Unit2What’sthat?Period1Teachaimsanddemands1.Learnthenewwordsaboutshapes,suchas:circle,triangle,rectangle,square,shape.2.Learnthepronunciationof“br”,suchasin:brick,bridge,bride,bread,broom,brush.3.Studentscanreadthesimplestorybythemselves.4.LearntheconversationinPartA.Andfindtheshapesaroundthemselves.5.Drawpicturesusingtheshapestheyhavelearned,andcanintroducetheirownpicturesinEnglish.TeachdifficultiesandimportanceThenewwordsaboutshapes.Andintroducetheirpictures.TeachaidsPicturesofthenewwords.Teachstepsandcontents(twoperiods)Period1Warmer1.Singthesonglearnedinthelastlessontogether.2.Greettoeachothers.Firsttheteachergreetsallthestudents,thenthestudentsgreettheirfriendsorclassmatesbythemselves.3.Asksomepairsofstudentstoactthestorylearnedinthelastlesson.Presentation1.First,teacherdrawsatriangleontheblackboard,askstudents,“Whatshapeisthis?”Teacherhelpsthemtoanswer,It’satriangle.Thenwritethewordtrianglebesideit.Andleadtoreadthisnewword,askstudentstoreaditonebyoneortwobytwo.2.Thenteacherdrawsarectangleontheblackboard,askthesamequestion,andatthesametimeteacheransweritandwritethewordbesideit,andleadtoread.Usethissamewaytoteachanothertwonewwords,circleandsquare.3.Haveamatchbetweenthetwogroups,theleftgroupandtherightgroup,toseewhorememberthesewordsquickly.4.Playagame.Findtheshapesaroundyourselves.Showusthecirclesaroundourclassroom.Suchas:Mywatchisacircle.Thereisacircleinthefan.Mybottomisacircle,etc.Thenfindthetrianglesaroundourclassroom.Suchas:Myredscarfisatriangle.Myrulerisatriangle.Thenfindtherectanglesandsquares.5.Playanothergame.Howmanytrianglescanyouseeinthepicture?AskstudentstoopentheirbooksinPage6,PartB.LookatPicture1,let’scounthowmanytrianglesthereareinthispicture.Therightansweris:Seven.ThencounthowmanysquaresthereareinPicture2.Therightansweris:Elven.6.LearntheconversationinPartA.First,listentothetapeonce,letstudentstranslateitintoChinese,thenreadafterthetapeandreadaftertheteacher.Consolidation1.Givestudentsthreeminutestodrawapictures,usingtheshapestheyhavelearned.Thenaskstudentsquestions,suchas:Whatshapecanyousee?Howmanytriangles/rectangles/squares/circlescanyouseeinmypicture?2ReadthestoryinPartD.Therearetwodifficultwords:busyandland.Letstudentsguessitsmeaningorcheckitintheirdictionaries.Period2Warmer1.SingtheEnglishsong“Yourlefthandsays”together.2.Sayhellotoyourfriendsandintroduceyourfriendstotheclass.Presentation1.Revisethewordsofcolours,suchas:red,green,blue,brown,grey,yellow,black,white,pink,orange,indigo.ThensingthesongIcansingarainbow.2.Whenrevisethewordblue,black,askstudentstorecallthewordslearnedinthelastlessonwhichpronounce“br”,suchas:blade,blanket,blouse,blow,block.Thenaskstudentstorecallwhichwordshavetheletter“br”.Justlikethewordsbrick,bridge,bride,broom,brush,bread.Playthetape,letstudentsreadafterthetapeThenlearntosaythesentencesinthispart.3.Showyourpictures.Andintroducetheshapesinyourpictures.JustlikePartF.First,askstudentstoreadthesentencesinPartFbythemselves.Thenaskonestudenttoreaditaloud.Andatthesametime,askanotherstudenttotranslateitintoChinese.Atlast,readafterthetape.Asksomestudentstoshowtheirpicturesandintroducetheshapesintheirpictures.4.Askstudentstodotheirexercisebook.Teachershouldexplainthedemandsoftheexercises.Andwhenthestudentsdotheirexercises,teachershouldgoaroundtheclassroom,helpthestudentswhohavedifficulties.Aftertheyfinish,teachershouldchecktheiranswersintheclass.Teachnotes