the teaching of transition words

2. Which way is the most
expensive
way in the world?
(A) Subway
(B) Freeway
(C) Highway

3. Transitional Words
(trnasitional adverbs)
Sentence A. , Sentence B.
Did you like to go to the movies with me
tonight? , I think you still owe
me $100.
Jack worked very hard. , he
didn’t pass the test.
Peter loves sports. , he
love table tennis.
the change of meaning
the change
of meaning
function
(giving examples)

4. Jack worked very hard.
However, he didn’t pass the test.
He, however, didn’t pass the test.
He didn’t pass the test, however.
Peter loves many sports.
He loves, for example, tennis.
He loves tennis, for example.
the focus is
on the subject
colloquial
the focus
is on the
noun
colloquial

5. Transitional words by
function
Function Transitional words
contrast (對比) however nonetheless nevertheless (然而)
examples (舉例) to illustrate for example for instance (例如說)
results (結果)
therefore consequently hence accordingly
(因此)
addition (增加)
besides in addition moreover furthermore
(此外)
summary
conclusion (總結)
all in all in conclusion in a nutshell
(總之/ 結論是/ 簡言之)
other functions
by the way (順道一提)
on the one hand on the other hand
(一方面……另一方面……)

6. Transitional words by
function
Function Transitional words
order 順序
first of all to begin with in the first place
(首先/第一點)
other functions
其它
that is to say in other words
(也就是說) (換言之)
contrast 對比
in contrast on the contrary
(對比之下/ 正相反)
comparison 類比
likewise in the same way (Similarly)
(同樣地)
time 時間
at the same time afterwards
(在此同時/ 之後)
fact 事實
indeed in fact actually
(的確/ 事實上/ 實際上)

7. Sing it with a song.

8. Exercise 1 (L1 review)
Naming is quite important and interesting for both Chinese and
westerners. ________________ In fact
, the Chinese people would go to a
fortune teller to decide their baby’s name. ____________ Besides
, every singe
word in a Chinese name has a special meaning. ___________________ For example
,
Jia means beautiful and Yi means happy.
_____________________________ On the other hand
, the meaning of a westerner’s
name might name after their beloved family and you can find its meaning
from the Bible. ___________ All in all
, both Chinese and westerners have their
own way in naming someone.

9. Exercise 2 (L2 review)
Music plays an important role in our daily life. There are many kinds of
For instance
music in the world. ________________ , country music is one of them.
Therefore
Country life often bored cowboys. _____________ , they developed
their own kind of music to relax their mind. Country music describes life.
It talks about ordinary things like love, home, friends, enemies, trucks,
In addition
highway, farms, and crops. _______________ , it is said that cows will
fall asleep easily if they listen to beautiful, peaceful music. Have you
ever listened to a country music? If not, try it next time

10. Exercise 3 (L3 review)
Several things have to be taken into consideration when it comes to
Second
choosing a good restaurant. First, is the food good enough? ________ ,
does the waiter / waitress serve well? Third, is the price reasonable.
Finally
_______________ , I consider the service being most important. If the
food is fantastic, and the price is good, too, but the waiter put on a
poker face to you, will you be in the mood for enjoying a dinner?
In a nutshell
_______________ , a good restaurant, to my mind, means delicious
most importantly
food, reasonable prices, and _______________, good service.

11. Exercise 4 (L4 Review)
This story talked about a clever boy answered the king’s
questions with wisdoms of words. The little boy didn’t answer
Instead
the questions directly. ___________ , he used some
techniques to answer them. _____________ , he answered
the questions by giving examples. __________, he used
comparison to answer the questions. If you were the boy,
what would you do? Well, I might not be able to think about a
better answer than he did.
To illustrate
Indeed

12. Writing and speaking tasks
Compose a writing by using transitional
words.
Four people as a group. Discuss the
translation with your group members.
Answer the teacher and get the points.

13. 短文寫作(Learning English)
主題句：學習英語需要很大的努力。
也就是說，我們必需每天練習英語的四種技
能(skills)。
例如說，我們可以讀一些英文報紙。
還有，我們可以聽英文的廣播節目。
最重要的是，我們必須保持正面的態度
(positive attitudes)並持續。
所以我下定決心(make up my mind)要學好
英語。
一方面，我會在四種技能上努力用功。另一
方面，我不停的發掘問題。

14. Write a piece of
writing by using
at least three
transitional
words.