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Colours and moods

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

rainbow n. 彩虹

blue green indigo orange red violet yellow

redorangeyellow

blueindigo

violet

green

1 _________2 _________3 _________

4 _________5 _________6 _________7 _________

indigo n. 靛蓝 , 靛青violet n. 紫罗兰色

Discussion

1. What’s your favouite colour?

I look good in black.

Black looks good on me.

某物穿在某人身上好看

某人穿某物好看Sb look good in+ 颜色

Sth look good on+ 人

calm

What feeling do you have?

warm

energeticstrong

happy,sad

energetic

comfortabletired calm

stressed

peaceful

satisfied

relaxed

moods

colours 颜色

moods 心情

?

colours 颜色

moods 心情influence

影响

Learn the new words.

1. mood n. 情绪 e.g. His mood went up and down like a

lift.

他的情绪像电梯一样起起落落。 2. influence vt. 影响 e.g. The weather influences crops.

天气影响收成。

3. whether conj. 是否 e.g. Whether we will go there depends

on the weather.

我们明天是否去那里取决于天气。4. sadness n. 悲哀，忧伤 e.g. I felt a deep sadness.

我感到深深的悲痛。

5. create vt. 造成 , 引起 ; 创造 , 创建 e.g. The government plans to create more jobs for young people. 政府计划为年轻人创造更多的就业 机会。6. cheer up 使振作起来 e.g. Cheer up! I’m sure you’ll feel better tomorrow.

振作起来！我肯定你明天会好些的。

7. require vt. 需要 , 需求 e.g. Do you require anything else?

你还需要什么吗？8. strength n. 力量 e.g. What gives you strengh and

confidence in life?

在生活中是什么给了你力量和信心？

9. have a difficulty (in) doing 做某事费劲 e.g. We have much difficulty (in)

understanding what he says.

我们要理解他说的话有不少困难。10. decision n. 决定 e.g. It’s a difficult decision for any

doctor.

这对任何医生来说都是一个困难的 决定。

whitewhitewhitewhite

blueblueblueblue

yellowyellowyellowyellow

orangeorangeorangeorange

greengreengreengreen

redredredred

Pre-task :Skim the text （略读课文）What kinds of colours are mentioned

（提及） ?

whitewhitewhitewhiteblueblueblueblue

yellowyellowyellowyellow

orangeorangeorangeorange

greengreengreengreen

redredredred

What kinds of colours are mentioned?While task Task2:Read and answer

How do you feel when you see them?

Warm comfortable

While task Task 3:Scan the text （细读课文）

What can each colour do?

Careful reading

Blue is a _________ colour.

It brings ______ to our mind and mood.

It represent _________.

“I am feeling blue” means I am feeling _______.

blue

calm

peace

sadness

sad

White is another ______ colour.

It’s also the colour of _______.

Many women like to wear white on their _______ day.white

calm

purity

wedding

What colours can you see?

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．

Can they make us feel warm?

Which feeling can they give us?

Which people use warm colours in their homes? Why?

Yes.

Warm .

The people in cold areas .To create a warm and comfortable feeling.

Answer the questions

Orange represents ________. It can ______ us ______ when

you are feeling sad.

orange

joycheer up

Yellow is the colour of ______.

It can _____ us ______ a warm, sunny day.

It’s also the colour of ______.

Some people prefer this colour when they hope for ________.

yellow

the sun

remind of

wisdom

success

What colour can you see and how do you feel now?

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.

If you require ________ in either body of mind,____ may be of some help to you .

It’s the colour of ______. It represents _______ and

______________. Wearing red can make us take

action more _______.

red

strength

heatpower

strong feelings

easily

red

black tea

red letter day

blue Monday

A yellow dog

White lies

green hand

Black sheep

纪念日红茶忘恩负义之徒倒霉的星期一新手善意的谎言败家子

Do you know these idioms( 习语 ) about colors:

Read the text and answer the

following questions.

1.What does “I am feeling blue” mean?

2. What colour do many women like to wear on their wedding day? Why?

It means someone is feeling sad.

White. Because white is the colour of purity.

1.How do you feel when you see orange?

2. How can orange help and what does it represent?

3. How do you feel when you see yellow and what does it represent?

Warm, happy and comfortable.

