一、核心词汇
1．repair vt.
[考点点拨] repair作动词，意为“修补”，同义词有mend，fix。repair the road/the house修路／房；mend the socks缝补袜子；fix the machine修理机器。如：
My bike has to be repaired．＝My bike has to be fixed.
我的自行车需要修一下。
2．advise vt．&vi。
[考点点拨] advise动词，意为“建议，忠告，劝告”，常用结构有：
(1) advise doing sth建议做某事，不能说advise to do sth.。如：
He advised leaving early.
他建议早点动身。
I advise waiting till the proper time..
我建议等到适当的时机。
(2) advise sb. to do sth建议某人做某事。如：
He advised me to buy a computer.
他建议我买台电脑。
The doctor advised me to take a complete rest.
医生建议我彻底休息一下。
(3) advise sb. against doing sth. ＝advise sb. not to do sth.建议某人别做某事。如：
He advised her against going out alone at night.
＝He advised her not to go out alone at night.
他建议她晚上不要独自外出。
3．already adv.
[考点点拨] already副词，意为“已经”，用法如下：
(1)通常用于肯定句，不用于否定句或疑问句(此时要用yet)。常放在be动词后、行为动词前，也可以放在句末。如：
They have already started.
＝They have started already.
他们已经出发了。
(2) already用于疑问句时，往往含有问话人希望得到一个肯定回答或惊讶之意。如：
Has she gone to bed already?
她已经上床睡觉了吗？
Is he back already?
他已经回来了吗？
(3) already可以和延续性动词或状态动词的一般现在时或一般过去时连用；和行为动词的进行时态或完成时态连用。如：
Oh，it is already late．
哦，天已经晚了。
He already knew about it.
他已经知道此事了。
Millie is already reading English.
米莉已经在读英语了。
I have read this book already.
我已经读过这本书了。
4．mix vt．＆vi．
E考点点拨] mix动词，意为“混合”，其过去式、过去分词、现在分词都不需要双写词尾的x，分别是：mixed/mixt，mixed/mixt，mixing。mixed形容词，意为“混合的”。如：
Be careful not to mix them up.
注意不要将它们混淆。
John is a Grade 8 student in a mixed school.
约翰是一名男女生混合学校的八年级学生。
5．active adj．
[考点点拨] active形容词，意为“积极的，活跃的；主动的”，其副词形式为actively，意为“活跃地，积极地”。activity名词，意为“活跃；活动”。如：
take an active part in积极参与
Sue was very active at the party last night. She sang and danced and never stopped.
苏在昨晚的晚会上很活跃。她又唱又跳，一直没停。
二、核心句型
1. When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things yourself instead of paying someone to do it.
当你自己动手做的时候，你亲自制作、修理或者装饰东西，而不是付钱请人来做。
[考点点拨] instead和instead of均意为“代替，而不是”。instead通常放在句末，instead of后面跟名词、代词或动名词。句末的instead可以看作是instead of及其宾语的省略。如：
I didn't go out to play football. I stayed at home instead.
＝I stayed at home instead of going out to play football.
我没有出去踢足球，而是待在家里。
Let's go hiking instead of staying at home, shall we?
咱们去远足而不待在家里，好吗？
2. My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY.
我的表弟安德鲁对“自己动手做”很痴迷。
[考点点拨] be crazy about对……着迷，后面可以跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语。如：
Tom is crazy about football.
汤姆对足球很痴迷。
I am crazy about learning English
我对学英语很着迷。
3. He once tried to .put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake．
他曾经试图在他的卧室里面安装更亮的灯，但是他犯了个错。
[考点点拨] make a mistake/make mistakes犯错误。如：
Paul isn't as careful as Sandy. He often makes mistakes in his homework.
保罗没有桑迪细心。他经常在作业里犯错。
It is easy to make a mistake.
犯错误很容易。
4. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe and filled the room with water.
还有一次，他想把一张照片挂到他卧室的墙上，但他敲裂了水管，弄得房间里到处都是水。
[考点点拨]本句中的fill是及物动词，意为“（使）充满／装满”，fill…with…意为“用……充／装满……”；be filled with…意为“……充／装满……”。如：
Smoke filled the room．
房间里烟雾弥漫。
Please fill the glass with water.
请把这只杯子装满水。
Everything is filled with new life.
万物充满了生机。
5. But he kept on painting.
但是他继续粉刷。
[考点点拨] keep on继续；keep on with sth继续某事，坚持；keep on doing sth继续做某事。如：
You must keep on
你必须坚持下去。
You don't have to keep on with your commitment.
你不需要遵守你的承诺。
They kept on working in the fields, though it was raining.
虽然天正在下雨，他们还是继续在田里干活。
6. Now the living room has not only blue walls but also a blue ceiling and floor.
现在客厅不仅有蓝色的墙壁，还有蓝色的天花板和地板。
[考点点拨] not only…but also…意为“不但……而且……”，是并列连词，在句子中可连接相同的成分。连接主语时，谓语动词应和最近的主语保持一致。类似用法的短语有：either... or...或者……或者……；neither…nor…既不……也不……（两者都不）。如：
Not only the students but also the teacher likes the movie.
不仅学生，而且老师也喜欢这部电影。（连接主语）
She not only sings well but also dances well.
她不但歌唱得好而且舞跳得也好。（连接谓语）
He plays not only the violin but also the piano.
他不但拉小提琴而且也弹钢琴。（连接宾语）
She is not only a dancer but also a writer.
她不仅是位舞蹈家，还是位作家。（连接表语）
Either you or I am wrong.或者是你错了，或者是我错了。
Neither you nor I am wrong.你和我都没有错。
三、重点语法
1．祈使句
(1)当我们想要告诉人们该做什么时，我们通常以动词原形引导一个句子。如：
Come into the room．到房间里面来。
Turn off the light.把灯关掉。
(2)当我们想要告诉人们不要做某事时，直接在动词原形前面加do not或don't。如：
Don't be late for school again不要再上学迟到了。
Do not go to sleep so late.别睡得这么晚。
(3)为了更有礼貌地给出指令，我们经常在句子中加please 一词。如：
Please cover the glass with a piece of glass.
请用一块玻璃把这个杯子盖起来。
Do not open the window, please.
请不要把窗户打开。
2．使用should和had better提建议
should意为“应该”，had better常和主语缩写为“'d better”，意had better两者都可以用来提建议，should 语气较委婉，had better话气较强烈。两者后面都跟动词原形。should的否定式是shouldn't，had better的否定式是had better not。如：
You should complete your test in time.
你们应该及时完成你们的试验。
You should not play with the knife in class.
你不应该在课堂上玩小刀。
You'd better take an umbrella with you today.
今天你最好带把伞在身边。
You'd better not tell her.
你最好不要告诉她。