One of the ways to be successful in your studies is to use effective study techniques. To plan and have routines for studying. Pomodoro is a time management tool created by Francesco Cirillo from Italy in the 1980’s. It’s a method to become more effective and organize time for studies without distractions. The work is divided into 25 min concentrated phases and then there is a five-minute pause to take a break from the task and do something else for five minutes, move your body. After five Pomodoros take a longer pause for at least 25-30 min.

This experience may enhance the trainees:

• Study techniques
• Focus on work task
• Organize time
• Effectiveness

Improve study technique and become more organized and efficient by using a certain method.

The ideal number can vary from 15 to 20 trainees. It is an individual task and doesn’t include discussions until the task is finished.

Preparation (explaining the method 15 min, 2 h of testing depending on the tasks).

A timer or a pomodoro app.

1. Write down the tasks you plan to do in the near future, for example this week.
2. Choose the tasks you are going to do today and decide how many pomodoros it will require. For example: write an article to a blog 2 pomodoros.
3. Choose one of the tasks and set a timer. Use a pomodoro app (Clockwork Tomato) or a timer. Concentrate only on this task. Close notifications on your computer/phone etc. Don’t let yourself get distracted by the outside world.
4. When time is up, draw a line by the task to mark that it is completed.
5. Take a five minutes break when you leave your desk to do something else.
6. After the break continue with the task if you did not finish or start a new task.
7. After four pomodoros you must take a longer break to eat or take a walk for 30 minutes.

Depending on target group you can vary the tasks.

• Exercise 1
• The trainer decides what exercise to use pomodoro method on depending on context and group/individual. There are endless tasks you can use pomodoros for example learning new vocabulary or answering questions related to a text. Writing an essay at home or in school, whenever you need to concentrate on a task for a longer time it is valuable to use the pomodoro method.
• Exercise 2
• To be updated later.