1、Unit 2 Colours Reading (I)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. read the passage about colours and moods fluently;2. guess the meanings of the new words from the context;3. identify the main idea of the passage by skimming;4. describe what co
2、lours can do and what characteristics they represent by further reading;II. Teaching contents1. New words: influence, create, prefer, require, remind, relaxed.2. New structures: This article explains what colours can do and what characteristics they represent.Some people prefer this colour when they
3、 hope for success.If you require strength in either body or mind, red may be of some help to you.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Understand the passage in different ways to improve reading skills;2. Describe what colours do and what characteristics they represent by diffe
4、rent reading skills.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Pre-reading1. A game about colour idiomsTry to match the proper colours with idioms.T: Englishmen like to use different words of colours in their idioms. Do you know about them? Match the proper colours with the idioms.2. Understand some new wordsT:
5、Now I believe you are very interested in colours. In fact, different colours can influence our moods. Some colours can make us feel excited or calm, while others will make us feel nervous or relaxed. 【设计意图：阅读前，通过有关颜色的习语的匹配游戏，激发学生对颜色话题的学习兴趣，同时自然地处理部分生词。 】Step 2 While-Reading1. Skimming(1) Skim the wh
6、ole passage and find out the main idea of the passageT: Weve learn about that colours may influence our moods. Now well learn more about this topic. Please skim the passage and then choose the main idea of the passage.What is the main idea of the passage?A. How colours influence moods.B. Why colours
7、 change moods.C. What colours represent and do.T: Why did you choose C? Where did you find the answer? Right! From the sentence “This article explains what colours can do what characteristics they represent.” Just go through the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraph, and well find t
8、he answer quickly. (2) Read the passage again and answer the questionT: There are many colours around us. How many colours are mentioned in the article? What are they?【设计意图：阅读时，学生通过问题，快读找出本篇主旨大意关键句，渗透阅读策略。之后，再次略读文本，运用阅读策略回答颜色的种类。 】2. Scanning(1) Scan the passage and answer the question.T: The passag
9、e includes calm colours, warm colours, energetic colours and strong colours. Then what does each colour represent? Scan the passage and answer. When you scan the passage, look for specific information with the key word “represent”.Work in pairs. Ask and answer.A: What does each colour represent? B:
10、represents / is the colour of 【设计意图：Scanning 的技巧是在回答问题时，根据题干中问到的内容，帮助学生准确地定位，找到答案。根据文本，设置问题，让学生扫读文本时，运用阅读策略更准确把握文本，获取特定信息。 】3. Further reading(1) Read Calm colours carefully and fill in the tableT: Different colours represent different characteristics. Then what can different colours do? Read calm c
11、olours carefully and then fill in the table.blue whitemake us feel _ make us feel _bring _ to our mind and body many women like to wear white on _ day“Im feeling blue” means “Im feeling _(2) Read Warm colours and answer the questionsT: What about warm colours?T: Yes. People in cold areas prefer warm
12、 colours to create a warm and comfortable feeling. Some people prefer yellow when they hope for success.Orange can cheer us up when we are feeling sad.Yellow is the colour of the sun so it can remind us of a warm sunny day.T: When we read these sentences, we may have difficulty understanding them. N
13、ow read them more and try to guess the meaning of the new words according to the context. (3) Read Energetic colours and do T or FT: Warm colours can cheer us up. What can green do? Read and do T or F questions. Green is only the colour of new life and growth. Green can make you feel tired or weak.
14、“ Red-eyed” in Chinese means “green with envy” in English.(4) Read Strong colours and fill in the blanksT: Do you have difficulty making decisions? If you do, red may help you. Read the information about red and find out what red can help us.If you require _ in either body or mind, _ may be of some
15、help to you. It represents _ and _.Wearing red can make us take action more _.【设计意图：深入阅读，围绕 what can colours do，设置不同形式的问题，引发学生具化阅读，培养学生分析文本捕捉细节，根据上下文推测词义等阅读策略。 】Step 2 Post-Reading1 Advice for Millies friendsT: Different colours represent different characteristics. Millie is thinking about her frien
16、ds. Help her decide which colour is suitable for each of her friends. Choose one and give advice.2 My favourite colourT: Youve done a good job. Do you know what colour is my favourite? Why?T: My favourite colour is red. It represents strength, heat and strong feelings. I like it because it can help
17、me when I am having difficulty making a decision. I am lively, powerful and strong. I think my favourite colour matches my characteristics. What about you? Think about it and then write it down. 【设计意图：通过更为细致的阅读，让学生了解不同颜色的作用。通过文本练习，让学生帮助 Millie 给出建议，选择适合她朋友的颜色。这项练习易激发学生的兴趣，可引导他们将所学知识运用到真实生活，产生真实的交际语用。 】V. Homework1. Oral work:Collect some idioms about colours and share them with your classmates.2. Written work: Write about your favourite colours and give reasons.