WORKSHEET A2-B1
DAILY PROBLEMS & REAL ADVICE
Part 1. Warm up
- Marta is always late to school because she plays on her phone in the morning.
- Adam feels stressed out when he has too much homework.
- Kate gets stuck on difficult tasks and gives up too quickly.
- Your friend wants to improve their mornings.
Part 2. Vocabulary focus
Part 3. Reading – The Day Everything Went Wrong…
Last month I had a day that felt like the universe wanted to test my patience. It started at 6:30 a.m., when my alarm didn’t ring because my phone battery died. I opened my eyes, checked the time, and immediately realized I overslept. I rushed to the kitchen hoping that a hot drink would save my morning… but of course, I had completely run out of coffee. Nothing makes you question your life choices more than an empty coffee jar at 6:40.
I got dressed in record time and left the house still half-asleep. On the way to work, something else went wrong: the bus suddenly broke down in the middle of the street. Everyone had to get out and wait, and it was cold and windy. A few people were visibly stressed out, complaining loudly and saying they would miss meetings. One man kept repeating that the driver “had to fix the problem immediately,” even though it clearly wasn’t possible. A woman next to him tried to stay patient and told him, “You shouldn’t shout at people who are doing their best.”
After ten minutes, people realized they had to find another way to get to work. Some called taxis, others walked quickly to a different stop. I tried not to waste time, so I ordered a ride-share. As I waited, I thought about how uncomfortable the whole situation felt – not just the cold weather, but how easily stress spreads in a group of people.
When I finally reached the office, I discovered something worse: I had made a mistake in an important document that my manager needed for an 11:00 meeting. It wasn’t a small mistake – I had written the wrong date in every section. The situation felt urgent, but I reminded myself to keep calm. Stress wasn’t going to fix the problem. I corrected everything and asked for help from a co-worker. She said, “You really should ask for help more often. It makes things easier.” She was right – asking for help is often the fastest solution.
At lunch, I told a co-worker about my morning. Instead of laughing, she shared something interesting. She said she used to panic when something went wrong, but she learned a useful strategy:
“Ask yourself whether the problem will matter in a week, a month, or a year.”
Most problems don’t pass this test – they feel big in the moment but disappear quickly.
That one sentence changed my whole perspective. I realized that people often become too anxious about small daily issues: broken buses, empty coffee jars, small mistakes at work. Yes, they’re annoying. Yes, they can make you uncomfortable. But they don’t define your whole day or your whole life.
On my way home, I reflected on everything. Daily problems don’t disappear, but our attitude matters. We should breathe, we shouldn’t panic, and sometimes we simply have to accept imperfect moments. And, of course… we have to buy coffee before we run out again.