牛津译林版八年级上册英语Unit 4 Hands-on fun课文音频

Unit 4 Hands-on fun 翻译：第四单元 动手实操的乐趣

There is no better tool than our hands. 翻译：最好的工具莫过于我们的双手。

In this unit, we will 翻译：在本单元中，我们将

read about the story of a boy doing DIY; 翻译：阅读一个男孩做DIY的故事；

learn about different kinds of hands-on activities; 翻译：了解不同种类的动手实践活动；

describe our own experiences of making something; 翻译：描述我们自己制作物品的经历；

better understand and enjoy making things by ourselves. 翻译：更好地理解并享受自己动手制作物品的乐趣。

DIY is popular among young people. 翻译：DIY在年轻人中很受欢迎。

Let's explore different kinds of hands-on activities and find the fun in them. 翻译：让我们探索不同种类的动手实践活动，并从中发现乐趣。

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Welcome to the unit 翻译：欢迎来到本单元

Just make it! 翻译：放手去做吧！

Suzy is learning about some popular DIY activities. 翻译：苏西正在了解一些流行的DIY活动。

Look at the pictures below and match the pictures with the correct activities. 翻译：看下面的图片，将图片与正确的活动进行匹配。

Making mooncakes 翻译：做月饼

Painting a wall 翻译：粉刷墙壁

Making lanterns 翻译：制作灯笼

Putting together a shelf 翻译：组装书架

Millie and Suzy are talking about making paper roses. 翻译：米莉和苏西正在谈论制作纸玫瑰。

Work in pairs and talk about something you would like to make. 翻译：两人一组，谈论你们想制作的物品。

Use the conversation below as a model. 翻译：以下对话可供参考。

What are you going to do, Suzy? 翻译：苏西，你打算做什么？

I'm going to make some paper roses. 翻译：我打算做一些纸玫瑰。

That sounds fun. 翻译：听起来很有趣。

What do you need to make them? 翻译：制作它们需要什么材料？

I need some coloured paper, tape or glue and a pair of scissors. 翻译：我需要一些彩纸、胶带或胶水，还有一把剪刀。

Can I make paper roses with you? 翻译：我能和你一起做纸玫瑰吗？

Sure. 翻译：当然可以。

You can fold the paper like this, and I'll cut the flower shapes. 翻译：你可以像这样把纸折起来，我来剪花朵的形状。

Then we can tape or glue the pieces together. 翻译：然后我们可以把这些部分用胶带或胶水粘在一起。

Great! 翻译：太棒了！

When our job is complete, we'll see some lovely roses. 翻译：当我们的工作完成时，我们就会看到一些漂亮的玫瑰。

Do you think making things by hand is fun? 翻译：你认为手工制作物品有趣吗？

Why or why not? 翻译：为什么有趣或为什么不有趣？

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Reading 翻译：阅读

DIY made easy 翻译：轻松玩转DIY

Suzy's cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. 翻译：苏西的表弟安德鲁痴迷于DIY。

Suzy wrote an article about him. 翻译：苏西写了一篇关于他的文章。

Here is her article. 翻译：以下是她的文章。

Before reading, think about the questions below. 翻译：阅读前，请思考以下问题。

Have you ever made something by yourself? 翻译：你曾经自己动手制作过什么东西吗？

What was it? 翻译：是什么？

Why do you think many people enjoy doing DIY? 翻译：你认为为什么很多人喜欢做DIY？

TIP 翻译：提示

To guess what an article is about, we can look at the pictures carefully for the setting, objects or characters' actions. 翻译：为了猜测一篇文章的内容，我们可以仔细观察图片中的场景、物品或人物动作。

My cousin and his DIY 翻译：我的表弟和他的DIY

My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. 翻译：我的表弟安德鲁对DIY痴迷不已。

He loves to make or repair things around his house by himself. 翻译：他喜欢自己动手制作或修理家里的东西。

