教學內容
本單元是新目標英語教材的第一個預備單元,學生通過學習本單元內容,從而進入一個嶄新的英語世界.學習、鞏固與應用英文字母A到H，可以使學生在日常生活中發現英語，提高他們的學習興趣。同時，又培養學生養成認真觀察生活的良好習慣。禮貌問候用語的學習可以幫助他們樹立“以禮待人”的良好行為意識，幫助他們建立正確的道德觀。
教學目標
1） 知識目標：A.學習和使用字母A到H；
B.學習使用基本的禮貌問候用語；
C.學習相關的縮略詞。
2） 能力目標：A.掌握元音字母A、E的發音規律，提高學生的辨音能力；
B.學會向別人有禮貌地問候；
C.培養學生觀察生活、捕捉信息的能力。
3） 情感目標：A.通過本單元的學習，使學生從小養成禮貌待人的良好行為習慣；
B.通過學生對英語的初步學習，激發他們的學習興趣和求知欲。
教學重點、難點
重點： A. 熟練掌握字母A至H；
B. 掌握基本的問候用語。
難點：A.掌握元音字母A和E在單詞中的發音；
B.學會如何用簡單的日常用語向別人問候。
課時安排
教師根據部分學生是英語零起點的實際情況，對教材進行了順序調整，把有關字母內容整合在一起，從字母教學入手，逐步過渡到日常用語學習。具體安排如下：
第一課時 Section A 2a-3; Section B3a-3b
第二課時 Section B4; Self-check 4
第三課時 Section A 1a-1b, 4b;Section B 1-2b
Period One
課前準備
老師：準備上課所需圖片及實物。
學生：準備一些卡片以便上課時使用。
教學設計
Step One: Present the letters.（用字母卡片向學生展示，會讓學生有更為直觀的視覺效果。）
1. the letters.
Teacher: English is one of the most important languages in the world. It is widely used all over the world. It is so useful that we must try our best to learn it well. Thus, we can talk with foreigners casually. If we want to learn English, first we should learn the letters. Today we’ll try to learn the letters A to H. (Textbook Starter P2 2d)
2.Read the letters.
(students can follow the teacher to read the words aloud. They can read them using the two different intonations----a rising intonation and a falling intonation.)
3.Write the letters.（規范學生的書寫，養成良好的學習習慣。）
Teacher:English letters have two forms.They are capital letters and small letters.They are both important. You can write them after the models.(Textbook Starter P2 2d)
Step Two: Practice.
1. Listen to the tape and number the letters you hear.
The students listen to the tape and give the right answers.
2. Listen and draw lines between the letters you hear.（繪圖游戲會吸引學生的注意力，調動他
們的積極性和主動性。）
Teacher: The English letters can be made into a beautiful picture. Can you guess? Let’s listen and guess what it is.(Textbook Starter P5 3a)
3. Help the balloons find their homes.
Teacher: Look at the picture. The balloons come out of the houses. Can you help them find their houses? (Textbook Starter P5 3b)
Step Three: The abbreviations.
1. Show the pictures.（使用生活中常見的物品及圖片激發學生認真觀察生活、體驗生活的
熱情。）
Teacher: The English letters are not only used in the words, but also in different places in our daily life. Look at these things. Can you tell me what they mean? (Textbook Starter P2 3)
2. Have a discussion about the abbreviations.（展開小組討論，發揚合作精神。）
Teacher: The words like these can be found easily in our life. Can you tell me something else? Now let’s have a discussion about them.
(Students are divided in groups to have a discussion.)
3. Report the result to the class.
Step Four: Make letter cards.
Encourage students to make letter cards in different groups.
Homework（鼓勵學生自已動手制作字母卡片，培養每個學生的參與意識和動手能力。）
1. Write the letters A-H.
2. Thinkl about the pronunciation of the letters in the English words.
Period Two
課前準備
教師：準備練習時所需單詞表格及錄音機等。
教學設計
Step One: Present the rules.
1. Play a reading game.（通過拼寫字母引出新課，能起到承上啟下的作用。）
Teacher: Yesterday we learned the English letters A to H. Now let’s play a game. I’ll show some words on the blackboard. Please try to spell the words as quickly as possible. Let’s see which group will be the first.
A Dale Grace Frank Thanks
E B C D E G evening F Helen
(The student in different groups spell the words one by one as quickly as they can. The group,which finishes spelling,will be the winner of the games.)
2. Listen to the tape and repeat the words.（讓學生通過聽和觀察來發現規律、總結規律。）
Teacher: thank you for your good job.According to the form we can find different letters can be made into different words. Do you want to know how to read them? Now let’s listen to the tape and repeat.
3. Find out the rules of the pronunciation.
Teacher: According to the tape, we can find the letters A and E play an important part in the pronunciation. They are called vowels. Now look at their forms, can you find out some rules about them?
A: We can find “A” has two pronunciations. One is the sound of the letter“A”. The other is the sound like that in the word “apple”.
B:“E” also has two pronunciations. One is [i:], and the other is [e].
T:Yes, that’s right.
Step Two: Practice.
1. Read the words.（通過發音練習加強學生的辨音能力。）
Teacher: Since you know the rules about the pronunciation,can you read the words below? Now you can read the words to your partners.
(Students can read the words according to the rules.)
2. Help them find their friends.（游戲簡單有趣，既可以使學生適當放松，又可以進一步總
規律，為學生掌握字母組合發音作鋪墊。）
Teacher: Here are some apples and mangoes.They can’t find their friends. Can you help them?
Students: Yes.
Aa Ee
face,age,cake,game,bake Had, dad, cat,
bag,fat He, Chinese,
eve Bed, egg, get, desk,
hell
Homework
Can you think out other rules about pronunciations?
Period Three
課前準備
教師：準備歌曲磁帶及情景圖片。
學生：準備表演時所需道具等。
教學設計
Step One: Present the useful expressions.
1. Introduce the cxpression.（通過問答的形式引出簡單的日常問候語。）
Teacher: As we know,English is used widely all over the word.But do you know what’s its most important function?
S1: It can help us to know more about other countries.
T: Yes, it is. But communication is the most important to all the English learners. Before you begin a talk with others,first you must learn how to greet each other.When you meet a friend in the morning, what do you say?
S2:Good morning.
T:What about in the afternoon?
S3:Good afternoon.
T:What about in the evening?
S4:Good evening.
T:But if they want to use another way to greet others,they can say,“How are you ?” How do you answer it?
S5:I’m fine,thanks.
S6:I’m OK/all right.
2. Listen to the tape and repeat.
Step Two: Practice
1. Act the dialogues.（利用學生手中道具進行情景表演，更加真實化、生活化。）
Teacher:Greetings are very important. But different situations different greetings.Imagine you are in such a situation, how do you greet your friend?(Textbook Starter P3 4b)
(The students practice in groups. Then some of them will be chosen to act them out.)
2. Listen and sing the song on page 5.
Step Three: English names.
1. Choose an English name.（通過選擇英文名字進一步鞏固字母A-H及日常問候語。）
Teacher: English is a very interesting subject. But only knowing how to greet each other is not enough, we can use it to do something else, for example, English names. Do you want an English name? Now you can choose one.
(Textbook Starter P4 a)
2. Put the names in the correct alphabetical order.
3. Use the English name and greet each other.
Homework
Try to greet your family members in English.