1. Let the students listen and number the pictures.

　　2. Get the students to complete the words under the pictures.

　　3. Play the tape for the students. If they can't get the answers, play twice.

　　4. Check the answers.

　　5. Play the tape again and ask the students to practice it with their partners.

　　6. Have two pairs go to the blackboard to show their dialogues.

　　7. Ask the students to listen to the tape again. Then number the words they hear.

　　8. Talk about the picture by using "What's this in English? It's a/an ..." The teacher is ready to offer his/her help to those students who are in need of it.

　　9. Ask some demonstration groups to show their dialogues before the whole class.

　　Step 4: 拓展提升

　　The students work in groups, draw pictures of their rooms and talk about the pictures by using What's this in English? It's a/an ...

　　Step 5: Report

　　Ask some demonstration groups to show their pictures before the whole class.

　　They may do like this: This is my room. What's this in English? It's a/an ...

　　Step 6: 4a-4b

　　Ask the students to finish the tasks in 4a and 4b.

　　Check their answers.

　　Step7: 4c-4d

　　Listen and repeat

　　T: We have learned four vowel letters. They're A, E, I, O. Look at the chart and read after the tape. We know letter A pronounced /ei/ and /æ/ in different situations. Letter E pronounced /e/ and /i:/ in different situations. What about letter I? Look at the chart on the blackboard.

I i O o fine /ai / nice like OK /əu/ Sonia those quilt /i/ six sister orange /ɔ/ not dog

　　Let the students try to read the words that are next to "fine" and find more words like these in the "Words and Expressions in each unit".

　　4d: Consolidation

　　Ask the students to read the letters and words.

　　Then try to read the new words in column 2.

　　Step 8: Homework

　　Review the contents of 4c-4d.