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Understanding the text

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In this session we're going to look at colour, the effect it has on us and the different meanings it has in different countries. There are two sets of activities and you can chose the one you want to do. Click on the activity you would like to do:

Activity 1: [| People and colour] looks at the effect of colour on us.

=Colour our world=


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Colours mean different things to us at different times of our lives.

Can you imagine what it would be like if you could NOT see colours as others do? Click here to experience that.

[| How people who are colour blind see.]

1. How did it feel? Que no podía ver los colores claramente, si siempre los viera asi sentiría como impotencia de no poder saber como realmente se ven.

2. Do you think that colour is very important to our lives? Si, porque asi uno ve como son las cosas realmente.

3. How important is it to you? Mucho, porque no me gustaría ver las cosas de un color que no son, tal vez las confudiría.

Before you read
See how much you know about colour by taking this quiz. Do not click on the text which appears above the quiz. Click on the image to go to the quiz.


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Now, take a look at the text. Click on the link below.

[| Colour: How does it affect you?]
 * After you read**

Que los colores simbolizan y significan diferentes cosas, según el color que la gente use puede simbolizar algo o causar alguna impresión, generalmentelos mismos colores se utilizan para algunos lugares específicos, alimentos, decoración tanto de platos como de lugares y también da alguna opinión particular cuando se usa algún color. Las banderas también tienen algún significado según los colores que se usen.
 * 1) What new facts about colour did you learn?

2. Is there anything you know about colour that you can add? Añadir no, pero conocía básicamente lo mismo, el color da perspectivas de cómo es una persona, de un lugar, entre otros.

3. Use a graphic organiser to map the information on the different colours.


 * COLORES**

LOS COLORES GENERALMENTE SIMBOLIZAN O TIENEN ALGÚN SIGNIFICADO.

Significados y usos de los colores:

Simboliza: Autoridad y respeto.
 * NEGRO:**

Uso: Para verse elegante y delgado.

Simboliza: Pureza e inocencia,
 * BLANCO:**

Uso: Es usado particularmente para los trajes de novia para dar luminosidad y brillo a la persona.

Simboliza: Amor, intensidad, además que es muy llamativo.
 * ROJO:**

Uso: Se utiliza mucho para llamar la atención y se dice que no debe ser usado para negociaciones.

Simboliza: Tranquilidad, paz, color del cielo y el océano.
 * AZUL:**

Uso: Se utiliza para dormitorios y gimnasios ya que da energía y tranquilidad.

Simboliza: Naturaleza, fertilidad, riqueza, tranquilidad.
 * VERDE:**

Uso: Ayuda a relajarse y facilita a la vista ya que es más fácil de observar.

Simboliza: El sol y optimismo
 * AMARILLO** :

Uso: Llamar la atención, por ser un color un poco difícil de ver se dice que no es bueno para la vista, da mayor concentración.

Simboliza: Derecho, lujo, riqueza y sostificación, feminidad y romance.
 * PÚRPURA:**

Uso: Para dar feminidad y sostificación a la persona

Simboliza: Tierra, naturaleza, autenticidad y tristeza.
 * MARRÓN:**

Uso: Da autenticidad y solidez a quienes lo usan.

4. Use what you've learnt from the text to help these people as you take on the role as a Colour advisor.

Por lo general elos colores simbolizan muchas cosas y pienso que los colores deben ser usados dependiendo a la ocasión, al lugar que se vaya a ir, o al ánimo que tenga la persona que lo va a usar.

=Colour_advisor=

As a member of the Colour Advisor team, you have been assigned these 8 new clients. Click on the image to read their problems and then find solutions for 4 of them.

=Gym=


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My registration has fallen.

Colour Advisors,

We are owners of a gym in the City Centre Shopping Mall. In the last year our registration has fallen by 20%. We have the best equipment and our trainers are very good. However, several of our clients have complained about feeling shut-in when they are in the gym. They leave feeling tired instead of energetic. Could our colour scheme be the problem?

Would you be willing to come over and take a look at our gym and give us some advice and what should be done?

We really need your help.

