Study skills
Alice looked up.
She saw a white rabbit in a coat passing by.
Alice didn't want to let the rabbit get away.
She jumped down the hole.
Alice looked up and saw a white rabbit in a coat passing by.Alice didn't want to let the rabbit get away,so she jumped down the hole too.
Which one makes you think better?
A transition is like a bridge.
It can help bring different ideas together.
It can be a word or a phrase.
What is a transition?(连接词)
Presentation
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How to make sandwiches
Let’s make some sandwiches.Look at me.
_______, pick a piece of bread. _______put some tomato sauce on it. ______, we can put some ham and vegetables on it.
_________,put another piece of bread on the top of it. Finished.
First
Then
Next
At last
To show sequence(顺序)
first, second, next, then, finally…
Giant pandas face serious problems in the wild. ____________, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. _____________, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat.___________,we have taken action to protect them.
For example
As a result
In fact
To emphasize(强调)
never, in fact…
To show cause and effect(因果)
because, since(既然), as, so, as a result…
To give an example
for example,...
After our ship crashed against the rocks,I swam as far as I could. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet,I was tired out.
To show time
before, after, while, at first, soon, later, when…
Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, While some go there only for a short stay. Zhalong is an important wetland in China, but some fishermen still keep fishing there.
To compare(对比) or contrast(转折)
on the one hand…on the other hand(一方面……另一方面……),
otherwise, but, however, while, …
My cousin Andy loves to repair things and decorate his house. He once put in a bright in his bedroom, also, he painted his bedroom blue, moreover, he tried to put up a picture in it.
To add more information(添加信息)
and, also, too, again, and then, either, moreover…
Try to find the transitional words and phrases in Gulliver in Lilliput.
Practice
To show time
To show sequence(顺序)
To add more information(添加信息)
To compare(对比) or contrast(转折)
but, however …
then …
and, either …
after, by the time, as, soon, when …
Robert Louis Stevenson
Jim
To show cause and effect(因果)
To give an example
To show time
To add more information(添加信息)
and, also, moreover …
for example …
after, when …
because …
Questions:
1. What is the story about? What is Jim like?
2. Does Sandy change after reading the book? What is the change?
3. How do you often feel after reading a book?
It tells the story of a young boy who sailed the sea to look for treasure. He is brave, his story gives Sandy a lot of confidence.
Yes. She is not as shy as she used to be and she is willing to try new things. She also wanted to travel and have exciting experiences in the future. Moreover , she has decided to write her own stories.
Helen became deaf and blind at 19 months old. _________ she was seven, she knew Annie, her teacher. Annie began to teach Helen words. She would press the letters of words into Helen’s hand. ______________, she would put a doll in one of Helen’s hands and then press the letters of the word D-O-L-L into the other hand. She taught Helen a number of words. ____________, Helen still didn’t understand that the hand signs had meaning. One day Annie put Helen’s hand into water coming from a pump(水泵).__________ she spelled out W-A-T-E-R into Helen’s other hand. __________ Helen understood what Annie was doing. A whole new world opened up to Helen. Annie also taught Helen how to read. She was an amazing teacher __________ soon Helen could read entire books in Braille(盲文).____________, Helen leant to talk from her another teacher Sarah. The Story of My Life was Helen’s first book.___________ the book was first published, it has been translated into 50 languages.
However then moreover since when for example because finally
When
For example
However
Then
Finally
because
Moreover
Since
Rewrite the following article by adding some transitional words or phrases.
We all know, health is very important to everybody. Do you really know how to stay healthy? Here are some useful tips. We should do exercise if we have time. We can go to swim in the summer holiday. We can take a walk after supper. Doing exercise makes us healthy and strong. We should have more vegetables and fruit and less candies. Stop eating fast food and drinking beers. We should have enough sleep, we will get sleepy in the day time. We should go to bed early and wake up early. If we pay more attention to the tips above, we will have healthier body.
We all know, health is very important to everybody. But do you really know how to stay healthy? Here are some useful tips. First we should do exercise if we have time. For example, we can go to swim in the summer holiday. Or we can take a walk after supper. Doing exercise makes us healthy and strong. Then we should have more vegetables and fruit and less candies. Next stop eating fast food and drinking beers. Finally we should have enough sleep, or we will get sleepy in the day time. As a result we should go to bed early and wake up early. If we pay more attention to the tips above, we will have healthier body.
Tips for you
1.To improve your writing, transitional words and phrases can make your article smooth . But don’t use them everywhere.
2.Good books are good friends, they also open up a whole new world to us.
3.Reading makes a full man.
Homework
Review and remember the
transitions.
2. Prepare to write about your
reading feelings, using proper
transitions.