Colors are of great importance in our lives. Just imagine your life without them for one day - the world around you will become gray and uninteresting - and you will see how much we need them. With the help of colors, they even determine aspects of character and personality traits in psychology! As for English, just like in all languages ​​of the world, colors are used everywhere to describe objects and their condition; people and their appearance, environment, etc.

Let's look at the main nuances of the use of colors in English, and also stop and remember some interesting exceptions and idioms associated with them.

Let's start, perhaps, with the very basics. From the very word “color” in English.

Which is correct: “colour” or “color”?

Some beginners who begin to learn English are faced with both versions of this word and are perplexed which option is correct or preferable. In fact, both options are correct!

Сolor is the American version color used in Britain, New Zealand. The second option is more traditional and classic. There are no differences in pronunciation. Therefore, you can safely write as you like.

Let's look at some examples of both variations of the word "colour/color":

• What's your favorite color? - What is your favorite color?
• Foods which go through a factory process lose much of their color, flavor and texture. - Food that is subjected to industrial processing loses quite a lot of color, smell and quality.
• This garden was a mass of color /color. - This garden was a concentration of flowers.

Below are examples of how you can replace the word "color":

• a bright, dark, deep color/shade/hue - bright, dark, deep shade/color/tone;
• a pale, delicate color/shade/hue - pale, sophisticated color/shade/tone;
• a light/strong/natural color/shade - light, rich, natural color/shade.

Vocabulary
Main synonyms for the word “color” are:
shade- tint, shadow
hue- tone, color
tint- shade
tinge- shade

Interesting idioms with the word “color”:

• your true colors - your true face, character.
  People will never know my true colors. - People will never know my true face.
• with flying colors - very good; with great success, high results
  I am going to pass my English test with flying colors. - I'm going to pass my English exam with great success.

Basic colors of the English language

As you know, there are a huge variety of colors, however, the main and most commonly used are the following:

Red- red
Gray- grey
Blue- blue
Dark blue- blue
Green- green
Yellow- yellow
Pink- pink
Orange- orange
Brown- brown
White- white
Black- black
Violet- violet

For a more detailed description, you can use a huge variety of colors that are present in English as well as in Russian:

Gold- gold
Silver- silver
Amber- amber
Azure- blue, azure
Beige- beige
Body color- flesh color
Bronze- bronze
Chocolate- chocolate
Coral- coral
Denim blue- denim
Lilac- lilac
Pearl- pearl
Raspberry- raspberry
Sand- sandy
Snow- snow-white
Vinous- burgundy
Light sea green- aquamarine

As for shades, forming them in English is quite simple. Just follow the following scheme and everything will work out:

Green(green) + light(light) = light green(light green);
Green + dark(dark) = dark green(dark green).

• She has very beautiful dark green eyes. - She has very beautiful dark green eyes.
• This light green color suits you so much. - This light yellow suits you very well.
• I would like to buy this green curtain. - I would like to buy this green curtain.

And if anything is not clear, our school’s teachers will be happy to help you.

There is also an option to add words bright And pale:

bright green- bright green;
pale green- pale green.

Vocabulary
To suit- go, approach
Curtain- curtain, curtain
Bright- bright
Pale- pale, dull

Using colors in sentences

There are several options:

The name of the color is used after the verb

• This plate is white. - This plate is white.
• This cup has pleasant yellow color. - This cup is a nice yellow color.

Color acts as a noun

• This white plate is nice. - This white plate is beautiful.
• Yellow cup was bought yesterday. - We bought the yellow cup yesterday.

Color comes before the noun it describes

• This white plate is mine. - This white cup is mine.
• That yellow cup belongs to him. - This yellow cup belongs to him.

Idioms about flowers

Modern English contains a huge number of idioms and set expressions. Not a single native speaker can do without them. And of course, for all English learners, it would be a great idea to master a couple of idioms relating to colors.