Regards Tammy and Luis Sanchez

__**CONSEJO:**__  YO LE RECOMENDARÍA QUE USARA COLOR AZUL EL EL GIMNASIO YA QUE ESTE COLOR HACE QUE LAS PERSONAS SE SIENTAN CON GANAS DE HACER MÁS COSAS, COMO CARGAR MÁS PESO Y LOS HACE SENTIRSE MÁS PRODUCTIVOS. ES RECOMENDADO QUE TAMBIÉN UTILICEN EL COLOR ROJO YA QUE LES ESTIMULA LOS LATIDOS CARDÍACOS Y HACE QUE LA GENTE TENGA BUENA RESPIRACIÓN.

=Plant_workers=


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My workers aren't as productive as they used to be....

Dear Colour Advisors,

I am a manager at a small industrial plant on the outskirts of the city. I have noticed that our production level has been falling for the last few years and we have had several accidents.

I read somewhere that the environment could affect workers' production. If this is so, I would like your advice on what should be done.

I am new to this job and would like to make an impression on my boss by improving the workers' working conditions.

Regards

W. Lane

__**CONSEJO:**__

=Retirement_home=


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How can I help them feel more at home.....

Dear Colour Advisors,

I have just been put in charge of an old people's home (Ainslee House Retirement Home) in the city centre. The home houses 25 people, 10 men and 15 women. The house is very old and needs repairs.

I would like advice on the colours I should use to paint the following rooms as I would like the elderly to feel as comfortable as possible in their home.


 * sitting room (where the elderly spend most of their time)
 * bedrooms

Thank you for your help

Ms. P. LaRoche Home director



=prison_break=
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Rumour has it that they might just break out..

Colour Advisors,

I am the administrator of a medium sized prison on the outskirts of the city. We are having problems at the prison; fights among the prisoners, some are depressed and there is even a rumour that some of them might try to break out because they are unhappy with the living conditions here. As this is a model prison, we would not like to have any adverse publicity.

The local government has given me a budget to make improvements to the prison facilities in an attempt to keep prisoners in. I was told that maybe changing the decorations might change their behaviour. So, could you give me advice on the colours I should use for the following areas:


 * prison dinning area
 * sport area
 * sleeping quarters (rooms)
 * library

This change might make them happier.

J.R. Smith Prison administrator    

=Interview=
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How can I impress them today....

Dear Colour Advisor,

I am a young lawyer and I have a very important job interview next week with an important law firm. I would like your advice on the colour of the clothes I should wear for the interview. I need this job and would like to make a good impression.

Regards

Stacy Jones



=New_restaurant=
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There's a lot of competition.....

Dear Colour Advisors

My grandparents died and left me a small restuarant in the city centre. Their business was quite good for many years when there were very few restaurants around. However, we have a lot of competition because there are at least 3 other eating places on our street.

My business associate and I have decided to invest money in redecorating the restaurant. We would like your advice on the colours we should use for the waiting area and the dinning room. We'd like the customers who visit our restaurant to enjoy their meal and to return with friends.

Regards

Paul Scalloni

 

=School_days=
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How can I make them want to come and stay...

Dear Colour Advisors,

I am teaching in a school on a government housing estate. Most of the children here come from very low income households and some can be quite violent.

I do not like the colour scheme in our classroom. It is painted grey and white. I think that some brighter colours might make the children feel more at home and eager to stay in after school for extra lessons.

The school administrator has given me permission to paint my classroom. What colours should I use.? I would really like my students to feel comfortable and alert in class.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Sandy Roles Grade 3 teacher




 * 1) Download the images of your clients to your desktop and upload them onto your wiki page where you will give your advice.
 * 2) Give reasons to support the advice you are giving each client.

Example: I think you should paint the room white because.......


 * 1) Write any additional vocabulary you need to look up in order to express your ideas in your personal dictionary on your wiki page. Remember to use images or examples to help you learn the word.

Choose your best piece of advice and post it on the Group Activity page. Remember to sign your name at the bottom of your contribution.

You might want to look at these additional links for more information:

Activity 2: [| Colours and symbols] looks at the different meanings colour has in different countries around the world.

=Colour_our_world_2=


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We see colour around us all the time. We sometimes take it for granted.

What does the world look like to people who are colour blind? Click on the link below to experience it.

[| Watching the world through their eyes.]

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