_Unit 2 Study skills课件 牛津译林版英语九年级上册.pptx
,Unit 2 Colours,Study skills,How to find information quickly?,Here is an article about a wonderful film !,But I am short on time!,Who is the hero in it?,Scanning (寻读,查读,略读)means moving our eyes quickly over the text to look for specific information such as names or numbers. We do not need to read every word. Instead, we look for the key information that will answer our questions.,Scanning,Scanning is often used when we read:, some parts like “Whats on TV” in the newspaper. a bus / train timetable. a guidebook.,Millie is reading an English magazine article to find out why many boys and girls dress in different colours. Scan the article to help Millie findthe answers.,1. What did it mean if the sky was blue?2. Why did women in the past like pink and red?3. What power was blue once believed to have?4. Where did girls come from according to a European story?,Blue for boys and pink for girlsIn many places, baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls in pink. Why the difference?,READY?GO!,Scientists now think this started many years ago. When most men worked in the fields, the weather was very important to them. If the sky was blue, it meant good weather. So when the men thought of blue, they were very happy. In the past, womens main job was to look for food for their family. They liked pink and red because these were the colours of healthy food, such as strawberries and apples.,People were also influenced by old stories. The colour blue was once believed to have the power to drive evil spirits away, so people dressed baby boys in blue in the hope that boys would be protected. Baby girls were dressed in pink because, according to a European story, girls were born inside pink roses.,1. What did it mean if the sky was blue?2. Why did women in the past like pink and red?,Good weather.,Because these were the colours of healthy food, such as strawberries and apples.,3. What power was blue once believed to have?4. Where did girls come from according to a European story?,The power to drive evil spirits away.,They came from pink roses.,Blue for boys and pink for girlsIn many places, baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls in pink. Why the difference?,Scientists now think this started many years ago. When most men worked in the fields, the weather was very important to them. If the sky was blue, it meant good weather. So when the men thought of blue, they were very happy. In the past, womens main job was to look for food for their family. They liked pink and red because these were the colours of healthy food, such as strawberries and apples.,People were also influenced by old stories. The colour blue was once believed to have the power to drive evil spirits away, so people dressed baby boys in blue in the hope that boys would be protected. Baby girls were dressed in pink because, according to a European story, girls were born inside pink roses.,baby boys are dressed in blue名词：You look nice in this red dress.动词： He dressed in a hurry.be dresssed inThe lady was dressed in white at the party. dress sb/oneself The girl is too young to dress herself, so her mother dresses her every morning.dress up (as) We dressed up for the wedding.,2. People dressed baby boys in blue in the hope that boys would be protected. in the hope that表示“希望，期待”。I studied hard in the hope that I would get good grades in the next exam.,Learn how to look for the key information that will answer the question quickly.Preview the next lesson.,Homework,
