Kim and Ashley are best friends who decided to spend their summer vacation in Italy. They were thrilled to find cheap plane tickets for their trip. Their flight was scheduled for 10 a.m., but when they arrived at the airport, they realized they were at the wrong one!
They had two choices: take a high-speed train for $100 to the correct airport or buy new tickets for a later flight costing $400. Since it was already 9:55 a.m., they knew they wouldn’t make it in time even with the train, so they bought new tickets.
While waiting, they went to the airport restaurant for coffee. Kim noticed something strange—a woman who looked like a zombie! They decided to leave quickly.
When it was time to board, there were no economy seats left, so Kim and Ashley were upgraded to business class. They were excited to learn they were sitting next to a famous Italian billionaire. But who was the billionaire? A glamorous lady, a man in a business suit, or a funny gentleman? The gentleman, with his expensive gold watch, was the real billionaire.
The glamorous lady chatted with Kim and Ashley and showed them photos of her trip to an exotic island. Ashley noticed something odd—the shadows in one photo were wrong, revealing the picture was photoshopped.
Suddenly, the lady fainted, but Kim realized she was faking it. Her bag was full of the billionaire’s pictures, and she even had a tattoo of him, showing she was obsessed.
The billionaire offered Kim a game with three boxes, one containing a meal. Only one statement on the boxes was true. Kim figured out the food was in the second box and won a delicious meal and a bank card worth five million dollars!
After landing in Rome, they had a luggage mix-up. The first suitcase, covered in dog hair, belonged to a woman. The second, with a star sticker, was Ashley’s. The third belonged to a man.
Now rich, they wanted to rent a luxurious villa. The first house had cockroaches, the second was unsafe with a crack, but the third house was perfect, and the pool could be cleaned easily.
After sightseeing, they found their passports stolen. The police questioned three suspects: the chef, the cleaner, and the gardener. The gardener lied because there were no flowers planted.
While shopping, they found overpriced souvenirs. The Venetian mask was fake, and the magnet had a spelling error. Only the blue cheese was a fair deal.
In a museum, they found a basement with three doors. Behind the first was a time portal, the second an evil mummy, and the third a laser alarm. They chose the second door, knowing the mummy was asleep.
A painting was stolen, and the police questioned three suspects. Luca, the guide, was lying because he had a rolled canvas under his shirt.
At a restaurant, they noticed a vampire among the visitors. It was an elderly lady wearing sunglasses at night, with no shadow.
At a bakery, Ashley wanted something sweet. The cupcake was tasted, the donut had ants, but the croissant was safe with pistachio glaze.
Back at the villa, the owner was angry because their card was blocked. On TV, they learned the billionaire was scammed. The girlfriend was lying because she had many purchases despite claiming to be broke.
The villa owner offered to forget their debt if they made his favorite cocktail. The last ingredient was green grapes, as mixing blue and yellow makes green.
Locked in a room with two doors, they had to choose the right one for treasures. They asked a guard, “If I ask the other guard which door leads to the treasures, what would he say?” Both guards would point to the wrong door, so they chose the other door and found the treasures!
Imagine you are Kim or Ashley. Create a short skit with a classmate about one of the events from their Italian adventure. Focus on expressing emotions and making decisions. Perform your skit for the class and discuss what you learned about decision-making and problem-solving.
Create a colorful travel poster for Kim and Ashley’s Italian adventure. Include key highlights from their trip, such as the business class upgrade, the villa choice, and the museum mystery. Use drawings or magazine cutouts to make your poster visually appealing. Share your poster with the class and explain why you chose those highlights.
Calculate the total cost of Kim and Ashley’s trip, including the new plane tickets, the villa rental, and any other expenses mentioned in the story. Work in pairs to create a budget plan, and discuss how they could have saved money or made different choices. Present your budget plan to the class.
Write an alternative ending to Kim and Ashley’s adventure. What if they had chosen a different door in the museum or solved the luggage mix-up differently? Use your imagination to create a new twist in the story. Share your ending with a partner and discuss how it changes the overall adventure.
Create a puzzle based on one of the challenges Kim and Ashley faced, such as the game with the billionaire or the cocktail challenge. Use logic and clues to design your puzzle. Exchange puzzles with a classmate and try to solve each other’s challenges. Discuss the strategies you used to find the solution.
Adventure – A new and exciting experience that often involves exploring or trying something different. – Going on a camping trip in the mountains was a thrilling adventure for the whole family.
Choices – Decisions made between two or more options. – She had to make choices about which books to borrow from the library.
Suspicious – Feeling that something is wrong or that someone is behaving in a dishonest way. – The teacher was suspicious when she noticed the students whispering during the test.
Photoshopped – Images that have been digitally altered or edited, often to improve appearance or create a different effect. – The picture looked so perfect that it seemed like it might have been photoshopped.
Billionaire – A person who has wealth equal to or greater than one billion dollars. – The billionaire donated a large sum of money to build a new school in the community.
Mystery – Something that is difficult to understand or explain. – The sudden disappearance of the ancient artifact was a mystery that puzzled the archaeologists.
Souvenirs – Objects kept as a reminder of a place, person, or event. – She collected souvenirs from every country she visited during her summer vacation.
Passport – An official document issued by a government, certifying the holder’s identity and citizenship, and allowing them to travel abroad. – Before traveling to another country, you need to make sure your passport is valid.
Treasures – Valuable or precious items that are often hidden or hard to find. – The pirates searched the island for buried treasures marked on their map.
Encounter – A meeting, especially one that is unexpected or significant. – During their hike, they had an unexpected encounter with a curious deer.
