教師依次出示故事中的六幅插圖，請學生看圖描述。在學生描述的同時，教師適時將重要的生詞板書在黑板上，如：Nian， firecrackers， afraid， run back， red paper等。這些生詞有些是從圖片上可觀察到的。

　　2. 初讀故事，抓住大意

　　教師引導學生打開課本，自主閱讀故事。教師可以提出幾個關于主旨的問題，如：Where did he come from？ What did he do in the village？ Who had got a good idea？

　　3. 精讀故事

　　(1) 教師可依據每幅圖片提出相應問題，激發學生閱讀興趣。每幅圖的問題參考如下。

　　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？