The most popular colour
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common tend majority main
older dark least way
Everyone has a favourite colour. We (1) _____________________ to stick with
just one colour throughout our lives. A new study has found that the most (2)
_____________________ favourite colour is blue. The BBC in the U.K. looked at
how and why people like one colour more than another. There were two (3)
_____________________ findings in the research. One was that a (4)
_____________________ of people around the world like the colour blue most.
The other finding was that people change the colours they like as they get (5)
_____________________. The researchers said our experiences in life change the
(6) _____________________ we feel about colour. In particular, people often like
darker colours as they get older. The studies showed that (7)
_____________________ yellowish-brown was the world's (8)
_____________________ liked colour.
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especially since support factor
blues negative positive enough
The BBC looked into studies from two universities in the USA. They said blue has
been a favourite (9) _____________________ research began on colour in the
1800s. The researchers said most people's experiences of blue are (10)
_____________________. Many colours in nature that we love are blue, (11)
_____________________ a blue sky, the sea and many flowers. A blue sky is (12)
_____________________ to make many people very happy. The researchers say
one of the only (13) _____________________ associations with blue was in the
English language. In English, people say they "have the (14)
_____________________ " or are "feeling blue," meaning they are sad. One (15)
_____________________ in choosing a favourite colour was a sports team. Many
people like the colour the team they (16) _____________________ plays in.
The most popular colour
Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
common tend majority main
older dark least way
Everyone has a favourite colour. We (1) _____________________ to stick with
just one colour throughout our lives. A new study has found that the most (2)
_____________________ favourite colour is blue. The BBC in the U.K. looked at
how and why people like one colour more than another. There were two (3)
_____________________ findings in the research. One was that a (4)
_____________________ of people around the world like the colour blue most.
The other finding was that people change the colours they like as they get (5)
_____________________. The researchers said our experiences in life change the
(6) _____________________ we feel about colour. In particular, people often like
darker colours as they get older. The studies showed that (7)
_____________________ yellowish-brown was the world's (8)
_____________________ liked colour.
Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
especially since support factor
blues negative positive enough
The BBC looked into studies from two universities in the USA. They said blue has
been a favourite (9) _____________________ research began on colour in the
1800s. The researchers said most people's experiences of blue are (10)
_____________________. Many colours in nature that we love are blue, (11)
_____________________ a blue sky, the sea and many flowers. A blue sky is (12)
_____________________ to make many people very happy. The researchers say
one of the only (13) _____________________ associations with blue was in the
English language. In English, people say they "have the (14)
_____________________ " or are "feeling blue," meaning they are sad. One (15)
_____________________ in choosing a favourite colour was a sports team. Many
people like the colour the team they (16) _____________________ plays in.
SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. throughout 1. sufficient
2. main 2. revealed
3. majority 3. sad
 4. change 4. larger part 15. showed 15. follow

5. showed 5. follow 16. studies 16. for the whole of

6. studies 6. for the whole of 17. enough 17. links

7. enough 7. links 18. associations 18. alter

8. associations 8. alter 19. blue 19. reports

9. blue 9. reports 20. support 20. most important

10. support 10. most important

You think .................... is the best colour. Tell the others three reasons why.

You think .................... is the best colour. Tell the others three reasons why. 1.

1. 2.

2. 3.

3.

The Colour Blue

SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article. Everyone has a favourite colour. We tend to stick with just one colour throughout
our lives. A new study has found that the most common favourite colour is blue.
11. throughout 11. sufficient The BBC in the U.K. looked at how and why people like one colour more than
another. There were two main findings in the research. One was that a majority
12. main 12. revealed of people around the world like the colour blue most. The other finding was that
people change the colours they like as they get older. The researchers said our
13. majority 13. sad experiences in life change the way we feel about colour. In particular, people
often like darker colours as they get older. The studies showed that dark
14. change 14. larger part yellowish-brown was the world's least liked colour.
 26. studies 26. for the whole of
The BBC looked into studies from two universities in the USA. They said blue has
been a favourite since research began on colour in the 1800s. The researchers 27. enough 27. links
said most people's experiences of blue are positive. Many colours in nature that
we love are blue, especially a blue sky, the sea and many flowers. A blue sky is 28. associations 28. alter
enough to make many people very happy. The researchers say one of the only
29. blue 29. reports
negative associations with blue was in the English language. In English, people say
they "have the blues" or are "feeling blue," meaning they are sad. One factor in
30. support 30. most important
choosing a favourite colour was a sports team. Many people like the colour the
team they support plays in.

You think .................... is the best colour. Tell the others three reasons why.

1.

2.

3.

SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

21. throughout 21. sufficient

22. main 22. revealed

23. majority 23. sad

24. change 24. larger part

25. showed 25. follow