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The Color, part 1

 

This Didactic Unit is dedicated to the Colour.

1. Please do this exercies by your self.

Write down all colours you know including its shades.
You have 4 minutes to perform this exercise.

 

It is demonstrate by scientific that when we ask a person to write down all colours he/she knows
included shades, this person will be capable write only 20 colours. That is not because of a lack of time
but because of a lack of our knowledge.

 

2. Please do this exercise in a pair or with 3 of your group colleagues.

This exercise consists of 15 questions where you decide if propose object
give name to blue, red or yellow colour.
It is 4 minutes exercise.
Please write down new vocabulary.

STEP 1 go to What's the colour name exercise?

STEP 2 check out what kind of words have your collegues? 
Try to guess what's the words mean.
And use a modal verbs:

can could may might will
would must shall should ought to

STEP 3 look for it in on line dictionary. 

You can use dictionary I propose you (it is collocate in a second button), or other.

 

As you can see there are a lot of different colours around us, but sometimes it is not so easy to give them the name.
But in a Art, Design, Advertisement World all colours have their names. Sometimes their name comes from
an object, a plant or an animal, which is characteristic of it. For example:
Ribbon Blue, Police Officer Blue, Ketchup Red, Ladybug Red, Limon Yellow or Taxicab Yellow.


 

3.  In a group.

Take a look at this tables and try to find all this colours. Maybe you will find some new ones? 

 

 Did you find any new vocabulary? Please write it down.

 

Did you know that a Red has 105 shades, as an Orange has only 45, a Blues 111,
a Green 100, and the winner is a Yellow with his 115 shades. All them have their unic name.

 

4. Do this exercies by your self.

Write down 4 - 5 sentence of what name colour surprise you? Which one if your favourite one?
Which colour name you would change and why? Which should have other name and why?



Try to use a modal verbs:

can could may might will
would must shall should ought to


And also try to use verbs which express emotions: 



 

If you still have a time you can go now and watch an extra video, which is introducing you to the part 2 of this
Didactic Unit. If not, don't worry we are going to see some other videos next time.
 
 
 
Whale Ribbon Banana Dandelion Ladybug Crab
 
Clilstore What's the color nameExtra video

Short url:   https://clilstore.eu/cs/3866