●     背景： 这篇短文从一个轻松愉快的角度切入，描述了一双新鞋。它既能让学生练习描述个人物品，也反映了初中生对时尚和个人外貌的关注，这是该年龄段的常见困扰之一。

●     核心语言重点： this/that is，形容词。

●    课文：

Thisis my new pair of sneakers. They are black and white. They are very cool! Ibought them last weekend with my father. They are a little expensive, but theyare very comfortable. My old shoes were too small. My feet are growing fast. Myfriends also have new shoes. Taro's new shoes are red. They are big and fast.They are for playing basketball. I like my new shoes. They are my favoritecolor. I will wear them to school every day.

●     词汇亮点：

○    sneakers 运动鞋

○    comfortable 舒适的

○    expensive 昂贵的

○    cool 酷的

○    growing 成长

●    语法解析：

本文的重点是使用this和they配合be动词来描述事物（This is my new pair...，They are black andwhite）。同时，通过new、cool、expensive和comfortable等形容词的运用，学生可以掌握如何用英语对物品进行具体描述。