A B2+ to C2 lesson based on two news articles about challenging, unusual trips.
Students read about an English teacher who cycled from Korea to London, then discuss idiomatic phrases and the article. They then do a jigsaw reading exercise based on another article featuring ten travel challenges. Finally, students work together to create their own travel challenges to present to other groups. They may try to recruit other classmates to join them on the adventure.
| Level | Upper Intermediate (B2+), Advanced (C1, C2) |
| Length | 60 to 90 minutes |
| Features | Reading: articles x2; Tasks: reading, discussion, idiomatic vocabulary, jigsaw reading and presenting, creating a travel challenge to showcase; Language: travel, challenges, descriptive story language |
| Materials | PDF of student handout with teaching notes on last page. Download Note: articles are copyright of the creators and can be accessed separately using the links below. |
| Links | Article 1 Fixing flat tyres in China and dodging bombs in Iraq: English teacher spends 265 DAYS cycling 6,000 miles from South Korea to Cheltenham Article 2 Ten crazy travel challenges from around the world |