The world of our senses

What’s the weather like in these pictures?

Reading Fog

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

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

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

Questions and answers

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.

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.

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 .

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

＼ 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

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

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

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?

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.

Post-reading activities 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 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

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.