Colors and moods 靖江城南初级中学 曹国美

red violet purple blue yellow green indigo pink orange

Read the text freely and answer the questions: What is your favourite colour? Why do you like it best?

Blue makes us calm and peaceful. If you have a chance to decorate your own bedroom, what color would you like to choose? Blue makes us calm and peaceful. It’s good for our mind and body. It creates a feeling harmony.

White can make you calm and peaceful. White is the color of purity. Women like to be in white on their wedding day.

Orange and yellow make people feel warm. Orange represents joy and can bring you success Yellow is the color of the sun and wisdow.

Green give you energy as it is the color of nature and represents new life and growth.

Green has other meanings: green with envy= jealous (嫉妒) He is a green hand. 他是个新手。 Green tomatoes are sour. 未熟的番茄是酸的。 Never seen green？没见过美元么？ （因为美元是绿色的）

red-eyed or green-eyed

Red is the color of heat and represents power and strong feelings

Fill in the table: blue, white orange, yellow green red Calm colors Warm colors Energetic colors Strong colors blue, white orange, yellow green red

True or false: 1.Colours can affect and change our moods. They can make us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.( ) 2.Different colors may represent different characteristics.( ) 3.Blue is a calm color and can make you feel relaxed. It can create the feeling of harmony.( ) T T 12 T

4.White is the color of purity. It won’t make you feel stressed.( ) 5.Orange and yellow are warm colors and give you a happy and satisfied feeling.( ) 6.If you feel tired or weak, you should wear green.( ) 7.Red represents a strong feeling. It can help you take actions.( ) T T T T

Put the color words in the following sentences: 1.If you are feeling stressed, you may wear __________to make you feel relaxed. 2.If a man says “I’m feeling ________”, that means he feels sad today. 3.Many people prefer to use____________, because it can remind you of a warm, sunny day. white blue yellow

orange 4.If you feel sad,you may wear __________ because this color can cheer you up. 5.________can provide us with energy. 6.If you have difficulty making a decision, Wearing _______ makes it easier for you to take action. Green red

Listen and read the text again anf pay attention to these points: would rather……than…… I would rather use colors like orange or yellow than blue or white. I would rather sing than dance. would rather do sth. I would rather stay at home.

prefer……to…… prefer to do I prefer red to blue. prefer doing to doing I prefer walking to jogging. prefer to do I prefer to study at night.

so（因此） Blue can represents sadness, so you may say I’m feeling blue when you are sad. because（因为） sleeping in a blue room is good for body because it creates a feeling of harmony. as（因为） Green can give you energy as it is the color of nature.

Homework: Do C2on page 29. Dou you have any interesting stories about colors? If you have ,please tell the other students next class.

Thank You , Bye !