3. Hold up a number poster to review numbers from one to ten. Point to real objects in the classroom and ask, “ How many… are there?”

New lesson

Step 1. No 1 Skirt, shirt, sweater

Demonstrate: Hold up real clothing you have brought to class, or point to clothing that the students are wearing and introduce skirt, shirt and sweater. Repeat each word several times with the class. Make sure they understand the meaning of each word.

Step 2. Play the audiotape as the students follow in their books.

Step 3. Practice

Hold up a picture of clothing or point to clothing the students are wearing and ask “ What is it?” Make them answer with right word. You can also use other questions such as “Is it a ____ ?” “What colour is it?”

Step 4. No 2 New or old

Demonstrate: Hold up the new clothing with a label you brought to the clothing a student is wearing, say “It is old.” Repeat it a few times, too. Make sure the students understand the meanings of “new” and “old”.

Step 5. Play the audiotape as the students follow in their books.

Step 6. Practice the drill by asking questions “ Is it new?”, “ Is it old?” and “ Is it new or old?”

Explain that if you want to make a choice, you may use the word “or”. Give them some examples with the word “or”. Lead them to answer the following questions.

T: Are you a student or a teacher?

S1: I am a student.

T: Am I a student or a teacher?

S2: You are a teacher.

T: Is this a book or a pen?

S3: It is a book.

T: Is this book new or old?

S4: It is new.

Step 6. No 3: I like your______.

Demonstrate: Pointing to your own shirt, say “ I like my shirt very much. Do you like my shirt?” You can use Chinese if possible. Make sure they understand the meanings of these sentences.

Ask a student to come to the front of the classroom. Point to his or her clothing and make a dialogue such as:

T: What’s this?

Class: It’s a _____.

T: What colour is it?

Class: It’s _______.

T: Oh, it’s my favourite colour.

T: Do you like this ______ ?

Class: Yes.

T (to the student in the front): I like your _______ . It is nice.

S: Thank you.

If time permits, repeat the activity.

Step 8. Play the audiotape as the students follow in their books. Make sure they understand the meaning of the whole text. You may ask the following questions to check the students’ comprehension.

What is Li Ming wearing?

What does Jenny like?

Is Li Ming’s shirt new or old?

Step 9. Activity book

In No 1, lead the students to write the correct words in the blanks to describe each picture.

Step 10. Time to ask questions.

Class closing

Homework: 1. Read the text of Lesson 13.

2. Check the answers of the exercises in Lesson 12

Warming up and review

1. Greet the class in everyday English they know and make sure they can respond in correct way.

Learn the Alternative Questions: Is it new or old?

3. Express your like: I like ______.

2. General Questions: Is it new?

1. Alternative Questions: Is it new or old?

3. Learn and master the drills: I like ______.

　　　　　　　　　　　　 New or old? / Is it new or old?

2. Remember the mastery vocabulary: skirt, shirt, sweater

1. Understand the meaning of the text