1、Unit 3The meaning of colourWelcome to the unit To learn to talk about your favourite colour and explain your reason To find out different meanings of colours in different cultures To discuss particular colours that are used for special events The world is full of colors.Without color,the world would
2、 be a far less interesting place.Which color do you like best and why?Purplepurpleblackgreengraybluethe Colour?WhyredpinkyellowbrownwhiteorangeOf all the colors,I prefer red color.Because,as far as I am concerned,red can represent many things and has many symbolic meanings in China.Usually,Chinese l
3、ike to associate happy and successful things with red.For instance,in Chinese there are phrases such as“红利红利”、“红红火火”、“红包红包”(to express happy or fortunate things)“披红披红”、“开门红开门红”、“满堂红满堂红”(to express successful things or good wishes for the future).Also,as we all know,our national flag,to which we salu
4、te every day,is five-star red flag.The red color of the flag represents the revolution,the blood and lives of revolutionary martyrs.There are many other examples of the red colors popularity in China.So,in my opinion,red is the most widely-used color in china and its my favorite color.Discussion:Wha
5、t does red,yellow,blue or other colors mean?Red signifies the choleric temperament.Red is generally taken to be the color of life,of the glowing sun and of fire.Love and joy,rage and anger are the polar values of the color red.Red is said to make the blood boil,to increase the pulse rate,to raise th
6、e blood pressure and the rate of breathing.Red is also the color of desire.Red generally supports the circulatory functions and is applied with success to combat anemia,asthma,diseases of the larynx,certain skin diseases and chronic coughs.Yellow is the symbol of the sun at the zenith.Yellow is the
7、brightest of all colors.In the psychology of colors,yellow stands for detached serenity.Yellow reflects light in all directions,thereby creating an impression of liberation;it cancels out any feeling of heaviness or oppression.Professor Luscher writes that the color yellow drives us forward towards
8、new,modern frontiers,and that it is therefore future oriented.YellowBlue is the color of peace and infinity.Blue profoundly calms and relaxes us.Our bodies and minds are conveyed to a state of peace,repose and softness.BlueOrange is the color of cheerfulness and gaiety.Being a color mixed from red a
9、nd yellow,it stands for kind-heartedness and warm-heartedness of an individual.Orange symbolizes the rising sun;it makes us alert and cheerful.It causes stimulation,warmth and happiness.Orange fills us with joy and cheerfulness.It affects both our bodies and our minds.OrangeIn our daily life,people
10、often can imagine something from a certain kind of color.So,have a try and tell your classmates,what can you imagine from the following colors(use some adjectives to describe it)?color What you imaginecolor Red Orange excited,enthusiastic,noble happy,energetic,active color What you imaginecolor Yell
11、ow Purple Green Blue Gray Black bright,hopeful,joyful mysterious,gentle,elegant peaceful,comfortable,fresh wise,outgoing,fresh depressed,pessimisticserious,calm,firm Look at the pictures and answer questions:1.What is this building?2.Can you describe the national flag of any particular country?3.Why