Black as ink- gloomy, joyless
To look blue- look sad
Once in a blue moon- very rarely, almost never
Out of the blue- bolt from the blue, unexpectedly
Grass is always greener on the other side- Well, where we do not
Green hand- an inexperienced person, a novice in some business
To see red- get angry, be angry
Golden opportunity- a great, brilliant opportunity for something
To give the green light- allow something
A gray area- riddle, snag

Jokes in English related to flowers
What's black and white and red all over?
(A newspaper!)

What happens when you throw a white hat into the Black Sea?
(It gets wet!)

(A penguin rolling down a hill!)

What's black and white, black and white, and black and white?
(A zebra caught in a revolving door!)

What's black and white, black and white, and black and white?
(A panda bear rolling down a hill!)

Just as in life, in our everyday communication, both in Russian and in English, knowledge of colors is simply necessary. Without them, it is impossible to fully express everything you see, feel and imagine. Learn something new and interesting, improve yourself, and your life will not only become brighter and more colorful, but you will definitely find your “golden opportunity”.

A large and friendly EnglishDom family.

If you think that the names of flowers in English are a purely feminine topic, we hasten to convince you.

Firstly, flowers and plants are British national symbols: rose(rose) - symbol of England, thistle(thistle) - symbol of Scotland, shamrock(shamrock) - symbol of Northern Ireland, daffodil(yellow daffodil) - symbol of Wales.

Secondly, many flower names are also used as female names: your new friend from Brighton or Edinburgh may be called Lily(like Harry Potter's mother) Iris(as the mother of U2 singer Bono), Rose(like the heroine of Titanic), Jasmine, Sage, Heather, , Poppy, Daisy or Myrtle.

Thirdly, many flowers give their names to shades that repeat their color:

• - bright pink or red color
• lavender- lavender, lavender, lilac color
• periwinkle- pale blue with a lilac tint
• primrose- pale yellow, lemon color
• - violet, lilac color
• fuchsia- fuchsia color, hot pink with a lilac tint

Do not forget that the names of colors are used to describe the pyramid of perfume aromas: the most popular notes remain peonyfreesia, jasmine, orange blossom,orchid, tuberose, gardenia.

Plus, a beautiful bouquet is still considered a nice gesture, and the names of the flowers will come in handy when ordering it at flowershop(flower shop). Watch the video in which teacher Dave explains how to order flowers for his girlfriend:

By the way, what is the difference between abouquet And abunchof flowers?

• abouquetofflowers- a complex bouquet made from different types of flowers
• abunchofflowers- a modest bouquet or armful of flowers of the same type
• a pose- a small bouquet with shorter stems and simple design

So, our list of flowers in English with translation and transcription. Let's start with gardenflowers(garden flowers) and hothouseflowers(greenhouse flowers), which are often sold as cut flowers- cut flowers.

	[ˌæməˈrɪlɪs]	amaryllis
bougainvillea	[ˌbuːɡənˈvɪliə]	bougainvillea
camellia
		carnation
		chrysanthemum
clematis		clematis
cyclamen		cyclamen
daffodil
		daisy
delphinium		delphinium
edelweiss		edelweiss
		forget-me-not
gardenia	[ɡɑːˈdiːnɪə]	gardenia
	[ˈdʒɜːrbərə]/[ˈɡɜːrbərə]
gladiolus	[ˌɡlædiˈoʊləs]	gladiolus
honeysuckle		honeysuckle
hyacinth	[ˈhʌɪəsɪnθ]
lavender
lily of the valley	[͵lıl əv ðə ʹvælı]
marigold	[ˈmæriɡoʊld]	marigold
nasturtium		nasturtium
		pansies
periwinkle		periwinkle
primrose
ranunculus		ranunculus
rhododendron	[ˌrəʊdəˈdɛndr(ə)n]	rhododendron
snapdragon	[ˈsnæpdræɡən]	Snapdragon
snowdrop		snowdrop
sunflower		sunflower
tuberose	[ˈtjuːbərəʊz]	tuberose
wisteria		wisteria

