Why take a gap year? 6 Minute English

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 it… a) Law b) Veterinary science c) Medicine and dentistry Listen to the programme to find out the answer. 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent travelling or working 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 an idea we don’t think about frequently but keep stored deep in our memory 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 something that leads to a good or useful outcome 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 what is likely to happen in the future based on current information 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 an idea that is strange and not familiar 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 relating to the learning of real skills which can be usefully applied To download the transcript and the audio, go to our webpage: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: 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