- What is your favourite colour? Why?
- Have your favourite colours change as you aged? If so, does this tell you anything about your personality, moods, or experiences during your lifetime?
- Which colour, if any, do you dislike? Why do you think you dislike this colour?
- Can you name the colours of the rainbow? Have you seen a rainbow?
- Do you have a family member or friend who is colour-blind? How does it affect their life?
- 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?
- Was there ever a black-and-white TV in your home? When? Have you watched black-and-white movies? In English? In your language?
- In which of these situations is colour most important to you:
- choosing clothing, cooking, decorating, choosing a car, bedclothes, gardening & flowers
- When are you most aware of the colours in nature?
- 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.