Unit2ColoursReading(I)I.TeachingaimsandlearningobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,studentsshouldbeableto:1.readthepassageaboutcoloursandmoodsfluently;2.guessthemeaningsofthenewwordsfromthecontext;3.identifythemainideaofthepassagebyskimming;4.describewhatcolourscandoandwhatcharacteristicstheyrepresentbyfurtherreading;II.Teachingcontents1.Newwords:influence,create,prefer,require,remind,relaxed;2.Newstructures:Thisarticleexplainswhatcolourscandoandwhatcharacteristicstheyrepresent.Somepeoplepreferthiscolourwhentheyhopeforsuccess.Ifyourequirestrengthineitherbodyormind,redmaybeofsomehelptoyou.III.Focusofthelessonandpredictedareaofdifficulty1.Understandthepassageindifferentwaystoimprovereadingskills;2.Describewhatcoloursdoandwhatcharacteristicstheyrepresentbydifferentreadingskills.IV.TeachingproceduresStep1Pre-reading1.AgameaboutcolouridiomsTrytomatchthepropercolourswithidioms.T:Englishmenliketousedifferentwordsofcoloursintheiridioms.Doyouknowaboutthem?Matchthepropercolourswiththeidioms.2.UnderstandsomenewwordsT:NowIbelieveyouareveryinterestedincolours.Infact,differentcolourscaninfluenceourmoods.Somecolourscanmakeusfeelexcitedorcalm,whileotherswillmakeusfeelnervousorrelaxed.Step2While-Reading1.Skimming(1)SkimthewholepassageandfindoutthemainideaofthepassageT:We’velearnaboutthatcoloursmayinfluenceourmoods.Nowwe’lllearnmoreaboutthistopic.Pleaseskimthepassageandthenchoosethemainideaofthepassage.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howcoloursinfluencemoods.B.Whycolourschangemoods.C.Whatcoloursrepresentanddo.T:WhydidyouchooseC?Wheredidyoufindtheanswer?Right!Fromthesentence“Thisarticleexplainswhatcolourscandowhatcharacteristicstheyrepresent.”Justgothroughthetitle,themainheadings,thefirstandlastparagraph,andwe’llfindtheanswerquickly.(2)ReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestionT:Therearemanycoloursaroundus.Howmanycoloursarementionedinthearticle?Whatarethey?2.Scanning(1)Scanthepassageandanswerthequestion.T:Thepassageincludescalmcolours,warmcolours,energeticcoloursandstrongcolours.Thenwhatdoeseachcolourrepresent?Scanthepassageandanswer.Whenyouscanthepassage,lookforspecificinformationwiththekeyword“represent”.Workinpairs.Askandanswer.A:Whatdoeseachcolourrepresent?B:…represents…/…isthecolourof…3.Furtherreading(1)ReadCalmcolourscarefullyandfillinthetableT:Differentcoloursrepresentdifferentcharacteristics.Thenwhatcandifferentcoloursdo?Readcalmcolourscarefullyandthenfillinthetable.bluewhitemakeusfeel_______makeusfeel_______bring_______toourmindandbodymanywomenliketowearwhiteon_______day“I’mfeelingblue”means“I’mfeeling________(2)ReadWarmcoloursandanswerthequestionsT:Whataboutwarmcolours?T:Yes.Peopleincoldareaspreferwarmcolourstocreateawarmandcomfortablefeeling.Somepeoplepreferyellowwhentheyhopeforsuccess.Orangecancheerusupwhenwearefeelingsad.Yellowisthecolourofthesunsoitcanremindusofawarmsunnyday.T:Whenwereadthesesentences,wemayhavedifficultyunderstandingthem.Nowreadthemmoreandtrytoguessthemeaningofthenewwordsaccordingtothecontext.(3)ReadEnergeticcoloursandjudgethefollowingsentencesareTorFT:Warmcolourscancheerusup.Whatcangreendo?ReadanddoTorFquestions.a.Greenisonlythecolourofnewlifeandgrowth.b.Greencanmakeyoufeeltiredorweak.c.“Red-eyed”inChinesemeans“greenwithenvy”inEnglish.(4)ReadStrongcoloursandfillintheblanksT:Doyouhavedifficultymakingdecisions?Ifyoudo,redmayhelpyou.Readtheinformationaboutredandfindoutwhatredcanhelpus.Ifyourequire________ineitherbodyofmind,____maybeofsomehelptoyou.2Itrepresents_______and_______Wearingredcanmakeustakeactionmore_______.V.Homework1.Oralwork:Collectsomeidiomsaboutcoloursandsharethemwithyourclassmates;2.Writtenwork:Writeaboutyourfavouritecoloursandgivereasons.3
