Diy: Do It Yourself: Think Discuss
Diy: Do It Yourself: Think Discuss
Diy: Do It Yourself: Think Discuss
THINK AND
U N I T DISCUSS
1 Read the unit title. Have you
DIY: Do It
ever heard the expression
“Do It Yourself” or “DIY”?
What types of projects are
Yourself
typically “DIY”?
2 Look at the photo and read
the caption. How do you think
Open Source Ecology relates
to the unit title? Explain.
PART 1
The Psychology behind DIY
The LifeTrac IV open-source tractor by
Listening
Open Source Ecology, 2012. Open Source
Understand Content-Rich Material
Ecology was founded by TED speaker Marcin
Jakubowski. It is a network of farmers, Speaking
engineers, architects, and supporters that Explain a Process
uses open-source technology to allow for the Pronunciation
construction of different industrial machines to Intonation in Lists
build a civilization with modern-day comforts.
PART 2
TALKS
Marcin Jakubowski
Open-sourced blueprints for
civilization
Note Taking
Record Information from Lists
PUT IT TOGETHER
Communicate
Present and Explain a Process
Presentation Skill
Organize Information in a Logical
Sequence
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C 2.32 Read and listen to the sentences with words from the lecture. Choose the
correct meaning or explanation of each bold word.
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
1. The table I bought was cheap, but I had to assemble it myself. The instructions
were terrible. It took me hours!
A COMMUNICATE Work in a small group. Discuss these questions. a. build b. deliver c. put together
1. Look at the photo. What are the people doing? How do you think they feel? 2. Many business people saw the potential for making money with DIY products,
so they started to develop products that people could make themselves.
2. Why do you think some people like to do DIY projects, such as remodeling a
a. certainty b. difficulty c. possibility
house, rather than hiring someone to do it for them?
3. Why do you think some people like to make things for themselves—for example, 3. Despite the slow economy, the sales of our DIY projects have been very good
knitting a sweater or building a piece of furniture—rather than buying them? this month. We hope to maintain or even increase sales next month.
a. improve a little b. keep at the same rate c. slow down
4. Do you like to make or build things yourself? If yes, what kinds of things? If not,
why not? 4.
Some consumers buy furniture that they need to put together themselves
because it’s cheaper. A consumer is someone who .
B 2.31 THINK CRITICALLY Predict. Think about the title of the lecture and listen
a. buys things b. makes things c. wants to save money
to the first section. In a group, make a list of questions in your notebook that you
think the lecture will answer. 5. More and more businesses are beginning to reduce their dependence on oil
because it is not a sustainable source of energy. Instead, they are beginning to
invest in forms of energy that will always be available, such as wind and solar.
a. able to continue to exist and grow b. acceptable to everyone c. easy and ready to use
6.
My brother likes to do projects in his free time. I’ve never seen him sit down
A husband and wife and just watch television. He doesn’t like to be idle. Someone who is idle
remodel an old home.
doesn’t .
a. feel alone b. have work to do c. like to relax
7.
The researchers are looking for people to be in their study. Participants have
to be over the age of 21. A participant is someone who .
a. is 22 or older b takes part in a research study c. works in a research lab
8. There are two versions of the instructions. One is in English, and the other is in
Spanish. A version is .
a. a piece of paper with information on how to do something
b. a different type of explanation
c. a form of something that differs from other forms of the same thing
9. I bought a beautiful old table from someone on the Internet for $100. I took it to
an antique dealer and he valued it at $1,000. Do you think I should keep it?
a. bought b. put a price on c. tried to sell
10. Think about the business implications of the results of the study. Do you think
that business owners will change anything based on the research?
a. extreme difficulties b. possible effects c. special reasons
E 2.34 1.38 LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS Listen to the lecture. It is divided
into two segments. Each segment describes a different experiment. There will be
a pause of about one minute before you hear the experiment results. Work with a
partner to predict what the results will be. Then listen to the results and check your
answers.
