Period 2

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Period 2
Fog
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Aims and Demands
Reading Comprehension training

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Step 1
Discussion
What would you do if you get lost in the fog?
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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.
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Step 3 Second Reading
Questions
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?
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True or false

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 couldnt 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)
(T)
(F)
(F)
(F)
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Step 4 Third Reading



Polly's thought or feeling
Time weather
What happened
Place
Part
Person(s)
Outside Polly's work place
She wondered if the bus would still be
running.
at4 p.m. foggy
She left work early.
Part 1
Polly
The fog was too thick for the bus to run to King
Street, where Polly lived.
at the bus stop in the street
Polly the bus conductor
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later
Part 2
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in the Underground train at Green Park station
Where When weather Who What Pollys
feelings
Later
Polly, a tall man
Part 3
A tall man in a dark coat is on the train.
She sensed she was being watched.
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in Park Street at the corner of the street
Where When weather Who What Pollys
feelings
When Polly got to the station, the fog lay like a
thick, grey cloud.
Part 4
Polly, a man
A rough hand brushed her face.
Her heart was beating with fear.
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Where When weather Who What Pollys
feelings
in the street
It was dark.
Polly, an old man
Part 5
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
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outside Pollys house at King Street
Where When weather Who What Pollys
feelings
late that day
Part 6
Polly the old blind man
The old man left to help more people in need.
Polly was thankful.
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Step 5
Deep Understanding
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?
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2. (Lines 22-23) Polly felt a rough hand brush
her face
Why did the man brush Pollys face?
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3. (Line 30) Polly waited. at last she spoke.
The man offered to help her, but why did Polly
wait?
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• 4. The writer mentioned the two unnamed men in
  order to show that ______.
• Polly was in danger.
• they wanted to help her.
• they would do something bad to her.
• Polly was too nervous.

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Scan the story and try to find the route (??)
that Polly took home.
outside Pollys 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
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Step 6
Discussion
1.What is the personality(????) of the old man?
2. What can we do to help those disabled like the
old blind man?
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Reading strategy
Step 7
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.
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Step 8
Analyzing
Analyze the story Fog According to the
reading Strategy.
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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.