IELTS_Listening_colours 2

Which TWO colours were most popular among visitors?

• blue  

• deep pink

• lime green

• purple

• red

Which TWO reasons did the children give for selecting their favourite colour?

• They like wearing it.

• They notice it more than other colours.

• It makes them feel relaxed.

• It has a connection with a sport. 

• Someone they admire wears it.

Now while the exhibition's been running, the organisers have ​ (a)   of the favourite colours of their younger visitors. Over 2.600 children ​ (b)   , and there were lots and lots of colours to choose from, so the scores ​ (c)   for each individual colour, even if the colours were - like blue - ​ (d)   .

• carried out a study
• have responded to this
• weren't high
• of average popularity/sự yêu thích mức trung bình

Clearly, the ----- <màu nổi bật> colours were the winners. Though purple, which I would have expected to be a high scorer, had just 1.73% of the votes, unlike deep pink, which came next to top.

In the middle ground, along with purple, which was still pretty popular ​ (a)   others, was lime green, the first ​ (b)   of green to be anywhere near the top. One two-year-old commented that ​ (c)   , which is perhaps why that was ​ (d)   with children than anything else Needless to say, all the tans and beiges came near the bottom. In fact, ​ (e)   they were—even the light pinks.

• compared to
• shade
• red was the only colour she knew
• more popular
• the lighter the colours, the less popular

Reorder the following

• So why did the kids go for these striking colours?

• As adults, it's all about clothes what we think suits us or is fashionable.

• But these youngsters are looking outward more and they go for colours that hit them that they pick out over and above the rest.

It's ​ (a)   how they feel - whether it calms them down or whatever - and more about ​ (b)   . And. of course, there are ​ (c)   football that led a lot of both boys and girls to ​ (d)   - in fact, ​ (e)   than anything else, whereas adults would be more likely to go for something worn by someone they really like. So. all in all. it says a lot about.

• less to do with/ ít liên quan đến
• immediate impact/ ảnh hưởng ngay lập tức
• associations with/ liên quan đến
• go for particular colours/ chọn một màu nhất định
• more children seemed to comment on this