Weird/random sentences aren't "useless"- they're a good way to get you to really re read things and internalize the grammar/vocab
There's so much negativity over this kind of thing, along the lines of "this app is useless, I'm never going to use this" etc.
You're never going to be prepared for every single real life situation and if a curriculum sticks only to the scripts for the most common/expected ones, you're going to be prone to half assing lessons on auto pilot/very bored if you're still at an entry level.
I didn't internalize my target language's names for different countries, days of the week, and colours by repeating stuff like "I'm going to the store on Wednesday" and "the green train from Scotland comes on Monday." I internalized it via the bizarre saga of Owen the parsnip farmer selling his multicolored wares in different countries, on different days of the week. Which was partly of my own making after a point because I felt entertained enough by this absurdity to practice by coming up with more of it myself.
I didn't properly memorize how possessive pronouns work + the word for "grandfather" until I had to re read 5 times the sentence "Celyn is her own grandfather" to be sure I was correct in my interpretation.
There's a reason "The Cat in the Hat" revolutionized books for children learning to read when the previous go-to was "Look Jane look. See Spot run. Jane sees Spot run."
Throwing weird/silly stuff at you is an excellent way to get you to really look at it and think about it. It's also fun, which helps unless you're just allergic to fun.
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