Experiment 1
1. What do you think most people in Group 1 did? Why do you think so?
2. What do you think most people in Group 2 did? Why do you think so?
a. Participants valued their own origami frogs. HOMEOWNER DIY: THE GROWING
b. Participants with no experience making origami followed instructions to
POPULARITY OF HOMEOWNER
make origami frogs. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE U.S.
c. People not involved in making the frogs valued the participant-made HOMEOWNERS AND HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, 2012
and expert-made origami frogs. AMERICANS WHO OWNED HOMEOWNERS PLANNING HOME
HOMES IN 2012 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN 2012
d. Participants valued expert-made origami frogs.
28%
DID NOT
35% 30% PLAN TO DO
AFTER YOU LISTEN DO NOT
OWN
DID NOT
PLAN HOME
THE WORK
THEMSELVES
HOMES IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS 72%
PLANNED TO DO
H COMMUNICATE Work in a small group. Discuss the answers to these questions. THE WORK
65% 70% THEMSELVES
1. Did anything in the lecture surprise you? Explain what and why. OWN HOMES PLANNED HOME
IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS
2. Do you agree with the hypotheses of the first experiment: Most people prefer
being busy to being idle, but they need a reason to be busy? Explain your
answers with specific examples from your personal experience.
WHERE DO THEIR IDEAS COME FROM?
3. Why do you think the participants in the second experiment valued their origami
frogs so highly? Have you ever had an experience that supports or contradicts
what the researchers found? Explain it to your group.
1. What is the most popular source for DIY home improvement ideas? Why do you
think it is the most popular source?
2. Were you surprised at the high percentage of people who said they planned on
doing their own home improvement projects? Why, or why not?
3. What percentage do you think actually completed the projects? Explain your answer.
4. If this survey were done in your country, how do you think the percentages
would compare? Would they be similar? Higher? Lower? If you think there would
be differences, what might some of the reasons for those differences be?
5. Do you think the information in the lecture is enough to explain the popularity of
home improvement DIY in the U.S.? If not, what might some other explanations be?
When speakers list three or more things, they use rising intonation on all of the items in the
SPEAKING SKILL Explain a Process list except for the final item, where they use either falling intonation or rising and then falling
intonation.
When you explain a process – how to do something – you can use signal words
2.38 Read and listen to the example.
and phrases to signal steps in the process. Here are some examples:
First, Second, Third, Then, Next, Finally, They didn’t let the participants bring anything into the room—no cell phones, books, or paper.
J COLLABORATE Work with a partner. Follow these steps. M COMMUNICATE Complete each of the sentences with your own ideas. Then say
your sentences to a partner. Practice the correct stress and intonation of your lists.
Step 1: Look at exercise F on page 147. Add signal words where necessary. You do not need a signal Use the same word form for all of the items in your list; for example, use all nouns in
word for every sentence, and sometimes more than one signal word is possible. 1, all gerunds (-ing form) in 2, etc.
Step 2: Look at exercise F on page 147 again. This time, imagine that you are the head researcher for
experiment 1 and you are telling your assistant how to conduct the experiment. Take turns explaining the 1. Some of the reasons I decided to take classes at this program are because of
steps of the experiment. Use signal words where necessary. the , the , and the
Example: First, divide the participants into two groups. .
Step 3: Close your books. Take turns explaining the steps of the experiment to your partner. Use the 2. Some good ways to learn and remember new vocabulary are
imperative, the simple present, and signal words where necessary.
, , and .
A Read the title, the information about the TED speaker, and the key terms below.
Which of the following statements do you think are true about the TED speaker?
Discuss your ideas with a partner.
Key terms
open-sourced: information that is published on the Internet that others can use or
adapt for free. It is available (“open”) to anyone with an Internet connection.
blueprint: a design plan or technical drawing that shows you how to build something,
for example, a machine or a house.
self-sustaining village: a small town where everything the community needs to survive
(for example, food, shelter, energy) is made right in the village.
a starter kit: a starter kit is something that contains all of the material and instructions
PART 2 you need to start a DIY project.
Open-sourced
blueprints for B COMMUNICATE Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.