To remember the correct pronunciation of color names, turn on the video and repeat them after the announcer:

African violet		Saintpaulia, violet
Christmas cactus	[ˈkrɪsməs ˈkæktəs]	Schlumberger, Decembrist
geranium
gloxinia	[ɡlɒkˈsɪnɪə]	gloxinia
hibiscus		hibiscus
kalanchoe	[ˌkalənˈkəʊi]	Kalanchoe

How did some flower names appear in English? Let's dive into the etymology of beautiful flora!

• (anemone)

Anemone is also known as anemone. The word, first recorded in English in the mid-1500s, may be derived from a Greek word literally meaning "daughter of the wind." It was believed that the brightly colored petals of this flower opened only when the wind blew.

• (amaryllis)

In the poems of Theocritus, Ovid and Virgil, the name Amaryllis was often found, which was worn by beautiful village girls. Carl Linnaeus, the father of the modern system of classifying flora and fauna, used the name for a distinct family of flowers in the late 1700s. The name probably comes from a Greek verb meaning "to sparkle" or "to shine", an apt association for a flower whose long white petals flash with rich red stripes and veins.

• (carnation)

There are two theories about the origin of the word, which came into English in the early 1500s. According to the first, - distorted coronation"coronation", perhaps because the flower's jagged petals resembled a crown, or because the garland of carnations was worn as a wreath. The second theory has to do with the connotation of the carnation flower: the word may come from a Middle French word “pink complexion”, which in turn is based on the Latin root caro“flesh” - it is found in not the most pleasant modern English words carnal"carnal" and carnage"massacre, slaughter."

• (chrysanthemum)

In accordance with their etymology, chrysanthemum flowers are often bright yellow, almost golden in color. The word comes from Greek krysanthemon, meaning "golden flower". First component krysos"golden" is preserved in the English word chrysalis"pupa, cocoon." Second component anthos"flower" appears in the word anthology"anthology", literally - "collection of flowers". The colloquial name for chrysanthemums is mums- first appeared in the late 1800s.

• DAISY(daisy)

Daisy can rightfully be considered the original English name of the flower. As attested in one of the earliest English-language written sources, the word daisy comes from the Old English combination dæ gesege“day eye”: the white petals of the flower close at sunset and open at dawn, like the “eye of day” that falls asleep and wakes up.

• (forget-me-not)

Name forget- me- not- literal translation of Old French nem’ oubliez mye"do not forget me". Romantics of the Renaissance believed that if they wore these delicately colored flowers, their lovers would never forget them - so the humble flower became a symbol of fidelity and eternal love. Other languages ​​have also been translated nem’ oubliezmye literally: in German forget-me-not - Vergissmeinnicht, in Swedish - fö rgä tmigej, in Czech - nezabudka.

• (lupine)

The elongated, tapering blue bunches of lupins in appearance hardly correspond to their etymology: comes from the Latin lupinus"wolfish" Where did such a ferocious name come from? Perhaps it was previously believed that flowers depleted the soil in which they grew, absorbing nutrients from it like wolves devouring prey. Most likely, this theory is still closer to folk etymology, because in fact, lupins enrich the soil and are valued for their nutritional properties seeds

• PEONY(peony)

At the dawn of medicine, it was believed that peony was the name peony found already in Old English - had healing properties, so its name could be given in honor of Paean, the doctor who healed the gods and heroes in Greek mythology. A related word to modern peony is the word paean"song of praise" as Paean became identified with Apollo, the Greek god of music and poetry.

• TULIP(tulip)

Arriving in English via Dutch and German in the late 1500s, the word tulip actually comes from Turkish tü lbent, which developed from Persian dulband"turban". Obviously, to those who in the distant past endowed the tulip with this name, the flower was reminiscent of a men's headdress that was worn throughout the Middle East, India and the regions of northern and eastern Africa.

