COLOURS

Basic colours

black
black white
white red
red blue
blue

green yellow brown orange

1. Colours around us. Fill in the right colour.

1. Traffic lights are red, yellow and .2.A Zebra is black and .
3. Men going to funerals most often wear . 4. The American penny (one cent coin)
is . 5.Lemons and bananas are usually . 6. A wooden floor is
usually . 7. At a wedding, the bride usually wears a dress. 8. On a
good day, the sky is usually . 9. Grapes are usually purple or .
10. Apples, strawberries and cherries are most often .

2. Mixing colours
Mixing colours we can get other colours or shades. Here is a list of some colours and shades.
If you don´t know the word, try to guess.

olive purple pink dark red

salmon khaki dark green ochre
violet light blond light blue silver
pinkish golden yellowish grey

Example: Mixing red and yellow we get orange.

Mix the following colours.

3. 1. blue and yellow red and blue green and white

2. red and yellow and blue blue and white red and black
 3. green and black blue and black brown and white
4. red and white white and black brown and yellow
The most often used hair colours

4. Work in pair. Compare colours.

Example:
Golden blond is lighter than caramel.
Copper is darker than sweet honey.

5. Write the right hair colours.

Choose from the list.
What colour has your mum got?

1. What colour has your dad got?

2. What colour has got your

sister/brother?

3. What colour has your friend got?

4. What colour have you got?

5. What colour do you like the most?

6. What colour would you like wearing?

7. What shade of the red colour is the

nicest?

6. Conversation – work in pair

Ask and answer following questions

What is your most popular colour?

What colours do you like wearing?
What colour are your eyes?
What colour is your hair?
What colours has the Czech flag got?
What colours have the traffic lights got?
What colours can you see in the sky?
What colour would you never wear?
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What colour is the trendiest one?
 WORDLIST

ash popel honey medová

beige béžová ochre okrová
black černá olive olivová
blue modrá orange oranžová
brown hnědá pinkish narůžovělá
dark tmavá purple purpurová
golden zlatá red červená
green zelená russet červenohnědý
grey šedá salmon lososová
hazelnut oříšek silver stříbrná

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