The longest sentence of the course: I’ll make sure everything is running smoothly and we’ll help out as quickly as possible if you need anything.
You are in a rush because you have to get to a television studio: you hurry into make-up (I’ll make) and while you are there somebody polishes your shoes with a rough cloth (sure). On the wall hangs the picture of Mount Everest, everybody up there is singing, and one of them is holding a snake (everything’s).
Then they run down with a smoothie in hand that has a Lego brick inside (running smoothly). Because the wind is too strong they turn around – annoying (and will) – and help a few policemen stuck in the snow (help); one of them says “ouch” because the tea was too hot (out).
Behind the policemen lies a meadow where cattle are eating, and next to them lies a squeaking pig (as quickly). Another grazing cow has a sieve at its rear with a dog barking inside (as possible). In that cow’s coat sits a hedgehog (if you), very young and never eating dates (need), preferring an aniseed schnapps with a ring in it (anything).
A sentence like this takes about ten minutes to build – with grammar and single words it takes considerably longer.