🗺️ The Mapmaker's Secret
In this engaging A2-level interactive storybook for teenagers, readers follow Lena, a 15-year-old who finds a mysterious hand-drawn map hidden inside her late grandmother's old atlas. With her friend Tomás, she follows the map's riddles through their small coastal town — from the lighthouse to the old library to a secret cave. What they find is a time capsule buried fifty years ago, containing letters, photographs, and a story that changes how Lena sees her family and her town forever. This material includes 7 chapters across 14 pages, 15 vocabulary flashcards, vocabulary matching, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and a 10-question comprehension quiz.
Lesson Plan
- Chapter 1: The Old Atlas — Lena discovers a hidden map in her grandmother's book
- Chapter 2: The First Clue — the map leads to the old lighthouse
- Chapter 3: A Partner in Crime — Tomás joins the treasure hunt
- Chapter 4: The Library Riddle — a puzzle hidden in the town library
- Chapter 5: The Cave — following the final clue to a seaside cave
- Chapter 6: The Time Capsule — what they find changes everything
- Chapter 7: Grandmother's Story — Lena learns the truth about her family
Key Vocabulary
Grammar Points
- Past simple tense in narrative: Lena opened the old atlas and found a folded map inside.
- Prepositions of place: The first clue was hidden beneath a stone near the lighthouse.
- Direct speech: "Look at this!" Lena whispered. "Someone drew this map by hand."
- Had to for past obligation: They had to solve three riddles to find the treasure.
- Adjective order: She found a beautiful old hand-drawn map inside the book.
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