Activity 1:Read and remember the new words
1. mood
2. whether
3. characteristic
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4. calm
5. peace
6. sadness
7. purity
8. feeling
9. wisdom
1. n. 心情,情绪
2. conj. 是否
3. n. 特征,品质
4. adj. 平静的
5. n. 安宁,和平,宁静
6. n.悲哀,哀伤
7. n.纯洁
8. n.感觉,感受
9. n.智慧
10. envy
11. green with envy
12. strength
13.heat
14.difficulty
15.have difficulty (in) doing sth.
16.decision
10. n.嫉妒,羡慕
11. 嫉妒的,眼红的
12. n. 力量
13. n. 热
14. n. 困难,费力
15. 做某事费劲
16. n. 决定
1. To influence someone means_____ . (Line 1)
a. to give someone a present
b. to make someone change
c. to ask someone for help
2. When you feel relaxed, you are_____.(Lin 7)
a. calm and not nervous
b. too tired to move
c. happy and cheerful
3. To prefer means _____. (Lin 13)
a. to hate something
b. to talk about something often
c. to like one thing more than another
4. To create means_____. (Lin 14)
a to grow
b to produce
c to find
Part B1
5. At a wedding, a man and a woman____.(Lin 11)
a. get into trouble
b. get married
c. fight with each other
6. To cheer someone up means ____. (Lin 15)
a. to make someone calmer
b. to make someone sadder
c. to make someone happier
7. To remind someone of something means to
help someone_____. (Lin 16)
a. to remember or think about something.
b. forget something
c. feel sure about something
8. To require means _____. (Lin 24)
a. to repair
b. to think
c. to need
the colour of snow
the colour of blood
the colour of the middle part of an egg
the colour of the sea
the colour of grass
the colour of an orange
Activity 2:话题 导入
Can you match them?
1.Which colour is your favourite?
2.Do you think colours can influence our moods?
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They look nice in colourful clothes.
How lovely they are !
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Without colours, our moods(心情) will be influenced(影响).
blue and white
calm and peaceful
Activity 3 : The power of colours
warm
wisdom
hope for success
red
hot
The power of colours
Millie has found an article about the relationship between colours and moods . Let’s find out what the different colours represent and how they influence us.
How many kinds of colours are there in the article?
What are they?
Tip: When skimming, reading
the title and the main headings is important.
white
blue
yellow
orange
green
red
Pre-task :Skimming (略读)
What kinds of colours are mentioned(提及)?
知识探究
Task :Scanning(细读/寻读)
Watch the video and read after it!
What does each colour represent?
知识探究
A: What does blue represent?
B: Blue represents calm.
peace
new life
1.It represents(代表) _________ .
So "I'm feeling blue." means "I'm feeling ________"
2.It can make us feel ______ ,
and brings ______ to our ____ and _____.
blue
sadness
calm and relaxed
peace
mind
body
知识探究
sad
(line6-10)
Careful-reading 细读
1.White is another ______colour.
2.It’s the colour of _______, so women like wearing white on their _______ day.
white
calm
purity
wedding
知识探究
(line10-11)
Careful-reading 细读
How do you feel in a room with warm colours?
People in cold areas prefer warm colours in their homes.居住在寒冷地区的人们宁愿在家里使用暖色调.
知识探究
1.Orange represents ________.
2.It can make you _______ and ______ you ______.
orange
joy
warm
cheer up
知识探究
(Part 3)
Careful-reading 细读
1.Yellow is the colour of ______, it makes us warm.
2.It can _____ you ______ a warm, sunny day.
3.It’s also the colour of ______ and _______
yellow
the sun
remind of
wisdom
知识探究
success
(Line16-18)
Careful-reading 细读
When you see this colour, how do you feel ?
1.When should you wear green?
2.What can green give you?
3.What does green represent?
4.What does “Someone is green-eyed mean?
green
When we feel tired or weak.
New life .
Energy.
/ˊ envi/
(Part 4)
Careful reading-细读
It means someone is”green with envy”.
1. If you require_________ in either body or mind, red may be of some help to you.
2. It’s the colour of _____.
3. It represents ______ and ______ ________.
4. Wearing red can make you take action or make a _________ more ______.
red
strength
heat
power
strong
easily
feelings
(Part 5)
Careful-reading 细读
/strenθ/
strong adj. strength n.
decision
decide v. decision n.
Warm
colours
Energetic colours
Strong
colours
Represent
Feelings
blue
white
peace,
sadness
purity
calm
peaceful
relaxed
orange
joy
warmth, wisdom,
success
happy, warm comfortable
green
new life, energy,
nature, envy
red
heat ,power,
strong feelings
Calm
colours
energetic
strong
powerful
s
u
m
m
a
r
y
colours
yellow
Activity 4
Colours can influence our moods,
Colours can change our moods,
Colours can make us feel happy or sad,
Colours can make us feel energetic or sleepy.
They represent different characteristics.
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Can you give your advice to Millie?
2
4
5
6
1
Which colour is suitable for each of them?
The best colors for Millie’s friends
The best colour for Lisa is _______.It is the colour of _______and it represents power.
red
heat
Daniel likes the colour_______ because it can help him _______ down when he is angry.
blue
calm
Sandy should use the colour_______ more. It can _______ her up when she feels sad.
orange
cheer
Paul's colour should be _______ . He works hard and hopes for _______
succes
yellow
Kitty likes spring. Her favourite colour is _______ because it is the colour of_______.
nature
What is your favourite colour
A: What is your favourite colour?
B: My favourite colour is…
A: Why?
B: It represents…
It is the colour of…
It makes me feel…
A: Does your favourite colour match your
characteristics?
B: Yes./No.
Activity 5:Survey
My favourite colour is_______________________.
It represents_______________________________.
I like it because ____________________________.
I am ___________________(your characteristics).
I think /don’t think my favourite colour matches my characteristics .
Does your favourite colour match your characteristics?
Yes No
What’s your favourite colour?
Fill in the questionnaire with your own
information . (P25)
归纳
1.Write a short passage about your parents’
favourite colours and their characteristics.
2.Search the Internet for some interesting
phrases about colours.
We are lucky enough to see so many colours.
Please love life, love study!
Every day is colourful!
We live in a world full of colours.