Have you ever had one of those days or even a week where everything seems to go wrong all at once? What do you do when this happens?
You’ll hear a story of a bad day, and see different phrases you can use to describe everyday problems.
- I slept horribly.
- I was tossing and turning all night.
- I had insomnia.
- I finally got to sleep around five in the morning. But then…
- I overslept.
- I missed my alarm.
- I slept through my alarm.
- On the way to work, the traffic was awful.
- I was sitting in traffic for an hour.
- My car broke down.
- I had to wait for an hour for the tow truck, and I was late for work.
- At work, I got in a huge argument with one of my colleagues.
- We have a big deadline coming up, so we’re all under a lot of pressure.
- I was working late, and I spilled coffee all over some important papers.
- I had to stay really late to finish everything.
- I couldn’t concentrate and I got frustrated.
- On the way home, I missed the last train.
- I couldn’t find my keys.
- I was locked out.
- I finally got home, and saw that my flatmate had eaten my leftovers.
- There was nothing to eat for dinner, and it was too late to buy anything.
- Finally, to cap it all, I dropped my phone in the toilet.
Now practice by completing the quiz for everyday problems.
Have these things happened to you recently?
Can you think of other everyday problems?
What are your solutions?