Why take a gap year? 6 Minute English

[@tingting4567]

vocabularies I have learned in this video/programme: 1. Gap year: a year between leaving school when starting university that is usually spent for traveling and working 2. at the back of my mind: an idea we don't remember frequently but keep stored in our memory. 3. productive: it describe something that leads for a good or useful outcome 4. predicted: an estimation of what is happening in the future based on current information 5. an alien concepts: means a weird idea 6.practical: When you are doing something practical, you are doing something real and useful because you learned skills that may can use in the future

[@bbclearningenglish]

It's great to know you are learning with us. Good work! Let's hope you get to use these phrases in your everyday English.

[@Bouchra330]

Thank you. Very useful

[@takashikondo5578]

La

[@Community132]

In the back of my mind

[@liyacool4602]

I love British Council for giving the opportunity to learn English! As for me, a gap year should be taken if you haven’t decided yet what you want to become in the future after finishing the school, maybe it’s better to work for a while and decide not in a rush what is your own career path, better to spend one year on thinking than four years in despair. Thanks.

[@najatarabia741]

I took a gap year to relax from the stress of studying , researching and revising before moving on to pursue a higher academic degree

[@izielbluewings777]

Gap year is literally an alien concept in Vietnam. Vietnamese parents don't think that it could help their children to become more employable. That's so sad!

[@inhthithutrang8733]

I'm a Vietnamese girl and now I'm in a gap year. !!!

You can take a gap year as long as you can pay for your life expenses. If your parents pay for you, hmm I think we shouldn't complain 😅

[@HNLinh]

Most families in VN want their children to go into the university, so the gap year is unacceptable.

[@dokomohv1201]

Yes, i'm now in grade 12 and i intend to take a gap year in order to better my social skills as well as finding out what major i'm truly interested in. However, it's hard to persude Vietnamese parent how importain a gap year is because of their conception is that after graduating we have to instantly enter in University.

[@SonPhan-tq4np]

A gap year in VietNam. It is period between high school and college. Student often do some part-time job or learning foreign language.

[@bbclearningenglish]

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[@gustavo5989]

I had understood perfectly our teatchers, but both students... good heaven, I have a lot to learn, yet!

[@bbclearningenglish]

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[@gustavo5989]

@@bbclearningenglish thank you! You are quite kind!

[@CristinadelaLuz]

The same happened to me Gustavo.

[@narius8236]

I have the same problem

[@ThanhNguyen-pk1tg]

the same to me, even I tried to listen 3 times but can't get the ideas from them. Both students talk too fast and words stick together and also heavy accent, am i right?. I can understand the rest though. Anyone same to me?

[@thuybui-qf9bt]

