Locked out ordering activity

Cut up the story into strips and give one strip to each student. Arrange the students in a circle and tell them to
order the story. As they do the exercise, they should move into position to the left of the person with the first
strip. Strips marked* can be omitted. This allows 13 16 strips. The number can be further reduced by doubling
up short strips.
Locked out!
I ________ a terrible day last Friday. It _________ around 9 in the morning and I ________alone as all of my
family _____________ to work. I _____________ breakfast but I ________ got dressed yet.
I ________into the kitchen and _______ that the rubbish bin needed emptying. So I ____________ the bin liner
and went to take it outside. I ________ the front door and ________ along the corridor to the place where you
leave your rubbish.
As ___________ the bag down I _______ a draught of air and ________ a bang.
When I ________ back to my flat, I ___________ that the door was closed. The wind ________________ it
shut.
I _________ my hand in the pocket of my pyjamas, but I ___________ my keys inside.
I tried ringing my neighbour's door bell, but they _______________ to work.
So I ______________ down to the security man ____________ my husband. But they told me he
______________ to China for the day!
So I had to wait all day in the corridor outside my flat!

Locked out!
I ________ a terrible day last Friday. It _________ around 9 in the morning and I ________alone as all of my
family _____________ to work. I _____________ breakfast but I ________ got dressed yet.
I ________into the kitchen and _______ that the rubbish bin needed emptying. So I ____________ the bin liner
and went to take it outside. I ________ the front door and ________ along the corridor to the place where you
leave your rubbish.
As ___________ the bag down I _______ a draught of air and ________ a bang.
When I ________ back to my flat, I ___________ that the door was closed. The wind ________________ it
shut.
I _________ my hand in the pocket of my pyjamas, but I ___________ my keys inside.
I tried ringing my neighbour's door bell, but they _______________ to work.
So I ______________ down to the security man ____________ my husband. But they told me he
______________ to China for the day!
So I had to wait all day in the corridor outside my flat!
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Locked out!
I had a terrible day last Friday. It was around 9 in the morning and I was alone as all of my family had gone to
work. I'd had breakfast but I hadn't got dressed yet.
I went into the kitchen and saw that the rubbish bin needed emptying. So I picked up the bin liner and went to
take it outside. I opened the front door and went along the corridor to the place where you leave your rubbish.
As put the bag down I felt a draught of air and heard a bang.
When I got back to my flat, I found that the door was closed. The wind had blown it shut.
I put my hand in the pocket of my pyjamas, but I had left my keys inside.
I tried ringing my neighbour's door bell, but they had gone to work.
So I went down to the security man to call my husband. But they told me he had gone to China for the day!
So I had to wait all day in the corridor outside my flat!

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