课件21张PPT。Unit 2 ColoursReading (1)Today I am happy.
Today I’m in a good mood.Lead-in How do you feel when you see the following colours?Colours may influence our moods and make us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy. They represent different characteristics.bring peace to our mind and body?
feel sad/ blue
represent sadness the colour of purityMany women like to wear white on their wedding day.create a warm and comfortable feeling
cheer you upthe colour of the sun
remind you of a warm, sunny day
the colour of wisdom
use it when you hope for successrepresent new life the colour of naturegreen with envythe colour of heatmake it easier to take action How many kinds of colours are talked about in the text?
What are they?Skimmingblue, whiteorange, yellowgreenredFour kinds of colourscalm colourswarm coloursenergetic coloursstrong coloursa. wisdomb. new lifec. powerd. puritye. joyf. peace ScanningWhat does each colour
represent? (Line 1) 1. To influence someone means ____.
a. to give someone a present
b. to make someone change
c. to ask someone for help
(Line7) 2. When you feel relaxed, you are _____.
a. calm and not nervous
b. too tired to move
c. happy and cheerful
(Line 13) 3. To prefer means _____.
a. to hate something
b. to talk about something often
c. to like one thing more than another
(Line 14) 4. To create means ____.
a. to grow b. to produce c. to findListen, read and circle(Line 11) 5. At a wedding, a man and a woman ____.
a. get into trouble
b. get married
c. fight with each other
(Line 15) 6. To cheer someone up means _____.
a. to make someone calmer
b. to make someone sadder
c. to make someone happier
(Line 16) 7. To remind someone of something means to help someone _____.
a. remember or think about something
b. forget something
c. feel sure about something
(Line 24) 8. To require means ____.
a. to repair b. to think c. to needParagraph 2: Read loudly and fill in the blanks. Blue and white are ______ colours. Blue can bring _____ to our mind and body. It can also represent ______. White is the colour of _____. Many women like wearing white on their _______ day.calmpeacesadnesspurityweddingCareful readingcheer you upremind you of a warm, sunny day;
use it when you hope for successParagraphs 3-4: Read and complete the table. 1. Red is the colour of heat and represents nature.
2. Green is only the colour of nature and new life.
3. Green can give us energy.
4. Red can help you make a decision.
5. Wearing red won’t help you if you need strength.FFFTTParagraphs 5-6: The best colours for Millie’s friendsredheatbluecalmorangecheeryellowsuccessgreennaturePost-reading Suppose you have a new bedroom, there is a bed, a bookcase, a desk, a chair, a lamp, curtains … in it. What colours do you want to paint them and why?
Discussion1. Listen to the tape, read the passage over and over again to be familiar with it.
2. Finish off the relevant exercises.HomeworkThank you!课件17张PPT。Unit 2 ColoursReading (2)calm coloursbluewhitewarm coloursorangeyellowenergetic coloursgreenstrong coloursredsadness peacejoysuccesswisdomenergynaturestrong feelingspowerpuritynew lifeenvyheatRevisionRetell the passage with the help of the flow chart.What colours can help?1.Tom can’t decide where to go on holiday.
Mary can’t sleep every night. What colour should her room be painted?
Millie needs to practice dancing for 3 hours every day. She is very tired and weak.(red)(blue)(green)4. This term John has failed many times in exams. He really hopes for success.5. Kimi is so sad because he has missed the chance to go to Jay Chou’s concert. (yellow)(orange)影响我们的情绪
感到放松
给我们的身心带来安宁
代表悲伤
创造温暖舒适的感觉
使某人振作
希望获得成功
热量的颜色
做某事费劲
做决定Translate some phrases.influence our moods
feel relaxed
bring peace to our mind and body
represent sadness
create a warm and comfortable feeling
cheer sb. up
hope for success
the colour of heat
have difficulty doing sth
make a decisionYou may wonder whether it is true.
你可能想知道这是否是真的。
Language points: whether/if意为“是否”，引导原来为一般疑问句的宾语从句，后面用陈述句语序。
e.g. 我们不知道明天是否会下雨。 We don’t know whether/if it will rain tomorrow.2. Colours can make us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.
颜色能使我们感觉快乐或悲伤，精力充沛或昏昏欲睡。
make后可接“宾语+宾语补足语”的结构，该补足语可以由名词、形容词、(不带to的)动词不定式或过去分词充当。
e.g. 我们让他当我们的班长。
这个笑话使我们开怀大笑。 We made him our monitor.
The joke made us laugh happily
3. It can cheer you up when you are feeling sad.
当你感到难过时，它可以使你振作起来。
cheer … up “使振作起来”，如果是名词作宾语可放中间，也可放后面；如果是代词作宾语，代词只能放中间。
e.g. 我写那首歌是为了使自己振作起来。
I wrote that song to cheer myself up.
4. Yellow can remind you of a warm sunny day.
黄色能使你想到温暖、阳光明媚的一天。
① remind sb. of sth.
② remind sb. to do /not to do sth.
③ remind sb. that-clause
Please remind me to post the letter.e.g. ①请记得提醒我要寄这封封信。②这首歌使我们想起了雷锋。The song reminded us of Lei Feng.5. If you require strength in either body or mind, red may be of some help to you.
如果你需要体力或脑力，红色可能会对你有些帮助。
be of some/great/no help to sb. “对某人有些/极有/没有帮助”，类似help的词还有value/importance/use等，等于be helpful to sb。
e.g. 他的建议对我来说没有帮助。
学好英语对我们来说有很大的重要性。
His advice is of no help to me.
Learning English well is of great importance to us.
6. Wearing red can also make it easier to take action.
穿红色也可以更容易采取行动。
make/find it adj. (for sb) to do sth. “使/发现（某人）做某事 ……” ，it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为to do sth, adj为宾补。
e.g. 我发现两天内完成那项工作很难。
I find it difficult to finish the job in two days.
7. This may help when you are having difficulty making a decision.
当你犹豫不决时，这么做有助于你做决定。
have some/much/no difficulty with sth.
“在……方面有些费劲/很费劲/毫不费劲
have difficulty/trouble/problems (in) doing sth. “做某事费劲/有麻烦/有困难” 。
e.g. 他们用英语交谈毫不费劲。
They have no difficulty (in) talking with each other in English.
Dear Suzy
This week I’ve learnt that colours can _______ our moods? Do you know what colours ________? For example, white represents purity. Blue can help you feel _______. However, it can also mean _______.
I prefer warm colours such as orange. Orange represents ___ and can __________ if you are feeling sad.
Do you like green? Green can give you _____; it also represents envy. ___ can help you when you are having _______ making a _______.
What’s your favourite colour? Write back soon.
Yours
Millie
influencerepresentrelaxedsadnessjoycheer you upenergyReddifficultydecisionExercisesHelp Suzy finish the letter to Millie.A: Excuse me, …. What is your favorite colour?
B: I like … best. It represents ….
A: Why do you like it?
B: I like it because ….
A: What are your characteristics?
B: I am ….
A: Does your favourite colour match your characteristics?
B: … Talk about your favourite colour and your own characteristics.Make an interviewFill in the questionnaire with your own information to see if your favourite colour matches your characteristics.
My favourite colour is ____________.
It represents ___________________.
I like it because ________________.
I am _________________________.
Does your favourite colour match your
characteristics? Yes No
1. Retell the article.
2. Review the language points in this article.
3. Finish off the relevant exercises.HomeworkThank you!
