1. The world of our senses

5. What’s the weather like in these pictures?

6. Reading
Fog

7. What can you think of when the word “fog” is mentioned?
fear
danger
ask for help
fog
get lost
confuse
accident
blind

8. 3.How did she usually get home? By bus
Fast reading
1.What is the story about?
A young lady in the fog
2.Where did Polly live?
At 86 King Street.
3.How did she usually get home?
By bus
4.What was the old man carrying?
A stick

9. True or false F F T F F F The fog was very thick in the morning.
When she got to Green Park, the weather
turned out to be fine.
3. Polly got to Green Park by train.
4. The old man carried an umbrella in his
hand.
5. At first Polly thought the old man couldn’t
see her face because he was blind.
6. After arriving at home, Polly invited the old
man to her home for a rest and he agreed. F T F F F

10. Questions and answers

11. 1. Why did Polly leave work early?
2. Why did Polly take the Underground train to Green park?
3. What was the weather like outside the train station?
Because there was a thick fog that afternoon and she wonder if the bus would still be running in the fog.
Because the fog is too thick for the bus to go to King Street.
The fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.

12. 4 According to lines 22024, what made Polly afraid ?
5. According to line 33, what did the man look like ?
6. How could the man tell that Polly was young ?
The rough hand that brushed her face, and the man’s voice that was close her ear made Polly afraid.
He looked old.
He could tell Polly was young by hearing her voice.

13. Put these events in the correct order

14. 1.Polly took an Underground train to Green Park .
2. An old man took Polly’s hand .
3. A hand reached out and touched Polly’s arm .
4. Polly thanked the blind man .
5. A tall man in a dark coat was watching Polly .
6. Polly and the old man turned left at the corner .
7. Polly felt frightened when a rough hand brushed
her face.
8. Polly got to King Street safely.
9. Polly left the office at four o’clock.
10. The old man went to help others .

15. Word study observed a. with no people in it sensed b. within the area
that you can see
3.glanced c. felt
4.deserted d. watched carefully
5.in sight e. took a quick look
6.still f. not happening often
7.watch out g. not moving
8.rare h. be careful

16. ＼ Outside Polly's work place At 4 p.m. foggy She left work early.
Fill in the following chart using the information you find in the story Fog to check your understanding of the story.
Time &
weather
Polly's thought or feeling
What happened
Part
Place
Person
She wondered if the bus would still be running.
Outside Polly's work place
At 4
p.m.
foggy
She left work early.
Polly
Part 1
Polly;
the bus
condu-
ctor
The fog was too thick for the bus to run to King Street, where Polly lived.
at the bus stop
in the street ＼
Part 2
later

17. Polly's thought or feeling
Time &
weather
What happened
Part
Place
Person
A tall man in a dark coat is on the train.
In the underground train; at Green Park station
She sensed she was being watched.
Polly;
a tall man
later
Part 3
In Park Street; at the corner of the street
When Polly got to the station, the fog lay like a thick, gray cloud.
A rough hand brushed her face.
Her heart was beating with fear.
Polly;
a man
Part4

18. Polly; in the street It was dark. an old man
Polly's thought or feeling
Time &
weather
What happened
Person
Part
Place
She wished for someone to come, along.
Fear held her still. She began to feel frightened again.
The old man took her hand and helped her find the way.
Polly;
an old man
in the street
It was dark.
Part 5
outside Polly's house at King Street
The old man left to help more people in need.
Polly; the old blind man
late that day
Polly was thankful.
Part 6

19. Discussion 1.What is the personality(性格特点) of the old man?
2. What can we do to help those
disabled like the old blind man?

20. Reading strategy: read a story
There are different types of stories. Stories have
basic elements as follows:
What happened;
When it happened ;
Where it happened;
Why it happened;
Who was involved in the event.
A story with a climax or a surprise ending is usually more eye-catching.

21. Post-reading activities
Retell the story Fog with the help of the following chart.

22. Outside Polly’s working place
At the bus stop on the street
In the street near King Street
In the underground train
At 86 King Street
At Green Park station
At the corner of the street
In Park Street

23. Homework 1. Suppose you are the editor of the
newspaper, try to interview Polly to know
more about what happened to her.
2. Prepare questions on page 5.
3. Read the article in Part B in Reading on
page 95 of the workbook.