Unit 4 Do it yourself Reading 1： Do it yourself （课件21张）

Warm-up
What is DIY exactly?
A.Design things by yourself
B.Make things by yourself
D.Decorate things by yourself
E.Repair things by yourself
Pre-reading

C.pay someone to do it
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Pre-reading
Prediction: This article is probably _____.
A. a letter
B. a story
C. an advertisement
D. a report
My cousin and DIY
Tip 1: Before you read, look at the title(标题) of the article.
Andrew’s DIY.
B. Suzy’s DIY.
C. Andrew’s mother’s DIY.
Fast-reading
Tip 2: When you read,
try to catch the
topic sentence(主题句).
What does the article mainly talk about?
Para1: My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. …
A. like sth. very much
B. hate sth. very much
He loves to…
My cousin and DIY
Introduction
Andrew’s
DIY s_____
Suzy’s a_____
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Fast-reading
Find out the structure.
tories
dvice
It looks terrible.
Careful-reading
Read Para.1 and answer the question.
How does his house look when he
finishes decorating it?
very good or very bad ?
But …
Putting in a brighter light
Putting up a picture
Painting the living room
Putting up the shelf
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Read Para.2-4 and do the match.
Careful-reading
The jobs he did
The problems he caused
Putting in a brighter light
Putting up a picture
Read Para.2 and fill in the blanks.
The whole house had a power cut.
He hit a pipe and filled the room
with water.
Careful-reading
The jobs he did
The problems he caused
Painting the living room
Putting up the shelf
Read Para.3-4 and fill in the blanks.

The living room has not only blue walls
but also a blue ceiling and floor.
One end of the shelf was much higher
than the other.
Careful-reading
the jobs he did
the problems
he caused
Read Para.2-4 aloud with the record and have a conclusion.
Andrew’s stories
not _____at DIY
good
Careful-reading
Andrew was______
____ books
take a _____
read
Suzy’s advice
course
angry
Scanning: Read Para.5 and fill in the blanks.
Careful-reading
Careful-reading
If you are Andrew, will you take Suzy’s
advice? Why?
Thinking
Now I know much more about DIY than
my cousin!
BOYS
GIRLS
1.What problem did Andrew cause when he put in a brighter light?
2.Why was the room filled with water?
3.Why did Andrew want to paint the living room?
4.What happened to his living room?
Post-reading
Competition
5.Why couldn’t the books stay on the shelf?
6.What did Suzy bought for Andrew?
7.What did Suzy advise Andrew to do?
8.What are Suzy doing now?
Act it out
Characters: Andrew , Andrew’s parents,
Suzy, Andrew’s grandparents
Andrew: It’s Sunday today! It’s time for DIY!I am crazy about DIY.
Dad: Oh, my dear! You’d better not .You tried to put in a brighter light,
but______________________.
Mum: Don’t make trouble again. You wanted to put up a picture on your
bedroom wall, but__________________.
Andrew: Grandpa, will you please support me?
Grandma: Er…Last month, you painted the living room, but_____________
_______________________________.How terrible!
Grandpa: You spent five hours putting up the shelf on the wall, but ____
________________________________.
Andrew: Oh, my god! Nobody can understand me!
Suzy: Don’t be sad! I am reading books about DIY and attending lessons.
I hope you can join me.
Andrew: Ok , maybe you are right.

Post-reading
Do it yourself
How to make a windmill?
Material:
A piece of paper
A pair of scissors
Some tape
A stick or a pen
Complete a DIY story
A teacher called Lucy from Nantong gave us
an English lesson about DIY. Near the end of the
lesson, she taught us how to make a windmill.To
make a windmill, we need a piece of paper, a pair
of scissors,some tape and a stick or a pen.
First,_______________.Then,_______________,
Next,________________,Finally,_______________.
When I finish making the windmill, I felt_______.
I think DIY _______________.I decide to _________.
A. cut along the four lines
B. fold(折叠)the paper in half twice
C. fix the windmill to a stick or a pen
D. fold as a windmill and use tape to make it fixed
B. fold(折叠)the paper in half twice
A. cut along the four lines
C. fix the windmill to a stick or a pen.
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D. fold as a windmill and use tape to make it fixed
B
A
D
C
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Can you tell me the
benefits(益处) of DIY?
Benefits(益处) of DIY
It can make our life more c_______.
It can make you h______.
It can save m_____.
It is good for our mind and b____.
It can help us improve(提高）our l______skills.
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olourful
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Complete a DIY story
A teacher called Lucy from Nantong gave us an English
lesson about DIY. Near the end of the lesson, she taught us
how to make a windmill.To make a windmill, we need a piece
of paper, a pair of scissors,some tape and a stick or a pen.
First,______.Then,_______,Next,______,Finally,_______.
When I finish making the windmill, ________.I decide
to _______ because I want to ________instead of ________.
A. fold(折叠)the paper in half twice
B. I felt very happy
C. buy some books about DIY or take a course in it
D. cut along the four lines
E. make,repair or decorate things myself
F. fold as a windmill and use tape to make it fixed
G. fix the windmill to a stick or a pen.
H. paying someone to do it
paying someone to do it
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D
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G
B
C
E
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A. fold(折叠)the paper in half twice
B. I felt very happy
D. cut along the four lines
F. fold as a windmill and use tape to make it fixed
G. fix the windmill to a stick or a pen.
C. buy some books about DIY or take a course in it
E. make,repair or decorate things myself
H. paying someone to do it