 The Word Checker: You use this book or app when you want to check what a word means or how to spell it. Unscramble this word: YRCANIDTOI
- 🔐 The Memory Code: The last page has a secret number code. It hides a verb that describes what you want to do with new words after you learn them, so you can use them later when you speak. Decode it using A=1, B=2, C=3 ... Z=26.
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.
- 📒 Why Write It Down? Mia's first page says: "When I find a new word, I write it in my notebook ___ I don't forget it." Which words complete the sentence best?
- 🔤 The Word Checker You use this book or app when you want to check what a word means or how to spell it. Unscramble this word: YRCANIDTOI T O I D R N Y I C A
- 🔐 The Memory Code The last page has a secret number code. It hides a verb that describes what you want to do with new words after you learn them, so you can use them later when you speak. Decode it using A=1, B=2, C=3 ... Z=26. 18-5-13-5-13-2-5-18 A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 G7 H8 I9 J10 K11 L12 M13 N14 O15…