Unit4 Reading 课件 2026-2027学年译林版八年级上册

Reading DIY, so easy! Unit 4 DIY fun By the end of this lesson, we will be able to： Use reading skills such as predicting, scanning and skimming to find key information. Understand the spirit of “never give up, learn and practise”, and remember “safety first”. Learn about the story about Andrew doing DIY through reading. 1 2 3 Talk about DIY activities and express opinions on DIY 4 Learning objectives While-reading Post-reading Summary Pre-Reading Homework Lead in If I try DIY, what may I get? Look and say If I try needle felting, I may get _______________. a strange-looking wool toy If I try to bake a cake, I may get _______________. an ugly cake DIY is fun, but is it easy? DIY is fun, but it’s not easy. What about you? Have you ever made something by yourself? What was it? Was it successful? Yes, I have. I have made ... by myself. It was successful / not successful. It looked ... / It worked .. No, I haven’t. But I would like to try making ... because ... Think and talk Think and talk DIY is fun, but it’s not easy. Why do you think many people enjoy doing DIY? I think many people enjoy DIY because ... They can ... It makes them ... It is a good way to ... Make things by themselves. Learn new skills. Have fun and relax. spend their free time in a useful way. Make their home more beautiful. Save money. Be creative. Feel proud. Now let’s meet Andrew. He is crazy about DIY. Is DIY easy for him? Let’s read My cousin and his DIY. While-reading Post-reading Summary Pre-Reading Homework Lead in Look and guess Andrew is hammering a nail into the wall, but water is spraying out of a water pipe. What can you see in the pictures? What may happen in the article? Andrew is making a shelf and it looks good. He may learn from his mistakes and become better at DIY. To guess what an article is about, we can look at the pictures carefully for the settings, objects or characters’ actions. While-reading Post-reading Summary Pre-Reading Homework Lead in Scanning Scanning What’s the structure of this article? Read quickly and divide the article into three parts, then match the main idea with each part. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Paragraph(s) Main idea _______ _______ _______ Andrew’s DIY experiences An introduction to Andrew Andrew enjoys DIY and its benefits. 1 2-5 6 Skimming Put the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers 1–7 in the boxes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Careful reading Read Para 1 and answer the questions below What does Andrew like doing? Does he do well in DIY? 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! Think: Why does Suzy say that Andrew is not a born handyman? No, he doesn’t. He isn’t a born handyman. He likes making or repairing things by himself. Let’s read Paragraph 2 and find the answer. Careful reading Read Para 2 and complete the table about Andrew’s DIY and results. 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. Think: Did Andrew give up on DIY? Andrew’s DIY Result put in a brighter light made a mistake → power cut put up a picture on the wall hit a water pipe → filled the room with water Andrew is not a born handyman. Let’s move to Paragraph 3. Did Andrew give up on DIY? How did Andrew improve his DIY skills? Careful reading Read Para 3 and find out how Andrew improved his DIY skills. Andrew thought he was just unlucky. He didn’t stop trying to fix things on his own. He bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course as well. Now he knows his way around all kinds of DIY. Think: In your opinion, how can we improve our DIY skills? No, he didn’t. He didn’t stop trying to fix things on his own. He bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course. . He kept practising. Further thinking In your opinion, how can we improve our DIY skills? Read books and watch videos online. Take a course. Practise more. Ask parents or friends for help. Learn from mistakes. Remember safety first. ... What did he make later? Let’s read Para 4–5. Careful reading Read Para 4-5 and complete the table about Andrew’s DIY and results. 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. Andrew’s DIY Result made a shelf for Suzy Suzy’s room looks great→ easy to find books made a floor lamp looked cool → Suzy was surprised Andrew knows his way around all kinds of DIY. What does he think of DIY? Let’s read Para 6. Careful reading Read Para 6 and answer the question. What does Andrew think of DIY? 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. Think: What can we learn from Andrew? DIY is a good way to have fun and save money. We should not give up when we make mistakes. We can learn and practise to improve ourselves. Careful reading 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. Careful reading 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. While-reading Post-reading Summary Pre-Reading Homework Lead in 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. crazy about mistakes filled with caught its eye hit mess shelves take a course Group work Work in pairs. Discuss with your partners and share with the class. Would you like to try DIY? Why or why not? Yes, I’d like to try DIY because... I don’t want to try DIY because ... Save money/ spend the free time/ decorate home/ feel proud/ have fun and relax... Waste money and time/ Make the room a mess/ not good at it yet/ not patient enough... Extension discussion What safety tips should you remember when doing DIY? Should do Shouldn’t do Put tools away after you finish. Wear gloves and safety glasses when needed. Turn off the power before fixing an electrical thing. Ask an adult for help before using dangerous tools. Leave tools on the floor. Use sharp tools without protection. Touch electricity with wet hands. Use dangerous tools alone. While-reading Post-reading Summary Pre-Reading Homework Lead in From Andrew, we learn: Not a born handyman? Never mind. Learn Practise Never give up DIY means Do It Yourself. But it also means: Discover your ability. Improve through practice. Yes to challenges. While-reading Post-reading Summary Pre-Reading Homework Lead in Must do Choose to do 1. Read the article aloud twice and underline the key phrases and sentences. 2. Retell Andrew’s DIY story in 80 words with the help of the mind map. 1. Make a simple DIY thing, e.g. a paper bookmark or a pen holder. Write 3–5 English instructions. 2. Make a poster: “DIY Safety Tips” or “My DIY Story”, with pictures and English sentences. See you! null 2024-08-11 18:07 115987.18 $