Unit 1 Building the future
Grammar and usage 1
上课时间______________ 总课时__________________
Teaching objectives
1. The students will be able to name some types of linking words.
2. The students will be able to finish some exercises to consolidate how to use linking words.
3. The students will be able to write a paragraph using proper linking words.
Teaching importance and difficulty
1. The students will be able to be involved in the discussion actively.
2. The students will be able to write a paragraph using proper linking words.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Ask students to underline all the linking words appearing in this article.
First of all; second; in this way; thirdly; lastly; apart from
Step 2 Types of linking words
Give the students some sentences and ask them to divide these sentences into four categories.
1. Poverty is still killing people. However, these small victories are a good start towards a better future.
2. The program has several aims: firstly, to help unemployed people find work; secondly, to teach new mothers about nutrition; and thirdly, to help young people develop problem solving skills.
3. These people will be given a chance to help themselves instead of being dependent on other people. As a result, they will enjoy a higher standard of living.
4. Our organization is working to raise money for the local homeless shelters. Furthermore, we are collecting clothing to give to those in need.
5. Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing world. On the contrary, it is a problem all over the world.
6. Geldof intended the concert to raise money for and public awareness of the famine. In the end, $100 million was raised.
7. For example, the disease malaria, which is spread by mosquitoes, kills over one million children yearly. On top of this, according to the United Nations, hunger and malnutrition claim ten million lives each year.
8. Reporter: Why did you organize the concert?
Bob: Well, for one thing, I wanted to raise money for the hungry people. Also, I wanted to raise public awareness of poverty and famine.
Time sequence words: 2; 6 Cause and effects words: 3; 8
Contrasting words: 1; 5 Addition words: 7; 4
Step 3 assessment
List some linking words.
Unit 1 Building the future
Grammar and usage 2
上课时间______________ 总课时__________________
Teaching objectives
4. The students will be able to name some types of linking words.
5. The students will be able to finish some exercises to consolidate how to use linking words.
6. The students will be able to write a paragraph using proper linking words.
Teaching importance and difficulty
3. The students will be able to be involved in the discussion actively.
4. The students will be able to write a paragraph using proper linking words.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Revise some linking words learned last lesson.
Step 2 Group work
Ask students to give more examples of these four categories of linking words.
Time sequence words: firstly; secondly; thirdly; finally; then; next; to begin with; first of all; in the first place; above all; last but not the least; first and most important
Cause and effects words: because; since; now that; for this reason; due to; thanks to; because of; as; owing to; so that; in order that; as a result; thus; hence; so; therefore; accordingly; as a consequence
Contrasting words: by contrast, on the contrary, while, whereas, on the other hand, unlike, instead, but, different from, otherwise, yet, in contrast
Addition words: what’s more, in addition, besides, also, furthermore, too, moreover, furthermore, as well as, additionally
Step 3 Introduction of some other linking words
Introduce some other linking words to students.
Conclusion: to conclude; on the whole; in conclusion; to sum up; in short; in brief; in summary
Give an example: for example; for instance; in this/that case; such as; take… for example;
Show differences or similarities: likewise; yet; despite; in spite of; in the same way; in the same manner; equally
Step 4 Consolidation
Ask students to do exercise A and B on page 9 and check answers.
Step 5 Assessment
Reading comprehension
Step 5 Homework
Write an article with the title “The tourism industry of Wuxi” in 150 words, using proper linking words
