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Colours
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Colours
1 Subtle colours
Match the subtle colours on the left with the things that they describe.
2 Describing colours
Study the sentences below. What do the words in bold mean? Which of the colours in Exercise 1 does each
sentence describe?
Describe what you are wearing using vocabulary from this page and any other colour words.
EOI a Distancia de Canarias C2-Unit 2
3 Colour verbs
Study the words below and complete the sentences with the verbs in their correct forms.
4 Talking point
Answer any of the questions below:
5 Colour idioms
Study the sentences. Match the underlined idioms with their meaning below.
1. Martin was black and blue after being attacked by the hooligan.
2. The thief was caught red handed by the shop’s security.
3. We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
4. I hadn’t heard from Mark in ages, then I got a phone call from him out of the blue.
5. George passed his driving test with flying colours.
6. I’ve never seen you behave like this before. You’ve finally shown your true colours!