English Vocabulary: “Colours and Sesame Street!”

Ok, so a couple of weeks ago we wrote a long list of English idioms with colours. But then we found this Sesame Street video and had to share.

It’s a great way for beginner’s to learn English, or to show little children if you’re a teacher.

Quiz

A yellow streak: “You can see James’ yellow streak when another player is running straight at him and James…

a. faces him without a flinch
b. braces himself for the impact
c. tries to get out of the way

Caught red-handed: “The woman is the apartment was caught red-handed…

a. watching bad TV
b. stealing from another neighbour
c. cooking an awful dinner

In the dark: “Many politians try to keep people in the dark about their…”

a. succesful policies
b. achievements in government
c. secret business deals

Once is a blue moon: “We live in a town in the middle of the mountains now. It’s usually cold and cloudy, but once in a blue moon it will…”

a. be really hot all day
b. be cool at night
c. be freezing during early morning

Did you get the right answers?

We’d love to know if your language has an colour idioms too… this way we can share our languages and learn what they have in common.

Have a great day everyone!