牛津初中英语三年级课文UNIT2

00:06.19]1.Which one do youwant to wear,Eddie?
[00:12.15]2.I'd rather wearblue than pink.Pinkis a girl's colour.
[00:18.60]3.There's nothingwrong with pink,youknow.
[00:22.65]4.But blue looksgood on you!
[00:26.49]▲ReadingColours and yourmoods
[00:32.31]Millie found anarticle about therelationship
[00:37.25]between colours andmoods in a magazine.Here is the article.
[00:44.62]Find out what thedifferent coloursrepresent and howthey affect us.
[00:50.76]Colours and moodsDo you know anythinginteresting aboutcolours?
[00:58.02]Did you know thatcolours can affectour moods?
[01:03.27]Colours can changeour moods and make usfeel happy or sad,energetic or sleepy.
[01:11.63]This reportexplainswhat colourscan do
[01:16.38]and thecharacteristics theyrepresent.
[01:20.93]Calm coloursHave you ever walkedinto a room and feltrelaxed?
[01:27.67]It could be becausethe walls werepainted blue,
[01:32.32]a calm and peacefulcolour.
[01:36.26]Some colours make usfeel calm andpeaceful.
[01:40.70]Blue is one of thesecolours
[01:44.46]Wearing blue clothesor sleeping in ablue room
[01:49.61]is good for the mindand body
[01:53.48]because this colourcreates the feelingof harmony.
[01:58.31]Blue can alsorepresent sadness.
[02:02.96]Someone who isfeeling sad may say‘I'm feeling blue.’
[02:08.89]Another colour thatmakes you feel calmand peaceful iswhite.
[02:14.64]White is the colourof purity¹.
[02:18.58]You should wearwhite if you arefeeling stressed.
[02:23.33]Warm coloursSome colours can makeyou feel warm.
[02:29.19]These colours giveyou a happy andcontented feeling.
[02:34.33]People who live incold climates
[02:38.38]prefer to use warmcolours to give theirhomes a warm andcomfortable feel.
[02:44.73]They would ratheruse colours likeorange and yellow.
[02:49.87]Orange is one of thewarm colours.It represents joy.
[02:55.73]Orange can bring yousuccess and cheeryou up when you arefeeling sad.
[03:01.68]Another warm colouris yellow.Yellow itthe colour of thesun,
[03:09.23]so it can remind youof a warm,sunny day.
[03:14.09]Yellow is also thecolour of wisdom.
[03:18.35]Some people like touse this colour whenthey study for exams.
[03:23.60]For example,theymay use yellowstationery.
[03:29.03]Energetic coloursAnybody who feelstired or weak
[03:35.17]should wear coloursthat make you feelenergetic.
[03:39.72]Green can give youenergy,as itrepresents new lifeand growth.
[03:46.38]It is the colour ofnature,but it isalso the colour ofmoney and envy.
[03:53.43]Strong coloursIf you are somebodywho needs physicalstrength,
[03:59.67]you should wear redclothes.
[04:03.23]Red represents powerand it is also thecolour of heat andstrong feelings.
[04:10.28]Wearing red makes iteasier for you totake action.
[04:15.63]This can help whenyou are havingdifficulty making adecision.
[04:20.81]▲Integrated skillsMrs RainbowMillie is watchingThe Teens Show.
[04:36.14]Listen to theinterview with MrsRainbow carefully
[04:41.21]and help Milliecomplete her notesin Part A1.
[06:21.68]Millie wants to makean appointment tosee Mrs Rainbow
[06:30.71]but is afraid to goalone.She asks Amyto go with her.
[06:37.27]Listen to Amy'squestions and helpMillie answer them.
[06:42.52]Circle the correctletters.
[06:46.28](1)a.She works² atthe Palace Museum.
[06:52.73]b.She changespeople's moods usingcolours.
[06:54.77]c.She has done itfor a long time.
[06:56.81](2)a.She colourstheir clothes.
[07:02.66]b.She rubs³ oil intotheir hands.c.She rubs oil intotheir heads.
[07:04.83](3)a.You should usewhite oil.
[07:13.97]b.You should thinkof the sun.c.You should useorange or green oil.
[07:16.01](4)a.He should relaxand close his eyes.
[07:23.14]b.He should rubwhite oil into hishead.
[07:25.31]c.He should think ofa warm,sunny place.
[07:27.35](5)a.She can advisepeople what coloursto wear.
[07:34.01]b.She can make yourclothes changecolours.
[07:36.07]c.She can makeclothes for people.
[07:38.11](6)a.She will giveus free clothes.
[07:46.76]b.We will get ourmoney back.c.She will give usfree oil.
[07:48.79]Speak up:givingadvice [07:55.74]You want to giveadvice to yourpartner on whatcolours to wear.
[08:01.80]Work in pairs.UseMillie and hercousin's conversationas a model.
[08:09.06]Replace theunderlined wordswith your own ideas.
[08:14.31]Andy:Millie,couldyou give me someadvice?
[08:19.15]I don't know what towear.
[08:22.60]Millie:Why don'tyou wear this redshirt?
[08:26.64]Andy:No,I don't likered.I'd rather wearblue.
[08:32.60]Millie:Perhaps youshould try thesetrousers?
[08:37.04]Andy:No,they're tootight.I prefer towear jeans.
[08:43.28]Millie:How aboutjeans and a blueshirt?
[08:48.01]Andy:Maybe … Whatdo you think?
[08:51.85]Millie:It's a goodidea to wear jeansbecause they'recomfortable,
[08:57.10]and blue will makeyou feel caml.
[09:01.36]Andy:Yes,you'reright.Thanks,Millie.
[09:06.01]▲PronunciationSaying‘th’
[09:11.37]A:Your Englishteacher is showingyou how to pronouncethese words
[09:20.72]with the <bmp>1.bmp</bmp>sound correctly.
[09:24.77]Listen carefullyand practice sayingthem.
[09:29.21]1.thin2.think3.three4.thick
[09:40.26]5.Thursday6.bath7.length8.teeth
[09:51.70]B:Your Englishteacher
[09:55.96]goes on to show youhow to pronouncethese words
[10:00.50]with the <bmp>2.bmp</bmp>sound correctly.
[10:05.05]Listen carefully andpractice saying them.
[10:09.78]1.than2.that3.them4.there
[10:20.22]5.those6.withing7.father8.mother
[10:31.27]C:Your Englishteacher
[10:35.61]wants to know howwell you canpronounce thesewords.
[10:40.44]Listen carefully.Write <bmp>1.bmp</bmp>ifthe word contains avoiceless‘th’.
[10:47.39]Write <bmp>2.bmp</bmp>ifit contains a voiced‘th’.Then practicesaying them.
[10:56.06]<bmp>3.bmp</bmp>
[11:08.00]5.through  _________6.other    _________7.path     _________8.this     _________
[11:20.36]9.brother  _________10.healthy _________11.then    _________12.thank   _________
[11:32.22]13.sixth   _________14.weather _________15.rather  _________

1 purity   

n.纯净，纯洁，纯度

参考例句：

• She was a woman of purity and goodness.她是一位纯洁善良的妇女。
• The white colour is a symbol of purity.白色是纯洁的象征。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 rubs   

v.擦( rub的第三人称单数 )；擦掉；涂；（使）相互磨擦

参考例句：

• It rubs to be presided over by such a man. 受这样的人管辖真是使人恼火。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• That door rubs on the floor. 那扇门与地板摩擦。 来自《简明英汉词典》