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Unit 4 Do it yourself
Reading
Predict: Who is he? What is he doing?
Tip: We can read the description, the title and the picture of the article to get more information.
Fast reading
This boy is Suzy’s_______ whose name is______.
He is crazy about______, but he______good at it.
cousin
Andrew
DIY
isn’t
like something very much
repair things
decorate his house
“But when he finishes, the house always looks terrible!” (para 1)
very bad
Detailed reading
What jobs did Andrew do?
What problems did he cause?
Detailed reading
paragraph job problem
para 2
Putting in a brighter light
The whole house had a power cut.
para 2
Putting up a picture
He hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
para 3
Painting the living room
The cat is blue now.
para 4
Putting up a shelf
No books could stay on it.
What do you think of Andrew?
Detailed reading
paragraph job problem
para 2
Putting in a brighter light
The whole house had a power cut.
Putting up a picture
He hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
para 2
1. Why did Andrew put in a brighter light?
2. How do you like him?
3. If you were Andrew, what will you do?
1. When his bedroom was full of water, how might Andrew feel at that moment? If you were Andrew’s mum, how would you react?
Detailed reading
paragraph job problem
para 3
Painting the living room
The cat is blue now.
para 4
Putting up a shelf
No books could stay on it.
1. Did Andrew’s mum agree with him?
2. “Even his cat is blue now!” What does this sentence tell us?
1. Andrew said “No problem” to me. What personalities can we see from this?
2. Was it an easy job for Andrew to put up a shelf? Why?
3. What was I thinking about when seeing the fallen shelf?
Detailed reading
foolish; unable; careless; stubborn; unreliable;
unwilling to learn new things/listen to others;
helpful; creative; imaginative; crazy; confident; persistent; never give up
Andrew
Suzy
“bought some books about DIY for him and advised him to take a course in DIY”
helpful; kind; clever;
“I am reading all the books myself and attending lessons”
hard-working; willing to learn new things; patient
tell someone what you think he/she should do
Read aloud
Pay attention to your pronunciation;
Try to read out each character’s personalities through language.
Retell the article
Further thinking
Do you like this title? Why? If not, do you have better titles?
How can you become a good DIY maker?
If you are Andrew’s friend, can you give him some advice?
Language points
finish doing
安装
put up 搭建;张贴 put up a tent ; put up a picture
put out 扑灭 put out the fire
put away 收起;收拾 put away the toys
put on 穿上;戴上 (代中原则)
被动:be filled with = be full of
Language points
“不仅...而且...”(also可省略);反义:neither...nor...“既不...也不...”
1.连接两个并列成分作主语时,谓语动词遵循“就近原则”。
e.g., Not only he but also I am very tall.
2.连接两个句子,且not only...位于句首时,not only之后的句子要用部分倒装。
e.g., Not only does she love reading books, but also she enjoys writing her own stories.
Language points
one...the other...“(两者中的)一个……另一个……”
other:adj.“其他的,别的”
the other:指两者中的另一个
some...others...
another:泛指三者或三者以上或不确定数量中的任意一个。
much:adv.“非常,很”(修饰比较级)。
注意:a lot,far,a little,even等也可以修饰比较级。
Language points
advise sb. (not) to do sth.
e.g., He advises me to go to the cinema.
advice (UN) a piece of advice
offer sb. some advice on sth.
attend参加、出席会议或学术活动:
attend school;attend the meeting
Language points
fail to do sth.没能做某事;做某事失败;
过去式failed
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