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Advanced level EFL: discovering English
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Language can be dull, or it can be exciting and full of colour (as they say in Britain) or color (as they say in the USA)!  English has a lot of expressions using colours: can you use the correct colours to complete the following phrases?

You can choose from: white, golden, red, blue, blue, green, green and purple: each colour must be used once.

•To be angry:
    To be .......................... with anger.
• To be jealous:
    To be ................ with envy.
• To be very cold:
    To be ................ with cold.
• Silence is something of great value:
    Silence is .......................
• That person is very naive or innocent.
    That person is ...................
• To be caught in the act, doing something you should not be doing.
    To be caught ................ handed.
• To be very frightened:
    To be ....................... with fear.
• To feel miserable:
    To be feeling .............

To check your answers, ask your teacher or use the Internet !

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