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Unit 2 Colours
Reading (2)
Revision
Let’s fill in the blanks.
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 white is the colour of _______.________ represents joy, and _________ is the colour of wisdom. They are ________ colours. If you hope for _______, please wear yellow clothes.
colours
moods
Blue
white
peaceful
sadness
purity
Orange
yellow
warm
success
________ is an energetic colour. It represents new life and ___________ as it is the colour of _________. It is also the colour of __________. Red is a ________colour. It is the colour of ________ and represents ________ and strong feelings. It can help you when you are having __________ making a ________ . What is your favourite colour?
Green
growth
nature
envy
strong
heat
power
difficulty
decision
Phrases and
useful expressions
influence our moods
change our moods / minds
feel sleepy / happy/ relaxed
be painted blue
on one’s wedding day
people in cold areas
cheer sb up
remind sb of ----
影响我们的情绪
改变我们的情绪/主意
觉得困倦/高兴/放松
被粉刷成蓝色
在婚礼当天
寒冷地区的人
使某人振作起来
使某人想起……
remind sb (not) to do
hope for success
green with envy
be of help to ----
=be helpful to ---
make it easy to do
have difficulty (in)doing
make a decision ( to do )
get into trouble
提醒某人(不)做某事
希望成功
妒忌的,眼红的
对……有帮助
使得做某事容易
做某事有困难
作出决定(做某事)
陷入困境
fight with each other
calm down
take action to do
the colour of wisdom
represent sadness
bring peace to our mind and body
create a warm and comfortable feeling
互相打架
冷静下来
采取行动
智慧的颜色
代表悲伤
给身心带来平和
营造温暖舒适的感觉
Important language points
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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. 使某人想起……
② remind sb. to do /not to do sth.提醒某人做/不做某事
③ remind sb. that-clause从句
e.g. ①请记得提醒我要寄这封信。
②这首歌使我们想起了雷锋。
Please remind me to post the letter.
The song reminded us of Lei Feng.
4. 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”,等于be helpful to sb。
类似help的词还有value/importance/use等。
be of value =be valuable ; be of importance =be important ; be of use= be useful
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.
5. 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。
1). difficulty n. 困难 difficult adj. 困难的
have difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事遇到困难
=have trouble/problems (in) doing sth.
“做某事费劲/有麻烦/有困难”
Kitty has some difficulty learning Chinese.
Kitty 学习汉语遇到了一些困难。
【拓展】
have some/much/no difficulty with sth.
“在……方面有些费劲/很费劲/毫不费劲
have fun/ have a good time doing 做某事很愉快
e.g. 他们用英语交谈毫不费劲。
他们昨天在公园里踢足球很愉快。
They have no difficulty (in) talking with each other in English.
They had fun playing football in the park yesterday .
2). decision n. 决定 decide v. 决定
make a decision 作出决定=make up one’s mind 下决心
He has decided to study hard from now on.
他决定从现在起努力学习。
=He has made a decision to study hard from now on.
=He has made up his mind to study hard from now on.
influence vt./n. 影响 =affect v./ effect n.
have an effect/influence on someone 对某人有影响
6. How do colours influence us ? 色彩如何影响我们?
What a parent says and does influences his child much.
父母的言行对孩子的影响很大。
prefer v. 宁愿选择,更喜欢 现在分词和过去式要双写-r再加-ing或-ed;
prefer sth/ doing 更喜欢某物/做某事=like sth/doing better;
prefer to do sth 更喜欢做某事/宁愿做某事;
prefer A to B(相对B而言更喜欢A) 这里的to也是介词,A与B是平行结构,可以是名词,也可以都是动名词。
7. People in cold areas prefer warm colours in their homes to create a warm and comfortable feeling. 寒冷地区的人们在家里更喜欢用暖色来营造温暖舒适的感觉。
—Do you like swimming?你喜欢游泳吗?
—Yes, but I prefer sailing.喜欢,但我更喜欢驾驶帆船。
I prefer to spend the weekend at home.我喜欢在家里度周末。
I would prefer to stay at home tonight.今晚我想待在家里。
She prefers to be alone.她更喜欢独处。
I prefer dogs to cats.
在狗与猫之间我更喜欢狗。
Most people prefer trains to buses.
大多数人愿意坐火车而不愿坐汽车
Exercises
Children are easily _________(影响)by their friends .
--I am always afraid of speaking in front of many people .
--I know the ________(感受).
People from different backgrounds live in ______ (和平) in this area.
Talking care of a pet dog ________(需要) a lot of care and attention.
The fast development has _______(造成) a lot of problems .
influenced
feeling
peace
requires
created
一. 根据句意和所给汉语写出单词
1.Colours can make us _____(feel) happy or
sad, __________(energy) or _______(sleep).
2.__________(wear) blue clothes or ________
(sleep) in a blue room is good for our mind
and body.
3.Orange can bring you ________. It can make you __________ (successfully).
4.Yellow is the color of ________(wise).
5.People living in cold climates prefer_______ (use) warm colors in their homes.
feel
energetic
sleepy
Wearing
sleeping
success
successful
wisdom
to use
二. 用所给词的适当形式填空
6.My young brother has ___________(difficult) expressing himself clearly .
7. If you have some close friends , you can share your joys and _________(sad) with them .
8. What a terrible _________(decide) he made ! He shouldn’t refuse the invitation .
9. He was a man of _________(wise) and changed the world a lot .
10. I’ve lived in Nanjing for five years , but I’m still not used to the ______(hot) in summer here.
difficulty
sadness
decision
wisdom
heat
1. --- Does your brother like going hiking on Sundays?
--- No, he would rather read books at home than _____ hiking.
A. go B. going C. to go D. goes
2. ---I like eating vegetables.
---That’s a good habit. It ____ your_____.
A. is good for; healthy
B. is good at; health
C. is good for; health
三. 选择填空
A
C
3. ---Look, Mary looks sad.
--- Let’s go and ________.
A. cheer up him B. cheer him up
C. cheer up her D. cheer her up
4. This photo reminds me ___ the days when I worked ___ the farm with my classmates.
A. about, in B. about, on
C. of, in D. of, on
B
D
Homework
1. Retell the article.
2. Review the language points in this article.
3. Finish off the relevant exercises.
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