whats the weather like in these pictures?
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What’s the weather like in these pictures?
What’s the weather like in these pictures?
ask for help
ask for help
blindblind accidentaccident
fearfear
What can you think of when the word “fog” is mentioned?
fogget lostget lost
dangerdanger
confuseconfuse
1.What is the story about? A young lady in the fog
At 86 King Street.
2.Where did Polly live?
3.How did she usually get home?
4.What was the old man carrying? By bus
A stick
1. The fog was very thick in the morning.
2. 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.
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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 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 20, 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 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
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 .
1.observed a. with no people in it
2.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
Word study
Fill in the following chart using the information you find in the story Fog to check your understanding of the story.
Part Place Time &
weather Person
What happened
Polly's thought or feeling
Part 1
Part 2
Outside Polly's work place
Polly She left
work early.
She wondered if the bus would still
be running.
at the bus stop
in the street
later
Polly; the bus condu-ctor
The fog was too thick for the bus to run to King Street, where Polly lived.
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At 4 p.m. foggy
Part Place Time &
weather Person What
happened
Polly's thought or feeling
Part 3
Part4
later Polly;
a tall man
A tall man in a dark coat is on the train.
She sensed she was being watched.
In Park Street; at the corner of the street
When Polly got to the station, the fog lay like a thick, gray cloud.
Polly;
a man
A rough hand brushed her face.
Her heart was beating with fear.
In the underground train; at Green Park station
Part Place Time &
weather Person What
happened
Polly's thought or feeling
Part 5
Part 6
in the street
Polly; an old man
The old man took her hand
and helped
her find the way.
She wished for someone to
come, along.Fear held her
still. She began to feel frightened
again.
outside Polly's
house at King
Street
late that day
Polly; the old blind man
The old man left to help more people in
need.
Polly was
thankful.
It was dark.
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?
Reading strategy: read a storyThere are different types of stories. Stories havebasic 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 surprising
ending is usually more eye-catching.
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 StreetAt the corner of the street
In the street near King Street
At 86 King Street
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.