How colour affects us - 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! Do red and yellow make you happy? Are you sad in an environment with a lot of blue? This is the programme through which Neil and Georgina hope to add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel. And they teach you useful vocabulary too. This week’s question: Do you know what the splitting of white light into its different colours is called? a) dispersion b) reflection c) refraction Watch the video to find out the answer. Vocabulary green with envy the feeling someone has who wishes they had what someone else has wavelength distance between two waves of sound or light that are next to each other govern control or influence sanctuary peaceful, relaxing or safe place stimulation feeling of being excited, interested or enthused by something sugar rush get a quick blast of energy pale colour that lacks intensity This episode of 6 Minute English was originally published as a web exclusive on . To download the audio and a transcript, go to: [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: The men taking their wife’s name after marriage ​ Would you pay more for ’ethical’ coffee? ​ High heels: fashion or oppression? ​ Is gaming a sport? ​ Is punctuality important? ​ Learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes! ​ #bbclearningenglish​​ #learnenglish​​ #colours #mood #wavelengh