Unit 4
Do it yourself
Task
Andrew’s DIY
put in a brighter light in
his bedroom
put up a picture on his
bedroom wall
paint the living room blue
put up the shelf
on the wall
Andrew’s Problem
have a power cut
hit a pipe
&
fill the room with water
blue ceiling , floor and the cat
can’t stay
We know Suzy is good at DIY. Her mother’s birthday is coming. Do you know what she decided to give her mother? Did she do some DIY?
Yes, she did some DIY. She made a birthday card for her mother.
Listen and answer
Suzy made a birthday card at the weekend. Read her diary entry carefully and find out the answers to these questions.
Reading
Why didn’t Suzy make the card at home?
2. Did Sandy help?
Because she wanted to keep it secret.
Yes. Sandy helped her with the drawing
.
Questions
3. How long did Suzy and Sandy spend making it?
4. What mistakes did Suzy keep making when working on it?
They spent two hours making it.
She kept spelling the words wrong because she was too excited.
5. What colour did she use for the roses?
6. Did they make a mess
(
弄脏
)
in the house?
She coloured them red, blue and pink.
Yes. There was paint on everything.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph
2
The reason why Suzy made a birthday card.
How she made the card.
Paragraph 3
What happened in the end.
Paragraph 4
Suzy’s hope.
Reading & matching
what to make
how to make it
problems caused
feeling
make… by …
make … with …
colour
… red…
cut… and stick…
make… when writing …
there be…
have fun…
Suzy's DIY
keep… wrong
be excited
How did Suzy make her mother a birthday card?
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
She
made
a birthday card with some
roses on it.
She
coloured
the roses red, blue and pink.
She
cut
a picture of
colourful
balloons
and
stuck
it on the cover.
Suzy’ mum’s birthday
, so she decided to
by herself. She went to
to make the card because she wanted to
.
is coming
make her a birthday card
Sandy’s home
keep it secret
Retelling
Paragraph 1:
She
make the card with
on it. Sandy helped her with
. They had fun
. It took Suzy
to finish. Lots of things
during that time. She made some
when she
the sentences “ Happy Birthday, Mum ”. She kept
the words
. She was too excited!
two hours
went wrong
mistakes
wrote
spelling
wrong
Retelling
some roses
the drawing
Paragraph 2:
planned to
working together
Finally, she
the roses
,
and
. She also
a picture of
colourful
and
it on the
. When she
the card, there was
: the table, Sandy’s books, her clothes, her hands and face!
This is the card she made for her Mum. She hope
.
coloured
red
pink
cut out
balloons
stuck
cove
blue
completed
paint
on everything
her mother will like it
Retelling
Paragraph 3&4:
D
I
Y
ideas
Making your mum/dad a card
Painting a room
Fixing a bicycle
Making things from old clothes
Repairing a computer
Putting together a piece of furniture
Making biscuits, cakes or a pizza
Writing
A DIY diary (about 80 words)
KEY WORDS
ARTICLE
what you made
why you made it
how you made it
how long you spent making it
some mistakes
hope
Write your own diary entry about one of the DIY jobs you did. Use the diary entry in Part A as a model.
Writing
Saturday, 30 October
Father’s birthday is coming, so I decided to
(
搭建一个书架
)
for my father because he
(
热爱阅读
)
and
(
有许多书
).
I
(
在网上订购一些建筑材料
).My best friend Daniel
(
来帮我
)and
.(
带来一些工具
).We
and
(
首先
阅读说明并很快开始工作
). I
(
使用铁锤有一些困难
). Daniel
(
教我如何使用
)it properly and we had fun working together.
We also tried to p
___
the bookshelf blue.Blue is my father’s f
_______
colour. When we
(完成), it looked really cool.
I feel happy with my work and I believe my father will
(
感到骄傲
)as well.
Sample writing
put up a bookshelf
loves reading
has many books
ordered the building materials online
came to help me
brought some tools
read the instructions first
started to work quickly
had a little trouble using the hammer
taught me how to use
aint
avourite
finished/completed
be proud of it
Useful expressions
I decided to … by myself
I … because …
… helped me with …
We had fun working together.
Useful expressions
It took me … minutes/hours to finish.
I made some mistakes when…
Finally/In the end, …
When I completed …, …
U4 grammar& integrated skills
1. cut out
pieces
of card 剪出一张张卡片
2.
on the other side of
the card 在卡片的另一面
3. give up 放弃
4. be patient 耐心 patience n 耐心
5. mix them together 把他们混在一起
6. tips
for
mak
ing
a fruit salad 制作水果沙拉的建议
7. use fru
it in season
使用时令水果
8. for example 例如
9. turn brown 变成棕色
10. leave it in the air 放在空气中
11. it's time
for
lunch 是吃午饭的时候了
12. be quick and easy
to
make 很快很容易去做
13. that's
correct
那是正确的,对了
U4 Task
1. be com
ing
即将来临
2. decide
to make
her a birthday card 决定给她做一张生日贺卡
3. by on
eself
=alone=on one's own
独自,自己
4. keep it secret 保密
5. plan
to make
the card 计划制作卡片
6. help me
with
the drawing 帮我画画
7.
have fun
work
ing
together 开心的一起工作
8. it take
s
/t
oo
k me two hours
to finish
我花了两小时去完成
9. go wrong 弄错,犯错
10.
keep
spell
ing
the words wrong 总是拼错单词
11.
colour
the roses red 把玫瑰涂成红色
12. cut out a picture 剪出一张图片
13. stick it
on
the cover 把它粘到封面上
14. there is
paint
on everything 到处都是颜料
Homework
1.Write your own diary entry about one of the DIY jobs you did.
2.Revise what you have learned.
3.Get ready for the next period of class.
Thank you.