English for Young Learners

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What is Pink?

Elementary

Before You Watch & Listen

You are going to hear a poem about colours.
Can you guess the answers to these questions.

A pink, red or white flower?

A red flower beginning with 'p'?

It's blue and above us?

A white bird that likes water?

A soft yellow fruit?

Something green that grows under your feet?

The time when day becomes night?

Listen to What is Pink? (below). Were your guesses right?

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Listen!

Activities

1. Write down three things that are: green, yellow, white, red
2. Fill missing words from the poem in this exercise.
3. Try this crossword without looking back at the words.

Teacher's Notes

Text of 'What is Pink' * About Christina Rossetti * Lesson Plan * Cloze Exercise * Crossword

Activities * Lesson Plan * Cloze * Crossword * Answers

Thank you to Nancy (then aged 7) for her great reading of the questions in the poem.