M9 Unit 3 The meaning of colors word power

Step 1    Revision

1. Competition.

Guess different names of the countries according to the national flags given. (PPT 5-6)

2. Ask Ss to discuss the question:

What kind of things can represent a country?     (PPT 7-10)

National flags, national flowers, national emblem, national anthem

Step 2    Read and understand

Ask Ss to read the article about national flowers for different countries in Part A.

1. Ask Ss to find out which flowers are mentioned in the article as national symbols for different countries and give a brief description of each.  ( PPT 11-12)

2. Encourage Ss to fill in the table.  (PPT13-15)

Step 3    Match each country with its national flower       (PPT 16)

Step 4    Read and understand

1.      Ask Ss to read the sentences in Part A of Colour Idioms. Make sure that they understand each colour idiom in each sentence. Explain when necessary. 

      white as a sheet苍白          be tickled pink 很高兴        in the red 负债

      green with envy 嫉妒        feel blue不高兴                in the black 银行里有钱

2.      Ask Ss to read a diary entry written by a university student and fill in the blanks with appropriate colour idioms for Part A. 

1. feeling blue       2. green with envy        3. in the red 

4. in the black       5. white as a sheet         6. tickled pink

Step 5    Practice

Ask Ss to discuss in groups of four, and guess the meaning of each colour idiom.

作业布置

1. Try to remember color idioms we have learned today.

2. Translate the following sentences with color idioms.

教学反思

The words related to colours are too much for students to remember so more time and more exercises are needed.