高二英語(yǔ)牛津版(下）chapter two

[00:00.00]CHAPTER TWO Reading page 20 and 21 [00:-1.00]THE MANY MEANINGS OF COLOUR [00:-2.00]The study of colour is a fascinating mixture of scientific fact [00:-3.00]and emotional guesswork. [00:-4.00]Colour is basic to all of us,and affects our lives in many ways. [00:-5.00]Swiss psychologist Max Luscher has spent over 20 years studying colours, [00:-6.00]and has developed a colour test which helps to explain your personality. [00:-7.00]You must choose which colours you like most. [00:-8.00]According to Luscher, [00:-9.00]people who choose red are energetic and adventurous,looking for excitement. [00:10.00]Those who prefer blue are calm and in control,and prefer a peaceful life. [00:11.00]Green means firmness,a dislike of change and a fear of failure. [00:12.00]Yellow means you are open and free, ambitious and an optimist. [00:13.00]It is interesting to look back in history, [00:14.00]and to try to guess what colours meant to the first humans. [00:15.00]Blue and green are common and familiar colours. [00:16.00]They have 'safe'meanings for us. [00:17.00]Blue makes us think of the sky and the sea. [00:18.00]Green is the colour of growing plants. [00:19.00]But red is rare in nature. [00:20.00]It is the colour of blood and meat,of hunting or of injuries. [00:21.00]It is also the colour of fire. [00:22.00]The darkest nights are black,a colour often associated with fear. [00:23.00]It is possible to measure responses to some colours scientifically. [00:24.00]When we see a red light,for example, [00:25.00]we become more tense and our heart rate increases. [00:26.00]Blue,on the other hand,makes our heart rate decrease, [00:27.00]and lets us feel more relaxed. [00:28.00]In our daily life, colours are big business. [00:29.00]Next time you are in a supermarket, [00:30.00]think about the colours around you and on the products. [00:31.00]Food manufacturers choose the colours very carefully. [00:32.00]The right colours persuade us to buy more food. [00:33.00]Red,green,orange and yellow are regarded as the main'appetite'colours. [00:34.00]To select the right colours is also important for businesses. [00:35.00]Fast-food restaurants often use red,for two reasons. [00:36.00]Not only does it stimulate the appetite, [00:37.00]but it also makes us feel active and not relaxed, [00:38.00]so that after we have eaten,we want to get up quickly and leave, [00:39.00]thus making space for more customers. [00:40.00]Banks like to use more serious,restful colours such as blue,brown and green. [00:41.00]These persuade us to think of the bank as a safe and reliable place. [00:42.00]Yellow makes us think of sunshine and holidays, [00:43.00]and so it is often used by travel agents. [00:44.00]In politics, colours are also very important. [00:45.00]Over 80% of countries have red the colour of action in their national flags. [00:46.00]Blue is associated with conservative parties. [00:47.00]Light blue is also the colour of the United Nations and symbolizes peace. [00:48.00]Green has become the colour of environmental parties. [00:49.00]Different cultures do not always agree on their colour associations. [00:50.00]To see a black cat is lucky in some countries but unlucky in others. [00:51.00]Western brides choose to wear white on their wedding days, [00:52.00]but Chinese brides prefer to wear red. [00:53.00]Westerners wear black to a funeral;Chinese mourners wear white clothes. [00:54.00]Colour is a powerful tool. [00:55.00]It can be used to help us,to warn us,to relax us, [00:56.00]to control us and to make us buy things. [00:57.00]INTEGRATED SKILL Page 24 [00:58.00]Selecting relevant information [00:59.00]SPEAKING page 32 [-1:00.00]A Pronouncing the letters c and ch [-1:-1.00]The letter c is difficult [-1:-2.00]because it can be pronounced in different ways in English. [-1:-3.00]The pronounciation usually depends on the letters after it. [-1:-4.00]A1 1.When c is before e, i or y,it is usually pronounced /s/, [-1:-5.00]especially at the beginning of a word. [-1:-6.00]city,citizen,acid;cent,cement,dance;cycle,cylinder,fancy [-1:-7.00]2.However,c is pronounced / /in the endings of some words. [-1:-8.00]social,artificial,official,especially;delicious,spacious; [-1:-9.00]appreciate,associate;ancient,efficient,sufficient [-1:10.00]3.When c does not come before e,i or y,it is normally /k/. [-1:11.00]car,cake,calculator,camera;cotton,computer,colour, [-1:12.00]contest;cut,cup,culture,curious;critic,clean,cry [-1:13.00]A2 1.would certainly appreciate some coffee in a clean cup. [-1:14.00]2.This ancient cake is not especially delicious:it's like cement! [-1:15.00]3.Some curious critics came to the dance contest at our spacious social club. [-1:16.00]4.Mr Lane is my associate in the Efficient Computers Company. [-1:17.00]5.Citizens,is there sufficient culture in this city? [-1:18.00]A3 The letters ch can also be pronounced in several different ways. [-1:19.00]Say the examples below. [-1:20.00]1.In most words,ch is pronounced / /. [-1:21.00]church,teacher,chin,choose,beach,each,lunch,achieve [-1:22.00]2.In these words,ch is /k/: [-1:23.00]character,chemistry,choir,chorus,stomach,ache, [-1:24.00]anchor,architect,mechanic,orchestra,psychologist,technical [-1:25.00]3.Before r,ch is /k/. [-1:26.00]Christ,Christmas [-1:27.00]4.In a few words,ch is / /. [-1:28.00]chef,machine,moustache,parachute [-1:29.00]A4.1.Choose a nice beach and we'll put down the anchor and have lunch. [-1:30.00]2.The chef is a strange character,with a moustache and a little beard on his chin. [-1:31.00]3.The architect has achieved some amazing technical effects. [-1:32.00]4.If you have an ache in your stomach, don't see a psychologist. [-1:33.00]MORE LANGUAGE INPUT Listening page 37 [-1:34.00]Listen to hear some sentences with words related to colour in them. [-1:35.00]Listen carefully and supply the missing information. [-1:36.00]1.Why don't you_____?That's a nice______. [-1:37.00]2.people with very___ need to protect themselves from the sun. [-1:38.00]3.'what colour is the material?''well,it's a sort of____colour.' [-1:39.00]4.'What do you think of this suit?''Excellent!____really suits you.' [-1:40.00]5.I'm looking for a ___for my bedroom sheet. [-1:41.00]6.Is the film____or black and white? [-1:42.00]7.Will the silk skirt ____if you wash it too often? [-1:43.00]8.I'm afraid the colour___when I washed your new T-shirt. [-1:44.00]9.The evening sun coloured the fields and trees______. [-1:45.00]10.she is dressed in a ____blouse with a small flowery pattern on it.

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