However, he is not a born handyman! 翻译：然而，他并不是一个天生手巧的人！

Once, he tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake, and his whole house had a power cut. 翻译：有一次，他试着在他的卧室安装一盏更亮的灯，但是他犯了个错误，于是整个屋子都断电了。

Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on the wall, but he hit a water pipe and filled the room with water. 翻译：又有一次，他想在墙上挂幅画，但他敲中了水管，弄得房间里到处都是水。

Andrew thought he was just unlucky. 翻译：安德鲁觉得自己只是运气不好。

He didn't stop trying to fix things on his own. 翻译：他并没有因此停止自己动手修理东西。

Instead, he bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course as well. 翻译：相反，他买了很多关于DIY的书籍，还参加了一门在线DIY课程。

Now he knows his way around all kinds of DIY. 翻译：现在他对各种DIY都非常熟悉。

Andrew thought he was just unlucky. 翻译：安德鲁觉得自己只是运气不好。

He didn't stop trying to fix things on his own. 翻译：他并没有因此停止自己动手修理东西。

Instead, he bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course as well. 翻译：相反，他买了很多关于DIY的书籍，还参加了一门在线DIY课程。

Now he knows his way around all kinds of DIY. 翻译：现在他对各种DIY都非常熟悉。

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One day, he found my room in a mess, with books all over my bed. 翻译：一天，他发现我的房间乱作一团，床上堆满了书。

"You'd better have a shelf for them," he said. 翻译：“你最好弄个书架来放书，”他说。

Then he got some boards and soon made a shelf for me. 翻译：然后他找了些木板，很快就给我做了个书架。

Now my room looks great, and it is easy for me to find my books! 翻译：现在我的房间看起来很棒，我很容易就能找到我的书！

Last Saturday, I visited his home. 翻译：上周六，我去了他家。

A floor lamp there caught my eye. 翻译：那里的一盏落地灯吸引了我的注意。

It looked so cool! 翻译：它看起来太酷了！

I was surprised to know that he made it himself! 翻译：我惊讶地得知他自己做的这盏灯！

My cousin enjoys DIY, and now no DIY job seems impossible to him. 翻译：我表弟很喜欢DIY，现在对他来说，似乎没有什么DIY活儿是干不了的。

He thinks DIY is a good way to have fun and save money. 翻译：他认为DIY是一种既能获得乐趣又能省钱的好方法。

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Put the sentences in the correct order. 翻译：将句子按正确顺序排列。

Write the numbers 1–7 in the boxes. 翻译：在方框中填入数字1—7。

Andrew wanted to put up a picture on the wall. 翻译：安德鲁想在墙上挂幅画。

The whole house had a power cut. 翻译：整个屋子都断电了。

Andrew tried to put in a brighter light in his room. 翻译：安德鲁试着在他的卧室安装一盏更亮的灯。

He hit a water pipe and filled the room with water. 翻译：安德鲁敲中了水管，弄得房间里到处都是水。

Andrew made a shelf with some boards. 翻译：安德鲁用木板做了一个书架。

Andrew read a lot about DIY and took an online DIY course. 翻译：安德鲁读了很多关于DIY的书籍，并参加了一门在线DIY课程。

Andrew made a cool floor lamp. 翻译：安德鲁做了一盏很酷的落地灯。

Read Suzy's article again. 翻译：再读一遍苏西的文章。

Choose the correct answers to the questions. 翻译：选择问题的正确答案。

A handyman ______. 翻译：一个手巧的人______。

often gives others a hand 翻译：经常帮助他人

knows everything about hands 翻译：了解关于手的一切

is good at repairing and making things 翻译：擅长修理和制作物品

can do things very quickly 翻译：能非常快速地做事

How did Andrew become good at DIY? 翻译：安德鲁是如何变得擅长DIY的？

He has a natural talent for DIY. 翻译：他有DIY的天赋。

He had his classmates teach him. 翻译：他让同学教他。

He read many DIY books and took an online course. 翻译：他读了很多DIY相关的书籍，并参加了一门在线DIY课程。

