课程内容

Unit 4《Do it yourself》（1）
【学习目标】：
1、读懂文章内容，完成相关练习。
2、扎实掌握阅读中出现的重要单词、短语、句子，并能灵活运用。
3、培养DIY的意识。
DIY
DIY是“Do It Yourself”的英文缩写。兴起于近几年，逐渐成为一种流行。简单来说，DIY就是自己动手，没有性别、年龄的区别，每个人都可以自己做，利用DIY做出来的物品自有一份自在与舒适。
DIY起源于欧美，已有50年以上历史。在欧美国家，由于工人薪资非常高，所以人们不想花费太多的费用找寻专业人士进行住屋整修或庭院维护，而是利用自行购买或租用工具与购买来的材料，在闲暇时自己整修房屋。但渐渐的DIY的概念也被扩及到所有可以自己动手做的事物上，例如自行维修汽车与家用电器产品。
总体上来说，DIY的涵盖范围并没有特别明确的范围定义，DIY的目的也由一开始时节省开销的理由，慢慢地演变成一种以休闲、发挥个人创意或培养嗜好为主要目的的风气，是否能节省成本往往变成次要因素。
tools  工具
brush  刷子
glue  胶水
rope  绳子
scissors  剪刀
a pair of scissors
tape  胶带
repair
fix
My car has to be repaired.
我的汽车需要修一修。
We'll just have to do without a car until they fix it.
在他们把汽车修理好之前，我们只好没有汽车而设法对付过去。
instructions
（常用复数）命令，程序，说明书，细则
The doctor's instructions must be fulfilled strictly.
医生的指示必须严格遵行。
Read the instructions on the pocket.
看一下袋子上的说明。
decorate  装饰，装潢
We decorated the house for the holidays.
我们装饰房子迎假期。
terrible adj. 可怕的；很糟的；令人讨厌的
  very bad
She admits her French is terrible. 她承认自己的法语很糟糕。
stand for 表示，意味；代表，象征
The olive branch stands for peace.
橄榄枝象征着和平。
enjoy doing 乐于做，喜欢做……
He enjoys swimming.
他喜爱游泳。
be crazy about -- like something very much 热衷，着迷；狂热的
She's crazy about dancing.
她热衷于跳舞。
mistake  n.(c)
make a mistake / make mistakes  犯错误
When you make a mistake, learn the lesson in that mistake. 当你犯错误时，应当从错误中总结经验。
mistake A for B  误将A当B
The students mistook me for their teacher.
学生们把我误认为他们的老师了。
by mistake  错误地
I brought other baggage by mistake.
我拿错了别人的行李。
power cut
Just as I was going to start writing my homework, we had a power cut.
当我正准备开始写功课的时候，突然停电了。
fill sth with sth  充/填/装…满
be filled with  被…充/填/装…满
be full of  被…充/填/装…满
e.g. 她在房间里摆满了鲜花。
     She fills her room with beautiful flowers.
     Her room is filled with flowers.
     Her room is full of flowers.
be filled with = be full of  被充满；鼓胀
Her eyes were filled with tears. = Her eyes were full of tears. 她热泪盈眶。
advise
I advise you to be cautious.
我劝你要小心谨慎。
I would strongly advise against it. 我会强烈建议不要这样做。
instead  代替；反而
He didn't give John the money, but he gave it to me instead. 他没把钱给约翰，却给了我。
instead of  代替，而不是
Why don't you play football instead of just looking on?
你为什么不参加踢足球而只是看热闹？
Thousands of people attended the wedding.
数千人参加了婚礼。
They attended college together at Henan University.
他们一起就读于河南大学。
Checking the new words:
1. repair  修理
2. decorate  装饰
3. ceiling  天花板
4. Shelf  架子，搁板
5. however  无论如何
6. Attend  出席，参加
7. You'd better do ...  你最好做…
not only...but also...的用法
用于连接两个表示并列关系的成分，着重强调后者，其意为“不仅……而且……”，also有时可以省略。
She not only plays well, but also writes music.
她不仅很会演奏，而且还会作曲。
Not only men but also women were chosen.
不仅仅是男的，女的也有被选中的。
He works not only on weekdays but on Sundays as well.
他不仅平时工作，星期日也工作。
说明：若连接两个成分主语，其谓语通常与靠近的主语保持一致。如：
Not only the students but also their teacher is enjoying the film.
不仅学生们在欣赏这部影片，他们的老师也在欣赏这部影片。
Not only you but also he has to leave. 不知是你，他也得离开。
若连接两个句子，not only后面的句子要用倒装，如：
Not only did he speak more correctly, but he spoke more easily.
他不仅说得更正确，而且讲得更不费劲了。
Do it yourself
Eddie: That's your new house, Hobo.
Hobo: Great. What should we do?
Eddie: Here are clear instructions. Read them first.
Hobo: All right. What's next?
Eddie: You'd better get some tools.
Hobo: No problem!
Hobo: Shall we start?
Eddie: No. I can't help you. It says, "Do it yourself."
Ask and answer:
1. What happenes to Hobo?
2. Did Eddie help Hobo? Why?
Reading
Suzy's cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. Read Suzy's article about him.
My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to repair things and decorate his house. But when he finishes, the house always looks terrible!
He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake. Then his whole house had a power cut. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
Last month, he thought the living room in his house was boring, so he painted it blue. His mum said, "Stop it." But he kept on painting. Now the living room not only has blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor. Even his cat is blue now!
When I wanted a shelf above my bed, he said, "No problem!" He then spent five hours putting up the shelf on the wall. Then I put my book on the shelf. Whoops! They couldn't stay there because one end of the shelf was much higher than the other!
I bought some books about DIY for him and I also advised him to take a course in DIY. But this just made him angry - he says he already knows everything about it. So instead, I am reading all the books myself and attending lessons every Saturdoy. Now I know much more about DIY than my cousin!
Skimming the text and answer the following questions.
(1) Who loves DIY in Suzy's family?
(2) Do you think Suzy's cousin is good at DIY?
(3) How does the house look after Suzy's cousin finishes?
(4) Why was Suzy's bedroom filled with water?
(5) How long did it take her cousin to put up a shelf?
试着翻译下面有关put的短语：
put up a shelf  做一个书架
put up a picture  挂一幅画
put on your coat  穿上你的外套
put them away  把它们收起来
put off the meeting  推迟会议
有关put的短语：
put up  举起，抬起；挂起；搭建，建造
put on  穿上，戴上
put down  放下，记下
put away  收起来，放好；储存（钱）…备用
put off  延期：推迟
Suzy's cousin is not very good at DIY. Match the jobs he did with the problems he caused.
1. Putting in a brighter light
2. Putting up a picture
3. Painting the living room
4. Putting up a shelf
a. No books could stay on it.
b. He hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
c. The whole house had a power cut.
d. The cat is blue now.
Which are true or false?
1. Suzy's cousin loves doing DIY.
2. Suzy's cousin failed to put in a new light in his bedroom.
3. Suzy's cousin put a picture on a pipe.
4. Suzy's cousin thought the cat was boring, so he painted it blue.
5. It took Suzy's cousin only a few minutes to put up the shelf on the wall.
6. Suzy's cousin wants to get better at DIY.
Suzy is talking with Kitty about her cousin and his DIY. Complete their conversation with the information from the article.
Suzy: My cousin Andrew is (1)______ about DIY. He love 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!
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!