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Period 2
Reading
Comprehension training
Step 1
What would you do
if you get lost in the fog?
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.
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?
True or false:
(F) 1. The fog was 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.
6. After arriving at home, Polly invited the old
(F)
man to her home for a rest and he agreed.
Step 4 Third Reading
Part
Place
Time &
weather
Part 1
Outside
Polly's
work
place
Part 2
at the
bus stop
later
in the
street
at4
p.m.
foggy
What
Person(s) happened
Polly's
thought
or feeling
She wondered
She left
if the bus
work
Polly
would still be
early.
running.
The fog was
too thick for
Polly;
the bus to
the bus run to King
conductor Street, where
Polly lived.
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Where: in the Underground train; at
Green Park station
When&
weather: Later
Who:
Polly, a tall man
Part 3
What: A tall man in a dark coat is on
the train.
She sensed she was being
Polly’s
feelings: watched.
Where:
Part 4
in Park Street; at the corner of
the street
When& When Polly got to the station, the
weather:fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.
Who:
Polly, a man
What: A rough hand brushed her face.
Polly’s
Her heart was beating with
feelings: fear.
Where:
in the street
When&
It was dark.
weather:
Part 5
Who:
Polly, an old man
What: The old man took her hand and
helped her find the way.
Polly’s
She wished for someone to
feelings: come along. Fear held her still.
She began to feel frightened
again
Part 6
outside
Polly’s
house
at
Where:
King Street
When&
weather: late that day
Who:
Polly; the old blind man
What: The old man left to help more
people in need.
Polly’s
Polly was thankful.
feelings:
Step 5
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 …
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 ______.
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.
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
Step 6
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
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.