It can cheer you up.It represents joy.

Warm and sunny. It represents wisdom.

1.What colour can give you energy? Why?

2.What does “Someone is green with envy” mean?

It means that he or she is very jealous( 嫉妒的 ).

Green. Because it is the colour of nature and represents new life and growth.

1.Who should wear red clothes?

2.What does Red represent?

3.If you are having difficulty making a decision, what colour can you wear?

Anyone in need of strength.

Power and strong feelings

Red.

Kinds of colours Different colours

Warm colours

Calm colours blue and white

orange and yellow

Energetic colours

Strong colours

green

red

Read the text and fill in the table.

B1•b•a•c•b•b•c•a•c

What do the colours represent?

A: What does blue represent?

B: Blue represents calm.

wisdom

new life

power

purity

joy

calm

B3•1. red heat•2. blue calm•3. orange cheer•4. yellow success•5. 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 white 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 is a

____________ colour. It represents

___________, ___________ and strong

feelings.

Green

growth

nature

envy

strong

power heat

1.This picture often ________ me of that meeting.2. You’d better have a good rest if you feel

__________ .3. Which colour __________ new life and

growth?

mood; explain; represent; relaxed; stressed; contented; cheer…up; remind

reminds

stressedrepresents

Can you solve the word puzzle?

Exercise

4. The girl is a little bit blue today. Let’s go to her and _________ her _________.5. Don’t play jokes on him. He is in a bad __________ today.6. Our team won the match. The teacher felt __________.7. Could you __________ why you were late again?8. When I go home from work, I usually feel very ________.

cheer up

mood

contentedexplain

relaxed

What’s your favourite colour?

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.

redstrength, power, heat

it can help me when

lively, funny and strong

and strong feelings

I am having difficult making a decision

You may say like this: The main colours of the picture are blue and white. They are calm colours. They can make us feel relaxed, calm, peaceful, …

Tell me your feeling after looking at the pictures,paying attention to the colours.

Read, learn and say.

You may say like this: The main colour of the picture is …; it is a calm / warm colour; it can make us feel …; it represents …

Kinds of colours

Different colours

What the colours represent

Warm colours

Orange and yellow

warm, happy, contented, comfortable, joy, success, wisdom

The main colour of the picture is …; it is a … colour; it can make us feel …; it represents …; it’s the colour of …

Kinds of colours

Different colours

What the colours represent

Energetic colours

green   energetic, new life, growth, nature, money, envy

The main colour of the picture is …; it is a … colour; it represents …; it is the colour of …

Kinds of colours

Different colours

What the colours represent

Strong colours

red  strength, power, heat, strong feelings

Read the text again and write down what the different colours represent.

calm calm colourscolours

harmony sadness

calm peace purity

warm warm colourscolours

joy success

warmwisdom

energetic energetic colourscolours

energy naturegrowth envy strong strong

colourscolours

strengthpower

The best colours for Millie’s friends.

yellow

Your advice is important!

Fill in the form.

1. I think the colour that best represents Lisa is ________. She is always in the library and she often gets good marks in test.

3. I think Sandy should use the colour _______ more. She worries a lot and often gets stressed.

white

blue2. Daniel’s colour must be ______. He can help people calm down when they are angry.

red

green

4. Paul’s colour should be _____. He has a strong personality and likes to be the leader.

5. I think Kitty should use the colour ______ when she feels tired or weak. It can give her energy when she dances.

What’s your best friend’s favourite colour? Why?

Example: My best friend is Susan. Her colour

must be white because usually she doesn’t like

talking with others. She always feels sad or

lonely.

Oral practice

What’s your favourite colour?

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.

redstrength, power, heat

it can help me when

lively, funny and strong

and strong feelings

I am having difficult making a decision

1.Write a short passage about your parents’

favourite colours and their characteristics.

2.Search the Internet for some interesting

phrases about colours, such as:

green fingers 园艺能手 green hand 新手 black sheep 败家子 black horse 黑马

Read and answer the questions.

1.How many kinds of colours are talked

about in the text?

2. What are they?

Four.

They are calm colours, warm colours, energetic colours and strong colours.

calm colours ：

warm colours ：

energetic colours ：

strong colours ：

blue, white

orange, yellow

green

red