Script!!!!! Neil: Hello. This is 6 Minute English and I'm Neil. And joining me to do this is Georgina. Georgina: Hello. Neil: Now, Georgina, I know you went to university to study for a degree but before you moved from college to university, did you take a year off? Georgina: I did. Neil: Well, you're not alone. Many students choose to take a break from their studies to travel or gain work experience before moving on to university. Georgina: Yes, and this is what we call a 'gap year'. Neil: And in this programme we're talking about taking a gap year and why doing this has become more important than ever. But first, as always, I need to challenge you and our listeners, Georgina, to answer a question. Are you ready? Georgina: Ready and waiting, Neil! Neil: 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, or c) Medicine and dentistry? What do you think, Georgina? Georgina: Well, all are subjects that involve lots of studying... but as a guess, I think those studying veterinary science end up working as vets and earning the most money ... so it's b), I think. Neil: OK. Well, we'll find out if you're right at the end of the programme. Let's get back to talking about gap years - as the name suggests, it's a break or gap in between your studies - we might also call it a year out. It's not a new concept - meaning idea - and there are a number of reasons why someone may choose to take one. Georgina: That's right. The BBC's Smart Consumer podcast looked at this and heard from two students - one, Meg, took a gap year and the other, Tom, didn't. Let's hear from them now... Meg: I knew I wanted to go to university, but... I decided I'll do it after a year out, and that way I can wait till I get my official results and apply to university with those rather than getting predicted grades and then, you know, potentially being surprised and not being able to follow the path I wanted. I just always had in the back my mind that I'd spend a year doing something productive and something that would just be good fun. Tom: It's not something that I really knew about to be honest, I think, until I started university. It was a bit of an alien concept to me. It's something I've never thought about - it would have been far too expensive and it's not something that would have been able to rely on my parents or family members for. Neil: Two different experiences there. So Meg said she had 'in the back of my mind' doing a gap year. That means she had the idea but didn't think about it frequently - it was stored deep in her memory. Georgina: And she had the idea of doing something productive - that means leading to a good or useful outcome - and, of course, having fun at the same time! Neil: She also wanted to do something while she waited for her exam results to come in, rather than applying for a university place based on predicted results which may turn out to be wrong. If something is predicted, it's an estimation of what is likely to happen in the future based on current information. Georgina: Now, Tom had a different experience. He wasn't really aware of the gap year and described it as an alien concept - so an idea that is strange and not familiar. Neil: Tom also mentioned a gap year would have been too expensive - but according to Chris Rea from the organisation Prospects, it needn't cost a lot of money. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme, he says it's about gaining skills and being more employable... Chris Rea: I think the experience of the gap year has become actually much more practical, partly as I say to do with university participation increasing, but also because of the demands on developing skills, specifically employability skills. Actually from an employer's point of view, certainly, any form of experience and skills acquisition that you've undertaken is valuable. Neil: According to Chris Rea, the focus these days is for a gap year to be more practical - this adjective describes the learning of real skills which can be usefully applied. Georgina: Yes, and these are skills that help you compete for a place at university and ultimately make you more employable - they help you get a job. Neil: Right, but which job might earn you the most money, Georgina? Earlier I asked you, 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, or c) Medicine and dentistry. What do you say, Georgina? Georgina: I said veterinary science. Was I correct? Neil: Sadly you weren't. The correct answer is c) Medicine and dentistry. According to research in the UK, graduates of medicine and dentistry earn an average of £46,700. Georgina: That's more than an English teacher I suspect, but that's not going to stop us recapping today's vocabulary. Neil: OK. So, we've been talking about a gap year - that's a year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent travelling or working. Georgina: When we say something is at the back of my mind, we mean an idea we don't think about frequently but keep stored deep in our memory. Neil: And when something is productive - it describes something that leads to a good or useful outcome. Georgina: Next, we mentioned the word predicted. If something is predicted, it's an estimation of what is likely to happen in the future based on current information. Neil: An alien concept is an idea that is strange and not familiar. Georgina: And when you're doing something practical, you're doing something that is real and useful because you learn skills that can be used in the future. Neil: Thank you, Georgina, for that practical run through of our vocabulary. So that's all from 6 Minute English for now. Goodbye! Georgina: Bye!

[@justanormaluser1535]

you are amazing!!!

[@buithanhxuan7558]

A great video! In Vietnam, taking a gap year is an idea strange because the parents don't agree and don't support it. So, why almost students in Vietnam don't have some good skills and experiences after leaving the university😂

[@bbclearningenglish]

You make an interesting point.

[@motorvinabooking1341]

I thought we cannot use adjectives after nouns like this sentence on the comment: In Viet Nam, taking a gap year is an idea strange.. . Can you explain it? Thanks

[@studying1706]

@@motorvinabooking1341 she wrote that wrong

[@ms.lunaha1517]

Thank you for your practical videos. Taking a gap year is at the back of my mind and also an alien concept for almost of my friends. However, my younger sister is planning to take a year off for travelling and working for herself. I hope that she finds it productive for her in the future.

[@kellynguyen9494]

A gap year is considered a precious time for students who want to gain experience for themselves first. I really want to have a gap year; however, it is not a common thing in my country, Vietnam. In case that you dont enroll a university after graduting from highschool, definitely you're seemed to be a bad person or you could be judged by others, especially your neighborhood. I absolutely hate people who judge others just because of their education.

[@bbclearningenglish]

"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself". We think this is a nice quote about why we shouldn't judge others. 😃

[@kellynguyen9494]

@@bbclearningenglish I will take note that quote for myself so that remind me. Thank you 😘

[@TheGudsProduction]

In Indonesia, taking a gap year is such an alien concept. Out tiger parents don't want their children not taking a university and have a bad future.

[@tvvng]

In Vietnam, gap year is totally an alien concept which not many students think about and parents would allow. However, this was at the back of my mind for the last few months. This would be great if I just take a leap :D

[@jakkrapatk]

Why take a gap year? Doing something productive. Being more employable. Learn practical skills. Relaxing before entering a university. University life can be more stressful. But it allows you to do practical things in life. Budgeting is extremely important for university life. Happy learning and good luck!

