课件20张PPT。 牛津高中英语Advance with EnglishUnit 1 Reading
FogTeaching objectives ;
1. To improve the students’ reading ability.2. To enable students to master the reading strategy: reading a story.3. To retell the story with a surprise ending.Picture-talking: what’s the weather like?cloudystormyrainyfoggysnowysunnyFogReadingask for helpblindaccidentfearWhat can you think of when the word “fog” is mentioned?fogget lostdangerconfuse 1.What is the story about? A young lady lost in the fog. At 86 King Street.2.Where did Polly live?3.Who helped Polly? A blind man. Fast reading: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. a plota certain time perioda placea problem to be solvedmain charactersReading strategy—how to read a storya plot
main characters
a certain time period
a place
a problem to be solved
a climax or a
surprise endingA story—fog A woman lost in the fog was helped by an old mana woman and an old manone afternoona foggy cityhow she could get homethe old man was blindWhile-reading ActivityFill in the following chart using the information you find in the story Fog to check your understanding of the story.
Part Place Time &
weather Person(s) What happened Polly's thoughts or feelings Part 1 Part 2 Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Fill in the following chart using the information you find in the story Fog to check your understanding of the story.
Part Place Time &
weather Person(s) What happened Polly's thoughts or feelings Part 1 Part 2 outside Polly's work place at 4 p.m. foggy Polly She left work early. She wondered if the bus would still be running. at the bus stop in the street later Polly;
the bus
con-ductor The fog was too thick for the bus to run to King Street, where Polly lived. \Part Place Time & weather Person(s) What happened Polly's thought or feeling Part 3Part 4
in the Under-ground train; at Green Park station
later Polly; a tall man A tall man in a dark coat is on the train. She sensed she was being watched. 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 A rough hand brushed her face. Her heart was beating with fear. Part Place Time & weather Person(s) What happened Polly's thought or feeling Part 5Part 6
in the street
It was darkPolly; an old man 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. Outside Polly’s house at King Street.Later that dayPolly; the old blind man The old man left to help more people in need.Polly was thankful. Retell the story Fog with the help of the following chart.Post-reading activities:Activity 1outside Polly’s workplaceat the bus stop in the streetin the undergroundat Green Park stationin Park Streetat the corner of the streetin the street near King Streetat 86 King Street1.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?Group discussionActivity 2 Suppose you are journalists of a
newspaper, try to interview Polly or the blind man to know more about them.
Role playActivity 3Examples How long does it take you to go home from work?
How did you feel when you were on the train?
What made you trust such an old man on such a dark foggy day?
How did you feel when the old man told you that he needed to leave to help more people in need?HomeworkRead through the text again and find out important words and expressions.
2. Read the article on Page 95 of the Workbook.