1. Lesson 10 Transitions
Activity Appropriate Transitions (p. 90)
Directions: Read through the paragraph. Write appropriate transitions to fill in the blanks.
The most disastrous vacation I ever spent with my family was the year we went to Lake White Rock. _______, we had been told that our cabin overlooked the water. _______, while we could see the water, it was a 20-minute walk over hot concrete and burning sand. No problem we had we had a car. _______, the family car broke down the second day we were there and spent the next three days in the local garage. _______, we had to walk or take a taxi wherever we went. _______, the weather was near 100 degrees the entire time, and the humidity was 95 percent, which is the reason we rented an

2. Lesson 10 Transitions
Activity Appropriate Transitions (p. 90)
air-conditioned cabin. _______, the air conditioning consisted of one overworked and undersized window unit that caught fire one day while we were gone. Luckily, it was a small fire. _______, we came back to find our belongings and our clothes smelling of smoke. We were moved to another cabin—even farther from the lake, of course. _______ , we were determined to make the best of it. And we might have, had my dad not broken his leg waterskiing. _______, our
vacation was cut short. We headed home with Dad in a cast, Mom driving, and the rest of us in very bad moods.

3. Lesson 10 Transitions
Activity Appropriate Transitions (p. 90)
Sample Answers:
The most disastrous vacation I ever spent with my family was the year we went to Lake White Rock. First, we had been told that our cabin overlooked the water. However, while we could see the water, it was a 20-minute walk over hot concrete and burning sand. No problem we had we had a car. Then, the family car broke down the second day we were there and spent the next three days in the local garage. Thus, we had to walk or take a taxi wherever we went. Also, the weather was near 100 degrees the entire time, and the humidity was 95 percent, which is the reason we rented an

4. Lesson 10 Transitions
Activity Appropriate Transitions (p. 90)
Sample Answers:
air-conditioned cabin. Unfortunately, the air conditioning consisted of one overworked and undersized window unit that caught fire one day while we were gone. Luckily, it was a small fire. The next day, we came back to find our belongings and our clothes smelling of smoke. We were moved to another cabin—even farther from the lake, of course. However, we were determined to make the best of it. And we might have, had my dad not broken his leg waterskiing. Finally, our
vacation was cut short. We headed home with Dad in a cast, Mom driving, and the rest of us in very bad moods.