• (violet)

Before the word came to mean the color purple in English (this happened in the late 1300s), the same word already meant a flower. comes from French or , and this French word comes from the Latin viola. This viola has no etymological connection with the name of a musical instrument viola"viola". Some linguists believe that in Latin this name came from the Greek name for a flower, ion. It is interesting to trace the connection between botany and chemistry: title iodine"iodine" comes from the Greek ioides"purple" because this chemical emits violet vapor.

Every hunter wants to know where the pheasant is sitting. And every knowledge hunter wants to knowall colors and shades in Englishto describe the natural beauties encountered along his path. After all, how sometimes you want to say something like: “Look at this golden sunset, dissolving behind the pale green and blue hills, throwing the last crimson flashes on them...” In English, say. But a sigh escapes from my chest and the phrase “The sky is beautiful.” Maybe you already know the basicscolors in English, but let's look at this issue deeper.

Colors of the rainbow spectrum in English

Run Off You Girls, Boys In View! (Run, girls, boys are coming! ) This - one of the special phrases used to remember the sequence color of ov in English. Here is another such “memory”:R ichardO fY orkG aveB attleI nV ain (Richard of York gave the battle in vain). Let's walk along the spectrum.

Colors in English with transcription and translation:

Now we have already encountered cultural differences: a slight confusion with the color blue and incomprehensible for Russian speakers “indigo".

Newton came up with the idea of ​​including indigo in the rainbow. He took as his basis the idea that since there are seven musical notes, there must also be seven colors in the rainbow.Indigo- it's a deep, rich blue tending towards red. Please note that the stress in an English word should be placed on the first syllable, and not on the second, as in Russian. Previously, the pigment for indigo paint was extracted from the plant of the same name in India, which is why this color is also called “indian blue ».

Why are "blue" and "cyan" referred to the same? "Blue - what color is itIn fact? Answer: and blue and blue. In English there are no separate words for light blue and dark blue.

Blue color translation translates into English as light blue (light- light).

Color, shade and tint

“Color” in English is color (in the American version it is written color).The word will be easy to remember if you have ever done repairs. You may remember that construction stores sell a special pigment called tin, which is used to tint the mixture, that is, to create exactly the paint that you need.

While in Russian we use one word to denote a variety of the same color -"shade" in Englishthis can be expressed in two words- tint And shade. The difference is that tint- is the shade that is obtained by adding white to the base color, and shade- black. That is, in the case of tint, the paint will turn out to be lighter, pastel, while shade adds depth.

The table above does not include the names of many colors, which, nevertheless, are actively used in everyday speech.

Frequently usedEnglish colors with translation into Russian:

Black: what color is it?Of course, black. In English, as in our native language, it is associated with something bad, evil. For example, to a person who has done something nasty to you, you can say: “Your soul is as black as night "(Your soul is black as night).

And here black sheep (black sheep) - This is not necessarily someone bad, but the attitude towards him, to put it mildly, is not very good.Black sheep - This is an idiom that describes an outcast, a “black sheep”, a person who is not accepted by his environment:

I"m theblack sheepof the family because I get bad grades (I am the “black sheep” in the family because I get bad grades).

To blackmail - another word with a negative connotation, which containsblack. It means: to blackmail someone, to get money by threatening something.

My ex-boyfriendblackmailedme (My ex-boyfriend blackmailed me).

Either way white , what color is that hope, goodness and purity! Even a lie if she's white- white lie - not so scary, a kind of “white lie” so as not to upset the interlocutor, or even a compliment:

You look... erm... good in this dress! - Oh, please, don't tell white lies! (You look... uh... good in that dress! - Oh, please don't deceive/comfort me!)

Speaking about emotional content, it should be mentioned that the word “white” can describe fear. A frightened person looks pale, which is why in Russian there are such expressions as “white with fear”, “white as a sheet”. In English there is an idiom: “white as a sheet" (white, like a sheet).

