(wake up) late this morning (cut) myself shaving (not have) time for breakfast (have) a flat tire on way to work boss (not be) happy Board Game (take) taxi to the cinema she (throw) a shoe at me she (start) screaming tickets (be) sold out (take) a walk in the park (use) public restroom Simple Past ‘A Terrible Day’ it (be) bad dream TIP: After playing the game, why not tell or write the whole story using connecting words (e.g and, so, then, first, after that, finally, etc) Have fun! (arrive) late at work phone (fall) in toilet bowl (do) some work morning it (start) raining there (be) power outage a dog (jump) on me and (bite) me I (lose) all my work (run) away and (slip) banana peel (not have) lunch until 13.15 girlfriend (get) even angrier I (wake up) in my own bed (eat) hot dog instead (not take) me to hospital my girlfriend (call) an ambulance I (fall) in a manhole I (twist) my ankle (go) home at 18.45 unfortunately (be) closed (go) to nice restaurant girlfriend (be) angry (be) late for date (have) a date at 19.30 (get) stuck in traffic 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 late this morning I cut myself shaving I didn’t have time for breakfast I had a flat tire on my way to work My boss wasn’t happy Answer Key We took a taxi to the cinema All the tickets were sold out We took a walk in the park I used a public restroom She threw a shoe at me I arrived late at work My phone fell in the toilet bowl I did some work in the morning It started raining There was a power outage She started screaming at me It was just a bad dream A dog jumped on me and bit me I lost all my work My girlfriend got even angrier I woke up in my own bed I ran away and slipped on a banana peel I didn’t have lunch until 13.15 We ate a hot dog instead They didn’t take me to hospital My girlfriend called an ambulance I fell in a manhole I twisted my ankle I went home at 18.45 Unfortunately, it was closed We went to a nice restaurant My girlfriend was angry I was late for my date I had a date at 19.30 I got stuck in traffic