[@marisacassoni2034]

To achieve great marks you need study every day. Thank you BBCLearning English team. New vocabulary is hardy but it is we need.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Exactly! Practice makes perfect! Good luck with your studies! 😃

[@jayamohan9988]

Gap year is really practical, during gap year one get new exposer by traveling and meeting different people which make him more competent for getting better job.

[@justanormaluser1535]

Summary: -Neil and Georgina are discussing taking a gap year, or a year off between college and university -Meg took a gap year, while Tom did not -Meg's gap year was productive and fun, and she used the time to wait for her exam results -Tom was not aware of gap years and thought they were too expensive -Chris Rea from the organization Prospects says gap years can be practical and improve employability skills -Gap years can involve travel, volunteering, or working, and can be funded through savings, loans, or sponsorships -Law is the subject that leads to the highest average earnings five years after graduating, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies

[@capiemun]

Few months ago, taking a gap year was still an alien concept to me until i watched a video on facebook about 'a gap year'. In my opinion, taking a gap year before you become a freshman in university is a good idea. It seems so practical since you could gain much more experiences and learn some necessary skills, computer literacy for example. Therefore, you will be more productive when you come back to your studying process. If it is possible, i also want to take a gap year.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Do you think there could be any downsides to taking a gap year? Do you think it's good for people to do when they're 18?

[@laphoangkim4784]

1:16 veterinary (vets) gap year ~ year out 2:12 2:38 5:22 in the back of my mind 2:23 alien concept

[@lgoptimus8497]

Thank you very much for helping us improve our English.

[@benjaminestrada1670]

THANKYOU so much greetings from México

[@keyakira4155]

The concept of Gap year in Japan is a little different. Most people take a gap year not to travel abroad or gain work experience as it is said in the video, but to study in order to enter the University they want to.

[@singhg.9164]

Same in india

[@iamgorgeous]

Same in indonesia

[@danielsetiawan6598]

But if you take a gap year just for studying, it's so bored right?. If we can work while studying, it was very good to our experience

[@maximenko_dm]

In Russia we have a gap year for becoming a perfect soldiers! Unfortunately, women have not this perfect vocation(

[@bbclearningenglish]

Certainly a different type of gap year! 😯

[@АннаСеменова-в4ш]

Дмитрий, why are you lying?

[@easymax2004]

@@АннаСеменова-в4ш what about did he lie?

[@barmaglotta4753]

🤣

[@learnenglishwithsiddig8050]

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[@ahmedH293]

the subject was amazing so much

[@tgchan]

Thank you, BBC. 💚

[@datnlt]

In Vietnam, taking a gap year is an alien concept.

[@oitran6823]

Hồng Liên Nguyễn just because you don’t travel enough and your horizons too short.

[@hoaletan688]

Exact

[@vythao5139]

That’s true :)

[@johnmo8915]

In MENA region, where I live, the gap year is such an irrelevant idea that I didn't know about till now. And almost no one takes a year off after hight school.

[@matiman0684]

Nice and informative!! It helped me a lot, thank you very much!❤

[@lottan5944]

Gap year in China means taking a year doing some other stuff no connection with your original life. I took a gap year to NewZealand for working holiday, it's an amazing year.

[@zylvvvv]

I am Chinese and I haven't heard of this Gap Year in china.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Sounds great! Was it an amazing experience?

[@satoshiyamaya5814]

yelv zang japan too.

[@sobidodo4980]

It's such an amazing video

[@SonPhan-tq4np]

Gap year veterinary science at the back of my mind an alien copcept employability skills medicine and dentistry.

[@andiniekaselmayanti8c-046]

I like this video ❤

[@saba1260]

I learned a lot of vocabularies from this video.Thank you for choosing this great subject( a year out)

[@bbclearningenglish]

You're welcome! We're glad you enjoyed it. Is there a similar concept of people taking a year out in your country?

[@saba1260]

@@bbclearningenglish Unfortunately not.Every student goes on a further education . It's encouraging to know that students with a bachelor's degree keep studying for a master's and then PhD! there is no chance to find a job,so students have nothing to do rather than studying.

[@wad-albehear4764]

It's awesome 👌

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[@davidmacbri6998]

A Gap year !!!! it sounds interesting and fun I should have done it when I was younger !

[@abdussalam1268]

I have a gap year not for achieving experience!!! It’s my faults!!! I couldn’t admitted that's year when I have passed SSC examination!!! After a year I admitted a College but I couldn’t get a better result!!!

[@leanhquan7518]

I like kind of video like this. It's useful and is not too academy

[@moulmour]

Thank you guys!!!

