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Jiangsu Baipu Middle School English Team Qi Min November 25 2012 1 Activity Sheet Module 3 Unit 1 Reading Fog Learning aims Language knowledge and skills 1 Get a deeper impression of the new words and phrases 2 Practice and reinforce reading comprehension 3 Get a thorough understanding of the passage 4 Discuss what can be learned from the successful people who have lost one or more of their senses Emotions and attitudes 1 Develop a serious and positive attitude towards what can be learned from the successful people who have lost one or more of their senses 2 Make better use of the five senses in studies and daily lives Study strategies 1 Learn to recognize the aspects of a story 2 Study individually and discuss in groups 3 Retell the story and make up an interview according to the story Cultural awareness 1 Use the five senses to build harmonious interpersonal relationships with others and try to help those in need 2 Know something about the successful people at home and abroad who have lost one or more of their senses Highlights and difficult points 1 Get a thorough understanding of the story 2 Retell the story and make up an interview according to the story 3 Discuss what can be learned from the successful people who have lost the ability to use one of their senses and learn from them Teaching and learning methods and aids activity sheet consolidation sheet multi media overhead projector blackboard a stick a pair of glasses individual study pair work group cooperation and discussion individual pair and group presentation group competition retell interview using some group assessment regulations 小组评价规则小组评价规则 1 Take an active part in group discussions and presentations 展示展示 2 If you answer one question right your group will get one point 3 The winning group will get a prize Teaching and learning procedures Activity 1 Lead in Jiangsu Baipu Middle School English Team Qi Min November 25 2012 2 Look at some pictures and describe what you can see in the pictures 1 What s the weather like in the first picture 2 What does the woman say in the second picture 3 What does the man look like in the third picture Is he blind What does he carry in his hand Activity 2 Reading strategy 阅读策略 阅读策略 on page 3 Read the reading strategy part silently and fill in the blanks The aspects of a story include a 情节 main 人物 a certain time period a place a problem to be solved a 高潮 or a surprise ending Characters plot and setting are the three elements of a story 人物 情节 环境是故事的三要素 Activity 3 Careful reading Read the passage carefully and loudly and finish tasks 1 2 and 3 Task 1 Judge whether the following statements are true or false 1 The fog was not thick when Polly left home 2 Polly took a taxi to Green Park 3 Polly felt frightened when a rough hand brushed her cheek 4 The old blind man carried umbrella in his hand 5 Polly lived at 86 King Street Task 2 Choose the best answer according to the passage 1 Which is the right order of the following events a The old blind man went to help others b Polly left work at four o clock c An old man reached out his hand and grasped Polly s arm d Polly and the blind man got to King Street safely e A tall man in a dark coat was watching Polly on the train f Polly felt frightened when a rough hand brushed her face A b e f c d a B b f e a d c C e b f c d a D e b d f c a 2 What s the meaning of approaching in Line 22 A go to sb for help or support or in order to offer sth B come near or nearer to sb sth C begin to deal with a task problem etc D way leading to sth path road 3 Why did the blind man help Polly A Because he wanted to go home with her Time and place make up the setting of a story 时间和地点构成了故事发生的环境 Jiangsu Baipu Middle School English Team Qi Min November 25 2012 3 B Because she asked him to come in and rest for a while C Because he wanted to pay back the help he had received before D Because he had no one to help 4 What can we learn from the passage A Where there is a will there is a way B Two heads is better than one C All things must have a beginning D Character 品格 is what you are in the dark Task 3 Fill in the blanks with proper words One word for each blank 1 Fog Main ideaA young woman got 2 in the fog CharactersA young woman and an old blind man Setting time and place A foggy city in one afternoon Beginning Parts 1 the Fifth Symphony 第五命运交响曲 an excellent erhu player The Moon Reflected on Erquan 二泉映月 a famous dancer The Thousand hand Guanyin 千手观音 a great writer The Story of My Life 我的一生 graduate from Harvard University cherish 珍惜 our sense of sight hearing make the best of our senses in