1、Unit 4 Do it yourselfReading (I)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. identify the general information about Andrew and his DIY;2. get the specific information about Andrew and his DIY.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: crazy, ter
2、rible, once, mistake, pipe, fill, ceiling, shelf, whoops, advise, course, already, instead, attend, put in, make a mistake, power cut, fillwith, not onlybut (also)2. New structure: Now the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted ar
3、ea of difficultyIdentify the main idea and the specific information about Andrew and his DIY.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Show the pictures about DIYT: DIY is popular around the world 2. New words and phrasesTeach some new words and phrases with the help of the story about Hobo. T: Here i
4、s the house made by Hobo. After finishing building the house by himself, he got to love DIY and he is crazy about doing DIY. (Teach new phrase “be crazy about”) Now he is able to do many DIY jobs. Look, he can put in a light. (Teach the new phrase “put in”). Next, he is putting up a picture, putting
5、 up a shelf. (Teach the new phrase “put up”). And he is painting the house, painting the ceiling. (Teach the new word “ceiling”) Now, the house looks beautiful.【设计意图】让学生在情境中学习掌握本课的部分生词，短语和句型，使其能顺利的阅读文章。Step 2 Presentation1. PreviewT: Before we read the text, try to answer the two questions by predic
6、ting. Whats the article mainly about?Is he good at doing DIY?2. Go through the article quickly, and put it into 3 partsT: Lets check the answer. The first part includes paragraph one. The second part includes paras 2-4. And the third part is para 53. Read through the article again and try to find th
7、e main idea of each partPart 1: Introduction of Andrew Part 2: Andrews DIY jobs Part 3: Advice from Suzy4. Read the article again and decide whether the following sentences are true or falseSuzys cousin loves doing DIY.Suzys cousin failed to put in a new light in his bedroom.Suzys cousin put a pictu
8、re on a pipe.Suzys cousin thought the cat was boring, so he painted it blue.It took Suzys cousin only a few minutes to put up the shelf on the wall.Suzys cousin wants to get better at DIY.5. Find out more about the details of the text(1) Find out what Andrew has doneT: Now you see why Andrews house
9、looks so terrible? Because he isnt good at doing DIY.When doing DIY, he caused many problems. Now lets see what Andrew has done and what problems he caused. Try to fill in the form one by one.He put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but his whole house had a power cut.He put up a picture on his be
10、droom wall, but he hit a pipe and filled the room with water.He painted the wall blue, but the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor,. Even his cat is blue now.He spent five hours putting up the shelf on the wall. But the books couldnt stay there. Why? Because one end
11、 of the shelf was much higher than the other.(2) Find out what is Suzys adviceT: Since Suzys cousin Andrew caused so many problems in the course of doing DIY, Suzy wanted to help. What did she do? (She bought books about DIY for him and advised him to take a course in DIY) What was Andrews reaction?
12、 (He was very angry.) What does he say? (He says he already knows everything about it.) What does Suzy have to do? (She is reading all the books herself and attending lessons every Saturday.) What is the result? (She knows much more about DIY than Andrew.)【设计意图】让学生根据课文内容填写表格，以检测学生对课文的理解和概括能力。通过划分课文部
13、分、判断对错、填表格等方式让学生能够充分掌握课文主旨大意和细节。Step 3 Practice1. Complete the dialogue between Suzy and Andrew according to the last part of the articleSuzy: I bought some books about DIY for you.Andrew: Books? I dont _Suzy: But I think you should learn something about DIY. Maybe you should _.Andrew: Are you jokin
14、g? _.A month laterSuzy: Look, I made by myself.Andrew: How can you make it?Suzy: Because _.Andrew: .2. Fill in the blanks with the correct words according to the articleAndrew is _ about DIY. He loves to _ things and _ his house. But When he finishes, the house always looks _. Once he hit the pipe a
15、nd the whole house had a _ and _ the room with water. Last month, he painted the whole living room _, including his cat.Another time, he helped me put up a shelf on the wall, but after he finished, the books didnt _ on the shelf.Andrew made a lot of _, so I _ him to take a course in DIY, but he didn
16、t follow my advice because he thought he already knew everything about the subject.【设计意图】进一步考察学生对课文的内容的掌握情况，同时引导学生进一步思考课文内容，为下一步的讨论作准备。Step 4 Conclusion 1. Have a debate: T: Do you like Andrew? Why or why not? If you like Andrew, please give me your reasons.If you dont, please say your reasons. For
17、example, some people dont like Andrew because they think he is careless and stubborn and some people like Andrew because they think he is active and he keeps trying and never gives up.2. Have a discussionT: If you want to do DIY jobs, what will you do? (Be modest and be willing to learn from others or books or attend some lessons). And I want you to remember : When you do something well, you should keep trying and never give up.【设计意图】引导学生对文章中的人物进行合理评价，从而让学生明辨是非，培养积极的思想感情。V. Homework1. Read the article fluently, and memorize the vocabulary, phrases and sentences.2. Try to recite the article.
