Download this free B2–C1 English worksheet PDF for adult learners and English teachers. This lesson is based on Kelsey Pfendler’s solo rowing journey from California to Hawaii, completed in just under 44 days.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world adventure topic about endurance, isolation, courage, record-breaking journeys, mental strain and self-belief. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, advanced conversation practice and homework before a discussion lesson.
The article explains that Pfendler set off from Monterey on 21 May and reached Honolulu in her 21-foot boat, Lily. Reports said she became the first American woman, the youngest woman and the fastest woman to complete the mid-Pacific crossing solo, after covering more than 2,400 miles.
This worksheet encourages learners to discuss the reality behind extreme adventure. Students consider whether solo endurance stories are meaningful achievements or unnecessary risks, how isolation changes a person mentally and emotionally, and whether social media followers reduce loneliness or create extra pressure.
The article also explores discipline, vulnerability and courage. Students read about blisters, shifting winds, broken sleep, food supplies, purified water, video diaries, relentless sun and motivation wearing thin before land finally comes into view. The lesson asks whether courage is closer to fearlessness, discipline or stubbornness.
The PDF includes a B2–C1 reading article, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, a task where students use new language, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners discuss endurance, risk, ambition, isolation, online followers, record-breaking, vulnerability and self-belief.
Level: B2–C1
Date: 13 July 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, adventure, solo travel, endurance, courage and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a B2–C1 reading text about rowing alone across the Pacific
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with useful expressions
- Synonym Match vocabulary practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful phrases such as set off, turned into, keep going, out of sight, check in, stand out, wear thin, come into view, take on and has the last word. It also practises vocabulary such as unreal, achievement, complete, solo, romantic, mental, strain, followers, voyage and vulnerability.
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