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Colours - English lesson

COLOURS


Red	Green	Blue	White	Black	Yellow	Orange

Pink	Brown	Violet	Grey	Light blue	Dark green	Purple

Mixed colours

Primary colours		Secondary colours
	red		+	=>	purple
	blue		+	=>	orange
	yellow		+	=>	green

Black and white are not colours
black adds shadow to a colour, white makes the colour lighter
to darken (a colour): foncer	green + black => dark green (vert foncé)
to lighten (a colour): éclaircir	blue + white => light blue (bleu clair)
a mixture: un mélange	red + white => pink
.	black + white => grey
.	red + blue + yellow => brown

THE RAINBOW

	red
	orange
	yellow
	green
	blue
	indigo
	purple

If you find the end of a rainbow,
you'll discover there a pot of gold.

COLOUR IDIOMS

to be in the black

to be in the red

to feel blue

to have a green thumb

to be blue in the face

with flying colours

Betty is feeling rather blue these days. Her boyfriend has gone.

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2.
Indigo is a mixture of
Grey is a mixture of
Brown is a mixture of
Dark blue is a mixture of

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Tom has and he is able to grow the most beautiful flowers in our garden.

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