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Unit 1 The world of our senses

Work with your partner and discuss these questions. With what do we see and hear? How do we know whether a dish is delicious? How do we know that a flower has a pleasant smell? How do we know whether the water in the basin is hot or cold?

We see with our eyes and hear with our ears. We taste it with our tongues. We smell it with our noses. We put our hands into the water to feel it.

What are our five senses?

Fill in the table. We do with the sense see hear taste smell touch/feel eyes sight ears hearing tongue / taste buds taste nose smell touch hands / feet / skin

Do you believe ...? Sometimes senses may confuse us and they may affect one another.

Look at the pictures below and try to answer the questions.

Picture 1: What can you see in this picture? If we look at the white part, we can see a vase. If we look at the black part, we can see two faces. Picture 2: How would you judge the length of the two lines? We can use a ruler to measure the two lines. Or we can use two pieces of paper to cover both ends of the two lines.

Picture 3: How can you prove that the two lines are straight? We can place a ruler next to the line. We can also use a ruler to draw more straight lines which run parallel to the two lines. Picture 4: Can the symbols be read in only one way? The symbols in Line b can be read as the letters K, B, R, M, or K, 13, R, M.

Is it just a painting?

How many people can you see in the picture?

Move or not?

What differences do they have?

What kind of animal is it?

What’s the weather like in the picture? foggy

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

3. How did she usually get home? By bus. 4. What was the old man carrying? A stick.

True or false 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. F T F 英语学习辅导报 出品

F 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

Read the story again carefully and then answer these questions. Careful reading Read the story again carefully and then answer these questions.

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 was too thick for the bus to go to King Street. The fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.

4. According to lines 22-24, 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 cheek, and the man’s voice that was close to her ear made Polly afraid. He looked old. By hearing her voice.

Fill in the chart using the information you find in the story Fog to check your understanding of the story. Polly's thought or feeling Time & weather 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. Part 1 Polly The fog was too thick for the bus to run to King Street, where Polly lived. at the bus stop in the street Polly; the bus conductor ＼ Part 2 later

in the underground train; at Green Park station Polly's thought or feeling Time & weather What happened Part Person Place in the underground train; at Green Park station A tall man in a dark overcoat is on the train. Polly; a tall man She felt she was being watched. later Part 3 When Polly got to the station, the fog lay like a thick, gray cloud. Her heart was beating with fear. in Park Street; at the corner of the street A rough hand brushed her cheek. Polly; a man Part 4

Polly's thought or feeling What happened Time & weather Part Place Person 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 later that day Part 6 Polly was thankful.

Discussion What is the personality of the old man? What can we do to help those disabled people like the old blind man?