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M9U3 The meaning of colour

Period III Project

编制： 陈碧霞 严鑫鑫 审核：佘远兵 2013-09-05

Activity 1：Lead in

1．What is your favorite color? Why do you like it?

2．What about your partner? Do you like his/her favorite color? Why or why not? Activity 2：Read the passage quickly and answer the following question. 1. What does the color red mean in China, and South Africa?

2. Why did women wear yellow ribbons on blouse collars or sleeves in the USA and the UK decades ago?

3. What is green always associated with? 4. What does ‘in the black’ mean?

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5. What kind of people is white usually associated with?

Activity 3：Read the passage again and take note of each color mentioned in the passage. in the blanks. color red Meaning Positive luck happiness Country/region Negative _________ sadness Country/region South Africa ___________ ___________ and good China China many countries ___________ yellow ___________and joy hope(to remember soldiers the USA(from the _________and who are away at war 1970s to now) the loss of loved ones _____________ (in the Japan past, Japanese soldiers wore a yellow flower to show their courage.) green peace ___________ growth, health and the Ireland environment hope and ___________ black being__________and ___________ ancient Egypt Western countries being not Western countries, ________, or such as the USA a _________ and the UK ___________ and jealousy ___________ ___________ mourning (Black clothing worn funerals.) is to Western countries. Such as the USA and the UK Western countries Western countries ___________(the idiom ‘in the black’ means a company money. is making 1

white ___________, ___________and ___________ ___________ countries ___________ China _________(It is often used in Christian in churches to show countries purity.)

Activity 5：Read the passage again and ask each group to discuss the following questions: 1.What other meanings do you know of for the colors mentioned in the reading passage? Can you give an example?

2.Are you interested in any other color? What do you know about it?

Activity 6: Read the passage in project and try to remember something about the colors.

Period Ⅳ Project

一．重点词组

1.be consistent with 与?一致 2.be cautious about 对?谨慎的

take caution 小心

3.a medium for expressing different feelings 一个表达不同情感的媒介 4.be said to 据说 5.be used to do 被用来

8.refer to 指，涉及，参考 9.make a profit 盈利

10. It is not appropriate for sb to do 做某事是(不)合适的 11.be connected with

be connected to

与?有关 与?相连

12.a symbol of joy and celebration 快乐和庆贺的象征 13.due to/for this reason=because of this 因为这

14.send the right message to people around you 给你周围的人传达正确的信息

二．重点句子

1. The world would be a far less interesting place without color. 没有了色彩，世界将少了很多乐趣。（必背）

2. In some places, red indicates sadness, as in South Africa, where it is the color of mourning. 在一些地方红色暗示着悲伤，比如在南非，红色表示哀悼的颜色。 In Muslim countries, green is a lucky color, as it is associated with peace. 在穆斯林国家，绿色是幸运色，因为绿色是与和平联系在一起的。

3. In addition, red also has political meanings, as it has been used on the national flags of many countries, often to mean bravery.

另外，红色也有政治含义，因为许多国家的国旗上用它代表勇气。

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4. Decades ago in the USA and the UK, women wore yellow ribbons on their collars or sleeves to show the hope that their women would come home from war or their kinds of separation. 在几十年前的美国和英国，女士们在衣领或袖子上系黄色缎带，表达期望他们丈夫或男友从战争中或其他原因的分离中平安归来。

5. In ancient Egypt, green represented hope and spring, which is the time of the year when things in nature start to grow after a long winter.在古埃及，绿色象征着希望和春天，而春天是一年中自然万物在漫长的冬季后复苏的时候。

6. However, in countries which have been influenced by Buddhism, it is not appropriate to wear white at wedding celebration because it is the traditional colour for funerals.

但在受佛教影响的国家，在婚礼上穿白色衣服是不合适的，因为白色是葬礼的传统颜色。

三．句法讲解

1.（教材原句）Therefore, the next time you choose your clothes, you should think more carefully about what colours to wear. 因此，下次你选择衣服时，你应该更仔细地考虑穿什么颜色。 【例句研读】

1) Her heart sank the moment she was informed of the result of the job interview. 2) Every time he calls on my mother, he always buys something. 3) His wife left him the spring he went abroad. 4) The hour he was in her office, he felt very sad. 【自主归纳】总结由名词引导的时间状语从句 the + 瞬间名词： moment, minute, instant, second

the+时间名词：hour, day, night, week, month, season, year, spring, winter the +序数词+time： the first time, the second time, the last time 等 不定代词+ time ： each, every, any

2.（教材原句） Even in the west, though, black has negative meanings. 然而，即使在西方，黑色也表示消极的含义。句中副词though表“可是，然而”。 1) though可用作副词，一般放在句尾，“可是，然而” 如：

It was a hard job. He took it, though. 这是份艰难的工作，然而，他接受了。 2) though可用作连词，“虽然，尽管”，如： a) Though/Although he is rich, his life is not very happy. b) Rich though he is , his life is not very happy.

c) Although/Though tired (=although/though he was tired), he kept on working.