He joined a DIY club. 翻译：他加入了一个DIY俱乐部。

Which of the following DIY jobs did Andrew do for Suzy? 翻译：以下哪项DIY工作是安德鲁为苏西做的？

He put in a brighter light for her. 翻译：他为她安装了一盏更亮的灯。

He put up a picture for her. 翻译：他为她挂了一幅画。

He made a shelf for her. 翻译：他为她做了一个书架。

He made a floor lamp for her. 翻译：他为她做了一盏落地灯。

What does Andrew think about DIY? 翻译：安德鲁如何看待DIY？

It is impossible. 翻译：它是不可能的。

It is enjoyable. 翻译：它是令人愉快的。

It is expensive. 翻译：它是昂贵的。

It is boring. 翻译：它是无聊的。

What kind of person do you think Andrew is? 翻译：你认为安德鲁是怎样的人？

He is always good at doing DIY. 翻译：他总是擅长做DIY。

He knows more about DIY than most people. 翻译：他比大多数人更了解DIY。

He often does DIY at school. 翻译：他经常在学校做DIY。

He is a big fan of DIY. 翻译：他是DIY的狂热爱好者。

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Andrew wrote a blog post about one of his DIY experiences. 翻译：安德鲁写了一篇关于他DIY经历的博文。

Complete the blog post with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. 翻译：用下面方框中单词和短语的正确形式完成这篇博文。

hit 翻译：打，击

instead 翻译：反而

catch one's eye 翻译：引起某人注意

mistake 翻译：错误

mess 翻译：杂乱，不整洁

shelf 翻译：架子

crazy about 翻译：痴迷于

take a course 翻译：参加课程

I enjoy doing things by myself. 翻译：我喜欢自己动手做事。

I'm crazy about DIY, but I sometimes make mistakes. 翻译：我对DIY痴迷不已，但有时会犯错误。

Once, I wanted to put up a picture, but I hit a water pipe and filled my room with water. 翻译：有一次，我想挂幅画，却砸到了水管，弄得房间里到处都是水。

Last week, I decided to paint my bedroom blue because it is my favourite colour. 翻译：上周，我决定把我的卧室刷成蓝色，因为这是我最喜欢的颜色。

When I almost finished painting, my cat came in, and a toy on the chair caught my eye. 翻译：当我快刷完的时候，我的猫进来了，而且椅子上的一个玩具引起了我的注意。

It jumped up to reach the toy, but it hit the paint can, and the can fell over. 翻译：它跳起来够玩具，但它击中了油漆罐，罐倒了。

Soon the room was a complete mess. 翻译：很快房间里一片狼藉。

There was blue paint everywhere—even on my shelves. 翻译：到处都是蓝色的油漆——甚至在我的书架上。

I started to clean the shelves, but then I decided to paint them instead. 翻译：我开始清理架子，但后来我反而决定把它们也刷上漆。

It took a lot of work, but now my bedroom looks great! 翻译：这花了我不少功夫，但现在我的卧室看起来棒极了！

I plan to take a course in DIY so I can do better in the future. 翻译：我打算参加一门DIY课程，这样我将来就能做得更好。

Are you looking forward to my better work? 翻译：你期待看到我更棒的作品吗？

Think about the questions below. 翻译：思考下面的问题。

Share your answers with your classmates. 翻译：与同学分享你的答案。

Why does Suzy say that Andrew is not a born handyman? 翻译：为什么苏西说安德鲁并不是一个天生手巧的人？

Use an example in the article to explain. 翻译：用文章中的一个例子来解释。

In your opinion, how can we improve our DIY skills? 翻译：在你看来，我们如何提升自己的DIY技能？

Would you like to try DIY? 翻译：你想尝试DIY吗？

Why or why not? 翻译：为什么想或为什么不想？

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Grammar 翻译：语法

Imperative sentences 翻译：祈使句

Millie and Andy are trying to put together a bookshelf. 翻译：米莉和安迪正在尝试组装一个书架。

Read their conversation and pay attention to the parts in bold. 翻译：阅读他们的对话，并注意粗体部分的内容。

