Aims and Demands

Reading Comprehension

training

What would you do if you get lost

in the fog?

Step 1 Discussion

Step 2 Fast Reading

First reading:

Read the story and finish Part A.

Answers:

1. A young lady in the fog.

2. At 86 King Street.

3. By bus.

4. A stick.

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?

Step 3 Second Reading

Questions

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.

True or false:

F

F

T

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

F

Part Place Time &

weather

Part 1

Part 2

Step 4 Third Reading

outside Polly's

work place

at the bus stop in the street

at 4 p.m.

foggy

later

Part Person(s) What happened

Part 1

Part 2

Polly

Polly; the bus conductor

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

Part Polly's thought or feeling

Part 1

Part 2

She wondered if the bus

would still be running.

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Part 3

Where:

When&

weather:

Who:

What

: Polly’s

feelings

:

in the Underground

train; at Green Park

stationLater

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:

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

Part 4

What:

Polly’s feelings:

A rough hand brushed

her face.

Her heart was beating

with fear.

Part 5

Where:When& weather:

Who:

What:

in the street

It was

dark.Polly; an old man

The old man took her

hand and helped her

find the way.

Part 5

Polly’s feelings:

She wished for someone to

come along. Fear held her

still. She began to feel

frightened again.

Part 6

Where: outside Polly’s house at

King Street

late that day

Polly; the old blind

man

When& weather:

Who:

Part 6

The old man left to help

more people in need.

Polly was thankful.

What:

Polly’s feelings

Why was a tall man mentioned

here?

Step 5 Deep Understanding

1. (Lines 15-16) …she sensed that

she was being watched by a tall

man in a dark coat.

Why did the man brush Polly’s

face?

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?

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

in the street near King Street

at 86 King Street

Step 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?

Step 7 Reading strategy

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.

Step 8 Analyzing

Analyze the story “ Fog” According

to the reading Strategy.

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.