1、Unit 4 A good readStudy skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy 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 contentsNew words and phrases: experience, sail, hidden, confidenceIII. Focus of the
2、 lesson and predicted area of difficultyLearn how to use the transitions in writing.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in Review the story of Xi WangT: 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
3、概念。】Step 2 Presentation 1. Introduce transitionsWhat 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.
4、 Introduce different types of transitions (1) Connect the sentences by adding transitional words.(2) Why do we need transitions?(3) Types of transitionsTransitions 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 co
5、ntrast.【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 phrasesT: 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
6、phrasesT: Read Sandys 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 transitionsT: Rewrite the following article abo
7、ut 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 SummaryT: 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. Homework1. Review and remember the transitions. 2. Prepare to write about your reading habits, using proper transitions.