Let's put the pieces of wood together. 翻译：我们把这些木片拼起来吧。

Please hand the tools to me. 翻译：请把工具递给我。

OK. 翻译：好的。

Here you are. 翻译：给你。

What else can I do? 翻译：我还能做什么？

Look for the chalk mark on the top of each piece. 翻译：找找每块木片顶部的粉笔标记。

Make sure pieces of the same size are in the same group. 翻译：确保相同尺寸的木片归为一组。

Don't mix them up. 翻译：别把它们弄混了。

Work out the rule! 翻译：找出规律！

We start a sentence with the base form of a verb when we want to tell people what to do. 翻译：表达指令时，可直接以动词原形开头。

We add don't before a verb when we want to tell people not to do something. 翻译：表达禁止性指令时，需在动词前添加don't。

We often add please in a sentence to make an instruction more polite. 翻译：如需使指令更显礼貌，可在句中加入please。

We can use let's when we want to suggest doing something together. 翻译：若要提出共同行动的建议，可使用let's。

Millie is teaching her classmates how to make flashcards to help them remember things better. 翻译：米莉正在教同学们如何制作闪卡来帮助他们更好地记忆东西。

Look at the pictures and help Millie complete the sentences. 翻译：看图片并帮助米莉完成句子。

cut 翻译：切，割，剪

draw 翻译：画，绘画

give 翻译：给

keep 翻译：（使）保持，（使）留在

look 翻译：看

try 翻译：试图，努力

write 翻译：写作，编写

Cut cards out of pieces of paper with a pair of scissors. 翻译：用剪刀从纸片上剪出卡片。

Write some words or a sentence on each card. 翻译：在每张卡片上写一些单词或一个句子。

Draw a picture to show the words or sentence on the other side of the card. 翻译：在卡片的另一面画一幅图，以展现卡片上的单词或句子。

Look at the picture and try to say what is on the other side. 翻译：看着图片，试着说出另一面的内容。

Please don't give up. 翻译：请不要放弃。

Keep trying and you will find you can remember things better. 翻译：坚持尝试，你会发现自己的记忆力会越来越好。

There is a new type of desk at your school. 翻译：你们学校有一款新型课桌。

You can change the height of the desk by pressing a button. 翻译：你可以通过按按钮来调节课桌的高度。

Write some sentences, using the grammar above, to teach your classmates how to use the desk. 翻译：请运用上述语法写几个句子，教同学们如何使用这款课桌。

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Using should and had better 翻译：使用should和had better

Suzy and her mum are trying to paint a bird box. 翻译：苏西和她妈妈正在试着给一个鸟笼刷漆。

Read their conversation and pay attention to the parts in bold. 翻译：阅读她们的对话，并注意粗体部分。

Here's the paint. 翻译：这是油漆。

We'd better clean the bird box first. 翻译：我们最好先把鸟笼打扫干净。

OK, I'll help you. 翻译：好的，我来帮你。

Now you should mix the paint well. 翻译：现在你应该把油漆充分搅拌均匀。

Then put the brush into the paint. 翻译：然后把刷子放进油漆里。

You'd better not get too much paint on the brush. 翻译：你最好不要让刷子上沾太多油漆。

Is this OK? 翻译：这样可以吗？

Yes. 翻译：可以。

Move the brush up and down slowly like me. 翻译：像我这样慢慢地上下移动刷子。

You shouldn't go too fast, Suzy. 翻译：苏西，你不应该刷得太快。

OK, Mum. 翻译：好的，妈妈。

TIP 翻译：提示

'd better = had better shouldn't = should not 翻译：'d better相当于had better shouldn't相当于should not

