Vacation Adventure Board Game

Teens travel around a 24-space board answering questions about vacation activities, destinations, and experiences. Players use present simple to talk about what they like, where they go, and what they do on holiday. Built on Unit 1 Family & Friends themes with easy vocabulary and real communicative gaps.

A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR A1 level. Topic: vacation.

Speaking prompts on the board

  1. Ask your partner what city they want to visit and why they like it.
  2. Describe your favorite beach. What can you do there?
  3. Ask your partner if they like mountains and what they do there.
  4. Your team must agree: is relaxing or exciting better on vacation? Why?
  5. Act out go hiking. Your partner guesses what you are doing.
  6. What is a great vacation for you? Describe it in one sentence.
  7. Ask your partner what they do when they go swimming on vacation.
  8. Stand up and mime sightseeing. Your team says what you see.
  9. Discuss with your group: do you like to buy souvenirs on vacation? What do you buy?
  10. Explain where you like to stay in a tent and what you do there.
  11. Ask your partner: do they like ice cream? What flavor do they like?
  12. You have 30 seconds to present your perfect vacation day to the class.
  13. What do you do in a hotel? Describe one activity you like.
  14. Ask your partner: do they prefer city or beach vacation? Why?
  15. Your team must agree on one exciting vacation activity. Explain your choice.
  16. Act out swimming. Show your partner how you swim fast or slow.
  17. Describe a great beach day. What do you see and do there?
  18. Ask your partner: what is relaxing for them on vacation? How do they relax?
  19. Explain why you like to go hiking. What do you see in the mountains?
  20. Your team discusses: what souvenirs do you like to buy? Name two things.
  21. Stand up and mime staying in a tent. Show your team what you do.
  22. Ask your partner: do they like ice cream on vacation? What do they do with it?
  23. ⭐ You have 60 seconds to convince your team: city vacation or beach vacation is great. Why?
  24. ⭐ Describe your favorite hotel. What is great about it? What do you do there?

Printable worksheet

This Classic Board Game Race 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 Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.

What's on the worksheet

  1. Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
  2. The board game on paper

Part 1: Answer the card

Answer with a full sentence.

  1. Discuss with your group: do you like to buy souvenirs on vacation? What do you buy?
  2. Ask your partner: do they like ice cream on vacation? What do they do with it?
  3. Ask your partner: do they like ice cream? What flavor do they like?

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