Unit 2 Colours The power of colours By
Unit 2 Colours ----The power of colours ---By Donghua Wei
moods Sadness Fear Joy Disgust (反感) Anger
strong strength wedding pure purity heat hot
Pre-reading colours influence moods
Unit 2 Colours ----The power of colours ---By Wei Donghua
What kind of text is it according to the title? A. Narrative(�述� ) B. Expositive(�明�) C. Argumentative(�述�) D. Descriptive(描述�)
Skimming colours 1. How many kinds of colours are talked calm warm energetic strong about in the text? colours 2. What are they?
Scanningrepresent ? wisdom colours 1 blue a wisdom 2 white b new life 3 orange c power 4 yellow d purity 5 green e joy 6 red f peace
Guessing from contexts r e e ch ) 5 1 e n i l ( up remind(line 16) ) 4 e 2 u q e r n i l ( ire
1. To cheer someone up means _____. C (Line 15) A. to make someone calmer B. to make someone sadder C. to make someone happier 2. To remind someone of something means to A help someone ______. (Line 16) A. remember or think about something B. forget something C. feel sure about something 3. To require means _____. C (Line 24) A. to repair B. to think C. to need
Reading in depth Read Para. 1 and answer What can colours do? can influence our moods. They can change our moods and make us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.
Calm colours What colour can show their feelings? I require ___ because it_____. I really feel______. I am sad. I prefer ___ because it _____.
Warm colours 2 1 joy create orange prefer remind 3 sun success prefer wisdom Warm colours yellow cheer
You are so successful! I am “green with envy” now. A. 高兴 B. 妒忌 C. 害怕
Energetic colours True or False 1. Green is only the colour of new life and nature. 2. Green can make you feel tired or weak. 3. Green can give us energy.
Strong colours Please talk with your partner according to Part 5. A: When may red be of some help to you? B: It may be helpful when… A: Is it a cool colour? B: No, it is the … A: What does it represent? B: Well it represents… A: Will it help if you have difficulty making a decision? B: Yes, wearing… …
A summary of the passage Our moods are ______1_______ by Relationship influenced colors. relaxed Calm Blue makes people not only ____2___, colors /White calm and peaceful but also ___3____ sad sometimes while white brings people a purity at weddings. feeling of ___4___ warm Warm Orange Both colors can make us feel ___5___. colors /Yellow cheer Meanwhile, orange can ___6___ you up wisdom and yellow may bring you ___7____. Energet Green ic colors Strong Red colors By looking at green, tired and weak people would be full of ___8____ energy and new life again. Red is the best colour to make you so mind strong either in body or in ___9___that
Post reading: Colour Therapy(�法 )
1 The best colour for Lisa is red ______. It is the colour ofheat _______ and it represents power. blue 2 Daniel likes the colour ____ calm down because it can help him _______ when he is angry. 3 Sandy should use the colour cheer her _____ orange more. It can ____ up when she feels sad.
4 Paul’s colour should be _____. yellow He works hard and hopes for _____. success 5 Kitty likes spring. Her favourite green colour is _____ because it is nature the colour of _____.
Classroom Teachers’ office The library Dormitory(宿舍) The dining hall
Our colourful school! Ø Make a report. Ø 4 students form a group. Ø Choose 4 places to design. Ø Design colours and explain reasons. Ø Each student talks about one place.
Classroom Teachers’ office The library Dormitory(宿舍) The dining hall
Let’s guess! • We are all green hands in life but we will always try! • We may have blue days but we will never give up. • One day, we will be black horses to surprise everyone around us.
Homework: 1. Please design a house and write about the colours in it. 2. Finish Reading. I in the workbook. 3. Try to find out more about colours on the Internet. (http: //www. bbc. co. uk/homes/design/colour_psyc hologyofcolour. shtml)
Wonderful colours! Wonderful moods! Wonderful lives!
Thank you!
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