English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Match the colours with their associations in English. Are any of these the same in your 
language? (See Unit 65 for more about the associations of colour in English.)
1 purple 
4 red 
a purity 
d inexperienced
2 green 
5 white 
b evil 
e danger
3 yellow 
6 black 
c royalty 
f a coward
Are these statements about the associations of animals in English correct? When a 
statement is wrong, correct it.
1 If you say someone has a dog’s life, you think they have an easy life.
2 If you call a businessman a snake, you trust him.
3 If you say someone’s hair is mousy, you mean it is dark brown and strikingly attractive.
4 If you say someone is being ratty, you mean they are irritable.
5 If you say someone can be catty, you mean they tend to be lazy.
6 If you say something is fishy, you mean it is suspicious.
7 If you call someone a sheep, you mean they are very independent-minded.
8 If you say that someone is hawk-eyed, you mean that they have very big eyes.
Can you make any associations between the colours in 96.2 and the animals and their 
associations in 96.3 that will help you to understand why these associations have 
been made?
Some of these have associations of good luck in English and some have associations of 
bad luck. Decide whether each picture represents good luck or bad luck.
Friday 13th
a horseshoe
walking under a ladder a four-leaved clover
Friday 13th
a horseshoe
walking under a ladder a four-leaved clover
Friday 13th
a horseshoe
walking under a ladder a four-leaved clover
Friday 13th
a horseshoe
walking under a ladder a four-leaved clover
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2 
3 
4 
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you
Write down five colours and five animals. What are your own associations for these words?