Period 2

Reading Comprehension training

What would you do if you get lost in the fog?

What would you do if you get lost in the fog?

Step 1

Answers: 1. A young lady in the fog. 2. At 86 King Street. 3. By bus. 4. A stick.

Step 2 Fast Reading

First reading:

Read the story and finish Part A.

Step 3 Second Reading

1. Why did Polly leave work early that day?2. Why did Polly take the Underground train to Green Park?

3. How did she get home at last?

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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True or false:

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Part Place Time &

weather Person(s)

What happened

Polly's thought or feeling

Part 1

Outside Polly's work place

at4 p.m. foggy

Polly

She left work early.

She wondered if the bus would still be running.

Part 2

at the bus stop in the street

Polly; the bus conductor

later

The fog was too thick for the bus to run to King Street, where Polly lived.

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Step 4 Third Reading

Part 3

Where:

When& weather:

Who:

What:

Polly’s feelings:

in the Underground train; at Green Park station

Later

Polly, a tall man

A tall man in a dark coat is on the train.

She sensed she was being watched.

Part 4

Where:

When& weather:

Who:

What:

Polly’s feelings:

in Park Street; at the corner of the street

When Polly got to the station, the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.Polly, a man

A rough hand brushed her face.

Her heart was beating with fear.

Part 5

Where:

When& weather:

Who:

What:

Polly’s feelings:

in the street

It was dark.

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

Part 6

Where:

When& weather:

Who:

What:

Polly’s feelings:

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.

1. (Lines 15-16) …she sensed that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark coat.

Why was a tall man mentioned here?

Step 5

2. (Lines 22-23) …Polly felt a rough hand brush her face …

Why did the man brush Polly’s face?

3. (Line 30) Polly waited. at last she spoke.

The man offered to help her, but why did Polly wait?

4. The writer mentioned the two unnamed men in order to show that ______.

A. Polly was in danger.

B. they wanted to help her.

C. they would do something bad to her.

D. Polly was too nervous.

D

Scan the story and try to find the route (路线 ) that Polly took home.

outside Polly’s working place

at the bus stop on the street

in the Underground train

at Green Park station

in Park Street

at the corner of the street

at 86 King Street

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?

Step 6

Reading strategyThere 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 surprise

ending is usually more eye-catching.

Step 7

Analyze the story “ Fog” According to the reading

Strategy.

Step 8

Homework:

1.Finish Part E- a letter to the old man

2. Finish A1 and A2 on Page 90 of the workbook

3. Read the story and try to retell it.