《英语》（八年级下册）
Unit 4 A good read
Study skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know some common transitions;
2. learn how to use the transitions in writing.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: experience, sail, hidden, confidence
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Learn how to use the transitions in writing.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Review the story of Xi Wang
T: Do you remember this giant panda Xi Wang? Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
T: These words are all transitions.
【设计意图：通过回顾旧的知识导入新课，引导学生接触过渡词这一概念。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Introduce transitions
What is a transition?
Show the picture of a bridge and tell students that transitions are the bridges that allow a reader to move from one idea to the next without getting lost in the language. In writing, a transition is a word, phrase or sentence.
2. Introduce different types of transitions
(1) Connect the sentences by adding transitional words.
(2) Why do we need transitions?
(3) Types of transitions
Transitions can be used to show time and sequence, to add information, to give an example, to show cause and effect, to emphasize, to compare and contrast.
【设计意图：从概念、用途、种类三个角度，向学生呈现过渡词。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Find the transitional words and phrases
T: Try to find the transitional words and phrases in Gulliver in Lilliput and discuss with you partner about their types.
【设计意图：总结回顾Reading课文中的连接词，让学生在实际运用中了解过渡词的作用。】
2. Underline the transitional words and phrases
T: Read Sandy’s article and underline the transitional words and phrases. Discuss with you partner about their types.
3. Complete the sentences
T: Complete the sentences with proper transitional words or phrases.
【设计意图指导学生在实际运用中巩固所学知识。】
4. Add some transitions
T: Rewrite the following article about TV and website by adding some transitional words or phrases.
【设计意图：让学生在完整的篇章结构中了解过渡词的作用。】
Step 4 Summary
T: To improve your writing, you need to make sure that your ideas, both in sentences and paragraphs, stick together and have coherence. One way to do this is to use transitional words or phrases that help bring ideas together.
V. Homework
1. Review and remember the transitions.
2. Prepare to write about your reading habits, using proper transitions.
课件27张PPT。Unit 4 A good read Study skillsSadly, giant pandas face serious problems in the wild. F_________, it is very difficult for pandas to have babies, and many baby pandas die when they are very young. A___, giant pandas live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. H_______, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. A________, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat.or examplelsoowevers a result Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings. This will lead to less and less space for wildlife. M_______, fishermen keep fishing there. A_______, the birds do not have enough food to eat. Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong.oreovers a result Transitions
between are the bridges that allow a
reader to move from one idea
to the next without getting
lost in the language. In writing,
a transition is a word, phrase
or sentence.
Transitions What is a transition?
Why do we need transitions?
Dad and I went fishing.
Mum made our lunch.Please connect the sentences by adding transitional words. Dad and I went fishing. / Meanwhile / Mum made our lunch.
After / Dad and I went fishing, / Mum made our lunch.
Before / Dad and I went fishing, / Mum made our lunch.
Dad and I went fishing / after / Mum made our lunch.
While / Dad and I went fishing, / Mum made our lunch.
Different transition words change the meaning of the sentences by changing the sequence (order) of events.Transitions link sentences and
paragraphs together smoothly
so that there are no sudden jumps
or breaks between ideas.
Without them, the relationship between
ideas may be unclear to the reader. Too many transitions can cause as much confusion as too few.Why do we need transitions?showing time showing sequence adding information giving examples cause and effect emphasizing comparing and contrastTypes of transitions To show timeTo show sequenceTo add more inforationTo give an exampleTo show cause and effectTo emphasizeTo compare or contrastTry to find the transitional words and phrases in Gulliver in Lilliput.after, by the time, as, soon, when …then …and, either … but, however … and, also, moreover …for example …after, when … because … Complete the sentences with proper transitional words or phrases.
1. He checked the weather report ______ he went out.
2. Most girls like reading novels _____ most of boys like
reading science fictions．
3. She has worked for seven hours. __________, she was
tired out.
4. Too many cars have caused a lot of problems. _________,
people cannot find enough parking spaces．
5. A lot of people here don’t like tea. ____________, Mr
Smith would rather have coffee. beforewhileAs a resultFor exampleMoreoverRewrite the following article by adding some transitional
words or phrases.
TV and website are popular media. They have something in
common. Both of them make money from ads. Websites also have
different sections. You may choose the one you are most interested in.
They are different in many ways. Moving pictures are shown on
TV with sound and interpretation. It makes you feel that you are just
on the spot. The programmes change every day. Professional TV
reporters do the report for TV.?Some information on websites
changes all the time. Not all of it is so updated. Everybody can write
articles for websites rather than professional reporters.
? Every medium has its own features. It is hard to say which is
better.
In a word, every medium has its own features, so it is hard
to say which is better. Both TV and website are popular media. They have something in common. Both of them make money from ads. Websites also have different sections, so that you may choose the one you are most interested in. However, they are different in many ways. Above all, moving pictures are shown on TV with sound and interpretation. It makes you feel that you are just on the spot. Then, the programmes change every day and professional TV reporters do the report for TV. Some information on websites changes all the time, but not all of it is so updated. Moreover, everybody can write articles for websites rather than professional reporters.To improve your writing, you need to make sure that your ideas, both in sentences and paragraphs, stick together and have coherence. One way to do this is to use transitional words or phrases that help bring ideas together. Homework
Review and remember the
transitions.
2. Prepare to write about your
reading habits, using proper
transitions.
Thank you!
