1. Reading (1) Colours and moods

2.  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

3. rainbow n. 彩虹

4. blue green indigo orange red violet yellow red orange yellow blue indigo violet green 1 _________ 2 _________ 3 _________ 4 _________ 5 _________ 6 _________ 7 _________ indigo n. 靛蓝, 靛青 violet n. 紫罗兰色

5. 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

6. calm What feeling do you have? warm

7. energetic strong

8. happy,sad energetic comfortable tired calm stressed peaceful satisfied relaxed moods

9. colours 颜色 moods 心情 ?

10. colours 颜色 moods 心情 influence 影响

11. Learn the new words.

12. 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。

13. 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。

14. 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。

15. 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？

16. 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。

17. whitewhite blueblue yellowyellow orangeorange greengreen redred Pre-task :Skim the text （略读课文） What kinds of colours are mentioned （提及） ?

18. whitewhite blueblue yellowyellow orangeorange greengreen redred What kinds of colours are mentioned? While task Task2:Read and answer How do you feel when you see them? Warm comfortable

19. While task Task 3:Scan the text （细读课文） What can each colour do? Careful reading

20. 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

21. White is another ______ colour. It ’ s also the colour of _______. Many women like to wear white on their _______ day. white calm purity wedding

22. What colours can you see?

23. 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．

24.  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

25. Orange represents ________. It can ______ us ______ when you are feeling sad. orange joy cheer up

26. 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

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

28. 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.

29. 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 heat power strong feelings easily red

30. 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:

31. Read the text and answer the following questions.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. Kinds of coloursDifferent 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.

37. B1 b a c b b c a c

38. What do the colours represent? A: What does blue represent? B: Blue represents calm. wisdom new life power purity joy calm

39. B3 1. red heat 2. blue calm 3. orange cheer 4. yellow success 5. green nature

40. 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. coloursmoods Bluewhite peaceful sadness purityOrange yellow wisdom warm

41. _______ 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 powerheat

42. 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 stressed represents Can you solve the word puzzle? Exercise

43. 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 contented explain relaxed

44. 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. red strength, power, heat it can help me when lively, funny and strong and strong feelings I am having difficult making a decision

45. 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.

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

50. Read the text again and write down what the different colours represent. calm colours harmony sadness calm peace purity

51. warm colours joy success warm wisdom energetic colours energy nature growth envy strong colours strength power

53. 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.

54. 3. I think Sandy should use the colour _______ more. She worries a lot and often gets stressed. white blue 2. Daniel’s colour must be ______. He can help people calm down when they are angry.

55. 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.

56. 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

57. 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. red strength, power, heat it can help me when lively, funny and strong and strong feelings I am having difficult making a decision

58. 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

59. 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.

60. calm colours ： warm colours ： energetic colours ： strong colours ： blue, white orange, yellow green red