What is red ?

By Marry ONeillWhat is red ?

POEM

Red is sunsetBlazing and bright.

Red is feeling braveWith all your might.

Red is a sunburnSpot on your nose.

Sometimes redIs a red, red, rose.

Red squiggles outWhen you cut your hand.

Red is a brickAnd the sound of a band.

Red is hotnessYou get insideWhen your embarrassedAnd want to hide.

Fire-cracker, fire-engineFire- flicker red

And when youre angryRed runs through your head.

Red is an IndianA Valentine heart.

The trimmings onA circus cart.Red is a lipstick

Red is a shoutRed is a signalThat says WATCH OUT!

Red is great bigrubber ball.

Red is the giantestColour of all.

Red is a show-off.No doubt about it.

But can you imagineLiving with out it?

EXERCISES

Complete this passage with appropriate words from the box below.at beat wore natural enchanted warning attractive in rush embarrassed Red is one of the seven colours of the rainbow. Red is one of the most beautiful _(1)_ phenomena. Nature has an _(2)_ paintbrush which plashes the horizon with vivid colours _(3)_ every sunrise and sunset. Red is a primary colour. It is associated with a _(4)_ of blood coursing through our veins which happens when we are _(5)_ or angry. The thumping _(6)_ of drums in a marching band is inspiring and if the band is dressed in red, it makes the occasion even more colourful and _(7)_. During the frontier days _(8)_ North America, the natives were referred to as Red Indians, perhaps because they _(9)_ red paint on their faces and bodies. The colour red also serves as a _(10)_, so it is hard to imagine life without this colour.

Prepared by :Shamimi Haniza DulhishamSMK Gemereh, Segamat2016