3. （教材原句）Black is often worn by people in Western cultures because it is thought to be cool and elegant. 【例句研读】

She is thought to be the top student in our class. He is thought to be late for work today He was thought to have broken the window.

【自主归纳】be thought to be +n/adj 被认为是….

be thought to have done 被认为已经做过 类似的用法

be considered , be seen , be looked on , be believed，be said, be reported,be thought of

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四．巩固练习

I.单词拼写

1. In China and some other countries influenced by Buddhism, white is the traditional color for

f______ 2. No one knew who will win the prize. It was all quite a_________ and according to chance. 3. People had to show c_______ when swimming in the lake, as it could be very dangerous. 4. What he says is always c________with what she does.

5. People interested in e_______ want to get rid of pollution and make the world a

cleaner,greener place.

6. Our homes are filled with w_______ and joy.

7. Last night, a b________ broke into several house and stole many things. II. 用下列短语的适当形式填空

be arbitrary about associate......with......... in some cases refer to be appropriate to make profits be said to 1. Newspapers_____________from (out of )the advertisements they carry. 2. _______________, output has increased more than half.

3. Usually_______________ positive meanings, green is most strongly connected to life. 4. He kept speaking, without _____________his note.

5. In China, it _________________wear white to go to a wedding celebration because it is the traditional color for mourning and funerals.

6. Alex ____________have learnt by heart 2000 Chinese characters up to now.

7.Therefore, the next time you choose an outfit(外套), you should not ____________what you pick.

III. 翻译

1. 我见到他的那刻，我就把借的书还给他了。

2. 把孩子送出国学习不仅可以提供更好的教育，将来他们还会有更多的发展机会，在这种 情况下，这无疑是个很好的选择。

3. 据说去年教学楼就已经粉刷好了。

4. 有些人浪费粮食，然而有些人却饿死。

5. 她迟到了，这是经常的事。

6. 因为我感冒了，所以我没去上课。 IV. 单选

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1. — I love the Internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the Net. — ________. Few of them would become your real friends. A. That’s for sure B. It’s not the case

C. I couldn’t agree more D. I’m pleased to know that

2. His _________ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take. A. ambiguous B. ample C. arbitrary D. artificial

3. I wish to thank Professor Smith, without _______help I would never have got this far.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. which

4. A lot of language learning, ________ has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life,

so parents should talk much to their children during that period. A. as B. it C. which D. this

5. At school, some students are active ________ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.

A. while B. although C. so D. As

6. We live in an age ________ more information is available with greater ease than ever before. A. why B. when C. to whom D. on which 7. They suggested that the professor _______just now should be made chairman of the meeting. A. referring to B. referring C. referred to D. referred

8. Mary rushed home ________ she heard the news, only ______ that his wife was gone. A. as soon as; finding C. the moment; find

B. immediately; to find D. when; found

9. Sales director is a position ________ communication ability is just as importance as sales skills. A. which B. that C. when D. where

10.As a teacher rich in experience, he knows how to his ideas to these new students in a limited period of time.

A. convey B. educate C. pass D. convince

11. The reason ______he gave for his second visit to the city was simply ______he admired the sights here so much. A. why; that B. why; why C. which; that D. which; why 12. ___ aware of the danger ahead, he took on the task without hesitation. A. If B. Though C. Since D. As 13. George returned after the war, only _______ that his wife had left him.

A. to be told B. telling C. being told D. told

14. The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for _______ he could find about Mark Twain.

A. wherever B. however C. whatever D. whichever

15. Evidence has been found through years of study ________ children’s early sleeping problem likely to continue when they grow up. A. why B. how

C. whether

D. that

16. He smiled politely ______ Mary apologized for her drunken friends. A. as B. if C. unless D. though

17. A bank is the place ______ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. A. when

B. that C. where

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D. there

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