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Listening comprehension: Using colours to do homework

Dear students,

how do you make your homework and studying interesting? Do you use different colours to underline important information? Do you have a pinboard above your desk? Do you use different folders for different school subjects?

Here’s an audio for you, if you need some inspiration! Listen to this girl’s presentation. She’s talking about colour coding. This means that she uses colours to organize and make her studying easier.

http://bit.ly/2RzLEqK

Listen to the track again. Are you sure that you understand everything? If not, feel free to check the transcript on the following link.

http://bit.ly/2NCUses

And now – the quiz! Fill in the sentences with the correct words.

https://testmoz.com/q/2425311

Good luck! 🙂

Your English teacher,

Ms. Serenčeš

Taken and adapted from: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/elementary-a2-listening/using-colours-do-homework

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