TIP 翻译：提示

The tone of had better is stronger than should. 翻译：had better的语气比should更强烈。

Work out the rule! 翻译：找出规律！

We use should (not) and had better (not) when giving advice and telling people what we think is best or the right thing to do. 翻译：当我们给出建议，并告诉人们我们认为最好或正确的做法时，可以使用should (not)和had better (not)。

Suzy is giving DIY advice to her classmates. 翻译：苏西正在给同学们提供DIY建议。

Read the advice below. 翻译：阅读下面的建议。

Help Suzy make sentences with should (not) or had better (not). 翻译：帮助苏西用should (not)或 had better (not)造句。

begin your work without reading them 翻译：未阅读就开始工作

join a DIY club to learn more about it 翻译：加入一个DIY俱乐部，了解更多相关信息

read them slowly and carefully 翻译：慢慢仔细阅读

be patient 翻译：保持耐心

be careful when you use it 翻译：使用时要小心

buy some to learn more about it 翻译：购买一些以进一步了解它

play with them when you do DIY jobs 翻译：做DIY工作时玩它们

There are many useful books about DIY. 翻译：有许多关于DIY的有用书籍。

DIY is not always easy. 翻译：DIY并不总是很容易。

Instructions are important. 翻译：说明书很重要。

Scissors can be dangerous. 翻译：剪刀可能有危险。

Sometimes it takes time to do a DIY job. 翻译：有时做一项DIY工作需要时间。

Glue can hurt your skin and eyes. 翻译：胶水可能会损伤你的皮肤和眼睛。

Instructions can be difficult to understand. 翻译：说明书可能难以理解。

Write some more advice about doing DIY, using should (not) and had better (not). 翻译：用should (not)或had better (not)写出更多关于DIY的建议。

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Word power 翻译：单词库

The prefixes un-, in- and im- 翻译：前缀un-、in-和im-

One of the most common prefixes for adjectives is un-. 翻译：形容词中最常见的前缀之一是un-。

It means "not". 翻译：它表示“不”的意思。

We add it to some adjectives to give them the opposite meaning. 翻译：我们将其添加到一些形容词上以赋予它们相反的含义。

We can also use some other prefixes, such as in- and im-, to form new adjectives with the opposite meaning. 翻译：我们也可以使用其他一些前缀，如in-和im-，来构成具有相反含义的新形容词。

Adjective + Prefix → Adjective 翻译：形容词 + 前缀 → 形容词

lucky + un → unlucky 翻译：lucky + un → unlucky

correct + in → incorrect 翻译：correct + in → incorrect

possible + im → impossible 翻译：possible + im → impossible

Adjective + Prefix → Adjective 翻译：形容词 + 前缀 → 形容词

usual + un → unusual 翻译：usual + un → unusual

complete + in → incomplete 翻译：complete + in → incomplete

polite + im → impolite 翻译：polite + im → impolite

Add the correct prefixes to the words below so that they have opposite meanings. 翻译：给下面的单词添加正确的前缀，使其具有相反的含义。

You may use a dictionary to help you. 翻译：你可以借助词典来完成。

interesting 翻译：有趣的，有吸引力的

sure 翻译：确定的

able 翻译：有能力的

friendly 翻译：亲切的，友善的

active 翻译：积极的；活跃的

patient 翻译：有耐心的

expensive 翻译：昂贵的

perfect 翻译：完美的，理想的

Read the conversations below. 翻译：阅读下面的对话。

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box, adding the correct prefixes to them. 翻译：用方框中的单词填空，并给它们加上正确的前缀。

correct 翻译：正确的

tidy 翻译：整洁的，有条理的

usual 翻译：通常的，寻常的

possible 翻译：可能的

patient 翻译：有耐心的

Do you spend much time doing DIY, Nora? 翻译：诺拉，你会花很多时间做DIY吗？

Yes, I do! 翻译：是的！

It's unusual to find me without a DIY job to do. 翻译：我几乎无时无刻不在做手工。

What about you? 翻译：你呢？

I'm not a fan of DIY because I'm too impatient. 翻译：我不是DIY的狂热爱好者，因为我太没耐心了。

Oh yes, it's impossible to finish a DIY job if you're not patient. 翻译：哦，是的，如果你没有耐心，不可能完成DIY工作。

