Unit 4 Hands-on fun Reading 课件2025-2026学年译林版（2024）英语八年级上册

Reading Unit 4 Hands-on fun 1 Learning aims 通过阅读，理解Andrew 和他的手工故事 能正确运用本课时的重点词汇 2 Lead in What happened to this boy? 3 Know about Andrew and his DIY story by reading Activity 1 Skimming Look at the title and the pictures, find out what the passage is about. 4 Scanning Scan the passage and divide the passage into three parts. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Para.1~Para.2 Para.3~Para.5 Para.6 Andrew loves DIY but he is not a born handyman. Andrew tried different ways to learn DIY and made something useful himself. Andrew is a handyman now. Careful reading A Put the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-7 in the boxes. a Andrew wanted to put up a picture on the wall. b The whole house had a power cut. c Andrew tried to put in a brighter light in his room. d He hit a water pipe and filled the room with water. e Andrew made a shelf with some boards. f Andrew read a lot about DIY and took an online DIY course. g Andrew made a cool floor lamp. 3 2 1 6 4 5 7 Read the passage and answer the questions. My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to make or repair things around his house by himself. However, he is not a born handyman! Once, he tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake, and his whole house had a power cut. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on the wall, but he hit a water pipe and filled the room with water. Andrew thought he was just unlucky. He didn't stop trying to fix things on his own. Instead, he bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course as well. Now he knows his way around all kinds of DIY. One day, he found my room in a mess, with books all over my bed. “You’d better have a shelf for them,”　he said. Then he got some boards and soon made a shelf for me. Now my room looks great, and it is easy for me to find my books! Last Saturday, I visited his home. A floor lamp there caught my eye. It looked so cool! I was surprised to know that he made it himself! My cousin enjoys DIY, and now no DIY job seems impossible to him. He thinks DIY is a good way to have fun and save money. 1.What does Andrew love to do? 2.How did Andrew improve his DIY skills? 3.Why did Andrew make a shelf for me ? He loves to make or repair things around his house by himself. He brought many books and took an online coures about DIY. Because he found my books all over my bed. B Read Suzy’s article again. Choose the correct answers to the questions. 1 A handyman __________. a often gives others a hand b knows everything about hands c is good at repairing and making things d can do things very quickly 2 How did Andrew become good at DIY? a He has a natural talent for DIY. b He had his classmates teach him. c He read many DIY books and took an online course. d He joined a DIY club. 3 Which of the following DIY jobs did Andrew do for Suzy? a He put in a brighter light for her. b He put up a picture for her. c He made a shelf for her. d He made a floor lamp for her. 4 What does Andrew think about DIY? a It is impossible. b It is enjoyable. c It is expensive. d It is boring. 5 What kind of person do you think Andrew is? a He is always good at doing DIY. b He knows more about DIY than most people. c He often does DIY at school. d He is a big fan of DIY. Post reading Think and share. Think about the questions below. Share your answers with your classmates. 1 Why does Suzy say that Andrew is not a born handyman? Use an example in the article to explain. 2 In your opinion, how can we improve our DIY skills? 3 Would you like to try DIY? Why or why not? Once, he tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake, and his whole house had a power cut. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on the wall, but he hit a water pipe and filled the room with water. We can read many DIY books and take an online course, then we can practice more. Yes. Because it can make us better and save money. Activity 2 Use the key language points correctly 1 My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. be crazy about 对……痴迷 2 He loves to make or repair things around his house by himself. by oneself 依靠某人自己 I can repair the bookshelf by myself. 我自己能修理这个书架。 3 Once, he tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake, and his whole house had a power cut. made a mistake 犯错 have sth. done 使…… I need to have bike repaired. 我要修理下我的自行车。 4 One day, he found my room in a mess, with books all over my bed. in a mess 一片狼藉 with books all over my bed with的复合结构 常见的几种形式及例句 宾语补足语可以由多种成分充当，从而形成不同的具体含义： (1). with + 宾语 + 形容词 表示宾语所处的状态。 例句： He slept with the window open.（他开着窗户睡觉。） (2). with + 宾语 + 介词短语 也是描述宾语的状态或位置。 例句： The teacher came in with a book in his hand. （老师手里拿着一本书走了进来。） (3). with + 宾语 + 现在分词 (v-ing) 表示宾语是主动的或正在进行的动作。 例句： With the guide leading the way, we found the village easily.（有向导带路，我们很容易就找到了村子。） (4). with + 宾语 + 过去分词 (v-ed) 表示宾语是被动的或已完成的动作。 例句： He sat there silently, with his eyes fixed on the ground.（他静静地坐在那里，眼睛盯着地面。） (5). with + 宾语 + 不定式 (to do) 表示将要发生的动作。 例句： With so much work to do, I can't go out with you. （有这么多工作要做，我不能和你出去了。） 5 Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on the wall, but he hit a water pipe and filled the room with water. put up 搭建、张贴 filled ... with... 用……填满…… 6 He didn’t stop trying to fix things on his own. stop doing 停止做某事 on one’s own= by oneself 依靠某人自己 7 Instead, he bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course as well. Now he knows his way around all kinds of DIY. as well 也 all kinds of 各种各样的 8 Now my room looks great, and it is easy for me to find my books! It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做某事怎么样 9 A floor lamp there caught my eye. catch one’s eye 抓住某人的眼球 10 He thinks DIY is a good way to have fun and save money. a good way to do sth. 一个做某事的好方法。 Traveling is a good way to relax. 旅行是一个放松的好方法。 C Andrew wrote a blog post about one of his DIY experiences. Complete the blog post with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. hit instead shelf catch one’s eye crazy about mistake mess take a course I enjoy doing things by myself. I’m (1) _________________ DIY, but I sometimes make (2)_______________. Once, I wanted to put up a picture, but I hit a water pipe and filled my room with water. crazy about mistakes Last week, I decided to paint my bedroom blue because it is my favourite colour. When I almost finished painting, my cat came in, and a toy on the chair (3)___________. It jumped up to reach the toy, but it (4)_________ the paint can, and the can fell over. Soon the room was a complete (5)__________. There was blue paint everywhere—even on my (6)___________. I started to clean the shelves, but then I decided to paint them (7)__________.　It took a lot of work, but now my bedroom looks great! I plan to (8)____________ in DIY so I can do better in the future. Are you looking forward to my better work? caught its eye hit take a course instead shelves mess What do you think of DIY? Benefits of DIY 1.chances to use your hands and your brain. 2.develop the creative abilities 3.the feelings of success 4.save money 5...... Discussion Summary ◆重点词汇 DIY（= do-it-yourself), crazy, be crazy about, handyman (pl.handymen）mistake, power cut, pipe, fill...with, unlucky, instead, course, mess, in a mess, lamp, catch one’s eye, surprised, impossible, paint, can, everywhere Exercise 单项选择 1.You’d better          late again next time. A.aren’t        B.be not        C.not be       D.isn’t 2.We need to tell people to just do one small thing well _______100 things  poorly. A.as well as     B.instead of     C.according to   D.because of 3.Sometimes we should point out others’_______ directly and tell them what they should do. A.reasons       B.accidents     C.mistakes      D.truths C B C 4. It took them nearly 200 years to complete the building of this tower. A.Probably.     B.Hardly.       C.Almost.      D.Possibly. 5.Tony likes watching cartoons very much. The pictures of cartoon heroes are _________ in his room. A.anyone       B.nowhere      C.somewhere    D.everywhere C D Homework 1. Write the new expressions five times each. 2. Read the article. 28 $