personality(性格特点)(3).ppt

Read the story carefully 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
Suppose you are Polly. Now you are telling your friends about your experience in the fog that day.
a place
a problem or an issue to be solved a climax (高潮) or a surprise ending
Writing
Work in groups and write a story with a surprise ending.
Homework
With the help of the old blind man.
True or false:
(F)1. The fog wawk.baidu.com very thick in the morning. (F)2. When she got to Green Park, the
weather turned out to be fine. (T)3. Polly got to Green Park by train. (F)4. The old man carried an umbrella in his
hand. (F)5. At first Polly thought the old man
couldn’t see her face because he was blind. (F)6. After arriving at home, Polly invited the old man to her home for a rest and he agreed.
Unit 1 Reading
Fog
Step 1 Fast Reading
Read the story quickly and answer the following questions. 1. Why did Polly leave work early that day?
Because it was foggy and she wondered if the buses would still be running. 2. Why did Polly take the Underground train to Green Park? Because no buses run that far to King Street. 3. How did she get home at last?
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?
2. (Lines 22-23) …Polly felt a rough hand brush her face …
3. (Line 30) Polly waited. at last she spoke.
The man offered to help her, but why did Polly wait?
Discussion
1.What is the personality(性格特点) of the old man?
Why did the man brush Polly’s face?
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.
You may begin like this:
Yesterday I left work earlier than usual because …
Deep understanding
Read the story carefully and answer the following questions:
2. What can we do to help those disabled like the old blind man?
Reading strategy
Stories usually have the following elements in common.
a plot (情节) main characters (主要人物) a certain time period ( 特定时间)