The Vault of Tomorrow
A B2-level ESL escape room reviewing vocabulary and ideas about exploration, kindness, books and films, honesty, and the future, culminating in a 9-letter master code.
A free Escape Room for Adults at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Talking about exploring the world. Talking about a kinder world. Talking about books and films. Talking about lies. Talking about life in the future. .
A mysterious digital archive has locked away nine lessons about exploring the world, kindness, storytelling, honesty, and the future. To open the vault, you must prove your understanding of English by solving puzzles hidden behind each door. Every correct answer reveals a letter that will unlock…
Solve all nine puzzles to collect letters and form the 9-letter master code that unlocks the vault.
Puzzles
- 🌍 Exploring Vocabulary: Which word best describes a long journey undertaken to discover new or unfamiliar places, often for scientific or geographical purposes?
- 💛 A Gentle Riddle: I am not money, yet I can be given freely. I cost nothing, but I can change someone's entire day. Doctors say I am good for the heart, and strangers often exchange me on the street without even speaking. What am I?
- 🎬 Story Continues: Decode the numbers to find a word used to describe part two of a book or film series.
- 🤥 The Truth About Lies: Match each expression about honesty and dishonesty with its correct meaning.
- 🚗 Tomorrow's World: By 2050, many experts predict that most cars will be _______ and will not require a human driver at all.
- 🧭 Beyond the Known: Unscramble this word: ORFTNIRE
- 🎥 One Doesn't Belong: Three of these words describe types of books or films, but one describes a person. Which one does not belong?
- 🤔 An Honest Confession: the job get to age her about lied She
- 🔮 Reading the Future: Read the passage and decide whether each statement is true or false.
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.
- 🌍 Exploring Vocabulary Which word best describes a long journey undertaken to discover new or unfamiliar places, often for scientific or geographical purposes?
- 💛 A Gentle Riddle I am not money, yet I can be given freely. I cost nothing, but I can change someone's entire day. Doctors say I am good for the heart, and strangers often exchange me on the street without even speaking. What am I?
- 🎬 Story Continues Decode the numbers to find a word used to describe part two of a book or film series. 19-5-17-21-5-12 A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 G7 H8 I9 J10 K11 L12 M13 N14 O15 P16 Q17 R18 S19 T20 U21 V22 W23 X24 Y25 Z26