1、The power of colours,Unit 2 Reading(1),Our world is full of colours,Whats your favourite colour?,Do you think that colours can influence our moods?,They look nice in colourful clothes. How lovely they are !,Without colours, our moods（心情） will be influenced（影響）.,mood n.心情 influence vt.影響 whether conj

2、.是否 characteristic n.特征，品質(zhì) calm adj.平靜的，沉著的 relaxed adj.放松的，自在的 peace n. 安寧；和平；和睦 sadness n.悲哀，憂傷 purity n.純潔 wedding n.婚禮，結(jié)婚慶典 prefer vt.寧愿選擇，更喜歡 create vt.造成，引起；創(chuàng)造 feeling n.感覺，感受,cher up 使振作起來 remind vt.提醒，使想起 wisdom n.智慧 as conj.因?yàn)?envy n.妒忌，羨慕 green with envy 妒忌的，眼紅的 require vt.需要，要求 strength n

3、.力量 heat n. 熱 difficulty n.困難，費(fèi)力 have difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事費(fèi)勁,Millie is not sure about the meanings of some words in the article. Help her work out what the words mean. Circle the correct letters.,B1,1. To influence someone means _. A. to give someone a present B. to make someone change C. t

4、o ask someone for help 2. When you feel relaxed, you are_. A. calm and not nervous B. too tired to move C. happy and cheerful,B,A,3. To prefer means _. A. to hate something B. to talk about something often C. to like one thing more than another 4. To create means _. A. to grow B. to produce C. to fi

5、nd,C,B,5. At a wedding, a man and a woman _. A. get into trouble B. get married C. fight with each other 6. To cheer someone up means _. A. to make someone calmer B. to make someone sadder C. to make someone happier,B,C,7. To remind someone of something means to help someone _. A. remember or think

6、about something B. forget something C. feel sure about something 8. To require means _. A. to repair B. to think C. to need,A,C,white,blue,yellow,orange,green,red,Pre-task Task1:Skim the text （略讀課文） What kinds of colours are mentioned（提及）?,white,blue,yellow,orange,green,red,While task Task2:Read and

7、 answer How do you feel when you see them?,Blue is a _ colour. It brings _ to our mind and body. It represent _. “I am feeling blue” means I am feeling _.,blue,calm,peace,sadness,sad,While task Task 3fill the blanks,White is another _ colour. Its also the colour of _. Many women like to wear white o

8、n their _ day.,white,calm,purity,wedding,Task4 Read and answer Warm colours 1. What colours are warm colours? 2. Why do people in cold areas prefer warm colours in their homes? 3. What does yellow represent?,To create a warm and comfortable feeling.,Orange and yellow.,It represents the sun and wisdo

9、m.,While task,What colour can you see and how do you feel now?,While task Task5,1.When should we wear green? 2.What can green give us? 3.What does green represent?,green,When we feel tired or weak.,Energy.,New life.,Read and answer the following questions. 1. What does red represent? 2. What can red

10、 help people?,It represents heat, power and strong feelings.,It can help people take action and make a decision.,While task Task6,Intensive reading,Millie is thinking about her friends. Help her decide which colour is suitable for each of them. Use the information on pages 22 and 23 to help you.,B3,

11、1 The best colour for Lisa is _. It is the colour of _ and it represents power. 2 Daniel likes the colour _ because it can help him _ down when he is angry.,red,heat,blue,calm,3 Sandy should use the colour _ more. It can _ her up when she feels sad. 4 Pauls colour should be _. He works hard and hope

12、s for _.,orange,cheer,yellow,success,5 Kitty likes spring. Her favourite colour is _ because it is the colour of _.,green,nature,This article tells us something about the relationship between _ and _. _ and _ are calm colours because they make you feel calm and _. Blue can also represent _, and whit

13、e is the colour of _. _ represents joy, and _ is the colour of _. They are _ colours.,Complete the passage.,colours,moods,Blue,white,peaceful,sadness,purity,Orange,yellow,wisdom,warm,_ is an energetic colour. It represents new life and _ because it is the colour of_. It is also the colour of _. Red

14、is a _ colour. It represents _, _ and strong feelings.,Green,growth,nature,envy,strong,power,heat,S1: Hello, . S2/3:Hello,. S1: What is your favorite color? Why do you like it? S2: My favorite color is . because it represents (and it can also.) S1:Which colour do you like best,.? And why? S3: I like

15、 best. I like it because . (I feel .) S1: . .,Interview your friends their favourite colours and why. Practise in groups of three,black tea red letter day blue Monday A yellow dog White lies green hand Black sheep,紀(jì)念日 紅茶 忘恩負(fù)義之徒 倒霉的星期一 新手 善意的謊言 敗家子,Do you know these idioms(習(xí)語) about colors:,Colours, colours, calm colours, Blue is harmony,white is purity. Colours, colours, warm colours, Orange is joy,yellow is wisdom. Colours, colours, energetic and strong colours, Green is energy, red is power. Colours, colours, Lets enjoy our life, Lets enjoy the colourful world!,Every day is colourful ! !