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Colors - English lesson

English Lesson: Talking about colors
🟢 1. Basic Colors
These are the most common colors in English - with examples :

Red = Apples, hearts
Blue = Sky, ocean

Yellow = Sun, bananas

Green = Grass, leaves

Black = Night, hair

White = Snow, paper

Orange = Carrots, pumpkins

Pink = Flowers, candy

Purple = Grapes, eggplant

Brown = Chocolate, tree bark

Grey/Gray = Clouds, elephants

🇬🇧 Grey = British spelling
🇺🇸 Gray = American spelling

✨ 2. Light and Dark Colors
You can make a color lighter or darker using:

Light = a pale or soft version of a color

Dark = a deep or strong version of a color

🧾 Examples:

light blue = a soft or pale blue

dark green = a deep, strong green

light pink = soft pink (like baby pink)

dark grey = deep grey (almost black)

✏️ Example sentence:
I like wearing dark blue jeans.
(= I like jeans that are a deep blue color.)

🌟 3. Other Color Words
You can also use:

Bright = very strong or shiny
Example: bright yellow = very strong yellow

Pale = very soft and almost white
Example: pale pink = almost white-pink

Deep = strong and rich
Example: deep purple = strong purple

Neon = very shiny and fluorescent
Example: neon green = very bright green

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1. It's the color of peace, clouds, and wedding dresses.

2. It's the color you get when you mix red and blue.

3. It's the color of danger signs, blood, and love.

4. This color is used for traffic lights to say “go.”

5. It's the color of the sea on a clear day.

6. Chocolate, coffee, and wood all share this color.

7. When the sun sets, the sky turns this warm color.

8. This color is often used for luxury cars and royalty.

9. Flamingos, bubble gum, and baby clothes are often this color.

10. This color is often linked to happiness, sunshine, and summer.

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