Introduction (6 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.The whole class work.

3.The whole class work.

4.The whole class work.

1.Focus their attention on the   teacher.

2.Count the numbers from 1-21 first;   Count the ordinal numbers from first to twenty-first.

3.Answer the teacher’s questions.

4.Listen to the teacher carefully，and guess the meaning of   present.

1.Get students ready for   learning.

2.Let students count the   numbers from 1 to 21（基数词在前，序数词后数）.

3.Ask some students some questions:   When is Kangkang’s birthday? What’s the date today?(老师可以让学生分别用两种方式回答)

4.Suppose a situation: Maria brings   a present for Kangkang. Now, Michael is guessing the present. What’s it? Do   you know?(老师可以让学生猜测present的意思)

Presentation

(10 minutes)

1.Individual work, the   whole class work and pair work.

2.The whole class work.

3.Pair work.

1.Do 1a. Listen to the tape; Answer the questions; Listen and follow the tape; Ask and answer in pairs. Make up a new dialog and act it out.

2.Listen and look at the   screen.

3.Do 2a. Answer the teacher’s question:

T:What is it like?

S:It is like a flower.

T:Was it like a flower before?

S:No, it wasn’t. It was like a   star.

Then practice the dialog in pairs   and act it out.

1.Play the tape and let   students listen to the tape carefully; Choose some students to answer the   questions: What’s the shape of the present? What color is it? What’s it?   Play the tape again and let students follow it. Let students ask and answer   in pairs and make up a new dialog according to 1a. Then choose two groups to show it to the class.

2.Point out the key   sentence on the screen: What’s the shape of ...? =What shape is ...? It’s ...   (1b选做)

3.Point out the first group of picture   in 2a and ask students some questions. Show the next group and let students   practice 2a in pairs(老师可以给学生们讲解be动词引导的一般疑问句的句型结构)；Choose two groups to act   it out.

Consolidation (12 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.The whole class work.

3.The   whole class work and pair work.

1.Do 2b. Answer the question: It’s   a circle.

2.Answer the question:   It’s a square. Learn the new words. Say out the words quickly and practice   the dialog according to the examples in 2b.

3. Do 3. Listen to the teacher   carefully; Make dialogs in pairs and share their dialogs with the whole class.

1.Bring out a piece of square   paper and make a circle from it. Then ask the question: What shape   is it?（老师可以引导学生回答）

2.Point out the other question:   What shape was it before?(老师引导学生作答)In the same way, teach the new words: triangle, rectangle,   oval.

Play a game—Show the shapes on   the screen quickly and let students say out the words quickly.

3.Take out a pencil-box and ask and   answer the questions: What shape is it? It is a ...

How long/wide is it? It’s   ...centimeters long/wide. What do we use it for? We use it to ... (老师解释centimeter);

Show the pictures of an MP4 and a   computer on the screen and let students make dialogs in pairs.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work.

1.Do 4a. Listen to the tape and circle the word you hear.

Check the answers.

2.Do 4b. Read  by yourselves. Then    read after the tape. And some students read them out.

1.Show the words in 4a on the screen and play the tape. Ask students to do 4a and choose some students to check the answers.

2.Give students some time   to read 4b by themselves aloud. Play the tape and let students follow the   tape. Ask some students to read these sentences out.

Production

(7 minutes)

Group work.

Guess the object with the key   sentences: What shape is it? How long/wide is it? What do we use it for?

1.Prepare a bag of objects and   show  them to the whole class. Put one into a bag, next, let one student   of the group guess it; The group that guess the most objects with the least   time is the winner. Finally, make a summary about the game.

2. Assign the homework:

Review the key words and sentences;

Copy the new words for five times;

Make a short dialog with the key   sentences;

Preview Section D.

Teaching reflection:

本节课主要学习运用重点句型询问和描述物体形状、尺寸、用途的表达方式，并复习了be动词的一般过去时态。在课堂教学中，询问物体形状、尺寸、用途的表达方式容易被学生们接受，但是，表示形状的词汇学生掌握起来较难。因此，老师要帮助学生用一些单词记忆策略来记忆单词。