TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S You're driving me crazy!

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, listening and In this annoyances role-play game, students perform short role-
speaking activity, pair plays using 'I wish' and 'If only' to express annoyance.
work
Procedure
Focus Divide the students into pairs.
I wish / If only for
Give each group a set of situation cards.
annoyance
Ask the students to shuffle the cards and place them face down
in a pile on the desk.
Aim
To practice using 'I wish' Students then take it in turns to pick up a situation card, tell their
and 'If only' to express partner their character and the location, and do the action on the
annoyance. card.

Their partner listens to the situation, takes on the role of the

Preparation character and expresses annoyance at the reader's action using
'I wish...' or 'If only...'
Make one copy of the
situation cards for each
Examples:
pair of students and cut
as indicated.
Place: in the library
Partner's role: a student studying
Level Your action: whistle or hum

Pre-intermediate (A2) Student A: We are in the library. You are a student studying.
(Whistles a song)
Student B: I wish you wouldn't whistle.
Time
25 minutes Place: at home
Partner's role: my mother
Your action: Say "I always forget to turn off the TV."

Student B: We are at home. You are my mother.

I always forget to turn off the TV.
Student A: If only you'd remember to turn off the TV.

If the student is able to make a suitable 'I wish' or 'If only'

sentence, they win and keep the card. If not, the card is placed at
the bottom of the pile to be used again later in the game.

The game continues until there are no more situation cards left.

The student with the most cards wins the game.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S You're driving me crazy!

Place: in the library Place: in class Place: in class Place: on the train
Partner's role: a Partner's role: a Partner's role: a Partner's role:
student studying classmate classmate another passenger
Your action: Whistle Your action: Drum on Your action: Tap your Your action: Talk on
or hum. the desk. foot. the phone loudly.

Place: at school Place: in class Place: in class Place: at home

Partner's role: my Partner's role: a Partner's role: a Partner's role: my
teacher classmate classmate brother or sister
Your action: Say "I Your action: Wiggle Your action: Say "I Your action: Say "I
always hand in my your foot so it shakes keep talking to my always eat all the
homework late." the desk. friend." sweets."

Place: at a sporting Place: at home Place: at work Place: at home

event Partner's role: my Partner's role: my Partner's role: my
Partner's role: mother boss mother
another fan Your action: Say "I Your action: Say Your action: Say
Your action: Say "I always leave the "I always make "I keep forgetting
keep standing up so refrigerator door personal phone to take out the
you can't see." open." calls." rubbish."

Place: in class Place: at home Place: at home Place: on the train

Partner's role: a Partner's role: my Partner's role: my Partner's role:
classmate mother mother another passenger
Your action: Say Your action: Say "I Your action: Say "I Your action: Say "I'm
"Can I borrow a always forget to lock always forget to turn eating smelly fast
pencil again?" the door." off the TV." food."

Place: at home Place: at home Place: at a restaurant Place: at home

Partner's role: my Partner's role: my Partner's role: my Partner's role: my
mother mother friend mother
Your action: Say Your action: Say "I Your action: Say "I Your action: Chew
"I never clean my always leave my dirty keep taking your with your mouth
room." clothes on the floor." food." open.

Place: at work Place: at school Place: at work Place: at home

Partner's role: my Partner's role: a Partner's role: my Partner's role: my
boss classmate boss mother
Your action: Say "I Your action: Click Your action: Say "I Your action: Say "I
always arrive five your pen again and always make spelling never put the milk
minutes late." again. mistakes." away after I use it.

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