even gain an insight into the innermost feelings of some old people in the West. Step2.Global Reading 1.Questions about the text (1)How many characters are there in the story?And who are they? (2)What are laid out in a row in the store during the Christmas season? (3)What does the author often wonder? (4)What does the shop girl tell him when he asks her this question? (5)Is the shop girl friendly to the old man when he tums up in the store?How do you know? (6)Is the old man shocked when the narrator offers to buy him some pudding?How do you know? (7)Does theold man accept the narrator's offer? (8)In what country does the story take place?What are the words or the expressions that give you the clue? 2.Structure of the text Part I.(para.1-3)The introduction of background of the story and the theme- Some people took advantage of free sampling Part II.(para.4-9)An example:the description ofhow theold man sampled the pudding. Part III.(para.10-15)Climax:I wanted to help the old man but that hurt his dignity and I was embarrassed too. 3.Character analysis Although no details have been supplied in the story conceming the narrator,the shop girl and the elderly gentleman,we can get to know something about their personalities if we take a close look at how they acted.talked and felt as individuals Now you are required to find the evidence in the text according to the adjectives given. even gain an insight into the innermost feelings of some old people in the West. Step2. Global Reading 1. Questions about the text (1) How many characters are there in the story? And who are they? (2) What are laid out in a row in the store during the Christmas season? (3)What does the author often wonder? (4) What does the shop girl tell him when he asks her this question? (5) Is the shop girl friendly to the old man when he turns up in the store? How do you know? (6) Is the old man shocked when the narrator offers to buy him some pudding? How do you know? (7) Does the old man accept the narrator’s offer? (8) In what country does the story take place? What are the words or the expressions that give you the clue? 2. Structure of the text Part I. (para.1-3) The introduction of background of the story and the theme — Some people took advantage of free sampling. Part II. (para.4-9) An example: the description of how the old man sampled the pudding. Part III. (para.10-15) Climax: I wanted to help the old man but that hurt his dignity and I was embarrassed too. 3. Character analysis Although no details have been supplied in the story concerning the narrator, the shop girl and the elderly gentleman, we can get to know something about their personalities if we take a close look at how they acted, talked and felt as individuals. Now you are required to find the evidence in the text according to the adjectives given