Example mazes 
Learn what an ACTION MAZE is with these three examples: |
Castaway
This is an adventure story: can you get out of a desert island?
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Level: Lower Intermediate
Supplementary task:
write the story of what happened to you on a desert island.
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First aid for an accident
This is an "instructive maze": learn what to do when an accident happens (and try not to kill the victim in the process!).
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Level: Intermediate
Supplementary task:
write the correct procedure to assist a person after a car
accident.
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The evil landlady
This is another adventure story: are you thinking of travelling to an
English-speaking country to practise your English? This could happen to you...
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Level: Intermediate
Supplementary task:
write the story of what happened to you as a student in Canada.
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Students' mazes index.
A series of action mazes, by Michael Krauss' students.
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Visit Dracula's Castle
Can you find the princess in the castle?
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Level: Lower Intermediate
Supplementary task:
write the story of what happened to you in Transylvania.
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You only get one chance
A parody of James Bond's adventures. Are you a better
secret agent than he is?
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Level: Lower Intermediate
Supplementary task:
write the story of your last adventure as a secret agent.
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How will he spend
time at the weekend?
Do you think this will be a good weekend?
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Level: Lower Intermediate
Supplementary task:
write what happened to you last weekend.
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Teachers' mazes.
A series of action mazes, by teachers from all over the world.
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The Apple Tree, by Steve Lander.
Some thieves are stealing your apples. How can you stop
them?
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Level: Intermediate
Supplementary task: write a short story (100-150 words).
Include three paragraphs: what your problem was, what unsucessful solutions you
tried first, and how you finally stopped the thieves.
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Thanksgiving,
by Fernanda Rodrigues.
(offline)
Learn about the only American celebration that can get the
family together, apart from Christmas.
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Level: Intermediate / Upper Intermediate
Supplementary task: write a short summary (100-150 words)
of the origins of Thanksgiving.
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The Red Herring,
by Graham Stanley.
(offline)
A detective story where YOU are the detective.
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Level: Intermediate
Supplementary tasks: look in the
Finished? section of the introduction
to see a list of tasks to choose from.
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