[中学联盟]江苏省江阴市成化高级中学牛津版高中英语选修9《Unit 3 The meaning of colour》Welcome to the unit课件.pptVIP

Color and character What does your favorite color reveal about you? (click on your favorite color) Color and Chinese opera What does the colorful mask tell the audience? Color tradition Tell the meaning of the color according to our tradition. Color and flags Quiz: Color and flags Quiz: Color and flags Quiz: Color and flags Quiz: Lead in What color is our national flag? What are there on the flag? What do they mean? What do you know about other national flags ? Consolidation (cloze test) Flags are more than just colorful pieces of cloth and thread (1)s__________ together. A flag tells us something about the country it (2)r__________ and often (3)s__________ the origin of that country. The French flag is red, white and blue. The color white represents peace and (4)h__________, red stands for (5)b__________, revolution, strength and blood of the French, and blue symbolizes (6)l__________ and justice. This flag was first used at the start of the French Revolution, which (7)r__________ society of inequality.. Consolidation (cloze test) The USA also began using a red, white and blue flag following a (8)r__________. The USA was once a land (9)c__________ by Britain. Colonists had to pay a lot of (10)t__________ but did not have a (11)s__________ in the government. They (12)d __________ independence, but the British (13)o__________ this, so they started the revolution. The flag today is used to remind Americans that they had to fight for independence. Consolidation (cloze test) Indonesia’s flag is a red band over a white one and is (14)b__________ on a national flag (15)d__________ back to the 13th century. There are many explanations about the meaning of the flag. The most common one is that red stands for blood, or things (16)p__________, while white represents the (17)s__________. Another suggestion is that the colors have a (18) l__________ with food. Therefore, a flag is also a good place to see some of the (19)s__________ and (20)d__________