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Unit 1 Reading 教学设计Step 1: Lead-inPicture-talking: Whats the weather like in the pictures?(cloudy， stormy， rainy， foggy， snowy， sunny)Questions about the weather in the place where we live.Whats the weather usually like in spring / summer / autumn / winter in our town?Which do you think is the best season in our hometown? Why?Do we sometimes have foggy days here ? When ?How do you feel on a foggy day?Have you ever lost your way in the fog? What would you do if you lost in the fog?What sense or senses can we use on a foggy day?Talk about the following pictures:Well done. We should help the blind， because it is not convenient for them to do many things. But have you ever heard a blind person can help an ordinary person? Today， a very exciting story will be presented to you. Step 2: Fast reading for general ideasLets skim the text and try to find answer to the following questions.1. What is the story about? ( A young lady in the fog)2. Where did Polly live (At 86 King Street)3. How did she usually get home? (By bus)4. What was the old man carrying? (A stick)Step 3: Detailed reading for important information1. Read the story again to complete Parts C1 and C2 individually to check your reading comprehension and to test your analytical thinking skill.Answers (Page 4)C1 1 Because there was a thick fog that afternoon and she wonder if the bus would still be running in the fog.2 Because the fog is too thick for the bus to go to King Street.3 The fog lay like a thick， grey cloud.4 The rough hand that brushed her face， and the mans voice that was close her ear made Polly afraid.5 He looked old.PartPlaceTime &weatherPerson(s)What happenedPollys thoughtor feelingPart 1Outside Pollys work placeat 4 p.m.foggyPollyShe left work early.She wondered if the bus would still be running.Part 2at the bus stop in the streetlaterPolly； the bus conductorThe fog was too thick for the bus to run to King Street， where Polly lived.Part 3in the Underground train； at Green Park stationlaterPolly； a tall manA tall man in a dark coat is on the train.She sensed she was being watched.Part 4In Park Street； at the corner of the streetWhen Polly got to the station， the fog lay like a thick， gray cloud.Polly； a manA rough hand brushed her face.Her heart was beating with fear.Part 5in the streetIt was dark.Polly； an old manThe 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.Part 6outside Pollys house at King Streetlate that dayPolly； the old blind manThe old man left to help more people in need.Polly was thankful.6 He could tell Polly was young by hearing her voice.C2 2 6 5 9 3 7 4 8 1 102. Fill in the following chart using the information you find in the story Fog to check your understanding of the story.Step 4 : Post-reading activities1. Suppose one of you is the editor of the newspaper that Polly wrote the letter to. And you want to interview Polly to know more about what happened to her. Please prepare some questions before the interview. Examples:When do you usually go home after work? How long does it usually take you to go home from your work place? How did you feel when you were on the train? Did anything happen? You were so frightened. What happened before you met the old man? What made you trust the 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?Work in pairs to carry out the interview and try to use your imagination to ask any possible questions and give reasonable answers.Reading strategy for the articleNow lets talk about the elements of a story. In reading or writing a story we should focus on what happened， when， where and why it happened， and who was involved in the event. A story with a climax or a surprise ending usually is more interesting to readers. Knowing about these elements is important and useful for us to understand or write a story.2. Please complete Parts D and E. Part D aims to improve your ability of understanding the meaning of a new word from the context and matching it with the correct explanation in English. Part E is a letter Polly written to a newspaper to thank the old man. It aims to make you more familiar with the text. You need to first understand the letter and then fill in the blanks with the proper words given.Answers (Page 4， 5)D 1 d 2 c 3 e 4 a 5 b 6 g 7 h 8 fE (1) fog (2) frightened (3) conductor (4) deserted (5) rare (6) taxi (7) Footsteps (8) fear (9) rough (10) blind (11) lost (12) express3. Do A1 and A2 on page 90 after school. It will help you become familiar with the usag