CHAPTER 2

Lesson 17 · Colors

Vincent van Gogh

Another famous Dutch painter is Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890). Here we see a famous self-portrait. He was best known for his use of colors. This lesson is mainly about indicating colors.

Colors

1 black, white, red, yellow, blue

2 grey, brown, purple, orange, green

Training with flash cards

Colours

Tap a picture to turn the card and hear the Dutch words. Listen, repeat and try again.

Indicating a color

Now we will present sentences to show you how you can indicate the color of "something".

1 the sea is blue

2 the sheep is white

3 the traffic light is red

4 the beach is yellow

1 the door is white

2 the sky  is blue

3 the door is red

4 the grass is green

1 the mouse is white

2 the dog is brown

3 the cat is black

4 the roof is red

Now with a question

  1 what color is the cat?


2 the cat is red


3 what color is the chair?


4 the chair is yellow

1 what color is the boat?

2 the boat is grey

3 what color is the car?

4 the car is blue

1 what color is that dress?

2 that dress is blue

3 that dress is beautiful

1 what colour are those trousers?

2 those trousers are brown

3 those trousers are not beautiful

Test

1. Black, white, red, yellow, blue

2. Grey, brown, purple, orange, green

1. The sea is blue

2. The sheep is white

3. The traffic light is red

4. The beach is yellow

1. The door is white

2. The sky is blue

3. The door is red

4. The grass is green

1. The mouse is white

2. The dog is brown

3. The cat is black

4. The roof is red

1. What colour is the cat?

2. The cat is red

3. What color is the chair?

4. The chair is yellow

1. What color is the boat?

2. The boat is grey

3. What color is the car?

4. The car is blue

1. What color is that dress?

2. That dress is blue

3. That dress is beautiful

1. What colour are those trousers?

2. Those trousers are brown

3. Those trousers are not beautiful

This is our master painter

Here you see our master painter. You should listen to her expressions during painting.
As they are rather abstract, we don't illustrate them.

1. unbelievable

2. super

3. dirty

4. beautiful

5. nice

6. ugly