Blue and white can make us feel peaceful. /calm 平静的

Red can make us strong.

warm

Different colors give us different feelings. That means colors can change our feelings, or we can say colors can affect our moods..

Blue can make us feel calm. It’s the color of harmony. It represents harmony.

Red can make us strong. It’s the colour of strength and power. It represents strength and power.

Different colors represent different characteristics.

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Choose the right answers 1 Your mood is _____ a the way you think b the way you feel c your favourite colour

2 When you feel sleepy, you are ____. a in need of sleep b asleep c in a deep sleep

3 Represent means ______. a give a present to someone b be a sign of c show off

4 When you feel relaxed, you are______. a calm and not worried b too nervous to move c kind and generous

5 Feeling stressed means ________. a feeling sad b feeling happy c feeling tired and unable to relax

6 When we’re satisfied, you are ____. a patient b happy c angry inside

7 Cheer someone up means ______. a make someone calmer b make someone sadder c make someone happier

8 Remind means ________. a repair b think c help remember

Task for 1st reading  How many kinds of colours are talked about in the text? What are they? Four. Calm colors, warm colors, energetic colors and strong colors.

Kinds of colors different colors Warm colours Calm colors blue and white orange and yellow Energetic colors Strong colours green red

Task for 2nd reading  What does each color represent?

What the colors represent harmony and sadness heat and power purity and calm joy and success warmth and wisdom energy, nature, growth and envy

1.Different colours may represent different characteristics. 2.Blue is a calm colour. It can creat the feeling of joy. 3.White will make you feel stressed. T F F

4.Orange and yellow are warm colours. 5.If you feel tired or weak, you should wear green. 6.Red represents a strong feeling, it can help you take actions. T T T

This article tells us something about the relationship( 关系 ) between ________ and ________. _______ and ________ are calm colours because they make you feel calm and ________. Blue can also coloursmoods Blue white peaceful

represent _______, and white is the colour of ________. ________ represents joy, and ________ is the colour of ________. They are ________ colours. sadness purityOrange yellow wisdom warm

________ 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 represents ________, ________ and strong feelings. Green growth nature envy strong power heat

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Write a short passage about your parents’ favourite colors and their characteristics.

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affect our moods changefeelings Revision and language points

This report explains what colors can do and what characteristics they represent.

Is wearing blue good for your mind? Why? Because it creates a feeling of harmony.

Does blue only represent calm? Blue can also represent sadness

Why does so many women like to wear white on their wedding day? White is also the color of purity.

What kind of feeling can orange give us? It can give us a happy and satisfied feeling. So people living in cold climates prefer to use warm colors.

When you are feeling sad, what color can you try? Why? It can bring you success and cheer you up.

Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind you of a warm, sunny day. Remind sb to do sth

What does ‘someone is green with envy’ mean? It means he or she is jealous.

If someone who is in need of physical or mental strength, what color should he wear? Why?

Wearing red can also make it easier for you to take action. This can help when you are having difficulty making a decision.

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 black coffee 黑咖啡 a white lie 善意的谎言 blue day 忧郁的日子 blue collar 蓝领

1.Colors can affect our m____ (feelings). oods 2.He didn’t sleep well last night, so he is s_____ (want to sleep) now. leepy

3.Blue r________ (be a sign of) calm or sadness. epresents 4.He often worries a lot and doesn’t feel r_____ (not worried) elaxed

5.White is another c___ (peaceful) color, it’s the color of _____. （纯洁） alm purity 6.Sally was quite beautiful on her w_____ (marry) day. edding

7.The teacher was very s_______ (happy) with our performance. atisfied 8.I p_____ (would rather) to eat noodles. refer

9.His words r________ (help remember) me of our pleasant past. eminded 10.He has some d_____ (hard problems) ______ (solve) the question. ifficulty solving

11.Have you made a d_______ (decide). ecision 12.It’s dangerous to swim in such a ____ ( 深 ) river alone. deep

13.The sun gives us a lot of _____ ( 热量 ) every day. heat 14.Her eyes shows much _______ ( 悲 伤 ),because her father died. sadness

1. 黑色代表力量，它能使 我们感到很强大。 2. 穿白色能使你觉得放松， 因为它是宁静之色。 3. 橙色能创造出一种快乐 感，它能使你振奋起来。

4. 黄色可以给你一种满意 感，它是智慧之色。 5. 这张旧照片使他想起了 她的妈妈。 6. 穿红色使你容易做出决 定。