Sayar Kyaw Myo Thu(B.

ed)

Unit-5

Read the passage

(We live in a world of colours, don’t we? We often say, or hear people say, a
clear blue sky ………………………………………………………………… which
means very rarely or hardly, blue-collar, a term which refers to workers
doing manual or unskilled work, and many others.)

A.Complete the following sentences with the correct word or words.

1. We live in the ……….. world.

2. From colours, many daily ………. are come in English.
3. If our beloved people are not near us, we feel ………… .
4. Soulful music of the African-Americans shows sad and ……….
emotions of them.
5. A blue-collar is ……….. who does manuel or unskilled work, and many
others.

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Give some examples of expressions in English come from colours?

2. When do you feel sad and lonely?
3. What reflects the sad lonely feelings of the African-Americans?
4. What does once in a blue moon refer to?
5. What are blue-collar?
A. 1. Colourful

2. expressions

3. blue

4. lonely

5. a worker

1. Some examples of expressions in English come from colours are a clear

blue sky, a deep blue sea, a red, red rose.
2. We feel sad and lonely when the people we love are not near us.
3. The slow, sad, soulful music of the African-Americans reflects the sad
lonely feelings of the African-Americans.
4. Once in a blue moon refers to very rarely or hardly ever.
5. Blue-collar are workers who do manual or unskilled work, and many
others.