Suzy, your room is really untidy—things are all over the floor. 翻译：苏西，你房间真是太不整洁了——东西扔得满地都是。

Sorry, Mum. 翻译：对不起，妈妈。

I'll tidy up soon. 翻译：我马上收拾。

It seems some of the answers in my homework are incorrect. 翻译：我作业里有些答案好像不正确。

I'm looking for my textbooks to check. 翻译：我正在找我的课本进行核对。

Write about your or your friends' DIY jobs, using the prefixes un-, in- and im-. 翻译：写下你或你朋友的DIY工作，用un-， in-和im-作为前缀。

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Integration 翻译：单元整合

Home-made fun 翻译：自制的乐趣

Amy is learning about the craft of tie-dyeing and has found an article about it. 翻译：埃米正在学习扎染工艺，并找到了一篇相关文章。

Read the article and answer the questions below. 翻译：阅读文章并回答以下问题。

Do you have a tie-dyed T-shirt? 翻译：你有扎染T恤吗？

Tie-dyeing is an old art with a history of over 1,500 years, and it became most popular in the Tang Dynasty. 翻译：扎染是一门有着1500多年历史的古老艺术，在唐朝最为流行。

Here are the steps for tie-dyeing. 翻译：以下是扎染的步骤。

First twist a piece of cloth and tie it with thread. 翻译：首先将一块布拧成麻花状，用线绑好。

Then dye the material and when it is dry, untie it. 翻译：然后染色，待布料干燥后解开线。

The tied part stays the same colour as before, but the rest has a different colour. 翻译：绑住的部分颜色保持不变，其余部分则会呈现不同的颜色。

Today, in some parts of Yunnan Province, for example, local people still use traditional tie-dyeing methods to make different products like scarves and bags. 翻译：如今，在云南部分地区，当地人仍用传统扎染工艺制作围巾、包包等各类产品。

Tie-dyeing is not only a form of art but also a lifestyle. 翻译：扎染不仅是一种艺术形式，更是一种生活方式。

What are the steps to tie-dye a piece of cloth? 翻译：扎染一块布的步骤是什么？

What else do you know about tie-dyeing? 翻译：关于扎染你还知道什么？

Amy is talking about her experience in a tie-dyeing workshop at school. 翻译：埃米正在谈论她在学校扎染工作坊的经历。

Listen and complete the notes below. 翻译：听录音并完成以下笔记。

Tie-dyeing: a fun workshop guide 翻译：扎染：一个有趣的工作坊指南

Twist ______ of the T-shirt and tie them with thread. 翻译：将T恤的______拧成麻花状，并用线捆绑起来。

Put the T-shirt into a big bowl of blue dye made from a special ______. 翻译：把T恤放进一个用特殊______制成的蓝色染料的大碗里。

Move the T-shirt around in the dye for a few ______. 翻译：将T恤在染料中翻动几______。

Take the T-shirt out of the dye and let it dry in the ______. 翻译：将T恤从染料中取出，让它在______下晾干。

Once it is ______, untie the T-shirt and see the amazing patterns. 翻译：等它______，解开T恤，就能看到惊艳的图案。

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Listen to Amy and her friend James talking about the things they make at home. 翻译：听埃米和她的朋友詹姆斯谈论他们在家制作的物品。

