Some students delay university to take a year off travelling. The emphasis now is on doing a productive, purposeful gap year that will look good on your CV and help you get a job. Is it a good idea? Neil and Georgina hear two students with different views and teach you related vocabulary. This week's question According to the Institute of Fiscal Studies, which subject studied at university will lead to the highest average earnings five years after graduating? Is itโฆ a) Law b) Veterinary science c) Medicine and dentistry Listen to the programme to find out the answer. ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent travelling or working ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ an idea we donโt think about frequently but keep stored deep in our memory ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ something that leads to a good or useful outcome ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ what is likely to happen in the future based on current information ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ an idea that is strange and not familiar ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ relating to the learning of real skills which can be usefully applied To download the transcript and the audio, go to our webpage: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ: Why pay for bottled water? How your eyes predict your personality Walkman: The music player revolution What is surf and turf? Hacking help for US elections [Cover: Getty Images] #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish #BBCLearningEnglish
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