Reading

Polly She left work early
She wondered if the bus would still be running
Place
at the bus stop in the street
Time & weather later Person(s) Polly; the bus conductor The fog was too thick for the bus to run to King Street, where Polly lived.
Careful reading
Put the events in C2 in correct order.
Match the words and phrases with their
meanings.
Answers:
d 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. _________ c e f b 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. _________ a
station? The fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.
4. According to lines 22-25, what made
Polly afraid? The rough hand that brushed her cheek and the man‟s voice that was close to her ear made Polly afraid.
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4. The old man carriБайду номын сангаасd an umbrella in
5. At first Polly thought the old man
couldn‟t see her face because he
was blind.
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6. After arriving at home, Polly
Complete the talk in Part E.
Answers:
1. darkness 2. wherever ________ _________
hesitate 3. ________
anxious 4. ________ 5. approaching 6. ________ _________ aid grasp 7. ________ 8. ________ observe
invited the old man to her home
for a rest and he agreed.
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Fill in the chart.
Place Time & weather Person(s) What happened Polly‟s thought or feeling outside Polly‟s workplace at 4 p.m. / foggy
2. Have you ever lost your way in the fog? What would you do if you got lost in the fog? 3. What sense or senses do you think we can use on a foggy day?
2. (Lines 23-24) …Polly felt a rough hand
brush her cheek … Why did the man brush Polly‟s cheek? 3. (Line 31) Polly hesitated. At last she spoke. “Hello. I think I‟m lost. ” The man offered to help her, but why did Polly hesitated?
牛津版 高一 模块三 Unit 1
Unit 1 The world of our senses Reading: Fog
1. What‟s the weather like today? Do
we sometimes have foggy days here?
How do you feel on a foggy day?
at Green Park station in Park Street
at the corner of the street in the street near King Street at 86 King Street
Reading strategy
Stories usually have the following elements in common. • a plot • main characters
her voice.
1. The fog was very thick in the morning. F
2. When she got to Green Park, the
weather turned out to be fine. 3. Polly got to Green Park by train. his hand.
Person(s)
What happened The old man took her hand and helped her find the way Polly‟s thought or feeling She wished for someone to come along. Fear held her still. She began to feel frightened again
Polly was thankful
Deep Understanding
1. (Lines 14-15) …she had a feeling that
she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat.
Why was a tall man mentioned here?
• a certain time period
• a place
• a problem to be solved
• a climax or a surprise ending
Read the story using the reading strategy.
Time
Place
One foggy day
Tell the story in your own words according to the route (路线) that Polly took home. outside Polly‟s workplace at the bus stop on the street in the Underground
Read again and answer.
1. Why did Polly leave work early that day? Because there was a thick fog that afternoon, and she wondered if the bus would still be running.
4. The writer mentioned the two unnamed
men in order to show that ______. D
A. Polly was in danger. B. they wanted to help her. C. they would do something bad to her. D. Polly was too nervous.
2. Why did Polly take the Underground to Green Park? Because it was too foggy for the bus
to go to King Street. 3. What was the weather like outside the
Polly, a man
What happened A rough hand brushed her cheek Polly‟s thought Her heart was beating with fear or feeling
Place Time & weather
in the street it was dark Polly, an old man
What happened
Place Person(s)
in the underground, at Green Park station
Polly, a tall man
What happened A tall man in a dark overcoat on the train
Polly‟s thought or feeling
Fast reading
Read the passage and try to find
answers to the questions in part A.
1. What is the story about?
A young woman lost in the fog.
2. Where did Polly live? At 86 King Street. 3. Who helped Polly? An old blind man.
London, England
Characters Polly and a blind man The plot
In the morning Polly found the city was already in a mist grey ______.
The plot
In the afternoon when she left work and _______ out, the weather stepped had become quite ______. She foggy wondered _________ if the buses would still be running. She walked quickly towards her _______ bus stop. usual After hearing Polly‟s destination (目的地), the bus conductor
5. According to line 33, what did the man look like? He looked old and had a beard. 6. How could the old man tell that Polly was young?
He could tell Polly was young from
advised her to take the ____________ Underground train to Green Park and take a _____ taxi home from there. The As the station entrance was ________, deserted plot she had to set off towards Park Street. walked As she ______ along, she heard the sound of ________ after her. At the footsteps corner of the street, she felt a
Place
outside Polly‟s house at King Street
Time & weather late that day
Person(s)
Polly, the old blind man
What happened The old man left to help more people in need Polly‟s thought or feeling
She sensed she was being watched
Place Time & weather Person(s)
in Park Street, at the corner of
the street when Poly got to the station, the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud