《英语》（七年级下册）
Unit 2 Neighbours
Study skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know the importance of linking sounds;
2. know what is linking sounds;
3. master four rules of linking sounds.
II. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Learn four different ways of linking sounds.
III. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Tell me what you hear
T: Listen and tell me what you hear.
T: We have difficulty in catching the words correctly, because native speakers often link sounds together when they speak English.
【设计意图：听录音并复述，让学生感受不熟悉连读会影响听力理解。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Four different ways of linking sounds
T: Linking sounds can make our spoken English sound smooth and natural. Learning linking sounds can improve our listening skills.
T: There are four ways of linking sounds.
(1) Link a consonant sound with a vowel sound.
(2) Link a r sound with a vowel sound.
(3) Link two vowel sounds.
(4) Link two consonant sounds.
【设计意图：让学生大致上了解连读。】
2. Link a consonant sound with a vowel sound
(1) Pay attention to the consonant sound and the vowel sound. Repeat after the teacher.
(2) Read this sentence: You must stand up to eat an apple in an hour’s time.
(3) Read the phrases in the table.
(4) Read the sentences aloud.
(5) Listen and write down the phrases you hear.
【设计意图：由词到句巩固第一种连读技巧，通过听写加深对第一种连读的感受。】
3. Link a r sound with a vowel sound
T: When the first word ends in –r or –re and the next word begins with a vowel sound, we join them together with a /r/ sound between them. Pay attention to the phrases on page 27 and repeat after me.
(1) Read the phrases in the table.
(2) Read the sentences aloud.
(3) Listen and write down the phrases you hear.
(4) Learn to sing an English song It’s a small world.
4. Link two vowel sounds
T: When there are two vowel sounds, we join them as if there were a /j/ or /w/ sound between them.
(1) Read this sentence: We enjoyed getting ready to go out the other day.
(2) Read the phrases in the table and think about the pronunciation rules.
(3) Read the sentences aloud.
(4) Listen and write down the phrases you hear.
【设计意图：此种连读方法比较复杂，让学生通过多种练习方式掌握，并试着总结规则。】
5. Link two consonant sounds
T: When two consonant sounds of two words meet, we sometimes do not need to pronounce the first consonant sound. Pay attention to the phrases on page 27 and repeat after me.
(1) Read this sentence: It’s the best time to sit down to eat a big cake.
(2) Read the phrases in the table.
(3) Read the sentences aloud.
(4) Listen and write down the phrases you hear.
Step 3 Summary
1. Ways of linking sounds
T: How many ways of linking sounds have we learnt in this class? What are they?
2. Read the sentences
3. Read a conversation
(1) Read the conversation in pairs and pay attention to the linking sounds.
(2) Listen to the tape and imitate the pronunciation and intonation.
T: If you want to improve your spoken English, please practice the skills of linking sounds. Practice makes perfect.
【设计意图：综合运用并巩固本节课学的连读方法。】
IV. Homework
Read the passages in this unit again, paying attention to linking sounds.