Complete the notes below. 翻译：完成以下笔记。

Making things at home 翻译：在家制作物品

Amy 翻译：埃米

Likes learning ______ and making things 翻译：喜欢学习______和制作物品

Cooks ______ food 翻译：烹饪______食物

Makes cute clothes for her ______ 翻译：为她的______制作漂亮的衣服

James 翻译：詹姆斯

Loves making things 翻译：喜欢制作物品

Made a bird box and a ______ for bees 翻译：制作了一个鸟屋和给蜜蜂的______

Sometimes fixes his parents' ______ 翻译：有时修理父母的______

Amy is writing a blog post. 翻译：埃米正在写一篇博客文章。

Complete it with the information in Parts B1 and B2. 翻译：请用B1和B2部分的信息完成这篇博客文章。

Making things is great fun! 翻译：制作物品超有趣！

If you want to have fun making new things at home, why not try tie-dyeing? 翻译：如果你想在家享受制作新物品的乐趣，为何不试试扎染呢？

The traditional ______ of the Bai people of Dali is really easy and so much fun! 翻译：大理白族的传统______既简单又有趣！

You can make lots of different things, such as bags or ______. 翻译：你可以制作很多不同的物品，比如包包或______。

You can use natural dyes from ______ to make amazing colours. 翻译：你可以用从______中提取的天然染料调出惊艳的颜色。

All you need is a piece of cloth, rolls of thread and a bowl of ______. 翻译：所需材料不过是一块布、几卷线和一碗______。

You can try lots of other things at home too. 翻译：在家也能尝试其他活动。

How about ______? 翻译：______怎么样？

Why not try making traditional ______? 翻译：试试制作传统______吧？

It is also fun to make cute ______ for pets, like cats and dogs. 翻译：给猫狗等宠物做漂亮的______也很有趣。

And if you have a(n) ______ you may want to make things like a bird box or a little house for bees. 翻译：如果你有______，还可以做鸟屋或蜜蜂小房子之类的物品。

You can also help ______ things around the house. 翻译：你也可以帮忙______家里的物品哦！

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Amy is talking with her classmates about the fun of DIY. 翻译：埃米正在和同学们谈论DIY的乐趣。

Work in groups and talk about the topic. 翻译：小组合作讨论这个话题。

Use the conversation below as a model. 翻译：以下对话可供参考。

I love DIY. 翻译：我喜欢DIY。

It helps us develop hands-on skills. 翻译：它可以帮助我们培养动手能力。

Me too. 翻译：我也是。

I like making new things out of old ones. 翻译：我喜欢用旧物制作新东西。

It can reduce waste. 翻译：这能减少浪费。

I agree! 翻译：我同意！

It's also a fun way to spend time with good friends and family. 翻译：这也是和好朋友、家人共度时光的有趣方式。

My grandma often teaches me how to make dolls. 翻译：我奶奶经常教我做娃娃。

I love to spend time with her. 翻译：我喜欢和她在一起。

That's really nice. 翻译：那真好。

I love DIY because I find I'm good at it. 翻译：我喜欢DIY是因为我发现自己擅长这件事情。

Doing DIY brings me great joy. 翻译：做DIY给我带来很多快乐。

Mr Wu asked the Class 1, Grade 8 students to write a diary entry about a DIY activity they once did. 翻译：吴老师让八年级一班的学生写一篇日记，记录他们曾经做过的一项DIY活动。

Think about the DIY activity you want to write about and make some notes about it below. 翻译：想想你想写的DIY活动，并在下面做一些相关笔记。

My DIY activity 翻译：我的DIY活动

Time: 翻译：时间：

Place: 翻译：地点：

Activity: 翻译：活动：

Material(s): 翻译：材料：

Steps: 翻译：步骤：

Feeling(s): 翻译：感受：

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Read Amy's diary entry about a DIY activity. 翻译：阅读埃米关于一项DIY活动的日记。

TIP 翻译：提示

We can use words like first, second, next, then and finally to show the order of steps so that the reader can better understand the activity. 翻译：我们可以使用first、second、next、then、finally这类词来展示步骤的顺序，以便读者能更好地理解该活动。

Introduction: When, where and what the DIY activity was. 翻译：开头：什么时候，在哪里，做什么DIY活动。