our studies and daily lives help those who are blind or deaf as much as we can not give up in face of difficulties keep positive 积极乐观 take an optimistic pti mistik attitude towards life s test对生活的考验持有积极乐观的态度 inspire us that we can realize our dreams 实现我们的梦想 if we work hard Where there is a will there is a way If we try our best we can also become an amazing person attach importance to our education 重视我们的教育 As Obama puts it Whatever your situation education is key to success in life 正如奥巴马所说的那样 不管你的处境怎样 教育是生活中成功的关键 Jiangsu Baipu Middle School English Team Qi Min November 25 2012 5 The fire is the test of gold adversity d v siti of strong man 烈火验真金 艰难磨意志 Consolidation sheet 巩固单 巩固单 Task 1 Underline the important phrases and sentences in the story 1 run that far 指公共汽车 渡船 火车等沿规定路线 行驶那么远 2 take the Underground 乘地铁 3 be nowhere to be seen 不见了 4 lie like a thick grey cloud 像浓密的灰云一样聚积着 5 in sight 看得到 在势力范围之内 6 beat with fear 心脏 因害怕而怦怦地直跳 7 wish for 盼望 企盼 8 come along 出现 9 hold sb still 恐惧 使某人挪不动脚步 10 reach out 伸出 手 11 stare up at 抬起头来凝视 12 watch out for 留心 密切注意 13 come to sb s aid 帮助某人 14 a fog this bad 这么大的雾 15 pay back 回报 偿还 1 She wondered if the buses would still be running 2 Once out in the street she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop 3 The truth is that it is too foggy for the bus to run that far 4 As Polly observed the passengers on the train she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat 5 Outside wherever she looked the fog lay like a thick grey cloud 6 As she walked along the narrow street she heard the sound of footsteps approaching but by the time she reached the corner of the street the footsteps were gone 7 She could feel her heart beating with fear 8 A minute before she had wished for someone to come along 9 Polly found herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard 10 It gives me the chance to pay back the help that people give me when it s sunny Task 2 Fill in the blanks with proper phrases 1 All parents their children to grow up to be happy and successful people 2 It is great fun to swim in the sea but you have to sharks 鲨鱼 3 She is thinking about how to the support from her friends 4 The train was still after a few minutes 5 He tried to his hand for a piece of cake 6 It s rude to others for a long time Task 3 Write a passage in about 150 words according to the story Task 4 Polly wrote a letter to the newspaper to thank the old man for his help Choose the in sight wish for reach out watch out for stare at pay back Jiangsu Baipu Middle School English Team Qi Min November 25 2012 6 correct words from the box to complete her letter To the man in the fog I d like to thank you for your kind help in the terrible 1 last week I was so 2 I could hear my heart beating very fast but you made me feel safe with your kindness That day I tried to take my usual bus home before the fog got too thick but the bus 3 told me to go to Green Park by Underground and find a taxi there I followed his advice When I arrived at Green Park and got to the station entrance it was deserted The fog lay like a thick grey cloud Weather that bad is really 4 these days It was impossible to find a 5 I had to walk in the fog I became frightened as I could hear 6 but couldn t see anyone You spoke to me and offered help For a moment 7 held me still but then I decided you had a kind voice so I answered you It was the best decision I ever made You took my hand and led me confidently 自信地 through the foggy streets to my house Your hand was 8 but strong and warm Imagine my surprise when you told me you were 9 I wanted to invite you to my home to rest for a while but you left to help other people who were 10 in the fog I want to express my thanks to you again through the newspaper Polly Townsend Task 5 Finish the Cloze One summer evening I was wandering about Suddenly a sweet clear voice came 1 behind besides all these lovely animals there is a little window for bears here a 2 window for dogs there What an excellent 3 I turned around It was a little boy 4 the sandy ground The little boy was drawing something in the sand some 5 like windows I walked towards him and asked 6 What are you drawing here He 7 his head wearing a pair of dark glasses Just at the moment I was astonished to find that his eyes were 8 behind the glasses A blind boy I felt 9 for him all of a sudden Hi did you call me A sweet voice drifted out through the little boy s thin lips Yes Why don t you go home You see it s getting 10 now I asked him again I want to see the sunset Everyone says that the sunset is very beautiful Mum always tells me that little animals can 11 see the sunset