Lesson Goals
- learn the basic colors
- ask and answer "what color is it?"
- ask and answer "what is your favorite color?"
Let's Start
In this lesson, let's learn the most common colors!
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The apple is red. |
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The grass is green. |
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The sky is blue. |
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The flower is yellow. |
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The shirt is purple. |
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The socks are orange. |
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The shoes are black. |
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The gloves are white. |
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The hair is gray. |
Conversations
Jane and Keiko are talking about colors!
Jane: I like your green sweater!
Keiko: Thanks. It was a gift.
Jane: It looks very nice on you.
Jane: I bought a new dress.
Keiko: What color is it?
Jane: My new dress is red.
Jane: What is your favorite color?
Keiko: My favorite color is blue. How about you?
Jane: My favorite color is orange. It is the color of my hair!
Grammar in this Lesson
Verb Tenses and Aspect
Present Simple Tense for Facts and General Truths
A1
The lesson uses the present simple to state facts and general truths about colors. It describes what things are like in a direct, regular way.
In the passage
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“The apple is red.”
“The grass is green.”
Questions and Negatives
Wh- Questions with "be"
A1
These wh-questions use be to ask about information: color and favorite color. The wh-word comes first, then be, then the noun/pronoun.
In the passage
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“What color is it?”
“What is your favorite color?”
Vocabulary
In the passage
“learn the basic colors”
“ask and answer "what color is it?"”
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The artist used bright colors in her painting.その画家は絵に明るい色を使った。
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Children learn the names of colors at an early age.子どもたちは幼いころに色の名前を覚える。
In the passage
“The gloves are white.”
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She wore a white dress to the party.彼女はパーティーに白いドレスを着ていった。
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The walls of the room are painted white.その部屋の壁は白く塗られている。
In the passage
“The shoes are black.”
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He bought a black jacket for winter.彼は冬用に黒いジャケットを買った。
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The cat has black fur.その猫は黒い毛をしている。
In the passage
“The socks are orange.”
“Jane: My favorite color is orange.”
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The sunset turned the sky orange.夕日が空をオレンジ色に染めた。
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She wore an orange scarf.彼女はオレンジ色のスカーフを身につけていた。
In the passage
“The shirt is purple.”
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Purple flowers bloomed in the garden.庭に紫の花が咲いた。
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The curtains in the room are purple.その部屋のカーテンは紫色だ。
In the passage
“The flower is yellow.”
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We saw yellow leaves in the park.公園で黄色い葉を見た。
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The school bus is yellow.スクールバスは黄色だ。
In the passage
“The sky is blue.”
“Keiko: My favorite color is blue.”
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He has a blue backpack.彼は青いリュックを持っている。
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The ocean looks blue from the shore.海は岸から見ると青く見える。
In the passage
“The grass is green.”
“Jane: I like your green sweater!”
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The grass is green after the rain.雨のあと、草は緑色だ。
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She chose a green phone case.彼女は緑のスマホケースを選んだ。
In the passage
“The apple is red.”
“Jane: My new dress is red.”
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The sign was printed in red letters.その看板は赤い文字で印刷されていた。
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He bought red shoes.彼は赤い靴を買った。
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“The hair is gray.”
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The sky turned gray before the storm.嵐の前に空が灰色になった。
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He has a gray coat.彼は灰色のコートを着ている。
Quizzes
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