12、 does each country have its own national flag with its own pattern and colors?1.It is the United Nations Headquarters in New York,the USA.3.Each country has a unique culture,tradition and history.The pattern and colors of the national flags are chosen to symbolize these elements.German Indonesia Can
13、ada 1.Do you know what the name the flower is?Tulip 2.What do you know about this flower?The tulip was originally a wild flower,growing in Central Asia.It was introduced in Western Europe and the Netherlands in the 17th century.Now it is the national flower of Netherlands.Why do you think many peopl
14、e like tulips?Many people like tulips because of their bright colors and frilly petals.Tulips have become a huge business in the Netherlands.Tourists from all over the world come to enjoy these flowers in spring every year.Beijing Opera1.What colors are used for different roles in Chinese opera?2.Wh
15、at do the terms sheng dan jing and chou in Beijing opera refer to?1.In Chinese opera,differently colored faces represent different personalities.For example,red means bravery and loyalty.White represents cunning.Black suggests fierceness or violence.2.These are four different types of roles in Beiji
16、ng opera.sheng and dan are the positive male and female roles.jing refers to the supporting role.chou is the clown or someone who has negative features.Match the masks with the characters:Zhang Fei张飞张飞Cao Cao曹操曹操Guan Yu关羽关羽A Brief Introduction of Beijing OperaBeijing opera,which has existed for over
17、 200 years,is a national treasure for Chinese people.It is usually involves interesting make-up and magnificent costumes.Despite being called Beijing opera,its birthplace is not in Beijing but in Anhui and Hubei.Today,this traditional art form is becoming less popular because the young generation se
18、ems to have difficulty understanding the unique performances.What are the colors red and white always used for in Western cultures?What are the colors red and white always used for in the East?White is the traditional color for wedding in the West,while in the East,it is red.Discussion:1.Can you giv
19、e some examples of the use of a particular color for a special event?For example,during the Chinese New Year,people always wear red clothes,as red is believed to be able to scare away evil spirits and bring good luck in the coming year.Chinese people also wear red for traditional Chinese weddings.In
20、 this case,red means happiness.However,for funerals,people choose to wear black or white clothes rather than red clothes,because people believe red shows disrespect towards the dead.2.Think of a foreign country.What color do you associate with that country?Why?In my opinion,Spain is associated with
21、red.The Spanish people are so enthusiastic and energetic that they remind me of a burning red fire.Also a matador,or bullfighter,uses a piece of blood red cloth to excite and anger the bull.The Spanish women seem to be very fiery and full of life when they are dancing the famous dance,the flamenco.T
22、heir red skirts seem to move like dancing flames,so bright and joyful.3.What color would you choose to represent your personality?Why?White is the most appropriate color to represent me.Unlike when mixing colored paint,when colored lights are mixed together,the result is white light.White light is t
23、he product of every color in the light spectrum,and this reflects how I see myself.I am a person with many qualities and positive characteristics.Just like white light,I am the product of multiple influences,such as my family,teachers and friends.Furthermore,I can identify with many people from diff
