1、ColoursIf there were no colour in the world,Look at the pictures below and answer the question.Why have these colours been used for the above purposes?Red means“emergency”.It is easy to see at night.Green means“go ahead”.safeSkimmingRead the first sentence of each paragraph in thearticle.Then decide
2、 which paragraphs deal with the topics below.Paragraph 4Paragraph 3Paragraph 6Paragraph 1&2Paragraph 5ScanningScan the article and then answer these questions.1.Who is Max Lscher?2.Which two colours remind people of peace and quiet?A Swiss psychologist.Blue and green.3.What are the main“appetite”col
3、ours?4.What colour is often used by many environmental groups?5.What does the colour of the UN flag symbolize?Red,green,orange and yellow.Green.Peace.1.Max Lscher has spent a long time studying colour.2.Many colours do not affect us.TMax Lscher has spent most of his life studying colour.F Each colou
4、r affects us in a different way.Line 3Line 10Read to see whether these statements are true or false.3.Peoples heartbeats get faster when they see the colours blue or green.4.Yellow is often used by food manufacturers to persuade people to buy food.FPeoples pulse rates decrease and they feel more rel
5、axed when they see safe and familiar colours such as blue or green.TThis is the main“appetite”colours that help persuade to buy more food.Line 12Line 24Answer the questions below using the information in the article.1.Why are some colours called appetite colours?2.What do fast-food companies want pe
6、ople to do?Those colours that help persuade to buy more food.They want people to eat quickly and then leave in order to make space for more customers.3.What colours are considered serious,and who uses them?4.What is the most important colour in most flags?Why?5.Why is colour a powerful tool?Blue,bro
7、wn and green are considered serious.These colour are used by banks.Red-the colour of action-is the most important colour in flags,because over 80%of countries have it in their national flags.It can be used to help us,to warn us,relax us,to control us and to make us buy things.Detailed readingColourP
8、ersonalityredblue greenyellowRead Para.2 and fill in the table below.energetic and adventurous,looking for excitement calm and in control,preferring a peaceful life firmness,a dislike of change and a fear of failure open and free,ambitious and optimistic ColourMeaningUsered,green,orangeand yellow bl
9、ue,brown and green yellowRead Para 3-6 and fill in the table below.“appetite”colours used by food companies to persuade people to buy more foodserious,restful coloursused in banks to persuade people to think of the bank as a safe and reliable place.colour of sunshine and holidaysused by travel agenc
10、ies to make people think of sunshine and holidays.red light blueGreenColourMeaningUsethe colour of actionthe colour of peace the colour of natureused in the national flags of over 80%of countriesused in the UN flagused by many environmental groupsGroup workRead what four people say about themselves.
11、And discuss the colour you think each of them might like.I like things to stay the same.I dont like being disappointed.At the same time,I keep going even when things are difficult.I like having a quiet life.I need to plan things before I do them.I like being careful.MarkJennygreenblueI dont like thi
12、ngs to be boring.I like new experiences and ideas.I enjoy taking risks.AnneIm a very happy person.The future always seems bright to me.Im honest.I like to do what I want.I work hard to follow my dreams.DavidredyellowGuess the other meanings of these words from the context of a sentence:1.He is a gre
13、en hand in the business field,so he often asksthe experienced for advice.新手新手2.Eric was a black sheep,the whole plan failed becauseof his laziness.害群之马害群之马3.After a few days rest,Mary is in the pink today.健康健康4.We felt it is a pity to tell him the cruel news,so we told him a white lie to comfort him
14、.善意的谎言善意的谎言5.What happened to you?You are in blue today.沮丧的沮丧的,忧郁的忧郁的DiscussionColour is a powerful tool.It can be used to help us,to warn us,to relax us,to control us and to make us buy things.What is your opinion?Work in groups to design a class flag using different colours.Explain why the different colours are used and what they symbolize.
