老师：Hello, boys and girls. Nice to see you. I'm Miss Liu from Nanjing No. 1 Middle School, Jiangbei, New Area. Welcome to my class. Today we are going to learn Unit 2, colors, reading one.
老师：Before class, I'd like to share an interesting thing with you. Every time I go to the supermarket, I will buy different drinks like Cola, Fanta and Sprite. It isn't because I feel difficult to make a choice. It is because I will choose what to drink according to my feelings. When I am sad, I'd like to drink fountain, as the color orange seems to give me the feeling of happiness.
老师：When I feel hot after doing sports, can you guess which color I will choose? Yes, that is right. Have you guessed correctly? So clever of you. The color green of Sprite can cool me down. Is it true that green has this power? Can colors influence our moods? Here influence means make someone change.
老师：Now, read after me. Influence. Influence. Excellent. Actually, I am not sure about the answer. So I find an article about the relationship between colors and moods. Now, please open your books, turn to page 22 and 23, read the article quickly and answer the question, what is this article about?
老师：This article explains what colors can do and what characteristics they represent. Now, I have another question. What kinds of colors are mentioned?
老师：Yes, calm colors, warm colors, energetic colors and strong colors. Here is the reading tip. When we read an article, we should pay attention to the first paragraph and subtitles. We may get main ideas and structure of an article from them. That is skimming. When skimming, read the title, the main headings, the first and the last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph. This will give you a good idea of what the text is about. Then, can you list some examples of these kinds of colors? Please move your eyes quickly over the text to find the names.
老师：Okay, boys and girls, let's check your answers. Blue and white are calm colors. Orange and yellow are warm colors. Green is an energetic color. Red is a strong color. In this article. The writer believes that colors can change our moods and make us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy. But how do colors influence our moods? Let's see them one by one. Let's see the first part. Calm colors. Please read this part carefully and finish the exercises.
老师：Okay, boys and girls, let's check your answers. Blue brings peace to our mind and body. It represents sadness. I'm feeling blue means I'm feeling set. Excellent. So how about white? White is also the color of purity.
老师：Now, let's see this picture. Many women like wearing white on their wedding day. At a wedding, a man and a woman get married. Then it comes to warm colors. Who would like to use warm colors in their homes? When
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