ProjectReportingoncoloursandculturesUnit3Book9Ashortfilmforappreciation:Whatdidyouseeinthefilm?It’safilmaboutcolors.Wecanseedifferentflowerswithdifferentcolorsinthefilm.It’saworldofcolors.WeddingceremonyAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatdoesthecolorredmeaninChina?Theredisthecolorofhappiness,excitementandgoodluck.2.WhydidwomenwearyellowribbonsonblousecollarsorsleevesintheUSAandtheUKdecadesago?Theyellowribbonswereregardedasasignofhopebywomenwaitingfortheirhusbandorboyfriendstocomehomesafelyfromwar.•3.Whatisgreenalwaysassociatedwith?Greenrepresentsgrowth,healthandtheenvironment,andithaslongbeenassociatedwithIreland,wherethenationalflowerisgreen.•4.Whatdoes‘intheblack’mean?Theidiomconveysthepositivemeaningofhavingmoneyorthatabusinessismakingaprofit.•5.Whatkindofpeopleiswhiteusuallyassociatedwith?Surgeons,nursesanddentists.Part1(1)Part2(2-6)Part3(7)ColorcanexpressdifferentfeelingsExplanationofdifferentcolorsandwhattheysymbolizeindifferentareasDon’tbearbitrarywhenchoosingclothes.•Colourisaforexpressingdifferent,butthemeaningofcolourisnotacrossdifferentcultures.mediumfeelingsconsistentChinahappiness,goodluckUSAbadthingssuchasviolenceSouthAfricasadnessManycountriesbraveryREDhopelosthopecouragepeaceeasilyfrightenedYELLOWpeaceenvy,lackofexperiencehopeandspringGREENWesternculturescoolandelegantbadEuropeandUSAfuneralsBLACKInthewestcleanliness,purity,virtue,andinnocenceCountrieswithBuddhismorCatholicismfuneralsholinessWHITETrueorFalsequestions:1.Youcanchooseyourclothesrandomlyregardlessoftheoccasion.FYoushouldthinkmorecarefullyaboutwhatcolourstowear.Negativehappiness/joymenlosscourageloversbraveryIrelandmoneyfuneralsEuropeholinessPractice1Checktheanswers:1.表达不同情感的媒介2.有褒义3.与喜事相联4.损失的象征amediumforexpressingdifferentmeaningshaveagoodmeaningbeassociatedwithhappythingsasymboloflossLine3-4Line6Line9-10Line205.截然相反的含义6.自然界中最常见的颜色7.传递积极信息theexactoppositemeaningthemostcommoncolorinnatureconveythegoodmeaningLine22-23Line29Line398.盈利9.颜色中最淡的10.承载不同的意思makeaprofitthelightestofallcolorscarrydifferentmeaningsLine40Line44Line54Groupwork(1)Inyourgroup,youarenowgoingtochooseonecolorandprepareanoralreportaboutit.Readtheprojectagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions:1.Whatothermeaningsdoyouknowofforthecolorsmentionedinthereadingpassage?Canyougiveanexample?2.Areyouinterestedinanyothercolor?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?Groupwork(2)homework1.ReadthepassageinProjectandtrytoremembersomethingaboutthecolors.2.SurftheInternetandgainmoreinformationaboutcolorsindifferentcultures.