Colours & Meanings
- Kate
- Aug 25
- 1 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
This ESL Lesson Plan Colours and Meanings helps students explore how different colours are used in English and their meanings in culture and communication. They learn useful vocabulary to describe feelings and symbolism, and they practise understanding expressions such as “red with anger” and “green with envy.” The reading passage introduces the idea that colours can be warm, cool, or neutral, and highlights how different cultures use colours in meaningful ways.
Outcomes and skills:
Stronger vocabulary related to colours and emotions.
Increased cultural awareness of how colours carry meaning across societies.
Practice in creativity and communication through designing logos.
Vocabulary
passion
warning
peaceful
jealous
culture
emotion
calm
elegant
pure
Lesson plan
Warm-up
Vocabulary
Reading
a)warm colors
b)cool colors
c)neutral colors
Questions
Practice
Discussions
Think
Create a logo
Extra activities
Lesson length: 90 min
Level: B1
Category: Culture
Image credit: illustrations by Eduardo Ramos, Unsplash, used with permission.