(共20张PPT)
Unit 4 Do it yourself
Reading (Ⅱ)
Warming-up
Work in pairs and discuss the following questions
Are you good at DIY
What do you think is the best thing about DIY Why
Do you have any problems with DIY
Who can you ask for DIY advice
Pre-reading
Who is this man in the picture
He is Suzy’s cousin, Andrew.
What is he crazy about
He is crazy about DIY.
Look and think
While-reading
Read and match the jobs with the problems
While-reading
Read again and complete the conversation
Suzy: My cousin Andrew is 1. __________ about DIY. He loves to 2. __________ 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 3. __________, and his house had a 4. __________.
Kitty: Oh dear!
Suzy: And last month, he thought the living room was 5. __________, so he painted the walls 6. __________. But he also painted the ceiling, the floor and even the cat!
Kitty: Oh no!
crazy
mistake
repair
power cut
boring
blue
While-reading
Suzy: He once spent five hours putting up a 7. __________ on the wall for me, but my books couldn’t stay there because one end of the shelf was much 8. __________ than the other.
Kitty: He should take a 9. __________ in DIY.
Suzy: But he says he already knows 10. __________ about it!
shelf
higher
course
everything
While-reading
Act out the conversation in pairs.
Suzy: My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to repair 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 mistake and
his house had a power cut.
Kitty: Oh dear!
Suzy: And last month, he thought the living room was boring , so he painted the walls
blue. But he also painted the ceiling, the floor and even the cat!
Kitty: Oh no!
Suzy: He once spent five hours putting up a shelf on the wall for me, but my
books couldn’t stay there because one end of the shelf was much higher than the other.
Kitty: He should take a course in DIY.
Suzy: But he says he already knows everything about it!
Post-reading
Language points
1. He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake.
(1) put in意为“安装”。
e.g. They will put in new windows.
(2) make a mistake意为“犯错误;弄错”,还可表示为make mistakes。
表示“在······方面犯错误”用make mistake/mistakes in…。
e.g. He made many mistakes in his spelling.
【拓展】by mistake意为“错误地,无意地”。
e.g. Sorry, I took your bag by mistake.
1.托尼犯了很多拼写错误
Tony_____________________ in spelling。
2.他搞错了时间。
He ___________________ about the time.
3.你越仔细,下次犯的错误就越少。
________________________ you are,
________________________ you will make.
made many mistakes
made a mistake
The more careful
the fewer mistakes
Complete the sentences
Post-reading
Post-reading
2. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
put up意为“挂起,张贴,举起,搭建”。
e.g. Please put up the picture on the wall.
Please put up your hands.
My father put up a tent in front of the garden.
【拓展】put的常见短语:
put on 穿上,戴上;上演 put out 伸出;扑灭
put away 收起来,收好 put off 推迟,拖延
Language points
1. We had to ____________ the meeting because of the heavy rain.
2. Tom, go back home and your school uniform.
3. Andrew, your bedroom is in a mess (一团糟). You must
___________ all of your things.
4. Andrew once tried to __________ a brighter light in his bedroom, but
he failed in the end.
put in put on put off put away
Choose the correct phrase
put off
put away
put on
put in
Post-reading
Post-reading
2. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
Language points
(2) fill…with… 意为“用······填充······”。
e.g. He filled the glass with water.
【拓展】be filled with相当于be full of,意为“装满······,充满······”。
e.g. The schoolbag is filled with books.
= The schoolbag is full of books.
Post-reading
3. Now the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor.
Language points
not only…but also… “不仅······而且······”,用于连接两个并列成分,着重强调后者,其中的also通常可省略。
e.g. The singer not only sings well, but also dances beautifully.
【拓展】not only…but also…连接两个并列成分作主语时,谓语动词的形式与其靠近的 主语保持一致,即遵循“就近原则”。
e.g. Not only you but also he has to leave now.
Post-reading
4. I bought some books about DIY for him and I also advised him to take a course in DIY.
Language points
advise 及物动词,意为“建议”。其用法如下:
(1) advise doing sth. “建议做某事”。
e.g. He advised leaving early.
(2) advise sb. (not) to do sth. “建议某人(不要)做某事”。
e.g. He advised me to buy a computer.
Post-reading
5. So instead, I am reading all the books myself and attending lessons
every Saturday.
Language points
attend 此处为及物动词,意为“经常去,定期去(某处)”。
e.g. We attend the same school.
How many people attend church every Sunday
【拓展】attend为及物动词,还可意为“参加,出席”。
e.g. Did you attend the meeting
Only a few friends attend the party.
Post-reading
Complete the sentences
It was _____________ (一个很大的错误) to leave my umbrella at home.
The meeting room _______________________ (充满了) thick smoke an hour ago.
Where should I _________________ (把这幅画挂起来)
I want ________ (安装) a new shower.
I had a cold yesterday. The doctor ________ (建议) me to take a rest.
Only ten people _________________ (出席会议) yesterday.
was filled with/ was full of
a big mistake
put up the picture
to put in
advised
attended the meeting
Post-reading
Work in groups of four and make a conversation about DIY
Sample:
S1: Do you like to do DIY in your spare time
S2: Of course. I’m a member of the school DIY club. I can do lots of things on my own
and I often help my mum with the housework. Last summer, I even helped my
dad decorate our house.
S3: You’re very helpful. I’m also fond of DIY. I think doing DIY is good for us.
Can you give me some advice on how to improve my DIY skills
S2: Sure. You can improve your skills through reading some books about DIY. You can
also search the Internet for information.
S4: That’s true. And the more you practice, the better your DIY skills will be.
Summary
Key words and phrases:
put in, make a mistake, put up, fill…with, not only… but also, advise, attend
Key sentences:
1. He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake.
2. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe
and filled the room with water.
3. Now the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor.
4. I bought some books about DIY for him and I also advised him to take a course in DIY.
5. So instead, I am reading all the books myself and attending lessons every Saturday.
Homework
1. Review the language points.
2. Preview Grammar.
Thank you!