Stranded in Lisbon: rescuing a group holiday from a travel crisis
A strike and a storm strand a tour group; students read the organizers' call setting out the constraints, then weigh up options and agree a rescue plan.
C2Adults60 minProblem solving
About this lesson
A C2 speaking lesson (problem solving). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Problem solving
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Travel & holidays
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- a contingency fund, to be stranded, accessible, the margin, to ground a flight, a knock-on effect, to weigh up the options
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze constraints and risks to reach a practical group decision under time pressure
- Use precise language to weigh options, identify sticking points and propose fallbacks