上海牛津高二第二学期unit-3-reading

ReadingColoursIftherewerenocolourintheworld,…Lookatthepicturesbelowandanswerthequestion.Whyhavethesecoloursbeenusedfortheabovepurposes?Redmeans“emergency”.Itiseasytoseeatnight.Greenmeans“goahead”.safeSkimmingReadthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphinthearticle.Thendecidewhichparagraphsdealwiththetopicsbelow.Paragraph4Paragraph3Paragraph6Paragraph1&2Paragraph5ScanningScanthearticleandthenanswerthesequestions.1.WhoisMaxLǔscher?2.Whichtwocoloursremindpeopleofpeaceandquiet?ASwisspsychologist.Blueandgreen.3.Whatarethemain“appetite”colours?4.Whatcolourisoftenusedbymanyenvironmentalgroups?5.WhatdoesthecolouroftheUNflagsymbolize?Red,green,orangeandyellow.Green.Peace.1.MaxLǔscherhasspentalongtimestudyingcolour.2.Manycoloursdonotaffectus.TMaxLǔscherhasspentmostofhislifestudyingcolour.FEachcolouraffectsusinadifferentway.Line3Line10Readtoseewhetherthesestatementsaretrueorfalse.3.People’sheartbeatsgetfasterwhentheyseethecoloursblueorgreen.4.Yellowisoftenusedbyfoodmanufacturerstopersuadepeopletobuyfood.FPeople’spulseratesdecreaseandtheyfeelmorerelaxedwhentheyseesafeandfamiliarcolourssuchasblueorgreen.TThisisthemain“appetite”coloursthathelppersuadetobuymorefood.Line12Line24Answerthequestionsbelowusingtheinformationinthearticle.1.Whyaresomecolourscalled'appetite'colours?2.Whatdofast-foodcompanieswantpeopletodo?Thosecoloursthathelppersuadetobuymorefood.Theywantpeopletoeatquicklyandthenleaveinordertomakespaceformorecustomers.3.Whatcoloursareconsideredserious,andwhousesthem?4.Whatisthemostimportantcolourinmostflags?Why?5.Whyiscolourapowerfultool?Blue,brownandgreenareconsideredserious.Thesecolourareusedbybanks.Red---thecolourofaction---isthemostimportantcolourinflags,becauseover80%ofcountrieshaveitintheirnationalflags.Itcanbeusedtohelpus,towarnus,relaxus,tocontrolusandtomakeusbuythings.DetailedreadingColourPersonalityredbluegreenyellowReadPara.2andfillinthetablebelow.energeticandadventurous,lookingforexcitementcalmandincontrol,preferringapeacefullifefirmness,adislikeofchangeandafearoffailureopenandfree,ambitiousandoptimisticColourMeaningUsered,green,orangeandyellowblue,brownandgreenyellowReadPara3-6andfillinthetablebelow.“appetite”coloursusedbyfoodcompaniestopersuadepeopletobuymorefoodserious,restfulcoloursusedinbankstopersuadepeopletothinkofthebankasasafeandreliableplace.colourofsunshineandholidaysusedbytravelagenciestomakepeoplethinkofsunshineandholidays.redlightblueGreenColourMeaningUsethecolourofactionthecolourofpeacethecolourofnatureusedinthenationalflagsofover80%ofcountriesusedintheUNflagusedbymanyenvironmentalgroupsGroupworkReadwhatfourpeoplesayaboutthemselves.Anddiscussthecolouryouthinkeachofthemmightlike.Ilikethingstostaythesame.Idon’tlikebeingdisappointed.Atthesametime,Ikeepgoingevenwhenthingsaredifficult.Ilikehavingaquietlife.IneedtoplanthingsbeforeIdothem.Ilikebeingcareful.MarkJennygreenblueIdon’tlikethingstobeboring.Ilikenewexperiencesandideas.Ienjoytakingrisks.AnneI’maveryhappyperson.Thefuturealwaysseemsbrighttome.I’mhonest.IliketodowhatIwant.Iworkhardtofollowmydreams.DavidredyellowGuesstheothermeaningsofthesewordsfromthecontextofasentence:1.Heisagreenhandinthebusinessfield,soheoftenaskstheexperiencedforadvice.新手2.Ericwasablacksheep,thewholeplanfailedbecauseofhislaziness.害群之马3.Afterafewdays’rest,Maryisinthepinktoday.健康4.Wefeltitisapitytotellhimthecruelnews,sowetoldhimawhitelietocomforthim.善意的谎言5.Whathappenedtoyou?Youareinbluetoday.沮丧的,忧郁的DiscussionColourisapowerfultool.Itcanbeusedtohelpus,towarnus,torelaxus,tocontrolusandtomakeusbuythings.Whatisyouropinion?Workingroupstodesignaclassflagusingdifferentcolours.Explainwhythedifferentcoloursareusedandwhattheysymbolize.