Date
Topic Reading ( the first period )
Objectives To help students get familiar with the topic of this unit
To help students get the main idea of the reading passage
To help students have intensive reading about the first part
Focus&
difficulties
Understanding the main idea of each paragraph.
The key words and phrases in the passage.
Teaching
procedures
Teacher’s activity Students’ activity
I. Lead-in:
This unit is about colours. The Reading passage is about the ways in which we
react to colour and use it in our lives. The More reading passage tell show people in
different cultures think about colour. In the Listening section, you will find the basic
meaning of colour-related idioms mentioned in a letter. And the Speaking section
gives you the chance to discuss different opinions and possibilities about the use of
colour when marketing a product. So it's quite interesting to learn the whole unit.
1. Talk about colours:
Rainbow
彩虹七种颜色 中国说法：红、橙、黄、绿、青、蓝、紫;
西方说法: 红、橙、黄、绿、蓝、靛(indigo blue)、紫。
Colour of seasons
2. Talk in pairs about your favourite colours.
What's your favoutite colour? Why?
As we all know, colours are colsely related to people's personalities and emotions
according to psychologists. Now please match them. Which description is related to
the colour?
* calm -- free from excitement; quiet, untroubled 镇定；无忧无虑
in control -- have the power to control oneself, not to be too excited 控制力强
firmness -- the state of not changing 坚定，稳定
a fear of failure -- be afraid of not being successful
ambitious -- keen to succeed in life 有雄心的，野心勃勃的
optimistic -- believing that whatever happens will be good and that things will end
well 乐观主义的
energetic -- full of strength and energy 精力充沛的
adventurous -- eager for or providing adventure 喜欢冒险的；惊险的
3. A game:
Which colour do you like best among these four colours? Choose one and then
let other students to guess. You may guess it according to his/her personality. Refer to
the relationship between the colour and the personality.
4. Colours are fully and widely used in a variety of fields in our lives. What
have these colours been used for the purposes?
* The traffic light: 'green' is used to mean 'go ahead', 'red' means 'stop', 'yellow'
means 'wait'.
The protective suits: yellow is chosen for the protective suits because it is the
Talk about colours.
Work in pairs.
Learn new words.
Have a game about
colours.
easiest colour to see in dark and smoky places.
The fire extinguisher and the ambulance: 'red' means 'emergency'.
In what ways do we use colours to help us?
identify -- a.认出，识别；分辨出 b.确认，指认 c.认同，理会 ~ with sb.
There are many other possible examples. Have you realized the importance of
the use of colours in our daily life? Can you imagine what our life would be if there
were no colours in the world? Can you imagine what the world looks like in the eyes
of the blind people? So let's enjoy our colourful world and lead a colourful life!
II. While-reading:
1. Skimming: the structure of the passage:
Part 1 ( Paras 1~2 ) Colour and personality
Part 2 ( Para.3 ) Colour's effects on people
Part 3 ( Paras 4~5 ) Colour and business
Part 4 ( Para.6 ) Colour and flags
Part 5 ( Para.7 ) the meaning of colour
2. Learn the passage :
1) Colour and personality
red, blue, green, yellow, *pink, white, black
2) Colour and its effects on people
Blue is the colour of _______ remind people of
Green is the colour of ______ _________
pulse rates _______ , feel ________
Red is the colour of ________ / of ________ of ____
make people ____ pulse rates _______
Black is the colour associated with ______
3) Colour and business
What colours do they usually use? Why?
food companies --- fast-food restaurants ---
banks --- travel agents ---
4) Colour and flags
III. Post-reading:
1. Summary: The different uses of different colours
Fill in the blanks.
colour meaning use
red,orange,
green,yellow
________ colours used by _____________ to persuade people to
______
blue,brown,
green
_________
colours
used in _____ to persuade people to think of
_____ as ___________________
Understand the
structure of the
passage.
Learn the passage.
Summarize the uses
of different colours.
colour meaning use
red the colour of ______ used in ______________ of over 80% of
countries
light blue the colour of _____ used in ________
green The colour of _____ used by ______________
2. Have students form groups to design a class flag using different colours. They
should explain why the different colours are used and what they symbolize. After
they are finished, have the students vote on the best design.
yellow Colour of _________ used by ___________ to make people think of
_________________
Have group
discussion.
Assignments 1. Learn the new words and phrases by heart. 背 1~19 行课文
2. Textbook P.34~35; Workbook P.16~17, P.21
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