Unit

4 Do

it

yourselfComicstrip

and Welcome

to the

unitA

man

is

going

tobuild

a

house

byhimself.start

from

the

1960sBarry

Bucknellpresentercraftsmandecorate

the

houserepair

a

carmake

biscuitsrepair

an

electricfanmake

atableDIY

is

popular

all

over

the

world

now.Hobo

is

excited.What’s

Hobo

going

to

do?Will

Eddie

help

Hobo?What

should

Hobo

readfirst?What

does

Hobo

probably

need?What

should

Hobo

do

at

last?Listen

and

answerWhat’s

Hobo

going

to

do?He’s

going

to

build/make

his

new

house.

Will

Eddie

help

Hobo?No,

hewon’t.What

should

Hobo

readfirst?He

should

read

the

instructions

first.(He’d

better

read

the

instructions

first.)Listen

and

answer4.

What

does

Hobo

probably

need?He

should

get

some

tools.5.

What

should

Hobo

do

at

last?He

should

build

the

house

by

himself.Listen

and

answerscrewdriverhammerAct

it

outeverything

OK,

Eddie

doesn’t

want

tohelp

him

any

more.

Do

you

know

why?One

day

Eddie

brings

Hobo

a

new

house

.Hobo

is

very

excited

,but

he

doesn’t

knowwhat

to

do.

Eddie

tells

him

to

read

theinstructions

first

and

says

to

him,

“You'dbetter

get

some tools

.”

When

HobogetsA

DIYstoryhammerscrewdriveraxeglueropescissorsbrushtapetoolsAbout

DIYAndrewtoolsbrushglueropescissorstapeWe

always

use

it

to

stick

paper

onthe

wall.We

can

use

it

to

join

things

together.We

use

it

to

paint

thewalls.We

can't

cut

paper

or

cloth

easilywithout

them.What is

it used

for?Millie: What’s

DIY

exactly,

Suzy?Suzy:It

stands

for

“do-it-yourself”.

When

you

do

DIY,

youmake,

repair

or

decorate

things

yourself

instead

ofpaying

someone

to

do

it.Millie: What

are

yougoing

to

do

then?Suzy: I’m

going

to

make

some

paperroses.Millie: It

sounds

lovely.

What

do

you

need

for

that?Suzy: I

need

some

paper,

glue

and

a

pair

of

scissors.Millie: Do

you

like

DIY?Suzy: Yes,

I

do.

I

enjoy

making

something

new.

That’s

fun.Read

the

dialogueWhat’sDIY?What

is

Suzy

going

to

do?What

does

Suzy

need

for

her

DIY?Listen

and

answerWhat’sDIY?It

stands

for

“do-it-yourself”.

When

youdo

DIY,

you

make,

repair

ordecoratethings

yourself

instead

of

payingsomeone

to

do

it.What

is

Suzy

going

to

do?She’s

going

to

make

some

paper

roses.What

does

Suzy

need

for

her

DIY?She

needs

some

paper,

glue

and

a

pairofscissors.A:

What’s

DIY

exactly,

xxx?B:Itstandsfor

.

When

youdoDIY,

.A:

What

are

yougoing

to

do

then?B:I’mgoingto

.A:Itsounds

.

What

do

you

need

for

that?B:Ineed

.A:

Do

you

like

DIY?B:Yes,Ido.I

.That’s

fun.tips：(things)

kites,

paper

planes,

paper

ships, lucky

stars

…(tools)

bamboo,

wood,

rulers,

scissors,

glue

…Make

up

a

similardialogueDo

you

like

DIY?What

do

you

like

to

make?What

tools

do

you

need?Give

some

sugar

to

ourlife.From

nature,

back

to

nature.

Make

yourself

feelrelaxed

and

feel

every

beautiful

thing

around

inDIY.Activate

your

brain,

and

use

your

hands

to

createsomething.

As

long

as

you

set

your

heart

on

it,

you

willmake

it.Remember

its

slogan:Just

to

be

yourself!Enjoy

your

life!Review

new

words