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 may happen in a foggy day?

fogget lostget lost

dangerdanger

confuseconfuse

What’s the main idea of each part?

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

Part 1 A.Polly found there was no bus to King Sreet.

Part 2 B.The man helped her to pay back the help that other people gave him when it was sunny.

Part 3 C.Polly received a fog warning.

Part 4 D.The stranger helped Polly find her way home.

Part 5 E.The man followed Polly, which made her feel frightened.

Part 6 F.Polly sensed that she was being watched by a tall man in the dark.

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

1

2

3

4

5

6

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.L14-15 Why was a tall man

mentioned here?

2.L22-23 Why did the man brush her face?

3.L30 The man offered to help her, but

why did Polly wait?

4. Why did the author say the old man is a grateful helper?

a plot

main characters

a certain time period

a place

a problem or an issue to be solved

a climax or a surprise ending

Reading strategy

a woman lost in the fog was helped by an old mana woman and an old manone afternoon

a foggy city

How she should get home

the old man was blind

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.