Main body: Details about the DIY activity. 翻译：正文：DIY活动的详细内容。

Conclusion: The result and your feeling(s). 翻译：结尾：结果和你的感受。

Tuesday, 2 November Cloudy 翻译：11月2日 星期二 多云

Last Saturday, I went to Millie's home. 翻译：上周六，我去了米莉的家。

We made a cute little doll from an old glove. 翻译：我们用一只旧手套做了一个可爱的小娃娃。

First, we chose a clean glove with bright colours and a fun pattern. 翻译：首先，我们选了一只干净、颜色鲜艳、图案有趣的手套。

Next, we made the doll's legs from the two longest fingers of the glove and its arms from two of the other fingers. 翻译：接下来，我们用手套上最长的两个手指做了娃娃的腿，用另外两个手指做了娃娃的胳膊。

Then, we used the main part of the glove as the head and the body. 翻译：然后，我们使用手套的主要部分作为头部和身体。

For the eyes, we glued two buttons. 翻译：对于眼睛，我们粘上了两个纽扣。

Finally, we added some colourful thread onto the head—that was the doll's hair. 翻译：最后，我们在娃娃的头上加了一些彩色的线——那是娃娃的头发。

After we finished, we gave the doll to Millie's neighbour, a little girl. 翻译：完成后，我们把娃娃给了米莉的邻居，一个小女孩。

She loved it! 翻译：她很喜欢！

We felt very proud and happy. 翻译：我们感到非常自豪和高兴。

Write your diary entry based on the information in Part D1. 翻译：请根据D1部分的信息写一篇日记。

Use Amy's diary entry as a model. 翻译：以埃米的日记为例。

Useful expressions 翻译：常用表达

On ..., I/we ... 翻译：在……，我/我们……

First, I/we ... 翻译：首先，我/我们……

Next, I/we ... 翻译：接下来，我/我们……

Then, I/we ... 翻译：然后，我/我们……

Finally, I/we ... 翻译：最后，我/我们……

I/We felt proud/happy/pleased/... 翻译：我/我们感到很自豪/开心/高兴……

Unit 4 翻译：第四单元

Assessment 翻译：评估

What I can do 翻译：我能做什么

Me 翻译：我

Partner 翻译：搭档

I can retell some students' stories about making things by themselves. 翻译：我能复述一些学生自己动手制作物品的故事。

I can give instructions, use should and had better, and the prefixes un-, in- and im- correctly. 翻译：我能给出指令，正确使用should和had better，以及前缀un-、in -和im-。

I can talk and write about making things with the new words in this unit. 翻译：我能用本单元的新单词谈论和书写关于制作物品的内容。

I know the importance of hands-on activities and how to do them. 翻译：我知道动手实践活动的重要性以及如何开展这些活动。

Assess your learning of new words and grammar by doing the exercises on page 131. 翻译：请通过完成第131页的练习来评估你对新单词和语法的掌握情况。

Result: 翻译：结果：

Weak 翻译：再接再厉

Good 翻译：良好

Wonderful 翻译：非常棒

I am good at ______. 翻译：我擅长______。

I need to spend more time on ______. 翻译：我需要花更多的时间在______上。

My action plan: ______. 翻译：我的行动计划：______。

Further study 翻译：拓展学习

Do you want to make your own tie-dyed T-shirts with strong colours and interesting patterns, or would you like to make a cute little bird box by yourself? 翻译：你是想自己做一件色彩浓郁、图案有趣的扎染T恤，还是想自己做一个可爱的小鸟箱？

There are lots of online videos showing how to do interesting DIY projects. 翻译：网上有很多视频展示如何做有趣的DIY项目。

Do some online research to find a DIY project that you are interested in. 翻译：在网上找一些你感兴趣的DIY项目。

Try to do it and share your experience with your classmates after you finish it. 翻译：试着去做，并在完成后与你的同学分享你的经验。