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Unit 2 Colours
Reading
5.______
4.______
3._______
1._______
2._______
red
yellow
orange
green
blue
7._____
6.______
violet
indigo
A colourful rainbow
Read Lines 6-11 carefully and
complete the following.
sadness
peace
white
purity
Calm colours
Colours Moods
Calm colours It brings ________ to our mind and body.
It can also represent _________.
It is the colour of _________.
Many women like to wear white ______________________.
blue
on their wedding day
Calm colours
the colour of purity
wear white on the wedding day
blue
feel relaxed
a calm colour
bring peace to …
represent sadness
white
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How do you feel?
How do you feel?
Colours are magical and powerful.
They can influence our feelings and moods.
Warm colours
the colour of the sun
a warm sunny day
the colour of wisdom
hope for success
orange
represent joy
cheer you up
yellow
blue and white
calm , peaceful and relaxed
How do you feel when you see the colours?
Energetic colours
green
give you energy
the colour of nature
represent new life
represent the colour of envy
颜色与情绪之间的关系
A game about colour idioms
white
blue
yellow
green
red
忧郁的日子 a _____ day
忘恩负义 a _____ dog
善意的谎言 _____ lies
大喜的日子 a ____ day
嫉妒 _____ with envy
guess and march
Millie has found an article about the relationship between colours and moods in a magazine. Here is the article. Find out what the different colours represent and how they influence us.
Colours and moods
Some people believe that colours can influence our moods. You may wonder whether it is true. In fact, colours can change our moods and make us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy. This article explains what colours can do and what characteristics they represent.
Detailed reading
Read the first part of the text and answer the following questions.
1. Can colours influence people's moods?
2. How can colours make us feel?
Colours can make us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.
Yes, they can.
Detailed reading
Read the second part "Calm colours" and fill in the blanks.
Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for
________________ because this colour creates a feeling of _________. Blue also represents _________.
White is another _______ colour. White is also the colour of ________. Many women like to be in white on their _________ day.
our mind and body
peace
sadness
calm
purity
wedding
Calm colours Have you ever walked into a room and felt relaxed? It could be because the walls were painted blue. Blue is a calm colour. It brings peace to our mind and body. Blue can also represent sadness, so you may say "I'm feeling blue" when you are feeling sad. White is another calm colour. It is also the colour of purity. Many women like to wear white on their wedding day.
Warm colours Some colours, such as orange and yellow, can make you feel warm. People in cold areas prefer warm colours in their homes to create a warm and comfortable feeling.
Orange represents joy. It can cheer you up when you are feeling sad. Yellow is the colour of the sun, so it can remind you of a warm sunny day. Yellow is also the colour of wisdom. Some people prefer this colour when they hope for success.
Detailed reading
Read the third part “Warm colours” and fill in the table.
Warm colours orange yellow
What can it do?
cheer you up
remind you of a warm, sunny day;
prefer it when you hope for success
Detailed reading
Read the fourth part “Energetic colours” and judge T or F.
1. Green makes you feel tired or weak.
2. Green is the colour of nature and represents new life.
It can give us energy.
3. Green is also the colour of envy.
T
T
F
Energetic colours When you feel tired or weak, you should wear energetic colours like green. Green can give you energy, as it is the colour of nature and represents new life. However, it is also the colour of envy, so we may say someone is "green with envy".
Strong colours If you require strength in either body or mind, red may be of some help to you. Red is the colour of heat. It represents power and strong feelings. Wearing red can also make it easier to take action. This may help when you are having difficulty making a decision.
Detailed reading
Read the fifth part "Strong colours" and answer the questions.
1. When do people wear red clothes?
2. What does red represent?
3. How can you make it easier to take action?
When they require strength.
It represents power and strong feelings.
Wearing red.
B1. 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.
1. To influence someone means ______.
a. to give someone a present
b. to make someone change
c. to 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
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 find
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
7. To remind someone of something
means to help someone ______.
a. remember or think about something
b. forget something
c. feel sure about something
8. To require means _____.
a. to repair
b. to think
c. to need
Skimming
What kinds of colours are mentioned?
white
blue
yellow
orange
green
red
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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