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    Worked example

    Traveller: Advance From Routine Requests to Disruption Handling

    A B1 traveller independently handles routine hotel and transport requests and is ready for an unexpected disruption.

    This is a constructed teaching example, not a report of a real student or a claimed learning outcome.

    By Jan BrzostowskiReviewed by Martha, ESL Methodology Reviewer, 10 years of experiencePublished and updated June 15, 2026

    Student context

    A B1 adult learner is preparing for independent business travel. Routine check-in, directions, and simple requests are already secure.

    Evidence

    • The learner completed two routine travel role-plays without prompts.
    • Requests were polite, intelligible, and adapted to different contexts.
    • No recurring target error interfered with the outcome.

    Decision

    Advance

    Routine travel communication is independently usable, so the next lesson should introduce a realistic disruption with negotiation and clarification.

    Lesson objective

    By the end of the lesson, the learner will explain a missed connection, ask for two alternatives, and confirm the final arrangement.

    Activity sequence

    1. 1Extract the essential facts from a missed-connection scenario.
    2. 2Practice asking for alternatives and checking conditions.
    3. 3Handle a role-play in which the first proposed solution is unsuitable.
    4. 4Confirm the final route, time, and cost in the learner's own words.

    Evidence to collect next

    • Whether the learner explains the problem concisely.
    • Whether at least two alternatives are requested or compared.
    • Whether the final confirmation catches a deliberately introduced misunderstanding.
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