I BACCALAUREATE

Language Activity # 4

A. Last weekend, Harry held a surprise birthday party for Jim, but it was a total disaster.
Match the problems (1 to 5) with the explanations (a to e).

Problems Explanations
1. Not many guests a. neightbours complained to the
2. No birthday cake police
3. Nothing to eat or drink b. DJ had an accident
4. Party finished early c. forgot to send out invitations
5. No music d. forgot to go shopping
e. The bakery was closed

B. Imagine you are Harry. Complete the email to Katie. Use the past simple to talk
about the problems and the past perfect to explain what happened.

Hi Katie,
How are you, I’m not so good. Last weekend, I held a surprise birthday party for Jim,
but it was a total disaster!
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I hope your weekend was better.
See you soon.
Harry

C. Imagine you are Katie. You also had a terrible weekend! Write a reply to Harry. Use
the past simple and past perfect to describe the events that happened to you.

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