Gap years on trial: a radio phone-in on taking time out
A radio phone-in debates the gap year: a former traveller who regrets a wasted year, a mother worried about momentum and a university admissions tutor who sets out what makes a gap year worthwhile.
C1Adults55 minPhone call
About this lesson
A C1 listening lesson (phone call). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Phone call
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), True / False, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- defer, fund, momentum, a gut feeling, hinder, penalise
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow a multi-speaker phone-in and track how each speaker's position develops
- Identify concessions, qualifications and counter-arguments
- Argue for or against a gap year using nuanced language