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[@yusufmohamed7539]

I have been studying English for long time and not yet speak well even understanding is little bit so nowadays I start listening of bbc learning English, otherside I life in non-speaking English environment. So what I can do to be like native speakers

[@Julie-tk5gz]

Taking a gap year in Viet Nam is (an alien concept). Because parents don't support that , they think it's not (productive )and (predicted). Faithfully, getting a year off is one of the experience (at back of my mind)

[@nohopenopain4634]

Although we drifted apart for more than 3 years but her face is somehow at the back of my mind out of nowhere which makes me feel nostalgic a little bit!:((

Thank for all.

[@julietran6373]

Thanks for this video

[@nhanphan2040]

Thanks

[@loujoyce1434]

Scuh a practical lesson .A gap year does exist, so what will these students do? Traveling around the world or taking a intern?

[@mirlanprimberdiev7219]

A gap year has two ways to affect students good and bad

[@bbclearningenglish]

What do you think the advantages and disadvantages are?

[@huanthuan1421]

I am taking a gap year. It's so hard but interesting. I do karate and work at coffee and clothes store. However, my parents don't support me...

[@bbclearningenglish]

Sorry to hear that but enjoy your gap year.

[@satoshiyamaya5814]

I support your life journey!

[@kawinananpatanakul8192]

Transcript Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript Neil Hello. This is 6 Minute English and I'm Neil. And joining me to do this is Georgina. Georgina Hello. Neil Now, Georgina, I know you went to university to study for a degree but before you moved from college to university, did you take a year off? Georgina I did. Neil Well, you’re not alone. Many students choose to take a break from their studies to travel or gain work experience before moving on to university. Georgina Yes, and this is what we call a ‘gap year’. Neil And … in this programme we’re talking about taking a gap year and why doing this has become more important than ever. But first, as always, I need to challenge you and our listeners, Georgina, to answer a question. Are you ready? Georgina Ready and waiting, Neil! Neil 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, or c) Medicine and dentistry What do you think, Georgina? Georgina Well, all are subjects that involve lots of studying - but as a guess, I think those studying veterinary science end up working as vets and earning the most money - so it’s b), I think. Neil OK. Well, we’ll find out if you’re right at the end of the programme. Let's get back to talking about gap years - as the name suggests, it’s a break or gap in between your studies - we might also call it a year out. It’s not a new concept - meaning idea - and there are a number of reasons why someone may choose to take one. Georgina That’s right. The BBC’s Smart Consumer podcast looked at this and heard from two students - one, Meg, took a gap year and the other, Tom, didn’t. Let’s hear from them now… Students - Meg and Tom Meg: I knew I wanted to go to university, but... I decided I'll do it after a year out. That way I can wait till I get my official results and apply to university with those rather than getting predicted grades and then, you know, potentially being surprised and not being able to follow the path I wanted. I just always had in the back my mind that I'd spend a year doing something productive and something that would just be good fun. Tom: It's not something that I really knew about to be honest, I think, until I started university. It was a bit of an alien concept to me. It's something I've never thought about - it would have been far too expensive and it's not something that would have been able to rely on my parents or family members for. Neil Two different experiences there. So Meg said she had ‘in the back of my mind’ doing a gap year. That means she had the idea but didn’t think about it frequently - it was stored deep in her memory. Georgina And she had the idea of doing something productive - that means leading to a good or useful outcome - and, of course, having fun at the same time! Neil She also wanted to do something while she waited for her exam results to come in, rather than applying for a university place based on predicted results which may turn out to be wrong. If something is predicted, it’s an estimation of what is likely to happen in the future based on current information. Georgina Now, Tom had a different experience. He wasn’t really aware of the gap year and described it as an alien concept - so an idea that is strange and not familiar. Neil Tom also mentioned a gap year would have been too expensive - but according to Chris Rea from the organisation Prospects, it needn’t cost a lot of money. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme, he says it’s about gaining skills and being more employable… Chris Rea, Higher Education Services Manager, Prospects I think the experience of the gap year has become actually much more practical, partly as I say to do with university participation increasing, but also because of the demands on developing skills, specifically employability skills. Actually from an employer’s point of view, certainly, any form of experience and skills acquisition that you've undertaken is valuable. Neil According to Chris Rea, the focus these days is for a gap year to be more practical - this adjective describes the learning of real skills which can be usefully applied. Georgina Yes, and these are skills that help you compete for a place at university and ultimately make you more employable - they help you get a job. Neil Right, but which job might earn you the most money Georgina? Earlier I asked you, 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, or c) Medicine and dentistry What do you say, Georgina? Georgina I said veterinary science. Was I correct? Neil Sadly you weren’t. The correct answer is c) Medicine and dentistry. According to research in the UK, graduates of medicine and dentistry earn an average of £46,700. Georgina That’s more than an English teacher I suspect, but that’s not going to stop us recapping today’s vocabulary. Neil OK. So, we’ve been talking about a gap year - that's a year between leaving school and starting university that is usually spent travelling or working. Georgina When we say something is at the back of my mind, we mean an idea we don’t think about frequently but keep stored deep in our memory. Neil And when something is productive - it describes something that leads to a good or useful outcome. Georgina Next, we mentioned the word predicted. If something is predicted, it’s an estimation of what is likely to happen in the future based on current information. Neil An alien concept is an idea that is strange and not familiar. Georgina And when you’re doing something practical, you’re doing something that is real and useful because you learn skills that can be used in the future. Neil Thank you, Georgina, for that practical run through of our vocabulary. So that’s all from 6 Minute English for now. Goodbye! Georgina Bye!

