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Unit4 Do it yourself
Reading
Learning aims:
1.To learn about vocabulary of DIY.
2.To understand the article and finish relative exercises.
3. To cultivate the sense of DIY.
Prediction:
What’s the article mainly about?
Andrew
Reading tips:
Go through the title , the topic sentence of the first or last paragraph.
My cousin and DIY
My cousin and DIY
Introduction
Andrew’s
DIY stories
Suzy’s advice
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
The structure/outline of the article
be crazy about…
repair things
decorate the house
Andrew
/'kreizi/
Look and say
once (adv.)
put in a brighter light
make a mistake
have a power cut
/mis'teik/
/'pauə/
hit the nail with a hammer
hit a pipe
fill the room with water
put up a picture on the wall
terrible
/neil/
/paɪp/
/'terəbl/
ceiling
There are some lights hanging from it.
shelf
(shelves)
You can put the books on the shelf.
/'si:liŋ/
/hæŋ/
/ʃelf/
Do you think Suzy’s cousin is good at DIY?
He caused a lot of problems when he did things himself.
Match the jobs with the problems. (B2)
putting in a brighter light
putting up a picture
painting the living room
putting up a shelf
a. No books could stay on it.
b. He hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
c. The whole house had a power cut.
d. The cat is blue now.
Listen and do T or F questions. (B3)
Suzy’s cousin loves doing DIY.
Suzy’s cousin failed to put in a new light in his bedroom.
Suzy’s cousin put a picture on a pipe.
Suzy’s cousin thought the cat was boring, so he painted it blue.
It took Suzy’s cousin only a few minutes to put up the shelf on the wall.
Suzy’s cousin wants to get better at DIY.
on the wall.
living room
five hours
thinks he already knows everything about DIY.
Read and answer some questions .
1.What does Andrew love to do?
2.What happened to the house after Andrew tried to put in a light in his bedroom?
3.Which room in his house did Andrew think was boring last month?
4.How much time did Andrew spend putting up the shelf on the wall?
He loves repair things and decorate his house.
The whole house had a power cut.
He thought the living room in his house was boring.
Five hours.
Suzy: My cousin Andrew is about DIY. He loves to things and decorate his house.
Kitty: What kind of things does he do?
Suzy: He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a ,and his house had a .
Kitty: Oh dear!
Suzy: And last month, he thought the living room was ,so he painted the walls .But he also painted the ceiling, the floor and even the cat!
Complete the conversation.
crazy
repair
mistake
power cut
boring
blue
Kitty: Oh no!
Suzy: He once spent five hours putting up a______ on the wall for me, but my books couldn’t stay there because one end of the shelf was much than the other.
Kitty: He should take a in DIY.
Suzy: But he says he already knows__________
about it!
shelf
course
everything
Language points
crazy
be crazy about
terrible
once
put in
mistake
make a mistake
adj. 着迷的,狂热的;
发疯的
对……着迷
adj. 可怕的
adv. 曾经,一度
安装
n. 错误,失误
犯错误
Words & phrases review
power cut
pipe
fill
fill … with …
not only …
but (also)
ceiling
n. 供电中断;停电
n. 管子,水管
vt. 使充满
用……填充……
不仅……而且……;
……和…….都
n. 天花板
Words & phrases review
shelf
whoops
advise
course
already
instead
attend
n. (pl. shelves) (橱柜或书
架等的)架子,搁板
excl. 哎呀
vt. & vi. 建议,忠告,劝告
n. 课程;过程
adv. 已经
adv. 反而;却
vt. & vi. 经常去;出席
Words & phrases review
Four funny DIY stories
Putting in a brighter light
Putting up a picture
Painting the living room
Putting up the shelf
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Round-1 Something about Andrew
My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to repair things and decorate his house. But when he finishes, the house always looks terrible !
