Reading Unit 1 Fog

What’s the weather like in this picture?

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

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. a plot a certain time period a place a problem or an issue to be solved main character Reading strategy—how to read a story

a plot main characters a certain time period a place a problem or an issue to be solved a climax or a surprise ending A story—fog a woman lost in the fog was helped by an old man a woman and an old man one afternoon a foggy city how she could get home the old man was blind

1.What is the story about? A young lady in the fog. At 86 King Street. 2.Where did Polly live? 3.Who helped Polly? A blind man.

Word study 1. forecast (line 3) 2. fare (line 8) 3. narrow (line 21) 4. stare (line 33) 5. watch out for (line 37) 6. Relief (line 50) a.a feeling of being freed from worry b.pay attention to; be careful about c.the money you pay to travel on a bus, train, plane, etc. d.make a statement about what will happen in the future e.not wide f.look at someone or something for a long time

1. Why did Polly leave work early? 2. Why did Polly take the Underground to Green park? 3. What was the weather like outside the train station? Because there was a thick fog that afternoon and she wondered 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.

4 According to Lines 23-25, what made Polly afraid ? 5. According to Line 33, what did the man look like ? 6. How could the old man tell that Polly was young ? The rough hand that brushed her cheek, and the man’s voice that was close to her ear made Polly afraid. He looked old. He could tell Polly was young by hearing her voice.

Put these events in the correct order.

Polly took the Underground to Green Park. An old man took Polly’s hand. A hand reached out and grasped Polly’s arm. Polly thanked the blind man. A tall man in a dark overcoat was watching Polly. Polly and the old man turned left at the crossroads. Polly felt frightened when a rough hand brushed her cheek. Polly got to King Street safely. Polly left the office at four o’clock. The old man went to help others

Deep understanding Read the story carefully and answer the following questions: 1. (Lines 14-15) … she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat. Why was a tall man mentioned here? 2. (Lines 23-24) … Polly felt a rough hand brush her cheek … Why did the man brush Polly ’ s cheek?

The writer mentioned the two unnamed men in order to show that ______. A. Polly was in danger B. they wanted to help her C. they would do something bad to her D. Polly was too nervous D 3. (Line 31) Polly hesitated. At last she answered. The man offered to help her, but why did Polly wait?

Retell the story Fog with the help of the following chart.

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

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?

Role Play Suppose you are the editor of a newspaper, try to interview Polly to know more about what happened to her.

Examples  How long does it take you to go home from work?  How did you feel when you were on the train?  What made you trust such an old man on such a dark foggy day?  How did you feel when the old man told you that he needed to leave to help more people in need?

1.Write an interview between an editor and Polly. 2. Read the article in Part B in Reading on Page 95 of the workbook.