教师依次出示故事中的六幅插图，请学生看图描述。在学生描述的同时，教师适时将重要的生词板书在黑板上，如：Nian， firecrackers， afraid， run back， red paper等。这些生词有些是从图片上可观察到的。

　　2. 初读故事，抓住大意

　　教师引导学生打开课本，自主阅读故事。教师可以提出几个关于主旨的问题，如：Where did he come from？ What did he do in the village？ Who had got a good idea？

　　3. 精读故事

　　(1) 教师可依据每幅图片提出相应问题，激发学生阅读兴趣。每幅图的问题参考如下。

　　Picture 1：What was the monster‘s name？ What did the monster do before the new year？

　　Picture 2：Who was not afraid of the monster and could scare the monster away？

　　Picture 3：What could you see on the door and windows？ What did the monster hate？

　　Picture 4：What did the old man wear and what did he do？

　　Picture 5：Where were the people then？

　　Picture 6：Now， every year， what do Chinese people do？