24、erent backgrounds and with different interests.You could say that because I have so many colors mixed that it is easy for me to understand someone who thinks of himself as blue for example.Preview To preview the new words in this unit To preview Reading National flags,colours and cultures on Pages 3
25、4-35 To learn to associate what you already know with the topic you are reading Homework 1.Collect more information about the meanings of color.2.Write your collection into a short passage.只要我们坚持了，就没有克服不了的困难。或许，为了将来，为了自己的发展，我们会把一件事情想得非常透彻，对自己越来越严，要求越来越高，对任何机会都不曾错过，其目的也只不过是不让自己随时陷入逆境与失去那种面对困难不曾屈服的精神。
26、但有时，“千里之行，始于足下。”我们更需要用时间持久的用心去做一件事情，让自己其中那小小的浅浅的进步，来击破打破突破自己那本以为可以高枕无忧十分舒适的区域，强迫逼迫自己一刻不停的马不停蹄的一直向前走，向前看，向前进。所有的未来，都是靠脚步去丈量。没有走，怎么知道，不可能；没有去努力，又怎么知道不能实现？幸福都是奋斗出来的。那不如，生活中、工作中，就让这“幸福都是奋斗出来的”完完全全彻彻底底的渗入我们的心灵，着心、心平气和的去体验、去察觉这一种灵魂深处的安详，侧耳聆听这仅属于我们自己生命最原始最动人的节奏。但，这种聆听，它绝不是仅限于、执着于“我”，而是观察一种生命状态能够扩展和超脱到什么程度，
27、也就是那“幸福都是奋斗出来的”深处又会是如何？生命不止，奋斗不息！又或者，对于很多优秀的人来说，我们奋斗了一辈子，拼搏了一辈子，也只是人家的起点。可是，这微不足道的进步，对于我们来说，却是幸福的，也是知足的，因为我们清清楚楚的知道自己需要的是什么，隐隐约约的感觉到自己的人生正把握在自己手中，并且这一切还是通过我们自己勤勤恳恳努力，去积极争取的!“宝剑锋从磨砺出，梅花香自苦寒来。”当我们坦然接受这人生的终局，或许，这无所皈依的心灵就有了归宿，这生命中觅寻处那真正的幸福、真正的清香也就从此真正的灿烂了我们的人生。一生有多少属于我们的时光？陌上的花，落了又开了，开了又落了。无数个岁月就这样在悄无声息
28、的时光里静静的流逝。童年的玩伴，曾经的天真，只能在梦里回味，每回梦醒时分，总是多了很多伤感。不知不觉中，走过了青春年少，走过了人世间风风雨雨。爱过了，恨过了，哭过了，笑过了，才渐渐明白，酸甜苦辣咸才是人生的真味！生老病死是自然规律。所以，面对生活中经历的一切顺境和逆境都学会了坦然承受，面对突然而至的灾难多了一份从容和冷静。这世上没有什么不能承受的，只要你有足够的坚强！这世上没有什么不能放下的，只要你有足够的胸襟！一生有多少属于我们的时光？当你为今天的落日而感伤流泪的时候，你也将错过了明日的旭日东升；当你为过去的遗憾郁郁寡欢，患得患失的时候，你也将忽略了沿途美丽的风景，淡漠了对未来美好生活的憧憬
29、。没有十全十美的生活，没有一帆风顺的旅途。波平浪静的人生太乏味，抑郁忧伤的人生少欢乐，风雨过后的彩虹最绚丽，历经磨砺的生命才丰盈而深刻。见过了各样的人生：有的轻浮，有的踏实；有的喧哗，有的落寞；有的激扬，有的低回。肉体凡胎的我们之所以苦恼或喜悦，大都是缘于生活里的际遇沉浮，走不出个人心里的藩篱。也许我们能挺得过物质生活的匮乏，却不能抵挡住内心的种种纠结。其实幸福和欢乐大多时候是对人对事对生活的一种态度，一花一世界，一树一菩提，就是一粒小小的沙子，也有自己精彩的乾坤。如果想到我们终有一天会灰飞烟灭，一切象风一样无影亦无踪，还去争个什么？还去抱怨什么？还要烦恼什么？未曾生我谁是我？生我之时我是谁？
30、长大成人方是我，合眼朦胧又是谁？一生真的没有多少时光，何必要和生活过不去，和自己过不去呢。你在与不在，太阳每天都会照常升起；你愁与不愁，生活都将要继续。时光不会因你而停留，你却会随着光阴而老去。有些事情注定会发生，有的结局早已就预见，那么就改变你可以改变的，适应你必须去适应的。面对幸与不幸，换一个角度，改变一种思维，也许心空就不再布满阴霾，头上就是一片蔚蓝的天。一生能有多少属于我们的时光，很多事情，很多人已经渐渐模糊。而能随着岁月积淀下来，在心中无法忘却的，一定是触动心灵，甚至是刻骨铭心的，无论是伤痛是欢愉。人生无论是得意还是失意，都不要错过了清早的晨曦，正午的骄阳，夕阳的绚烂，暮色中的朦胧。
31、经历过很多世态炎凉之后，你终于能懂得：谁会在乎你？你又何必要别人去在乎？生于斯世，赤条条的来，也将身无长物的离开，你在世上得到的，失去的，最终都会化作尘埃。原本就不曾带来什么，所以也谈不到失去什么，因此，对自己经历的幸与不幸都应怀有一颗平常心有一颗平常心，面对人生小小的不如意或是飞来横祸就能坦然接受，知道人有旦夕祸福，这和命运没什么关系；有一颗平常心，面对台下的鲜花掌声和头上的光环，身上的浮名都能清醒看待。花不常开，人不常在。再热闹华美的舞台也有谢幕的时候；再奢华的宴席，悠扬的乐曲，总有曲终人散的时刻。春去秋来，我们无法让季节停留；同样如同季节一样无法挽留的还有我们匆匆的人生。谁会在乎你？生养
32、我们的父母。纵使我们有千般不是，纵使我们变成了穷光蛋，唯有父母会依然在乎！为你愁，为你笑，为你牵挂，为你满足。这风云变幻的世界，除了父母，不敢在断言还会有谁会永远的在乎你！看惯太多海誓山盟的感情最后星流云散；看过太多翻云覆雨的友情灰飞烟灭。你春风得意时前呼后拥的都来锦上添花；你落寞孤寂时，曾见几人焦急赶来为你雪中送炭。其实，谁会在乎你？除了父母，只有你自己。父母待你再好，总要有离开的时日；再恩爱夫妻，有时也会劳燕分飞，孩子之于你，就如同你和父母；管鲍贫交，俞伯牙和钟子期，这样的肝胆相照，从古至今有几人？不是把世界想的太悲观，世事白云苍狗，要在纷纷扰扰的生活中，懂得爱惜自己。不羡慕如昙花一现的的
33、流星，虽然灿烂，却是惊鸿一瞥；宁愿做一颗小小的暗淡的星子，即使不能同日月争辉，也有自己无可取代的位置其实，也不该让每个人都来在乎自己，每个人的人生都是单行道，世上绝没有两片完全相同的树叶。大家生活得都不容易，都有自己方向。相识就是缘分吧，在一起的时候，要多想着能为身边的人做点什么，而不是想着去得到和索取。与人为善，以直报怨，我们就会内心多一份宁静，生活多一份和谐没有谁会在乎你的时候，要学会每时每刻的在乎自己。在不知不觉间，已经走到了人生的分水岭，回望过去生活的点滴，路也茫茫，心也茫茫。少不更事的年龄，做出了一件件现在想来啼笑皆非的事情：斜阳芳草里，故作深沉地独对晚风夕照；风萧萧兮，渴望成为一代
34、侠客；一遍遍地唱着罗大佑的童年，期待着做那个高年级的师兄；一天天地幻想，生活能轰轰烈烈。没有刀光剑影，没有死去活来，青春就在浑浑噩噩、懵懵懂懂中悄然滑过。等到发觉逝去的美好，年华的可贵，已经被无可奈何地推到了滚滚红尘。从此，青春就一去不回头。没有了幻想和冲动，日子就像白开水一样平淡，寂寞地走过一天天，一年年。涉世之初，还有几分棱角，有几许豪情。在碰了壁，折了腰之后，终于明白，生活不是童话，世上本没有白雪公主和青蛙王子，原本是一张白纸似的人生，开始被染上了光怪陆离的色彩。你情愿也罢，被情愿也罢，生存，就要适应身不由己，言不由衷的生活。人到中年，突然明白了许多：人生路漫漫，那是说给还不知道什么叫人生的人说的，人生其实很短暂，百年一瞬间；世事难预料，是至理名言，这一辈子，你遇见了谁，擦肩而过了谁，谁会是你真心的良朋益友，谁会和你牵手相伴一生，
