牛津高中英语牛津高中英语 ( 模块九 · 高三上学期 )

Project 板块：教学设计 —— 课件 Unit 3 Reporting on colours and cultures

Unit 3 课件描述： 本课件侧重其中的文本阅读教学。通 过阅读文章，了解对色彩的诠释具有民 族性、文化性和历史性；再用 Task 中的 方法整理和记录颜色的各种含义；简单 操练词汇；最后指导学生进行有关其它 颜色的研究性活动。

Think about... Why do different nations have their own preferences in color? Read the first paragraph of the article on P46 for answer...

Read and conclude... The _____ color may carry ________ meanings in ________ cultures. same different

Predict... What will probably be discussed in the following paragraphs?

Skim... Read the first sentence in the following paragraphs to get a general idea of the whole article. Para 2 red Para 3 yellow Para 4 green Para 5 black Para 6 white

Scan What does the colour red mean in China, the USA and South Africa? It symbolizes happiness and good luck in China but it represents sadness in South Africa.

Scan Why did women wear yellow ribbons on blouse collars or sleeves in the USA and the UK decades ago? It is a sign of hope of women waiting for their husbands to come home from war or other kinds of separation.

Scan What is green most strongly connected to? Life.

Scan What does ‘in the dark’ mean? It means having money or that a business is making a profit.

Scan What people is white usually associated with? People in the medical profession.

Collect... Read the second paragraph carefully and get to know different meanings of the color red.

Design... Record the information in the way you did in Task. First work out suitable categories with your partner. color meanings (positive & negative) countries or areas

Record... color Meaning Positive Country /region Negative Country /region red happiness good luck bravery China many countries sadness violence South Africa

Record... color Meaning Positive Country /region Negative Country /region yellow happiness Joy lost hope death Egypt hopeThe USA courageJapan being not brave or a coward Western countries peaceIndia

color Meaning Positive Country /region Negative Country /region green hope and spring ancient Egypt envy western countries luckHeaven Muslim countries inexperience black being cool and elegant western countries bad meaning western countries wealthmourning white being clean, pure, innocent and full of virtue Western countries mourning Countries influenced by Buddhism holiness Christian countries

Language practice

Replace the underlined parts in the sentences with words or phrases from the reading article. 1. Although I like Carter personally, I don’t think what he’s doing is right. ________ 2. I tried to express my sympathy by touching her hand. ________ While convey

3. The company provides cheap Internet access. What’s more, it makes shareware freely available. ___________ 4. He hated the school and everything it represented. ___________ 5. Shoppers tend to connect certain brand names with high quality. ___________ In addition symbolized associate

Practice... Do exercises B1 & B2 on P119 in the workbook.

Discuss... Do you know meanings of other colors? What are they?

Research... Work in groups of four, preparing for an oral report about a certain color. Read part B on P47 for instructions and the listed questions may be helpful.

Homework 1. Review the reading article on P Carry out the research as planned and get ready for an oral report tomorrow.

Thank you