[@phamnhatle7427]

I'm a third-year student and I wanna gap year because I have no experience in my major. And my skills suck as english, microsoft office, etc is not good :((( Besides, the impact of the Covy epidemic on the internship situation of students is very difficult. However, my family and my friends don't support me do this =((

[@kumquat2728]

Don't ignore your needs.

[@jiniqeee]

We have 21 months of mandatory military service in S Korea , of course only for male, which could be a kind of Gap Year?

[@bbclearningenglish]

We don't know if that'd quite count as a gap year...but, we're sure that has many of the same results: discovering more about who you are, what you want to do and meeting lots of new friends along the way. 😃

[@jiniqeee]

😂😅❤

[@rockycooldude4889]

IN INDIA WE TAKE A GAP YEAR ONLY TO STUDY FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS,NOT FOR RELAXING 😂😂😂 I REPEAT NOT FOR RELAXING 😂

[@bbclearningenglish]

🤣 You definitely have a different style of gap year there! Sounds like you'd need a gap year after your gap year!

[@khushbookumari-ij5pk]

Yes 😂😂😂

[@shanmukhsagi9166]

LMAO 😂😆😁

[@singhg.9164]

@@bbclearningenglish hell yeah

[@healthandlifetv3539]

Love from india

[@manpreetghuman1378]

Very productive

[@helinkhalil8963]

Great 👍

[@anthonydruelles5637]

My brother has met his wife during a gap year in England... An another good method to find love without using internet😸

[@madhavsankar2127]

Valare nanni

[@NguyenNguyen-yf6is]

Excuse me, IFS it mean: Institute FOR Fiscal Studies or Institute OF Fiscal Studies, Neil ?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Institute FOR Fiscal Studies (according to their website). 😃

[@sadunthilina1180]

Neil I can't say anything because I'm learners, I want thinking about you

[@healthandlifetv3539]

Hit like who are from India

[@Manisha-ms3nh]

Alien concept

[@najatarabia741]

Is the phrase Alien concept suitable in a formal context?

[@loeleroy2211]

Think so because the vocabulary that they give to us can often be used in formal context

[@winstonfraser7784]

Gal year building young people to be experience or skills acquisition in life and jaunty , charity

[@peter-rice]

Most CHINESE DON'T know what is gap year！😂😂

[@preetkalia3526]

😅😅

[@mdrumon319]

Taking a gap year is like a taboo here in Bangladesh..

[@bbclearningenglish]

oh really? What is considered wrong with a gap year? Is it considered lazy, or...?

[@mr.hamburgers6777]

ik he didnt say BBC

[@Bella_sweetschannelD]

Yeah :D

[@hamseabdi2184]

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A comment to celebrate your new phone 🤣🤣🤣

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@@thaopham1608 🤣🤣🤣

[@ulviyyafarziyeva8777]

Congrats 😁

[@katerinakrendel1049]

If you'll take a gap year in Russia, everyone will be surprised. Pressure is strong enough.

[@sadunthilina1180]

Are you understand

[@sadunthilina1180]

I say right

[@karimyak4009]

جماعة رحمين اكوم هنا هههه

[@paulrupp8179]

Sup Neil

[@furtaareachanel6779]

BBC English videos

[@madhavsankar2127]

Valare nanni

[@Bella_sweetschannelD]

Yeah :D

[@Bella_sweetschannelD]

Yeah:D

[@Bella_sweetschannelD]

Yeah :D