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COLOURS

I. Readthe text (ignoring the gaps) about colours and do the exercises below.

Przeczytaj tekst (ignorujĢc usuniħte wyrazy) o kolorach i wykonaj ęwiczenia.

Calm and Cool : it is calming. It 1È.. be strong or light and friendly. Almost everyone likes

some shade of this color.

It is a natural, universal color. The cool, calming effect of it makes time pass 2È.. quickly

and it can help you sleep. It is a good color for bedrooms. 3ÈÈ , too much could dampen

spirits.

In many diverse cultures it is significant in religious beliefs, brings peace, or is believed to

keep the bad spirits 4 ÈÈ.

It conveys importance and confidence without being somber or sinister, hence the power suit

of the corporate world and the uniforms of police officers. Long considered a corporate color,

especially darker, is associated 5 ÈÈ. intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.

1. a. will b. seems c. can

2. a. much b. more c. far

3. a. Although b. However c. Despite

4. a. away b. out c. from

5. a. in b. on c. with

Life and Renewal: Abundant in nature, it signifies growth, renewal, health, and environment.

6ÈÈÈ the bad side, it is jealousy or envy and inexperience.

It is a restful color with 7ÈÈ.. of the same calming attributes of blue.

It is the national color of Ireland and is 8ÈÈ.. associated with that country. It also has close

associations with Islam. Because of all this colour in nature it 9ÈÈ.. of Spring. Coupled with

red it's a Christmas color.

With 10ÈÈÈ a warming and cooling effect, this color denotes balance, harmony, and

stability. Use several shades of it for a fresh, Springtime feel.

6. a. From b. In c. On

7. a. some b. one c. none

8. a. strong b. strongly c. strength

9. a. reminds b. remembers c. recalls

10. a. either b. two c. both

Ultimate Dark: Considered the negation of color, it is conservative, goes 11ÈÈ. with

almost any color except 12ÈÈ the very dark. It also has conflicting connotations. It can be

serious and conventional. This color can also be mysterious, sexy, and sophisticated.

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It is the absence of color. In clothing, it is visually slimming. Like 13È.. dark colors, it can

make a room appear to shrink in size and even a well-lit room looks dark with a lot of it. It

can make other colors appear brighter.

In most Western countries it is the color of mourning. 14ÈÈ young people, it is often seen as

a color of rebellion. It is both positive and negative. It is the color for little boys in China.

Especially combined 15ÈÈ orange it is the color of Halloween.

11. a. away b. well c. good

12. a. for b. in c. from

13. a. other b. another c. the other

14. a. Between b. Among c. Within

15. a. from b. in c. with

Love and War: It is hot. It's a strong color that conjures 16È. a range of seemingly

conflicting emotions 17È. passionate love to violence and warfare.

A stimulant, it is the 18È. of the warm colours. Studies show that it can have a physical

effect, increasing the 19È. of respiration and raising blood 20È . . Flashing lights denote

danger or emergency. Stop signs and stop lights are this colour to get the drivers' attention and

alert them to the dangers of the intersection.

In some cultures, it denotes purity, joy, and celebration. It is the color of happiness and

prosperity in China and may be used to attract good luck.

16. a. up b. on c. in

17. a. in b. from c. for

18. a. hot b. hottest c. hotter

19. a. time b. tempo c. rate

20. a. pressure b. flow c. temperature

Flamboyant and Energetic : It is vibrant. It's a combination of red and yellow so it shares

some common attributes with those colors. It denotes energy, warmth, and 21È . sun. But it

has a bit 22È. intensity or aggression than red, calmed by the cheerfulness of yellow.

As a warm color it is a stimulant Ï stimulating the emotions and even the appetite. It can be

found in nature in the changing leaves of fall, the setting sun, and the skin and meat of citrus

fruit.

It brings 23È. images of autumn leaves, pumpkins, and (in combination with Black)

Halloween. It represents the changing seasons so in that sense it is a color 24È. the edge, the

color of change 25È. the heat of summer and the cool of winter.

21. a. a b. - c. the

22. a. fewer b. less c. little

23. a. in b. on c. up

24. a. in b. at c. on

25. a. between b. from c. to

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1. Name the colours described in the paragraphs above. (Nazwij kolory opisane w

tekĻcie powyŇej)

ÈÈÈ..

2. Match the words from the text with their translations. (poþĢcz wyrazy z tekstu z

ich polskimi tþumaczeniami)

Diverse

czystoĻę

significant

duchy

spirits

dynia

convey

firmowy

confidence

somber

kurczyę siħ

sinister

mundur

hence

niedoĻwiadczenie

corporate

nieobecnoĻę

inexperience

obfity

associated

odcieı

remind

oddychanie

Coupled

odnowa

flamboyant

oznaczaę

Denote

pewnoĻę siebie

mysterious

poþĢczony

sophisticated

powaŇny

absence

przekazywaę

shade

przemoc

slimming

przypominaę

shrink

rŇnorodne

mourning

skraj

conjure up

skrzyŇowanie

range

tajemniczy

violence

tempo

warfare

wiħc

increase

wojna

rate

wyrazisty

respiration

wyszczuplajĢcy

intersection

wyszukany

purity

wywoþywaę

jednoĻę

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pumpkin

wzrastaę

uniform

zakres

unity

Ňaþoba

Renewal

zþowieszczy

Abundant

znaczĢce

growth

zwiĢzany

3. Look at the text again and complete each paragraph with correct items.

Przeczytaj ponownie tekst i uzupeþnuj kaŇdy paragraf odpowiednimi wyrazami.

II. Too/Enough and Participles

Too has a negative meaning = more than enough, necessary, wanted

Form: too + adjective/adverb + (for somebody/something) + to + infinitive

The soup is too hot (for me) to eat

Enough has a positive meaning = as much as needed

Form: adjective/adverb + enough + to + infinitive

The project is good enough to accept it

Form: enough + noun + to + infinitive

There is enough place for everybody

Present participle (-ing) describes what somebody or something is.

This is an interesting movie

Past participle (-ed) describes how somebody feels.

I was interested in this job

1. Rewrite the sentences so that the sense remains the same. Przeksztaþę zdania tak,

aby sens pozostaþ ten sam

1. She is very short so she canÓt become a basketball player

She is too ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

2. She has some money. She will buy a photo camera

She has ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

3. This cake is so sweet that I canÓt eat it

This cake ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

4. Jane is still very young. She canÓt go to school with you

Jane is too ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

5. There is a lot of space in the living room. We can have a party here

There is ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

6. She is rich and so he can buy this house

She ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

edge

wzrost

7. ItÓs very cold outside. You canÓt wear a skirt

ItÓs tooÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

8. Tom is not too young to make his own decisions

Tom is ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

9. This office is too small. We canÓt work here any more

This office is ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

10. She has a lot of understanding. She will be a good nurse

She has ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ.

2. Underline the correct word. PodkreĻl wþaĻciwy wyraz

1. The bungee jump competition was a frightening / frightened experience

2. She has the annoyed / annoying habit of interrupting everybody

3. He was not interested / interesting in taking the position

4. The food we had at the party was utterly disgusted / disgusting

5. What helped me during the performance was his encouraging / encouraged smile

I find windsurfing really exciting / excited

7. We were impressing / impressed by the medieval architecture

8. Nobody likes talking to her because her stories are so bored / boring

9. The fireworks we saw last night were an amazing / amazed display

10. It was really embarrassed / embarrassing to see her naked

Key

A. Blue

D. Red

B. Green

E. Orange

C. Black

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