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.