Urban myth - madman on the loose - narrative tenses practice

Instructions

Cut up the strips.
EITHER give the strips to groups of 3-4 students and get them to arrange the story OR give one strip to each student and get them to arrange themselves in the correct order without showing their strips to each other.* (For groups of more or less than 14, longer strips can be cut in half or two strips can be doubled up and given to one student.)

*If this method is chosen, note the following:

* They should use English only for all parts of the task.
* They should not show each other their strips. (There is a strong temptation to do this!)
* They should not split into smaller groups.
* Avoid giving 'key' strips to weak or quiet students.

The gap-fill activity can be done afterwards, allowing students to reflect on the use of tenses.