Colours

  1. What is your favourite colour? Why?
  2. Have your favourite colours change as you aged? If so, does this tell you anything about your personality, moods, or experiences during your lifetime?
  3. Which colour, if any, do you dislike? Why do you think you dislike this colour?
  4. Can you name the colours of the rainbow? Have you seen a rainbow?
  5. Do you have a family member or friend who is colour-blind? How does it affect their life?
  6. Do people always agree on and name a colour the same way? For example, what appears to me as blue might appear to be green in another person’s eyes. Why do people see colours differently?
  7. Was there ever a black-and-white TV in your home? When? Have you watched black-and-white movies? In English? In your language?
  8. In which of these situations is colour most important to you:
    • choosing clothing, cooking, decorating, choosing a car, bedclothes, gardening & flowers
  9. When are you most aware of the colours in nature?
  10. In your opinion, which words are associated with the following colours?

Colors: red, blue, white, black, orange, purple

Words: pure, purity, protection, peace, infinity, trust, sadness, quiet, peacefulness, wisdom, vitamin, toothbrush, 

11. Do you think animals see colour?

12. What do the following “colour” idioms mean?

  • The woman was caught red-handed when she tried to steal some cosmetics.
  • John got a new job because he thought the grass greener on the other side. He was wrong.
  • Many businesses complain about the government red tape that they must deal with.  
  • The new airport is a white elephant.
  • My friend passed the course with flying colours and now she wants to go out and celebrate.
  • Mike is the black sheep in his family and has not made a success of his life.
  • The long weekend was a golden opportunity for the student to catch up on his homework.
  • Last week I received an email from my cousin out of the blue.
  • Lisa saw the world through rose tinted glasses until her husband asked for a divorce.
  • My father was tickled pink with his Christmas gift.

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