Ellen Darling

More and more people are trying DIY at home and watching DIY on TV. What is DIY？ Read on and find out.

Activity 1

There are seven paragraphs numbered l t0 7. See if you can match the headings below with the correct paragraph.

a. No surprise.

b. DIY on TV-here to help you.

c. A very dangerous job.

d. Holidays are over.

e. Makeovers all over.

f. Proud owner.

g. DIY disaster.

Activity 2

For each paragraph， find the word or phrase that means the same as those below.

1. the portable box where you keep DIY equipment

2. new ideas

3. TV station

4. extra or guest's room in the house （two words）

5. bad work （two words）

6. hurt

Activity 3

'There's no place like home' is a popular English idiom. Complete these idiomatic expressions with 'house（s）' or 'home'.

1. Charity begins at .............

2.They get on like a………………on fire.

3. Come in！ Make yourself at ...........

4. The food was nothing to write ................... about.

5. My teenage son eats us out of ..................and ....

6. People who live in glass ..................... shouldn't throw stones.

7…………………is where tne heart is.

8. She brought the ..................... down with her wonderful performance.

Fun Corner

DIY stands for Do It Yourself. What do these common short forms stand for？

1. BTW

6. VIP

2. PM

7. OMG！

3.ASAP

8. FC

4. PA

9.101

5. OTT

10. IMO

Answers

Activity 1

1. d 2. f 3. e 4. a 5. b 6. g 7. c

Activity 2

1. toolbox

2. inspiration

3. channel

4. spare room

5. botch job

6. injured

Activity 3

1. home

2. house

3. home

4. home

5. house / home

6. houses

7. Home

8. house

Fun Corner

1. By the way

2. Prime Minister

3. As soon as possible

4. Personal assistant

5. Over the top

6. Very important person

7. Oh my God！

8. Football club

9. Laugh out loud

10. In my opinion