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Do It Yourself
Reading
Do It Yourself
Reading
My cousin and DIY
What can we know from the title?
Does he love DIY?
Is he good at DIY?
Does he love DIY?
Is he good at DIY?
Read Para 1, and find out:
Does the writer’s cousin Andrew love DIY?
Is he good at DIY?
My cousin and DIY
Go through the next three paragraphs and find out:
How many examples does the writer use to prove that Andrew isn’t good at DIY?
once
another time
last month
when …
My cousin and DIY
My cousin and DIY
another time
once
last month
when …
What did Andrew plan to do each time?
Putting up a shelf
My cousin and DIY
another time
once
when …
Putting in a brighter light
Putting up a picture
Painting the living room blue
last month
Why did that happen?
What happened in the end each time?
My cousin and DIY
another time
once
when …
Putting in a brighter light
Putting up a picture
Painting the living room blue
last month
Putting up a shelf
The whole house had a power cut.
He filled the room with water.
The living room has not only … but also … Even …
The books couldn’t stay on the shelf.
He made a mistake.
He hit a pipe.
He kept on painting when his mother told him to stop.
One end of the shelf was much higher
than the other.
What leads to Andrew’s failure?
My cousin and DIY
If you have such a cousin, what will you advise him to do?
My cousin and DIY
Read Para 5, and find out:
What did the writer advise Andrew to do?
Did Andrew take the writer’s advice?
What happened in the end?
My cousin and DIY
What kind of person do you think Andrew is according to the article?
Read and think:
careless
stubborn
not modest
helpful
optimistic
Always keep trying.
…
…
My cousin and DIY
Why does the writer write this article?
Discuss with a partner:
My cousin and DIY
Why is Andrew so crazy about DIY?
My cousin and DIY
More about DIY
Why is DIY so popular in the UK?
Go through the article and find out:
More about DIY
DIY
popular
bring people fun
help save money
difficult
dangerous
instructions
DIY item itself
Find professional workers to do anything electrical.
Don’t put yourself in danger.
More about DIY
How do you understand the sentence “bite off more than we can chew”?
Can you offer Andrew more advice on how to be a good DIYer after learning the two articles? Discuss in a group of four and write it down on the paper.
Discussion
Find more DIY stories and read them.
Homework