1、每日精彩一句：My favourite colour Of all the colours, I like red/ yellow/ blue/ green best because,每日精彩一句：My favourite colour Of all the colours, I like red best because red symbolizes joy ,happiness ,excitement and good luck in our culture. Of all the colours, I like green best because it is the most comm

2、on colour in nature and it is often used to represent growth, health and environment.,每日精彩一句：My favourite colour Of all the colours, I like black best because it is thought to be cool and elegant. Of all the colours, I like white best because it is associated with cleanliness, purity, virtue and inn

3、ocence. Of all the colours, I like yellow best because it is the colour of hope as well as sunshine and warmth.,Unit 3,The Meaning of Colour,Colour idioms 1 She was watching a horror film and went white as a sheet. 2 He was tickled pink when he won tickets to see Manchester United play during their

4、China tour. 3 I bought a new car last month and now I have no money in my bank account. I always seem to be in the red.,=pale because of fear,=delighted, very pleased,=in debt,Colour idioms 4 I was green with envy when I heard she was going to London for a month while I had to stay here and work. 5

5、I was feeling blue because my football team lost again. 6 I have been very careful about how much money I have been spending lately so now my account is in the black.,= jealous,=unhappy, miserable,=having money in the bank account,Reading,National flags, colors and cultures,Pre-reading Activities,Ne

6、xt, we will watch a clip of video, which is about raising our national flag. Then think about the following questions.,What is our national flag like? Can you describe it?,What do colors on the national flag of China symbolize?,The red color of the flag represents the blood of the revolutionary mart

7、yrs (m:t烈士). The color of the five stars is yellow, which symbolizes the bright future. Among the five stars, the bigger one stands for the Communist Party of China while the other four represent the different groups of people in China who are all united behind the Party.,Our National Flag,National

8、flags,Canada,England,Germany,South Korea,Brazil,Japan,Each countrys national flag is made up of different colours. Have you ever wondered why?,返回,France,America,Indonesia,Skimming,Skim the Internet article quickly and answer the following questions:,Reading and Comprehension,1.What do the colors use

9、d on the French flag remind us of? 2.How many stars are there on the national flag of the USA? 3.What color is the Indonesian flag?,The motto of the Revolution: liberty, equality and fraternity,Fifty,Red and white,Scanning,1.What does a national flag tell us? 2.What led to the unrest in France befor

10、e the Revolution? 3.Why has the French flag become one of the most important national flag in history? 4.Why caused Americans to demand separation from Britain? 5. What do the stars and stripes on the American flag represent? 6. What was the Indonesian national flag like in the 13th century? 7.What

11、is the most common explanation of the meaning of the colors on the Indonesian flag?,1.What does the national flag tell us? 2.What led to the great unrest before the Revolution? 3.Why has the French flag become one of the most important national flags in history?,A national flag tells us something ab

12、out the country it represents, such as its values, beliefs and cultures.,That people had no freedom and were suffering fom hunger led to it.,Because in salute to the French and their revolution, many countries have chosen to sue the same colors on their flags as the French did.,4.What caused America

13、ns to demand separation from Britain? 5. What do the stars and stripes on the American flag represent? 6. What was the Indonesian national flag like in the 13th century?,Because the British raised the tac rates in America and increased control over their American colonies. Americans couldnt tolerate

14、 the way that British ruled the country and they demanded independence.,The fifty stars represent the fifty states and the thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen states that joined together to fight for independence from Britain.,It had nine red and white stripes.,1.What does the national

15、flag tell us? 2.What led to the great unrest before the Revolution? 3.Why has the French flag become one of the most important national flags in history?,A national flag tells us something about the country it represents, such as its values, beliefs and cultures.,That people had no freedom and were

16、suffering fom hunger led to it.,Because in salute to the French and their revolution, many countries have chosen to sue the same colors on their flags as the French did.,III. Reading and Comprehension,Blue,White,Red,France,The USA,Indonesia,bravery, revolution, strength and blood of the French,stren

17、gth and bravery,blood or things that are physical; color of sugar; bravery,peace and honesty,purity and innocence,the spiritual; rice; purity,liberty and justice,hard work and justice,-,Reading Strategy,Before reading an article: Read the headline and the first paragraph to get an idea of the theme

18、or topic. Think about the topic and what you already know.,Practice: Read this article with the above method.,The meanings of national flags,The National flag of the USA,The National flag of France,What we can get from national flags,The National flag of Indonesia,The structure of the text,colours B

19、ritain revolution spiritual independence liberty sugar bravery blue represent,Dear Juanya, I read an interesting article about national flags today. It said that the (1)_ used on a flag (2)_ things about that country. I also learnt that the same colour can correspond to different meanings in differe

20、nt cultures! The French flag is red, white and(3)_. The colour white represents peace and honesty, red stands for (4)_, revolution, strength and blood of the French, and blue symbolizes(5)_ and justice. This flag was first used at the start of the French Revolution that brought liberation to the people. The USA also began using a red, white and blue flag following a (6)_. The USA was once a land co