Although a suddenly frightened person looks "white as a sheet"constantlya person who is afraid of something, a cowardly person- This yellow-bellied man. Literally, he has a “yellow belly” (belly- belly).

What color do you think is used to describe someone who is angry? What about an embarrassed person whose blood rushes to his face from shame? Of course this one color - red and englishthe language has in its arsenal such expressions as “red in the face " And " to get (be, turn) red " Analyze the examples:

He immediatelyturned red , and I knew he was embarrassed. (He immediately blushed and I realized he was embarrassed)

Olga turnedred in the face with anger. (Olga blushed with anger).

Pink used when talking about health and well-being. One song has the words:

Enjoy yourself
While you're stillin the pink
(Have fun while your health allows).

In the pink means in good shape, young, healthy. This is a direct association with skin color.

To be tickled pink - “to be delighted”, “to be very pleased”. This idiom literally translates to “to be tickled pink.”

I wastickled pink to meet my favorite singer. (I was delighted to meet my favorite singer).

As for green, it is the color of envy and jealousy. In English you can be “green with envy”- to be/turn green with envy.

Also, when yougreen, this means that you are new to something, you don’t have enough experience. Russian also has this meaning for the color green:young- green O.

But green is also the color of opportunity and respect for nature.

To give the green light (to give green light) means to approve something, to give the opportunity to do something.

Green economy - This is an economy that takes into account environmental requirements.

Recycling is an important part of green economy (Recycling - this is an important part of green » economy).

Now about blue color in English.Blue - the color of sadness and sad music calledblues. It is curious that quite recently in the Russian language the color blue was not emotionally charged, well, blue and blue, the color of the sky and the sea, what is there to be sad about? But we have a song “Color of Mood- blue,” and this phrase spread with hashtags throughout the Internet. Now we can also proudly declare that we have our own understanding of blue as a mood.

- Why are youfeeling blue , Masha?

- I haven’t been learning English lately.

- Why are you sad, Masha?

- I've recently given up English.

Emotionally charged and the wordgray: to what color If not gray, will express boredom, melancholy, rainy weather and bad mood?

Gray day- gloomy day

And also gray - it's gray-haired. Gray hair- White hair.

There are two possible spellings:gray And gray. The first is more common in the USA, the second- in other English-speaking countries.

Color subtleties: shades, gradations, multicolor

Imagine that you have a piece of amber in your hands. It shimmers in different shades and it’s hard to say orange or yellow, whichever color predominates. In Russian we say: yellow-orange, i.e. add-Oand write the second part with a hyphen. In English we add a suffix-ish:

Yellowish orange - yellowish-orange.

Amber is yellowish-orange. (Amber is yellowish-orange).

Exceptions:

• in the word reddish the letter d is doubled

• black (black)- does not change

By the way, the very word “ amber" - also color, its translation- amber. Although, it's more likely a shade.

The analogue of our Russian “black and white” is “black and white”. As you can see, the conjunction “and” is used, but the form of the words remains unchanged.

If you need to express gradation- tone is lighter, darker or richer, words come to the rescuelight (light), dark (dark) and bright (bright). For example, light pink - color lighter pink, white-pink.

Dull - dull, boring;

Pale - pale.

Colors and shades in English, as in many other languages, often come from the names of plants, stones, metals, everything that surrounds us. Colorsilver - this is "silver"golden - “golden”, lilac color in English will " lilac ", like the corresponding plant, andplum - color plums because plum- this is a plum.

More examples of natural shades:

Most likely, you yourself will guess the meaning if you meet colors, translation which coincides with the names of plants and other natural materials.

For example, purple color translation translates into English as violet , which coincides with the name of the plant (violet). True, “violet” is not used as often as the everyday “purple”. People who do not have specific knowledge about colors will call this any shade between blue and red. They might say "bluish purple" or "pinkish purple" if they want to go into more detail.

