What color is it? It's red.
Teaching difficult points 【教学难点】 Grasp the letters Ss－Zz and learn to identify colors.
Teaching aids 【教具】 a computer and some cards
Teaching procedures and ways 【教学过程及方法】
★Step Ⅰ Revision and lead－in 复习导入 Greet the students and lead in the new lesson.
The teacher greets the students and have a conversation with students. T：What's this in English？(Picking up a pen from a student) Ss：It's a pen.
T：What color is it? Ss：It's black.
★Step Ⅱ Self－studying and guiding 自学指导 Self－study guide 1：
Self－study the new words：color，red，yellow，green，blue，black，white，purple，brown，S/M/L，UFO，CCTV.Learn to pronounce them according to the phonetic symbols.And you can listen to the tapes to help you pronounce them correctly or ask others for help.
Self－study guide 2：
Try reading the sentences in 1a and try to understand them. Self－study guide 3：
Self－study 2c and learn to write the eight letters. Questions for thinking：
(1)Do you know how to talk about colors?
(2)Do you know how to write the eight letters Ss，Tt，Uu，Vv，Ww，Xx，Yy，Zz?
The teacher walks around the classroom to watch and help the students study while the students are self－studying.
Time for questions：
Discuss the writing of the eight letters.And make sure the students can write the letters in the right way.
★Step Ⅲ Check up 检查核对 Check up 1：
Words teaching：Ask a few students to read the new words and help them correct the mistakes in pronunciation if necessary.
Check up 2：
Ask some students to make a conversation with their partner and see if they can use the target language correctly.
Check up 3：
Write the small letters for these big letters： S____ T____ U____ V____ W____
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X____ Y____ Z____
★Step Ⅳ Cooperative inquiry 合作探究 1．Listening (1b)
Play the recording of 1a，students listen and repeat. 2．Pair work
Practice the conversations in the picture and then make your own conversation talking about the colors of your school things.(1c)
Sample：
A：What color is your bag? B：It's red.
A：What color is your ruler? B：It's white. …
3．Act out
Ask some pairs of students to act out their dialogs in front of the class. 4．Finish 2a and 2b. 5．Discussion (2e)
Talk about what these letters S/M/L，UFO，CCTV mean. ★Step Ⅴ Practice 练习
(1)Write the missing big letter or small letter for each pair.(2d) (2)Translation.
1．红色________ 2.绿色________ 3．白色________ 4.yellow________ 5．blue________ 6.black________ 7．purple________ 8.brown________ 9．这把尺子是绿色的。 The ruler ________ ________. 10．它是什么颜色？ ________ ________ is it? 11．这把钥匙是黑色的。 The ________ is ________. 12．那床被子是红色的。 The ________ is ________. ★Step Ⅵ Test 测试 Choose the best answer.
( )1.It's ________ black.It's ________ black ruler. A．/；/ B．a；/ C．/；a D．a；a ( )2.—________ is that quilt? —It's black.
A．Which color B．How color C．What color D．What's color ( )3.—What's this?
—It's ________ “N” and ________ “M”． A．a；a B．an；an
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C．a；an D．/；/
( )4.What's that ________ English? A．at B．to C．in D．on ( )5.—What's this? —________ a map. A．Its B．This is C．That's D．It's
Blackboard writing 【板书设计】
New words color，red，yellow，green，blue，black，white，purple，brown，S/M/L，UFO，CCTV Key sentences What's this? It's V. What color is it? It's red. Teaching reflection 【教学反思】
预备篇第三单元从指认物品的英文句型“What's this in English？”继续拓展延伸，询问物品的颜色。学生在学习时，体会It's a pen.和It's black.的表达区别，理解冠词a/an。随着话题的扩展，课堂口头表达的内容越来越多，这有利于学生的语言输出。继续学习字母Ss－Zz。
Period 2 (3a～4d)
Teaching important points 【教学重点】 1.Key words & phrases： the，now，see，can，say，my 2.Key sentences： —What's this in English? —It's a key.
—Spell it，please. —K－E－Y.
Teaching difficult points 【教学难点】
Learn to identify colors and ask for the spelling of words.
Teaching aids 【教具】 a computer
Teaching procedures and ways 【教学过程及方法】 ★Step Ⅰ Revision and lead－in 复习导入
Ask and answer.(Showing the students some pictures of things) T：What's this in English? Ss：It's a key.
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T：What color is it? Ss：It's yellow.
T：Yes，this is a yellow key.What and what color is this? Ss：It's a pen.It's black.
T：So we can say this is a black pen.
★Step Ⅱ Self－studying and guiding 自学指导 Self－study guide 1：
Self－study the new words：the，now，see，can，say，my.Learn to pronounce them according to the phonetic symbols.And you can listen to the tapes to help you pronounce them correctly or ask others for help.
Self－study guide 2：
Listen to 3a and make your own conversations with the ruler and cup. Self－study guide 3：
Read the letters and words in 4c and try to find out the pronunciation rules of A，E，I，O，U.
The teacher walks around the classroom to watch and help the students study while the students are self－studying.
Time for questions：
Discuss the difficulties that most students have and explain the language points that most students can't understand.
★Step Ⅲ Check up 检查核对 Check up 1：
Words teaching：Ask a few students to read the new words and help them correct the mistakes in pronunciation if necessary.
Check up 2：
Ask some students to make a conversation with their partner and see if they can use the target language correctly.
Check up 3：
Check the pronunciations of the letters and words in 4c. (1)First ask students to read the letters and words. (2)Then let them listen to the tape and repeat.
(3)And ask students to read the following new words and see if they know the pronunciation rules of A，E，I，O，U.
①lake，face，bag；②he，she，egg；③time，like，sit；④nose，note，dog；⑤use，June，bus
★Step Ⅳ Cooperative inquiry 合作探究 1．Listening
(1)Listen and color the things.(3a)
(2)Listen again and complete the sentences.(3b) (3)Listen and complete the chart.(3c) 2．Pair work (3d)
Make some conversations with your partner using the things in 3a or around you. Sample：
A：What's this/that in English?
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