Session 6: Colours, Names and Moods

1My favourite colour is dark green, mainly because it feels calm and natural.

→ feels calm and natural.→ green, mainly because it feels calm and natural.

2I tend to wear a lot of black, since it goes with everything.

→ it goes with everything.→ lot of black, since it goes with everything.

3When I was little, I was absolutely obsessed with pink.

→ absolutely obsessed with pink.

4If I had to pick, I'd say I look better in warm colours.

→ better in warm colours.→ I'd say I look better in warm colours.

5I find really bright colours a bit much, especially on walls.

→ much, especially on walls.→ bright colours a bit much, especially on walls.

6Compared with my sister, I'm quite boring when it comes to colour.

→ it comes to colour.→ I'm quite boring when it comes to colour.

7I'd like to paint my kitchen a warmer colour next year.

→ warmer colour next year.→ paint my kitchen a warmer colour next year.

8I've read that colours affect your mood, and I think there's something in that.

→ there's something in that.→ mood, and I think there's something in that.

9My grandmother chose my name, and I've always been quite fond of it.

→ quite fond of it.→ and I've always been quite fond of it.

10In my language, it means light, which I think is quite lovely.

→ think is quite lovely.→ means light, which I think is quite lovely.

11Most of my friends call me by a shorter version of it.

→ shorter version of it.→ call me by a shorter version of it.

12If I had a daughter, I'd probably name her after my mother.

→ her after my mother.→ daughter, I'd probably name her after my mother.

13When I was at school, I used to wish I had a more common name.

→ a more common name.→ to wish I had a more common name.

14People from abroad often struggle to pronounce it, so I usually spell it out.

→ usually spell it out.→ pronounce it, so I usually spell it out.

15Unlike my brother, I've never wanted to change my name.

→ to change my name.

16One day, I'd like to pass a family name down to my own children.

→ to my own children.→ a family name down to my own children.

17Small things make me happy, like a good coffee in the morning.

→ coffee in the morning.→ happy, like a good coffee in the morning.

18I'm at my happiest when I'm surrounded by people I love.

→ by people I love.→ happiest when I'm surrounded by people I love.

19Yesterday, an old friend rang me out of the blue, and it made my day.

→ it made my day.→ of the blue, and it made my day.

20If I've had a bad day, a long walk usually cheers me up.

→ usually cheers me up.→ day, a long walk usually cheers me up.

21I'd say I'm happier now than I was in my early twenties.

→ in my early twenties.→ now than I was in my early twenties.

22Money helps, of course, but it's not the main thing for me.

→ main thing for me.→ but it's not the main thing for me.

23This year, I'm planning to make more time for the things I enjoy.

→ the things I enjoy.→ make more time for the things I enjoy.

24To be honest, I don't need much to be in a good mood.

→ in a good mood.→ need much to be in a good mood.

25I concentrate best late at night, once everyone else has gone to bed.

→ has gone to bed.→ night, once everyone else has gone to bed.

26My biggest distraction is my phone, so I put it in another room.

→ it in another room.→ phone, so I put it in another room.

27I can only focus for about an hour before I need a break.

→ I need a break.→ about an hour before I need a break.

28When I was a student, I could study for hours without stopping.

→ for hours without stopping.→ student, I could study for hours without stopping.

29If I'm hungry, I find it almost impossible to concentrate.

→ almost impossible to concentrate.

30I'm much better at focusing at home than in a busy coffee shop.

→ a busy coffee shop.→ at home than in a busy coffee shop.

31Lately I've been working with my door shut, and it's made a real difference.

→ made a real difference.→ door shut, and it's made a real difference.

32I'm going to try working in shorter blocks with proper breaks in between.

→ proper breaks in between.→ in shorter blocks with proper breaks in between.

33It's rare for me to get bored, because there's always something to do.

→ always something to do.→ get bored, because there's always something to do.

34The thing that bores me most is waiting in a queue.

→ waiting in a queue.→ bores me most is waiting in a queue.

35When I get bored, I end up scrolling through my phone for ages.

→ my phone for ages.→ end up scrolling through my phone for ages.

36As a child, I got bored really easily on long car journeys.

→ on long car journeys.→ got bored really easily on long car journeys.

37If I feel bored at work, I make a cup of tea and stretch my legs.

→ and stretch my legs.→ a cup of tea and stretch my legs.

38I get bored far more quickly than my partner does.

→ than my partner does.

39Being bored isn't always a bad thing, because it sometimes gives me new ideas.

→ gives me new ideas.→ thing, because it sometimes gives me new ideas.

40Next time I'm bored, I'll pick up the book I've been putting off reading.

→ been putting off reading.→ up the book I've been putting off reading.

41I see ads everywhere these days, especially on my phone.

→ especially on my phone.

42Most of them I just ignore, but a clever one can catch my eye.

→ can catch my eye.→ but a clever one can catch my eye.

43I'm quite suspicious of ads that promise too much.

→ that promise too much.

44Last month, I bought a face cream because of an ad, and it was useless.

→ and it was useless.→ because of an ad, and it was useless.

45If an ad is funny, I'm far more likely to remember the brand.

→ to remember the brand.→ I'm far more likely to remember the brand.

46I find ads on TV much more annoying than the ones in magazines.

→ the ones in magazines.→ much more annoying than the ones in magazines.

47I'd happily pay for an app if it meant no ads every few minutes.

→ ads every few minutes.→ if it meant no ads every few minutes.

48I'm sure there'll be even more ads in the future, whether we like it or not.

→ like it or not.→ the future, whether we like it or not.