Color perception- It's a subjective thing. There is an old rhyme that says that violets are... blue!

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
So are you.

(Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, just like you)

The author sins a little against the truth, becauseviolet are violet, or purple. The problem is that it doesn't rhyme as well asblue, that's why the violets turned blue.

And you can use the first lines of this poem to say something obvious, like:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I enjoy learning English
And I hope so do you.

From the very first days of life, a child sees a colorful world around him, but he will still need quite a lot of time to be prepared for the fact that he needs to know and distinguish all the colors.

For many parents, learning colors becomes a huge problem even in their native language, but in a foreign language this problem can turn into a disaster. In fact, studying colors is not something difficult or impossible, you just need to find the right approach to this matter.

According to statistics, most children of 2-3 years of age successfully know colors and easily distinguish between them, but sometimes this comes only by 4-5 years.

The most important thing that parents and teachers who work with a child should remember: do not deprive the child of the opportunity to develop and learn new things, even if adults do not see the result of their work!

This is explained by the fact that the imprinting effect plays a huge role in the development of a child.

The imprinting effect occurs in the early stages of human development. involuntary(without making any kind of effort) memorizing large amounts of information.

Thus, if you regularly surround a child with necessary and useful information, then there is a high probability that it will involuntarily “get stuck” in memory and be perceived as an absolute truth or an axiom.

That is, repeating the name of the color in English day after day or at a certain time interval will undoubtedly give results. The rule “repetition is the mother of learning” has not been canceled and, it should be noted that in this case it works very effectively.

So that the child does not get bored, all he has to do is diversify the forms of studying and repeating colors, involve him in the learning process, then he himself will want to show his knowledge.

Pronunciation, transcription, translation

Children by nature have an understanding that all objects are not the same color; visually they notice the difference. However, most often problems arise at the stage of comparing the name of the color and the color itself; here the child begins to actively think and create stable connections between words and what they see.

Therefore, it is very important that this process goes through without errors, because once we learn the name of flowers, we use them all our lives.

It is very important that all names are pronounced as clearly and distinctly as possible. The child must initially hear the correct option. At the same time, special attention should be paid to how he repeats and pronounces what he heard.

In order to avoid mistakes, it is best to reinsure yourself and your knowledge and use the transcription, which indicates how to pronounce the word correctly.

Please note that the word “color” itself in English is “colour” and “color”. There is no mistake here! This is because the first spelling is British English, and the second is American.

RED		RED
BLUE		BLUE
PURPLE	[ pə:pl]	VIOLET
GREEN		GREEN
ORANGE	[ ɔrɪndʒ]	ORANGE
YELLOW	[jɛləu]	YELLOW
PINK		PINK
BROWN		BROWN
BLACK		BLACK
WHITE		WHITE

When learning the names of primary colors, it is very useful to use visual material so that the child constantly sees what he needs to learn. They suggest showing pictures that show the color and the spelling of the word that denotes it.

This way, in the next stages it will be easier to relate the word they read to what they already know, i.e. color. For example, you can use this one when working:

It is equally important to use colorful posters and large illustrations on the topic of the material being studied, which are perceived by children as toys.

For example, you can find wall posters on the Internet, print them out and decorate a children’s work area or child’s room; this will lift the child’s spirits, interest him and stimulate him to study.

These are the main colors that a child needs to learn. If this did not cause any difficulties and you completed it very quickly, then you can complicate the task and additionally learn the names of the shades of the basic color palette.

You can also introduce your child to the division of all colors into warm and cold. To begin with, we can explain this on an intuitive level, that is: the sun is yellow and when it shines, we feel warm, which means yellow is a warm color.

And in winter, it snows from dark gray and blue clouds and we are cold, therefore, blue and gray colors are considered cold.

What's the best way to study colors?

Very often you can hear this kind of question, but it is simply impossible to give a definitive answer.

