Unit4AgoodreadStudyskillsI.TeachingaimsandlearningobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,studentsshouldbeableto:1.knowsomecommontransitions;2.learnhowtousethetransitionsinwriting.II.TeachingcontentsNewwordsandphrases:experience,sail,hidden,confidenceIII.FocusofthelessonandpredictedareaofdifficultyTolearnhowtousethetransitionsinwriting.IV.TeachingproceduresStep1Lead-inReviewthestoryofXiWang.T:DoyourememberthisgiantpandaXiWang?Readthepassageandfillintheblanks.T:Thesewordsarealltransitions.Step2Presentation1.IntroducetransitionsWhatisatransition?Showthepictureofabridgeandtellstudentsthattransitionsarethebridgesthatallowareadertomovefromoneideatothenextwithoutgettinglostinthelanguage.Inwriting,atransitionisaword,phraseorsentence.2.Introducedifferenttypesoftransitions(1)Connectthesentencesbyaddingtransitionalwords.(2)Whydoweneedtransitions?(3)TypesoftransitionsTransitionscanbeusedtoshowtimeandsequence,toaddinformation,togiveanexample,toshowcauseandeffect,toemphasize,tocompareandcontrast.Step3Practice1.FindthetransitionalwordsandphrasesT:TrytofindthetransitionalwordsandphrasesinGulliverinLilliputanddiscusswithyourpartnerabouttheirtypes.2.UnderlinethetransitionalwordsandphrasesT:ReadSandy’sarticleandunderlinethetransitionalwordsandphrases.Discusswithyourpartnerabouttheirtypes.3.CompletethesentencesT:Completethesentenceswithpropertransitionalwordsorphrases.4.AddsometransitionsT:RewritethefollowingarticleaboutTVandwebsitebyaddingsometransitionalwordsorphrases.Step4SummaryT:Toimproveyourwriting,youneedtomakesurethatyourideas,bothinsentencesandparagraphs,sticktogetherandhavecoherence.Onewaytodothisistousetransitionalwordsorphrasesthathelpbringideastogether.V.Homework1.Reviewandrememberthetransitions.2.Preparetowriteaboutyourreadinghabits,usingpropertransitions.