痴迷于
修理东西
装饰他的房屋
看起来
可怕的
痴迷于某物
痴迷于做某事
修理坏电脑
修理破杂志
装饰教室
装饰新宫殿
看起来令人激动
看起来无聊的
仔细地看着我
开心地看着自己
be crazy about sth.
be crazy about doing sth.
repair the broken computer
repair the broken magazines
decorate the classroom
decorate the new palace
look exciting(look作系动词)
look boring(look作系动词)
look at me carefully(look 动词)
look at oneself happily
Round-2 Somethig about Andrew
He o_____ tried to put in a b_______ light in his bedroom, b___ he made a m_______. T____ his whole house had a p____ c___. Another time, he wanted to p___ u__ a picture on his bedroom w___, but he hit a p___ and f____ the room with water.
nce
righter
ut
istake
hen
ower
ut
ut
p
all
ipe
illed
犯错误
整个屋子
断电
另一次
在墙上贴图片
弄裂水管
搞得房间到处是水
盒子里装满饼干
瓶子里装满牛奶
make a mistake / mistakes
the whole house/ all the house
have a power cut
another time
put up a picture on the wall
hit the pipe
hit-hit
fill the room with water
fill the box with biscuits
fill the bottle with milk
Round-3 Somethig about Andrew
上个月,他认为他家客厅很乏味。所以他把它刷成了蓝色。
Last month, he thought the living room in his
house was boring, so he painted it blue.
2.他的妈妈说,“快住手!”但他继续刷漆。
His mother said, “Stop it.” but he kept on painting.
3.现在客厅不仅有蓝色的墙,还有蓝色的天花板和地板。甚至他的猫现在也是蓝色。
Now the living room has not only blue but also a blue ceiling and floor. Even his cat is blue now!
Revision-3 Somethig about Andrew
1.把它刷成蓝色
2.把墙刷成白色
3.把脸涂成红色
4.许多中国画
5.不断做某事
6.持续学习
paint it blue (paint 作动词)
paint the wall white
paint the face red
many Chinese paintings(名词)
keep doing / keep on doing
keep studying/ keep on studying
Revision-3 Something about Andrew
1.不仅是那些学生,还有那个老师都痴迷于看电影。
Not only those students but also that teacher ________________movies.
2.我们的国家不仅美丽而且强大。
Our country is _________________________________.
3. 我们不仅需要剪刀还要胶水。
We ________________________________.
is crazy about
not only …but also…连接主语时要就近原则
not only beautiful but also strong
need
not only scissors but also glue
not only …but also…连接成分要一致!
Round-4 Something about Andrew and me
When I wanted a shelf above my bed, he
______(say), “No problem!” He then ______
(spend) fives hours _________(put) up the
shelf on the wall. Then I _____(put) my books
on the shelf. Whoops! They ________(can’t)
stay there because one end of the shelf ____
(is) much higher than the other!
said
spent
putting
put
couldn’t
was
Round-4 Something about Andrew and me
spend...doing...
We must spend as much time as we can _________(study) English.
2.They spent all the money they had ________ (buy) the flat.
3. I spend 20yuan on the new book.(同义句)
The new book ______me 20 yuan.
4. They spent two years building the palace.(同义句)
It _______ them two years ________ the palace.
studying
buying
costs
took
to build
Round-5 Something about Andrew and me
1.What did Suzy buy for Andrew?
She bought some books about DIY for him.
2.What did Suzy advise Andrew to do?
She advised him to take a course in DIY.
3.Why was Andrew angry?
Because he thought he knew everything.
4.What does Suzy do instead ?
She reads all the books and attends lessons every Saturday.
Round-5 Something about Andrew and me
1.买给某人某物
2.建议某人做某事
3.给某人一些建议
4.参加课程
5.令人生气
6.代替做某事
7.上课
8.了解的多得多
buy sb. sth./buy sth. for sb.
advise sb. to do sth.
give sb. some advice
take a course
make sb. angry
instead of doing sth.
attend lessons
know much more
Exercises
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 宝宝不断在哭。
2.他不仅唱歌唱得好,还会作曲。
3.不仅那些作家还有那位医生都建议我参加DIY的课程。
4.马路一边商店比另一边多。
5.你花了多少钱装饰你的屋子?
6.我再也不会犯相同的错误了。
7.别往田里注满水。
8.假如你不修它,我来代替你。
Exercises
宝宝不断在哭。
The baby kept on crying.
2.他不仅唱歌唱得好,还会作曲。
He not only sings well but also writes songs.
3.不仅那些作家还有那位医生都建议我参加DIY的课程。
Not only those writers but also that doctor advises me to take a course in DIY.
4.马路一边商店比另一边多。
There are more shops on one side of the road than the other.
Exercises
5.你花了多少钱装饰你的屋子?
How much do you spend decorating your house?
6.我再也不会犯相同的错误了。
I will never make the same mistake any more.
7.别往田里注满水。
Don’t fill the field with water.
8.假如你不修它,我来代替你。
If you don’t repair it , I will be instead of you .
Use your hands and your brain.
Save money and energy.
Have great fun.
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