Everyone knows that children, like adults, are divided into:

• Visuals– perceive information better through the organs of vision;
• Audials– those who perceive information better with the help of their hearing organs;
• Kinesthetics– people who absorb as much information as possible using other senses (smell, touch...);
• Diskretov– those who assimilate information by constructing logical arguments, through logical comprehension.

That is why the form and method of learning colors for each individual child must be selected individually!

If the task is to teach colors in English to a group of students, then you should combine and alternate different types and forms of study.

Learning colors through play

The most popular is “Matching”, which in Russian is called “Pick a Pair”.

There are a huge number of options for playing this game; you can change the conditions and adjust the task during the process.

The simplest version of the Matching game is to lay out 2 sets of cards on the table.

One set with words (For example, red, green, black, pink...), and the second set of cards with circles of different colors.

The child must cover the card with the word with the card with the desired color in a circle.

There are a huge number of variations in the execution of the game, but the idea is to make the right pair.

If the child is active, then you can play the game “Jump and Jump”. The conditions of the game are very simple: the child names his favorite color, for example, let’s take red.

The parent or teacher begins to list all the colors in a row, when they say their favorite color (red), the child must jump as high as possible.

They are very popular, which will help make the learning process brighter and more diverse. A collection of such games is on the website http://english4kids.russianblogger.ru/category/english_beginner/english_colors.

Videos to help you learn colors

Children also really like all kinds of videos; they are usually funny, colorful, interesting and easily attract attention. Therefore, you should not neglect watching this kind of video material; it is not only entertainment, but also a very useful activity.

There's nothing better than learning with your favorite characters

• Learn colors with Peppa Pig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfN8ZCcpOp0
• Learning colors in English with Luntik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cppNWroYmP4
• Perky Color Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGa3AqeqRy0

A big advantage would be not just listening and watching such videos, but also learning songs or at least repeating basic words out loud.

Exercises for learning colors

Linguists have developed a large number of exercises to make it easy for children to learn the names of colors. Recently, this kind of material has been in great demand among teachers and parents, as it is one of the most widespread in the whole world.

Exercises for memorizing colors in English are varied; they are directly related to the skills of recognizing speech by ear, constructing logical chains, and improving writing skills.

The leading place among children's audiences when learning colors in English is occupied by working with coloring books. Exercises can be different, the simplest option can be designed as follows:

In order to complete this exercise, it is not necessary to purchase special coloring books or print them out, just take your child’s favorite coloring book and simply name the colors in English that need to be used to paint over part of the image.

It is very convenient and accessible, does not require special preparation or lengthy searches. An alternative is online coloring books in English; most often such exercises are found in the sections of games in English.

Another type of exercise for children is a recipe that is well known to many. Here you can write the name of the color in English and color the objects.

It is useful to consolidate what you have learned previously with written or oral exercises. For example, you can ask your child questions:

• What is it? (What is this?) - It is cat! (It's a cat!)
• What color is the cat? (What color is the cat?) - It is white (She is white)
• What is it? (What is this?) - It is ball! (It's a ball!)
• What color is the ball? (What color is the ball?) - It is red (It's red)

Many children like to guess; such a hobby can easily be turned into a useful exercise. For example, 1) This color is the whole world warmed up and it's called... red!

I remember forever: black in English - black

It will be easier to remember colors in English if you solve a crossword puzzle

How to quickly remember colors in English?

The secret to quickly memorizing colors in English is very simple - you need as much practice as possible. If you have set a goal to learn the names of colors in English in the shortest possible time, then it is worth saturating your child’s daily life with information about colors.

Mention and repeat, focus on color. This can be done at home, on a walk, dressing a child, name the color of clothes, etc. Do as many different types of exercises as possible to use all types of memory (visual, auditory, tactile...).

However, it is worth remembering that at an early age, the most effective learning process for a child takes place in the form of a game, so there is no need to force, demand, or call to the board.