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Unit 4 Hands-on fun
Reading
Objectives
1、To learn some new words.
2、To learn some DIY activities and describe our own experience .
3、To better understand and enjoy making things by ourselves.
Find the sentences in the article that match these two pictures.
While-reading
How did Andrew become skilled? Let’s read more carefully.
Revision
making mooncakes
making lanterns
What’s the structure of this article?
Introduction (Para. 1)
Development
(Paras. 2–5)
Conclusion (Para. 6)
loves DIY
Introduction (Para. 1)
Read para. 1 and choose the right answers.
1. The underlined phrase “is crazy about” probably means ______.
A. hates
B. is very interested in
C. is good at
D. is worried about
2. From “he is not a born handyman”, we can infer that ______.
A. Andrew is good at DIY from birth
B. Andrew may do DIY badly at first
C. Andrew doesn’t like being a handyman
D. Andrew will give up DIY soon
开门见山
埋伏笔,引起下文
but isn’t born with talent
Andrew —
Let’s see if he did badly at first.
putting together a shelf
painting a wall
Read paras. 2-5 and put the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-7 in the boxes.
P52
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Find out which paragraph these sentences belong to.
Para. 2
Para. 4
Para. 3
Para. 5
Categorize paras. 2-5 and summarize the main idea of each part.
1. What can you learn from Andrew’s stories from failure to success?
2. If you failed like Andrew, would you think it was “unlucky” or “because you’re not good at it”? Why?
Interest is the best teacher.
Don’t give up when we face difficulties in our own projects, like studying or hobbies. Even if we make mistakes, we should keep working hard.
When we aren’t good at something, we can find resources (资源) to get better like books or online courses.
We should think about how to use our improved skills to help friends or family.
1. Rewrite “No DIY job seems impossible to him.” (改写为肯定句)
2. What does the writer’s cousin think of DIY?
Read para. 6 and answer the questions.
All DIY jobs seem possible to him.
He thinks DIY is a good way to have fun and save money.
Conclusion (Para. 6)
Handyman Andrew and his views on DIY
He ________________ to fix things on his own. _______,
His early DIY mistakes
(para. 2)
His learning process (para. 3)
His successful DIY result
(paras. 4-5)
but
but
Andrew thought he was just _______.
What did Andrew think of his DIY failures?
didn’t stop trying
unlucky
Instead
Find the reason
take actions
wanted to do sth. but failed
good result
Now he ___________________ all kinds of DIY.
knows his way around
works
because _____ room was ________.
Suzy’s
in a mess
Now the room looks _____ and Suzy _____________ her books.
great
is easy to find
Suzy was _________.
surprised
DIY’s value
Post-reading
Further thinking
4. Would you like to try DIY? Why or why not?
Yes. I would like to try DIY because it’s a fun way to be creative and learn new skills. Also, it feels good to make something useful or beautiful by myself.
Language points
Read and underline
Language points
Language points
My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY.
我的表弟安德鲁特别痴迷 DIY。
痴迷于
is crazy about
汤姆对篮球极为热衷,他每个周末都会去练习。
Tom is crazy about basketball; he practices every weekend.
My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY.
我的表弟安德鲁特别痴迷 DIY。
艾米痴迷绘画,她每个周日都会练习。
Amy is crazy about drawing; she practices every Sunday.
Language points
be crazy about 对……痴迷;痴迷于
Language points
2. However, he is not a born handyman!
不过他并非天生的巧手!
天生的
born
她是个天生的作家。
She is a born writer.
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
1. 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……
我要修理下我的自行车。
Language points
在这次考试中他犯了很多错误。
e.g. He made a lot of mistakes in the exam.
e.g. I need to have bike repaired.
2. However, he is not a born handyman!
不过他并非天生的巧手!
Tob 是个天生的艺术家,他很有天赋。
Tob is a born artist, he is talented.
Language points
born 天生的
3.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
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:
with + 宾语 + 形容词
表示宾语所处的状态。
Language points
e.g. He listened to the music with the door open.
他开着门听音乐。
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.
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