Unit8ShapesLesson1Teachingaims:Structures(New):Receptive:Whatshapeisit?Productive:It’sasquare.Structures(Review):Receptive:Whatisit?Productive:It’sadog.Vocabulary(New):squarecircletrianglestarheartrectangleVocabulary(Review):dogcatrabbitfishbirdmousemonkeynetnestTeachingpreparation:Preparestudentcards,posterforthisUnit,scissors,crayons,andpencils.TeachingSteps:Step1:Review(1)Reviewthewords.Ask,“Whatisit?”andhavechildrenrespond,“It’sadog.”(2)Repeatforallthewordsofanimals.Step2:Preview(1)Usetheflashcardstopresentthenewvocabulary.(2)Holduptheflashcardforsquareandhavechildrenlookatit.Pointtothesquareandsay,“It’sasquare.”Presenttheword,square.Modelthewordatleasttwice.Nowhavechildrenrepeatafteryouinachoraldrill.Thenpointtotheshapeandelicitthewordfromindividualchildren.(3)Repeatthestepaboveandpresentthenewvocabulary:circle,triangle,rectangle,star,andheart.(4)Reviewthesixnewwordsbyholdingupdifferentshapesandelicitingthewordfromthechildreninachoraldrill,andthenfromindividuals.Step3:Modelthedialog(1)PinupthePosterforthisUnitwhereallthechildrencanseeit.Allowafewminutesforthechildrentolookatit.(2)Usingthecookiesonthepostertopresenttheothernewstructures:It’sasquare,It’sacircle,It’satriangle.Step4:Talkaboutthestory(1)Havethechildrenopentheirbooksatpages10.Havetheclasslookatthepictureasyouplaythetape.(2)Playthetapeagainandhavethechildrenrepeatthewords.Step5:Story(1)Playthetapeandhavethechildrenlookatthepicturesastheylisten.(2)Playthetapeagain,pausingateachpicture.Havethechildrenrepeatthewordseachtime.Step6:Sethomework(1)Askthechildrentorememberthewordsandpracticethesentences.1课后小结：本课的单词为形状类，而且发音较难，可以指出新单词中发音与原来所学单词相同，学生接受的会更快一些，例如：circle中的/ir/与bird中的/ir/发音相同。2