through 12 You see I ve drawn windows for both animals and myself so I can see the sunset like those lovely animals The little boy said happily and 13 He seemed like a golden statue bathed 14 the sunset light Your name I asked I had a n 15 that something was about to happen Liu Xiaoyi Liu Xiaoyi I felt my heart 16 to my mouth My prediction proved to be right He was the winner of the National Children s Drawing Competition and his painting some windows without any shape 17 in a newspaper I was silent a sudden wave of admiration 18 from the bottom of my heart What an conductor rough footsteps rare frightened fog blind fear lost taxi Jiangsu Baipu Middle School English Team Qi Min November 25 2012 7 angel he was These windows are the brightest windows in the world Eyes are the windows of one s 19 Only when his eyes are 20 of sunshine can he find the beautiful world around him 1 A on B out C from D up 2 A big B huge C large D tiny 3 A sight B idea C surface D picture 4 A coming overB bending overC climbing overD going over 5 A pictures B photos C lines D drawings 6 A curiously B anxiously C worriedly D surprisingly 7 A raised B held C rose D left 8 A open B closed C excited D exciting 9 A ashamed B pity C a shame D a pity 10 A bright B shining C late D early 11 A ever B only C but D never 12 A eyes B windows C drawing D sunshine 13 A loudly B silently C proudly D slowly 14 A in B under C at D outside 15 A notice B idea C knowledge D feeling 16 A come B jump C go D beat 17 A appeared B printed C reported B covered 18 A making B rising C coming D finding 19 A brain B beauty C mind D heart 20 A surprised B full C filled D proud Task 6 Read the following passages and choose the best answer A It was a very foggy day in London The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so Buses cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road People were trying to find their way about on foot but were losing their way in the fog Mr Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him He tried to walk there but found he was quite lost Suddenly he bumped into a stranger The stranger asked if he could help him Mr Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament The stranger told him he would take him there Mr Smith thanked him and they started to walk there The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way He went along one street turned down another crossed a square and at last after about half an hour s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament Mr Smith couldn t understand how the stranger found his way It is wonderful he said How do you find the way in the fog It is no trouble at all to me said the stranger I am blind 1 According to the passage we can infer that bump into means A knock off B meet by chance C strike D traffic accident 2 Which of the following statements are NOT true A The stranger has a better sight than Mr Smith B Heavy fog can cause traffic accidents C It s easy to get lost in a foggy day D The fog was getting thicker and thicker 3 Why is it no trouble at all to the stranger to find the way in the fog A Because he is a local inhabitant of London Jiangsu Baipu Middle School English Team Qi Min November 25 2012 8 B Because he lives next to the Houses of Parliament C Because he is familiar with the route D Because he finds the way not by sight but by heart 4 This article mainly tells us that A London is a foggy city B Mr Smith works for the government C A blind stranger led the way for Mr Smith in a foggy day D Mr Smith had a very important meeting and lost his way in the fog B When we can see well we do not think about our eyes very often It is only when we can t see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes Many people who do a lot of close work such as writing reading and sewing become nearsighted Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly People who are farsighted suffer from just the opposite problem They can see things that are far away but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm s length If they want to do much reading they must get glasses too Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly in the right shape This too can be corrected by glasses Some people s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts 白内障 Long ago these people often became blind Now however it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them When night falls colors become fainter to the eye and finally disappear After your eyes have grown used to the dark you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than the centers Sometimes after dark you see a small thi