(wake up) (cut) (not have) (have) (arrive)

late myself time a flat tire late

this morning shaving for breakfast on way to at work
work

boss

Board Game (not be)

happy

(take) tickets (take) (use) phone (do)

taxi (be) a walk public (fall) some work
to the cinema sold out in the park restroom in toilet bowl morning

she it there
(throw) Simple Past (start) (be)
a shoe at me ‘A Terrible Day’ raining power outage

she it a dog I
(start) (be) (jump) on me (lose)
screaming bad dream and (bite) me all my work

TIP: After playing the game,

girlfriend I why not tell or write the whole (run) away (not have)
(get) (wake up) story using connecting words and (slip) lunch
(e.g. and, so, then, first, after
even angrier in my own bed banana peel until 13.15
that, finally, etc). Have fun!

(eat) (not take) my girlfriend I I (go)

hot dog me (call) (fall) (twist) home
instead to hospital an ambulance in a manhole my ankle at 18.45

unfortunately (go) to girlfriend (be) (have) (get) stuck

(be) nice (be) late a date in traffic
closed restaurant angry for date at 19.30

Teacher tips: Sometimes students will need to use some extra words to make correct sentences – e.g. My
girlfriend got even angrier. Make sure to correct pronunciation if needed (e.g. started).
 I woke up I cut I didn’t have I had a flat I arrived
late myself time tire on my late
this morning. shaving. for breakfast way to work. at work.

My boss

Answer Key
wasn’t
happy.

We took All the We took I used a My phone I did some

a taxi tickets were a walk public fell in the work in the
to the cinema. sold out. in the park. restroom. toilet bowl. morning.

She It There
threw started was a
a shoe at me. raining. power outage.

She It A dog I
started was just a jumped on me lost
screaming bad dream. and bit me. all my work.
at me.

My girlfriend I I ran away I didn’t have

got woke up in my and slipped lunch
even angrier. own bed. on a banana until 13.15
peel.

We ate a They didn’t My girlfriend I I I went

hot dog take me called fell twisted home
instead. to hospital. an ambulance. in a manhole. my ankle. at 18.45.

Unfortunately We went to My girlfriend I was I had I got stuck

, a nice was late a date in traffic.
it was restaurant. angry. for my date. at 19.30.
closed.