“
4. Look at the quote on page 152. What do you think a “civilization starter kit”
. . . a single burned might be?
DVD is effectively a
civilization starter kit.
”
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D 2.40 The sentences below will help you learn words in the TED Talk. Read and 5. (n) the relationship between how many quality products and
listen to the sentences and guess the meanings of the words in bold. Then write
services each worker or industry can produce in a given amount of time
each word or phrase next to its definition on page 155.
a. When I set out to do something, I am usually successful in completing it. 6. (n) in a big or small way
b. After the earthquake, people whose houses were destroyed had to move. They started a 7. (n) methods or ways
settlement just outside of town, close to the river.
c. The new machines helped increase productivity on the farm. They helped the farmers do their work 8. (n) spread or placement over an area
faster and more efficiently.
9. (adj) logical; supported by evidence
d. His ideas are sound. He has developed them over years of research.
e. In some countries, the distribution of wealth is quite unequal. For example, one percent of the 10. (v) overcome; go past the limitations
people might control 99 percent of the wealth.
f. In today’s world, there are many different means of communication: email, text messages, E COMMUNICATE Read the statements. Are they true or false for you? Write T for
telephone, etc. true or F for false for each statement. Then explain your answers to a partner.
g. You can only transcend your fear if you understand what you are afraid of and face it directly. By
facing your fear, you can often get past it and move on. 1. When I set out to do something, I sometimes get distracted and don’t finish what I started.
h. When there is a large supply of houses and very few buyers, house prices go down. On the other 2. The productivity of workers in my country is high, compared to other countries.
hand, when there is a scarcity of houses and a lot of potential buyers, housing prices rise. This is
called the law of supply and demand. 3. The distribution of wealth in my country is very unequal.
i. Using machines rather than human workers, factories are able to make products on a large scale.
For example, a shoe factory might be able to produce a thousand pairs of shoes a day, while 4. One day, human beings will be able to transcend their differences and live in peace.
someone making shoes by hand can only work on a small scale, making two pairs a day.
5. One of the biggest problems facing humanity is the scarcity of water.
6. I think it would be exciting to live in a small settlement far away from a big city.
WATCH
F 1.39 WATCH FOR MAIN IDEAS Watch the TED Talk. Check [✓] the three
phrases that express what Jakubowski is trying to achieve. Then compare your
answers with a partner’s. If you did not check a statement, explain why.
2. help people live in a way that does not hurt the environment
3. sell machines to the public that are easy to fix and last a long time
Segment 1: What is Jakubowski’s background? 3. What did Jakubowski do to solve the problem?
a. He proved that he could achieve industrial productivity on a small scale and got
people from all over the world to invest money in his project.
b. He built tools and machines that allowed him to achieve high productivity and
What were some of the most important machines that Jakubowski needed? then made his designs available to others on the Internet.
J COMMUNICATE Work with a partner. Compare your answers from exercise I.
Segment 2: What were the characteristics of the machines and tools he needed?
K 1.42 EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY Watch the excerpts from the TED Talk.
Guess the meanings of the phrases in the box.
Segment 3: What information has he published on his wiki?
at a fraction of the cost be broke show up unleash supply chain
Segment 4: What are the barriers that he wants to lower?
WORDS IN THE TALK
the grid (n): the electrical power system managed by large utility companies
prototype (n): working model of a machine or other object used to test it before producing the final version
repository (n): a place to store objects or information where they can be easily accessed
wiki(n.): a Web site that allows users to change or add things on it
1. Jakubowski mentions that participants from all over the world have traveled to
his farm to help him develop the Global Village Construction Set. Would you like
to visit Jakubowski’s farm and meet him? Would you like to be involved in his
project? Why, or why not?
2. Do you think Jakubowski will achieve his goal of completing the Global Village
Construction Set? Why, or why not?
C Choose a process to present to a classmate. You can use one of the suggestions G THINK CRITICALLY Evaluate. With your partner, discuss the feedback you
below, or you can think of your own idea. received. Discuss what you did well and what might make your presentation even
stronger.
How to build, make, or fix something How to plant a garden