blue calm and sadness white calm and peace calm colours
warm colours orange joy and warmth yellow wisdom and success
energetic colours green energy and nature strong colours red power and strength
black power and trust
black blue green orange red white yellow power and trust calm and sadness energy and nature joy and warmth power and strength calm and peace wisdom and success Task 1: What does … represent?
1. What’s the colour of the woman’s …? 2. What does … represent? 3. Why does she wear …? handbag Task 2: Discuss in pairs.
Red and white are a good match. The powerful red balances the calm white.
Task 1: Help Millie complete part of her report using the table on Page 32.
Colors and what they represent Millie The woman in this picture is wearing a _____ dress and a pair of _____ shoes. She is carrying a white handbag too. This is interesting because red and white are very different colors. Red represents ______ and _______. Maybe she feels weak, and that is why she is wearing red—she just wants to make herself look more powerful. White represents ______ and ______. She may hope that the colour white could help her calm down. I think the woman must feel a little bit stressed, and she hopes these colours will change that. Red and white are a good match, as the powerful ______ balances the calm _______. red white powerstrength calm peace red white
3 parts Main body Conclusion Task 2: Analyze the structure of the article. Para 1: Paras 2&3: Para 4: Introduction (What he/she is wearing) (What each colour represents, moods & reasons) (Your opinion)
Task 3: Make some notes about the two advertisements.
green/yellow/white/blue … relaxed, calm, fresh, cheerful Because of the outdoor sunshine and the scene, it seems that she is on holiday. Sunshine and beaches make you thirsty. The juice looks refreshing.
orange/blue/black/white … powerful; fast The man looks very busy and he is running. He might be doing something important. Strong and powerful colours are used to give the feeling of success.
The woman beside the sea is wearing … The color … represents … … can give her energy. … can make her feel … I (don’t) think it is a good …, because … The man is wearing…… The color … represents … … can make him feel … I (don’t) think it is a good …, because … Task 4: Say something about them.
The man (woman) is wearing … Green/Red… represents … Maybe he/she feels … I think … Introduction Main body Conclusion Task 5: Choose one ad and write a report.
Share your report with your group members and improve your report if necessary.
1. Please write a report on colours and moods. 2. Finish off the relevant exercises.